The Detroit times., 1910-10-14

he Is the only Negro candidate on
either ticket, he Is expected to draw
large number OF votes from the col
ored population. which is normally
largely Republican.
Judge Philip 7. Van Zile will get the
solid vote OF the Detroit College ar
Law students for prosecuting attor-
ney. The Van Zile clubs being formed
In the various classes are notable
from the number OF members who are
avowedly Democrats on other issues
Judge Van Zile's strength among the
alumni OF the college Is expected TO
be as great as among the student
body.
The principal Democratic meeting,
Thursday night. will be held In Doss'
hall, Lansing and Dix-aves. The
speakers will include William B.
Thompson, candidate for mayor:
Benz. F. Comfort, candidate for as
sociate probate Judge; James II. Lee
and Fred A. Schneider. candidates
for state senator; Jonas B. Houck,
candidate for justice Of the peace, and
others.
An enthusiastic Lee-forSenator
club with 40 members, was formed
In the Eighth ward, Thursday night, In
a meeting In Perkins hall. Candidate
James II. Lee was the principal speak
er and pledged himself TO work for
state civil service. for economy In
public expenditures and election OF
United States senators by direct vote.
He was preceded on the program by
John I. Wfnship, candidate for United
States senator: Ed. Shields, chairman
OF the state central committee. Seth
Wicker. Bernard +. Weadock. and Ben
jamin F. Comfort, candidate for asso-
ciate Judge OF probate.
John lynda, Democratic candidate
for county treasurer, Is still In Europe,
detained by the illness of his father.
He was expected home last week, and
1t Is thought that he will be able to
get here In time to do some work be-
fore election. His interests In the
campaign are represented by his son.
John lynda, Jr.
Ed. Mollison. formerly an elevator
conductor In the county building. Is
the Republican candidate for state
senator against James p. Murtha in
the Second district. Murtha, who was
conceded an easy election, will not
take any chances, and has gotten out
placards. which will be circulated
throughout the district.
A largely attended meeting Of the
hao Il ol,,I
held Thursday night, In the home OF
John Rahe. Garfield and McDougall-
ayes. Mayor Thompson and other
candidates spoke. The club embraces
the north end Of the Ninth, Eleventh,
Thirteenth and Fifteenth wards. VIII
liam Giles Is president and Anthony
Yuergens secretary.
Requests are coming into the Dem
ocratic state central committees
headquarters, in the Ford building.
from all over the state for further in
stallments Of Lawton T. Hemans'
Grand Rapid speech. The Macomb
county committee has used all of its
original allotment of 1000 and has
sent In a request for 1000 more. Mr..
Hemans toured the county two days
ago, making several speeches, and
the request for additional literature,
following SO closely on the heels Of
his visit, IL regarded as very good
sign by his friends. Chairman Shields
expects to hear from Oakland county
about Saturday. Mr.. Hemans having
toured this section Thursday.
Aid. Al. Deimel denies he was en-
barrassed when called upon to pre-
side at the Thompson meeting In Ma
tional hall, Wednesday. Il was a lit
tie bit uneasy because I had two or
three other meetings on and didn't
want to be tied up. but was not EN-.
barrassed," he said. you won't hear
OF any Democrats beinb embarrassed
this fall
Proctor X. Owens, who wants TO be
mayor OF Detroit, proved conclusively
that he is no longer Prohibitionist
by drinking a shopper of beer In Git
schlags saloon and dance hall, No.
$40 Gratiot-ave.. Thursday night. Pre-
vious to that he had been received
rather coldly by the German.Americ
voters gathered there, but when he
set 'em up" and joined In the round
himself they thawed out. The most
enthusiastic meeting Of the evening
was In Doss' hall, Lansing and Dix
aves., where an audience composed
largely of street car men had gather.
ed. His municipal ownership talk
made a hit, his remarks being fire.
quently interrupted by applause.
On the whole II was a rather event
full night for Owens. His auto was
pursued all the way from Woodward
ave. to the Boulevard, on Jefferson
ave-. by Motorcycle Patrolman VIII
liam Fisher, and Proctor narrowly es-
capped being complained against for
exceeding the speed limit When he
explained who he was, the officer let
him go with a warning TO be careful
In future. In his addresses, Mr.. Owens
characterized William b. Thompsons
opening speech, Wednesday night. as
a bundle of 'glittering generalities
and meaningless platitudes." He com.
pared Thompson's effort with his own
keynote speech. which he called "a
masterpiece"
Through an inadvertence, II was
made to appear that Benjamin +.
Comfort IL running for the ONCE of
associate probate Judge on the Re-
publican ticket. Mr.. Comfort is
candidate for the ONCE, but az a Dem
ocrat. Mr.. Comfort his had many