The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-19
OSBORN INVITES AN
!. EXAMINATION OF HIS RECORD
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Gus grade crossings In the state and
prevent as far as possible the crossinx
of steam and electric roads at grade:
IL was an era OF much electric road
construction. In almost every instance
when matters came before the cross
ing board they were opposed by war
ner. who mad by this time become Sec
rotary OF state and by virtue or that
office a member of the board. This
served to furfbsf strain my pUfftfc1r
and personal relations with Mr.. war
: At the time that Gov. Pingree's sec
ond term expired 1 became a candidate
I failed OF nomination and served one
term more as commissioner or rail-
roads and retired from active politics.
About the same time 1 sold the 500
News and have not had a cent OF own
ership in that paper for eight years.
About the same time became asso-
ciated with Mr.. Walter ]. Hunsaker. at
that time managing editor of the De-
troitF Journal. as owner OF the Saginaw
Courier Herald. but l have had no d.
rectton. OF the political policies OF that
paper In any sense. So successfully
has Mr.. Hunsaker conducted the Cou-
rier- Herald that he has been it's inde-
pendent publisher and | have not Wis,
tied the office an average OF two times
only retired from politics In Michigan.
but / spent my winters in studying
and travelling over the world and
spending my summers in geologfztng
Lake Superior and Hudson's bay. No
one could have been more out OF touch
politically and otherwise than was
for iong number OF years Nearly
dent In the woods which placed my
life in jeopardy for over two years.
Part OF these two years was confined
TO my home and my bed in the 500, and
part OF the time l travelled In Europe
in search of health. l returned to
Michigan at about the time of the
proved In health but mot entirely weIl.
I had taken no personal part In poll
tics for at least eight years, except to
indorse the candidacy of Hon. Homer
ner at the time OF his first nomination.
Just as l was recovering my health
and eager to become active again, the
late Peter White Of Marquette. who
He was the only regent from the Up
per Peninsula. The entire north coun-
try without my solicitation united In
asking Gov. Warner to appoint me as
regent to I'LL the vacancy did not
desire to accept any recognition at the
hands OF Gov. Warner. The contest.
in my mind. was uesire TO serve the
state In so honorable a capacity and
my disinclination TO have anything to
do with Warner. However, after con-
sultation with the late Arthur Hill and
duty TO the state should take prece-
dence over my personal feelings and
accepted the regency appointment This
naturally Modified my personal feel
lations assumed an apparently mutual
courteous regard. In the Bradley
Warner contest the policy OF the Sag
nav u Sss hsn was dsta1sa as
and that paper gave DIR. Bradley as
strong support as he received in the
state. Personally ! took no part in
Warner and some OF his friends paid
an official visit TO the 500. My per-
sonal friend. Mr.. Frank w. Knox, own
err and publisher OF the 500 News,
greatly, Interested in having Gov War
ner well received, solicited my assist
ance In making his reception as pleas
ant and popular as possible. offciat-
and introduced Gov Warner In respect
full terms. II was about this time that
upon solicitation j subscribed $3.50 TO
Gov Warmers campaign fund This
was done TO discharge any obligation
that could be made TO possibly appear
a. having grown out OF my appoint
mert as regent. IL was Also made at
a time before the scandals that have
disgrsced the Warner administration
had been proven. After Gov. Warmers
denomination, as a regular Republican
es-sfy- hes4th--' ~osiA-, ffftt---f-fr,att--
two speeches for my party, one ut
Sault Ste Marie and the other at Calu-
met the night before the election. Az
congratulatory letter inspired more by
the success OF the party than any per-
sonal consideration. After the treasury
scandal and the Armstrong scandal and
other things had transplred. that 40
conclusiNely made IL appear that the
! warner influence was detrimental TO
the interests OF the state and the Re-
| publican party, I with thousands Of
other Republicans came TO the conclu-
| sion that Warnerism in Michigan was
| a blight TO both the state and the
1 party.
Last fall I Welded to the solicitation
I OF thousands OF Republicans to become
candidate for governor had no
| personal ambitions to DO governor then.
and stu have none: but | Still have
a keen personal desire to serve nv
party and my state. The character OF
my campaign has been such as 10 leave
no doubt in the mind OF any person as
to my attitude. am opposed 10 War
nerism and anybody who seeks TO per-
petuate ~. No one seriously chaIlen-
ges the statement that Mr. Kelley has
been dominated by Mr.. Warner
| throughout all their political and adj
mfnistrativo association. Consequently
I am opposed to MIR. Kelley. as the heir
| OF Warner and as the agency through
which Mr.. Warner hopes TO perpetuate
| his power. 7 pledge myself " elected
governor. insofar as the power Of the
governor goes 10 remove from office
all OF the corrupt officials. all the in.
character gives future assurance that
will carry out my pledge, In this re-
spcct: consequently N the people wish
my scrvices and desire the removal
Of the last vestige Of Warnsrism from