The Detroit times., 1910-01-08
TALK OF T0SsY \
! FOR PRESIDENT
Anti Gilman Republican Aldermen
May Fuse With Democrats and
Give Plum To Ninth Ward.

the. election or Aid Thomas Gilman
as president of the council is going on.
Although the Gilman faction has de-
clared throughout that IL has enough
votes to win. there can be no doubt
that the supporters OF the Eighteenth
ward man are more and more worried.
Every alderman q all on the fence
Is subject to pressure from both sides.
II Is the plan of the anti-Gl;nnan men
to hold caucus next Tuesday II they
will be no further caucus. Should the
"antis" defeat Gilman In q second
caucus. his supporters may bolt. In
turn. and enlist enough Democratic
votes to elect him.
One rumor which stirred things up
In the city hall a lot Saturday morn.
ing was to the effect that a combina-
tion would be effected with Louis Tos.
sy, Democrat. as the choice Of fusion
alliance OF Democrats and anti-Glin-
nan Republicans. This would neces-
state Tossys swinging the entire
Democratic strength into a merger
and was greeted with laughter by
Tossy.
| Il would be nicer to Tom than he
would be TO me- he remarked in !,
session at which Gilman was present.
III would make him chairman Of a
committee. which is more than he
would do for me-"
Republican members scoffed at the
idea Of successful fusion. But, nev.
ertheless, Aid Gilman took Tossy
aside for long talk.
Statements that Aid. Vernon would
be the antt-Glinnan candidate seem
to be premature.
AS result OF the opposition which
has grown up against Gilman
lever since he was nominated for
president Of the council, there is now
a very strong feeling that no more
early caucuses should be held for the
presidency Anyone who attempts to
round up the Republican aldermen
next fall will find that he has his
troubles Aid. link was nominated
for the presidency in 1908 at a caucus
later In the year than that which nom
mated Gilman last November.
| AS result of the spill between the
Republican factions in the council, the
Democrats may have the balance of
power in many important matters
! hereafter. The lineup of the Repub-
liCan factions is about as follows:
AntLGlinnan - Heineman. Burton,
Vernon, Heating, Allan, Field, Thomp-
son. Harpfer. Grindley. Watson, Frei-
wald, Trevor and Korte-13.
Pro-Glinnan - Kocnig Rosenthal,
Shapland, Wing, Theisen, Reinhardt.
Goeschel. Walsh. Rutter, Ellis. Glin-
nan, Zoeller-12.
Dcbatable--Owen, Gutman, link,
| Lempke-4.
The four last-named are understood
to be pledged TO vote for Gilman for
| the presidency, but their action after
ward on matters affecting the policy Cl
either Mayor Breitmeyer or Aid. Glin-
nan is apt to turn toward the mayor.
1t will be noticed that the anti-Glin-
nan aldermen are those who have
previously been leaders In the council.
the men who have introduced and
shaped most OF the important legisla-
tion of the city for several years.
Even II they are shelved in committee
, appointments, they will still be able
| to have considerable influence on the
uOOT anu may SuCNCSu Ia SohSAO
| legislation, as they have In the past.
| The aldermen are already looking
forward to the elections OF next fau.
Most of the insurgents or anti-Giin-
nan members seem, at this time, to be
assured of reelection II they care II
| try for another term. Aid. Heineman
and Owen, in the First ward, are the
only ones who have formidable Op-
position, George Brown being out as
an active candidate. There Is always
the possibility, however, that Heine-
man may become controller, In the
event of John Gillespie refusing the
appointment.
or the Gilman faction. Aid. Koenig,
Wing, Shapland, Reinhardt, Walsh
and Rutter are due for battles, opposi-
ton TO them having already developed
in their wards. Goeschel announced
after his election in 1908 that this
would be his last term In the council,
and this is said to have been accom-
panied by a declaration that he would
go out against Mayor Breitmeyer and
oppose the latters reelection this fall.
Among the Democrats there Is cor
responding split. Aid. Tossy and Os-
trowski cleave to the old leaders of
the council, while Aid. Schultz.
Skrzycki, Deimel, Garvey and Konkel
cling to the Glinnanites.
Although 1t Is early in the year. the
ward contests are already being dis
cussed. Samuel X. Harvey and Will
| liam p Kingsley. the latter a former
aldermen, are discussed as rivals for
Koenig's place In the Third ward.
Several strong men are sounding
the possibilities in the Tenth ward.
while ex-Ald. Sherman Littlefeld and
Estimator James Cranshaw are the
aspirants In the Twelfth ward against
Reinhardt. although only one of them
will run.
Charles Mccarthy and ex-Ald. Louis
Brpzo are both willing to reach for Aid.
Cocschel's shoes out In the Thirteenth
ward. while William H. Barrows'
friends think he can beat Aid. An
drew J. Walsh this time. In the Fiji
teenth ward. party lines have been
largely obliterated. When Robert w.
Rutter was elected as a Republican
in 1908. II was charged by supporters
of Charles II. Weber that the latter
had been deliberately beaten by the
efforts Of certain Democratic leaders.
The game may be played backward
against Rutter the next time.
| In the Sixteenth ward, Aid. Konkel
and Garvey will have a hard fight to
maintain their places. Ex-Ald. Hiram
Rose will NO against them. IL is said