The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-11
owens MAKES Bis
HIT WITH BONE
AND S|NEW"
Toilers Hang On Every Word Al He
Whacks Thompson Al Alleged Tax
. Dodger and Praises Strap
"a Hangers"
Still Strong ON the Lincoln STUFF,
and Modestly Admits He's Cast
in the Roosevelt Mould.

Proctor Knott Owens the dynamic.
began his mayorai campaign in earn
est Monday night. Mr.. Owens IL an
orator OF the hrebrand type. a tire'css
worker. stubborn In defense and Zero
cious In attack. Starting with these
natural endowments ana aided ARD
abetted by a seven-passenger touring
car OF speed shattering propensities.
It Ii easy to come to the conclusion
that Mr.. owens campaign will not be
supine.
That same seven-passeneer touring
car chugs constantly anu lnpatiently
out-of-doors. while Mr.. Owens chugs
constantly and with sublime effort
within doors. The touring orator from
old kaintucky-pronounced that way
by the touring orator personally al
ways takes pains to tell each and
every audience that he Is a poor man.
raised from the soil anu Docn tu
penury, all Of which COMFORTS lily
with the chugging motor that waits
without.
But It Is not Mr.. Owens car. Kind
friends and political weiI-wishers have
provided II. Anyway, what is a whiri-
wind campaign without q distance d.
molishing device? AS Mr. Owens re-
marked Monday night, while whizziHs
out Jefferson-ave., you cant get TWEEN.
tieth century votes. unless you are
equipped with twentieth century vote
sharing machines. among which the
automobile stands frst and foremost.
That auto almost slew slow-mov.
L. AtS n.-t. ..,A To-
the nonce, Proctor was quite per-
turbed. He halted the machine long
enough to assure the citizen that II
was entirely without design that his
machine carelessly .swayed the citi-
gems legs. Really. II would not hap
pen again and would the citizen kindly
accept the apology and not forget to
vote for Proctor Knott Owens.
Three meetings comprised the
Owens political curriculum for the
first night Of the real beginning OF a
real campaign. A; each place. the
tering one. His constant references
20 his political preceptor, Abraham
Lincoln. were received with salvos OF
real American applause. On various
occasions, Mr.. Owens referred feel
he Il q most earnest aumirer. To a
gathering of Fourth ward young men
In the Valhalla club, he confided tta:
he closely resembled Mr.. Roosevelt.
because he and the colonel were con-
stantly going around with a political
chip on, their respective, shoulders.
He also: paid his respects to the VA
rious newspapers Of Detroit. In
scathing terms he rebuked the SUI
sidfxed press or The Times. he
spoke most kindly, declaring that this
paper stands always ready to give
everybody q square deal
Proctor Knott owens loves to talk
TO the bone and sinew OF the ma
ton" That's why he visits factories
|. morning, noon and night and talks
earnestly to sons OF toll In the frst
two meetings that the Republican
uayoral candidate addressed Monday
evening. there was present much bone
and a whole lot OF sinew. Both meet
ines were held In saloon halls and In
|. the frst instance, the speaker mount
ed an inverted beer case and spoke
long and Justify to an audience OF toll
ers who hung breathlessly on every
word. That was at No. o47 Mcclellan
ave. The second speech was delivered
before q packed audience In Miller's
hall. Elmwood-ave. and Amidst Here
he was accorded the same rapt at
tention. 49,, -,
These workers seem to be with Mr.
Owens. He told them hOmely stories.
the points of which were rather OBJ
azure. although the subject matter
was perfectly simple, to illustrate his
most telling points. Guffaws Of laugh.
ter erected these jests that Mr.. owens
imported from the south.
William B. Thompson, his oppon-
emit. he attached ferociously. mincing
no words. He wanted 10 know by
what right the former mayor chal-
lenged his status as q taxpayer, when
Mr. Thompson had paid no personal
tar I'm 1907 when he was rcputed TO
be worth a half million dollars.
I'VE straphangers are all taxpay-
ara" shouted Owens, and the shout
az approval that followed signifed
that the shot went home.
He reiterated his stand on the street
railway question. and told Of the un-
ceasine efforts he would make 20
bring about q reduction in taxes.
The candidate was positively tire
Lass. After the evening was well
zone. he regretted that there were no
more places to speak, although his
advisers, playing but passive part.
appeared exhausted. The opening
sur,. the official fire OF the Owens
Campaign, was telling shot. thinks
Mr.. owens, and he was satisfied with
his nights work.
"Other nights are coming. and you'll
have plenty to do" said one OF his
followers.
"Tm ready for EN-" shouted Owens.
az the seven-passenger car whizzed
him into the darkness. Darn EN-. I'm
ready for 'em. I love Tight.