The Detroit times., 1910-10-26
WITH The POLITICIANS


John wedda, a young Polish orator
who stumped the country for Taft In
the hast presidential campaign with
good results, has been detailed by the
Republican national committee TO ad-
dress three Polish-American mass
meetings In this city, to be held under
the auspices Of the Polish-American
Civic league. The first meeting Will
be I'm Lincoln hall, Ferry-ave. and
Chene-st., Thursday evening; the sec
ond. In Polish Turner hall. Thirty
fourth-st.. near Michigan-ave.. Friday
evening. and the third In New Ma
tional hall. Willis-ave. and Hastings
st.. on the evening Of Nov. 4. Con.
gresham DENLY will speak at All
three meetings. The list OF speakers
for the last meeting will include Chase
Osborn. John Q. Ross. and Franz G..
Kuhn.
Sh. Keep your foot on the soft
pedal. for they do say that the Re-
publicans are getting ready to open
barrel about next Monday or Tuesday.
Some Of the workers. II Is reported.
have been growing q bit FESTIVE and
some OF them have been bold enough
TO ask when the "cush" will be forth
coming. Now the word Is going
around to watch for the shower OF
long green early next week, when
many q parched throat win be re-
lieved.
Osborn. DENLY and Thompson are
Al L.. ~. hat iu0
by long odds. Several good-sixed
wagers have been laid. but the bet
ting IL not as lively as IL has been In
previous years. Levi Cottingtons
Marquette on FOREST, near Girls
void. Is one OF the principal centers
OF activity. Cottington has made two
bets Of 500 to $500 that Hemans vii
be elected. He has also bet 800 10
$500 that Owens will beat Thompson,
and $40 to 500 that Doremus VIII
win. There Is one bet OF $500 to $500
on Thompson. There Il an oner OF
$500 to $3.50 on Osborn, with no tax
ers as yet. One Of the most conserv-
alive offers Is $500 even that Thomp-
SON will get at least 5000 majority.
The Socialists will hold q series OF
meetings in Detroit, commencing FRI
day night and ending Sunday night,
with Joseph Warnock, Socialist can
didate for governor. as the principal
speaker. The schedule follows: FRI
day night. Turner hall: Saturday
night, Labadie's hall; Sunday after
noon, open-air meeting At Park-pl. and
Michigan-ave.. weather permitting.
otherwise In Gerow's hall, No. "a
Grand River-ave.: Sunday night. Crane
and Kercheval. and Twelfth and
Grand River.
Republican meetings tonight: Resi-
dence OF Alex. Dill. No. 2s6 Mckin-
stry-ave.; residence Of Aid. John Harp
fer, No. IS Church-st.: Valhaila ciuo'
No. 939 Fourth-ave.: residence OF Jonn
Davis. No. 338 Milwaukee-ave. east;
Janssen's hall, Helen-ave. and Theo'
dore-st.: residence OF Walter II. Bay
err. No. 500 Seneca-st.: Hotel Concord,
No. 1924 Concord-ave.
Jesse d. Splitter, a former Detroit
newspaper man. who Is now identined
with the Ishpeming Record. says edi-
torially In the last issue OF his paper /:
The fact that Daniel J. Campau OF
Detroit. Bryan champion and for
years Michigan member OF the Demo
cratic national committee. Ii trying
to support Proctor Knott Owens, po-
litical nondescript, who secured the
Republican nomination for mayor OF
Detroit largely through q nuke. Will
likely help William b. Thompson, the
Democratic candidate for chief execu'
tive of that city"
Victor G. Gnau, Democratic candi'
date for register OF deeds. Is passing
out molasses kisses With his campaign
card printed on the wrapper as a very
effective means of getting on the right
side OF the electorate. The stunt Is a
big hit with the ladies, and II Is safe
to say that many a first voter has
promised his sweetheart to vote for
Gnau.
IT am receiving more encouraging
reports this fall than I did at the tim
was elected prosecuting attorney
several years ago. and am
going to win," says Samuel w. Bur-
roughs. Prosecutor Van Tiles Demo.
cratic opponent. II am just az sure
that am going to be the next prose
cutor Of Wayne county as am that
I'm alive. And when I take hold of
the Job the business OF the county
will be handled with ability and dis.
patch. There Is no excuse In the
world for q murder trial lasting six
weeks or more, no matter how I'M
portant 1t may be-"
Taking practically the same route
followed by Lawton T. Hemans and
his party last week, Republican candi
dates for county ofiices went out In
four big touring cars. Thursday, on a
vote-getting expedition. The itinerary
included Trenton, lockwood, Flat
Rock, Romulus, New Boston and
Wayne. Cigars and refreshments were
passed out with free hand at every
stop, but there weren't many people
stirring to partake Of the candidates
generosity. Those who took In the
tour were: Sheriff CASTOR and Deputy
Sheriff Rudolph Grandt; Register OF
Deeds Otto Stoll and Deputy Cass
Benton; Prosecuting Attorney Van
Zile, Don Van Zile and Assistan,
Prosecutor Lamphere; County Clerk