The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-27
WARNER-KELLEY
CROWD DESPERATE
CHASE 3. OSBORN.
where They Can't Make Progress
Themselves They Boost Musselman,"
Says Gubernatorial Candidate.
CHASE 8. OSBORN.

Republican nomination FOR governor OF
Michigan, arrived In the Hotel Pont-
chartrain, FRIDAY night, coming from
Monroe, where he delivered a speech
before a large and enthusiastic gath
ering, and remained In Detroit until
noon, Saturday, when he left for Grand
Rapids. He will be hack here next
Wednesday and will remain In Wayne
county until Saturday night, when his
campaign In this vicinity will close
with a big rally in the Light Guard
armory. at which George p. Codd will
be chairman. Mr.. Osborn looks the
picture of health. In spite OF the fact
that he has been going through hard
campaign since last May. In that time
he has made over 700 speeches, trav-
eled over 10000 miles and talked to
over 100000 people. He feels reason
ably certain that his work has not
been in vain, and that he will be the
next governor of the state.
II should just like to say" said Mr..
Osborn, that my campaign has been
educational. satisfying and enjoyable.
| have travelled over the entire state,
with the exception Of the upper PEN
insula, since / started out last May.
directed all my attention to the lower
peninsula for the reason that / have
lived for 25 years in the upper part
of the state and feel that l have the
confidence of the people up there. Con-
sequently, resolved to put In all my
time and energy in the lower district.
1t has been, as l said, campaign OF
enjoyment for me, for have found
more genuine pleasure In the advo-
cacy of good citizenship and good gov
eminent than In more selfishly advo-
eating my own candidacy. Wherever
have been 1t has been my aim to
leave with the people sentiment for
wholesome and progressive govern
ment At every place my audience
has been large, attentive and enthusi-
astic. cannot say too often that
shall always be glad of my candidacy
on this occasion, regardless OF the re-
suit.
while my audiences have shown
enthusiasm throughout, they have re-
ceived with the greatest acclaim my
declaration that I intend to clean
house in Lansing within the Repub-
lican party; that l will turn out all
the undesirables. l mean every WORD
of II, too"
In regard to the attacks which the
opposition has made on Mr.. Osborn's
character, he has prepared q state
ment which Ia to be published within
n dav or twu.,ss Commenting ON this
point. MI. Osborn said:
Il don't wish the people to be mis-
informed as to my opponents. / have
10 oh .f laxU n 4
flying attacks. These things / expected
when I went into the contest, because
no man can fight opponents who use
Tammany methods without subjecting
himself to depraved political assaults.
1t is now perfectly apparent that the
Warner-Kelley crowd are in desper-
ate way and are using every means to
help Musselman. In counties where
they can make no Roadway them
selves, they are putting up the organ
ization and are fighting for Mussel-
man. have myself seen one Warner.
Kelley man distributing Musselman
advertising matter. II Mr.. Mussel-
man is aware of that he Is their tool.
he Is despicable. If he Is not aware
of Il he has not sufficient acumen or
good judgment to be governor OF
Michigan.
MIR. Kelley has been endeavoring to
arouse sectional prejudice, which de-
feats the object OF the business men
of Detroit and all Michigan to look
toward the harmonizing and unifying
of all portions Of the state for the
purpose of accomplishing a greater
Michigan. believe that Michigan
and can stand that kind Of campaign
ing better than Mr.. Kelley can.
"The warner-Kelley people are also
saying that l am connected with or
interested in certain mines. / want to
say right here that haven't one dol
lars worth of interest In any Michi-
gan mine. Moreover, l wish to say
that | live nearly 200 miles from the
nearest mine in Michigan. My home
county, Chippewa, is as completely
agricultural in character as any In
Michigan and Is as far from being
dominated by mining interests as any
county in Michigan"
Mr.. Osborn Is not worrying at all
over the slanderous statements made
about him. He feels that the people
of Michigan, where he has lived for
so years, know him we'll enough to
realize that there Is no truth in the at
tack. He means to conduct an inves-
tigation into the attacks after the cam
paign closes and II he can trace their
origin he plans to sue the author OF
them for defamation of character. He
is reasonably certain now as to the
source from which the reports eman-
ated. He defes anybody to show
where he ever did anything dishon-
orable in his life.