The Detroit times., 1910-06-10
TOWNSEND OPENS
CAMPAIGN FOR
j. 5. SENATE
Delivers Keynote Speech 10 Dir
Gathering in Battle Greek and \
Outlines Platform on Which
He Il Making Run.
Favors Election Of o. s. Senators ~
Direct Vote and Defends Insurgsney
Against Improper Methods.

BATTLE CREEK. Mich, June 10s--
Congressman Charles K Townssnds 4
candidate for the United States sem,
ate against julius G. Burrows, OF Kala- (
mazoo, the present incumbent. delivs
cred the keynote speech OF his cam
paign In the auditorium here lass
night. He was given an enthusiastIo
reception. There are large numbeH
OF influential men In this section whq
favor Townsend for the upper branch
OF congress.
Mr.. Townsend was introduced to the
audience by Hon. Charles Austin. vet
eran banker, and who, thirty yearl
ago. while a member OF the legislar
ture. took part In the election Of two
senator's, Omar ID. Conger and Thomaa
w. Palmer.
Mr.. Austin Is president Of tia,
Townsend club of Battle Greek, which
has over LOCO members Some Of tha
others who helped greet Mr.. Town
send and are supporting him for sem
ator are: z. G. Nichols, head Of the
Nichols & Shepard Threshing Machine
works; w. r. Wooden. secretary Of
the same company, and who was dele
gate to national Republican conven-
ton 1908; President r. C. Green, OF
the City bank; vice-President w. ].
Smith, Of the old National banks
Treasurer M. w. Wentworth. of the
sanitarium; President Fred Wells. OF
the Rathbun & Kraft Lumber Co.,;
Treasurer l.. B. Anderson. of the Adj.
vance Pump Co.; ex-Mayor Fred
Wells, Judge C. Davis, Drs. H. w.
Conklin, w. 8. Ship and r. d. Sleigh
and Attorneys A. b. Williams, B. j.
Omen, Jas. l.. Hooper, Ira Beck ana
Chas. f. Mckenzie.
Mr.. Townsend. in the course OF hia
speech, gave the platform on which
he is running for election to the sens
ate. He says he stands for:
The election of United States
senators by the people.
insurgency against improper
legislative methods.
Business methods and economy
In administering the government.
Proper control Of corporations.
| Conservation Of natural ~
| sources.
Local parcels post. u 4
Postal savings banks.
Tariff commission. ,Nt<'
Adequate pensions
Roosevelt-Taft policies.
Rep. Townsend said In part:
Whether rightly or wrongly, q mo-
ton prevails among the people that
senatorships are too frequently pur-
chased. 1t Is believed that we have
progressed far enough In popular gov
eminent and In general intelligence. to
make 1t safe for the people to select
q hal. 49, L. - u
of congress. II is also believed that
direct responsibility to the people n
more conducive to wise and beneficial
legislation than responsibility to few
state legislators whose tenures Of Of
flee are short and whose Responsible
ties are limited and. SO believing, the
people have frequently demanded .
change In the fundamental law of the
land so as to permit them to selectl
senators of their own choice.
THE proposition to submit to th0,
people u constitutional amendment to
this effect passed the house since I.
have been a member OF IL, but failed
in the senate, so that, legally, the peo-
rle are not permitted to vote directly
for senators. But several states have
done the next best thing and provided
for an advisory vote by the people,,
thereby instructing their state legisla-
tors as to their choice, and for the;
first time the voters OF Michigan will
have an opportunity TO vote directly
for the man they desire for United
States senator; and, IL the people real
lily desire to so express themselves,
they should insist that the members
OF the legislature observe their wishes.
Candidates Should Declare Themselves
"They can do this by demanding
that every candidate for legislative
honors shall declare himself In adj
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