The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-13
Careful Organization Of Whole
State Will Help nj Getting Out
the Vote. Many Leaders
Confer
AUTOMOBILES WILL Be USED
Osborn, Townsend and Smith to Cover
state in Motor Car Tours-Effort
Will Be Made to Get Entire
Vote Out.

Detroit, Mich, oct. 13.-The Repub
ucan campaign will be one of aggres-
sion instead of one OF defense. That
was The big thing decided on by the
marty leaders of the conference held
i'm the Hotel Pontchartrain here.
II will he put squarely UP TO the
voters that the Republican party
stands for good government, that 1t
Is pleeged to give the state good gov
ernment and that the Democratic par
ty offers nothing constructive which
has not heen borrowed from previous
declarations of the Republican party
either through the personal pledges
of Chase $ Osborn, the nominee for
governor, or i'm the party platform.
1T will be fight all the way" de-
clarcd Mr.. Osborn. There is nothing
in my record which | am not perfect
lv willing to have placed before the
people of the state. and. I'm return,
Il is but fair that the position of Mr..
Hemans I'm the past on public ques-
tions should be made known"
This statement met with the heart
lest approval and IL sums up I'm n
paragraph the character of the cam
plign which is now under way and
which will go into the final stretch
next week.
Many Leaders Present.
Republican leaders from every part
" the state Hooked into town I'm re-
sponse 10 the call of State Chairman
Frank Knox for general conference
ON the politi cal situation I'm the state,
Chairman Knox and Secretaries King
and Whelan worked few gray hairs
into their heads Monday evening ar
ranging the speaking itineraries Of Mr.
Osborn. Congressman Townsend and
Senator Smith. The special train
which would mean a grouping of the
oratorical lights. has been abandoned
and an automobile tour of counties
substituted. with a splitting up Of the
big three so as to cover as mucl
ground as possible. But every coun-
" chairman insists that he have al
three at various times. OF course
this Is impossible and i'm making ou
the tentative itinerary, which will b'
submitted to the conference this af'
ternoon. the aim was to cover as man,
counties as possible during the mex
three weeks with the three big speak
ers
about the only thing that was def
niiely settled was that both MIR. Os
cbrn and Mr.. Townsend would put II
two days in Detroit just before elec
tion and that Senator Smith will toii
with them in the big rally which vii
close the campaign. practically on tn
Saturday before election. MIR. Osborn
will alse be I'm Detroit on The nigh
al oct. 22. when The local m 'tary will
give rDig meeting in the :Gmory
Thorough Organization.
The republican leaders planned a
organization that will link every cit
precinct and county school district to
gcther for the support Of all the part
candidates from governor and con
grcssman down to constable. The
are going at II I'm the same thoroug
AMI systematic manner that a bust
ness man would arrange his factor
or pIan selling campaign.
state headquarters will keep !
constant touch with several worker
In each precinct who will organic
Get out the voters clubs and kee
card lists OF voters addresses an
phone numbers for the election da
campaign. -Four whips to a scho'
district will hustle out the countr
voters.