The Detroit times., 1910-12-30
POL|TlCAL BOSSES
PLAY DARK HORSE
TOFOOL PUBLIC
Machine Crowd Realizes Hanley
Cant Win Election To U. S. Sen
ate end Encourages Seven
Other Candidates.
Will Try To Confuse Legislature and
Then Elect Man Who Is Suitable
To Interests.

that Edward w. Hanley OF Dayton
has reached his limit in the senator
\ fal race and can't overtake A'lee
B Pomerere OF Canton, the machine
bosses and corporate interests behlhu
Hanley have started TO play 'he
dark horse" game against Pomerehe
IL earnest
There are seven dark horses III the
field.-former Gov. Campbell, Thomas
T.. Powell, John J. Lentz ana Col
James Kilbolune of Columbus, Con
gresham Ansberry and former Coal
& sressman Donovan OF the hfth dis
'trict, and Congressman Anderson Oh
the thirteenth.
Some OF these dark horses would
& not knowingly permit themselves 10
be used by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
O'Dwyer machine, and wouldnt take
orders from the special interests II
they were elected. Yet the machine
bosses are mighty glad 10 see them
in the race, because they will draw
their strength largely from Pomer-
enc.
Here's Machines Scheme.
The machine crowd doubtless won't
support any of these dark horses, bu,
IL will play them along and encour-
age them to stay in the race until
the moment arrives for the bosses TO
trot out their own dark horse, as yet
ia the background.
The bosses dark horse will be
somebody as acceptable TO Standard
OIL the gas syndicate ana the rest OF
the big interests, as Hanley. He must
command all the votes that Hanley
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gain support from legislators now
proposing to vote for dark horses.
Hanley's closest friends are talk
ing of Congressman James NJ. Cox
of Dayton, Hanley's campaign man
ager. Cox is Hanley's political
Siamese twin.
Sole Hope of Dark Horse.
Pomerene.s danger lies in the pos
sibility that the machine bosses and
the corporate interests will middle
the senatorial contest with dark
horses so badly that they will be able
to put across their own dark horse
before the legislators realize what
happened.
The real chance for a dark horse,
who has the machine crowd, corpora
tions and a barrel of money behind
him, is for the voting TO be strung
nlong on large number OF candidates
until the legislators are confused. and
then for the bosses TO line up organi-
nation Democrats and get others by
1air means or otherwise and nominate
him,
AS Ii stands. the bosses can't con-
troll the caucus. IL is believed that
plenty OF money will be available
when there is a chance to elect n
senator suitable to the big interests.
Ray c. Krick, a special agent for
the Standard Oils gas properties in |
Ohio, was in Columbus last night and
held conference with Hanley in his
room at the Neil house. Railroad
and traction interests have their lob. |
by here. working for Hanley.
Col. kilbourne and Congressman
Carl Anderson are today full-fedged |
scendidates for United States senator |
Anderson announced his candidacy |
az Washington and Immediately start |
ed Tor Ohio to look after his interests |
Col. kilbourne was put in the race !
IN circular letter sent ont from Co |
iiiirbus by Daniel II. Sewers, a close |
political friend.
Anderson bases his Claims to the |
toga on the fact that Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed !
Grafton of Labor. has Endorsed him. |
Gompers is writing letters to all local !
unions In the state asking them 10 /
get busy in Anderson's behalf. Ar. !
derson is member of two musicians /
unions.
May Hold Caucus Jan. S.
Sewers letter in behalf OF XII. |
Bourne reviews Kilbourne's business |
and political career on what it bases I.
his fitness 10 be senator.
movement has been started 10 I
hold the Democratic senatorial eau
Gus. Thursday. Jan ). Alice Pom
creme said today he had not vet been /
consulted in the matter
Pomerene ana his friends want can. |
Gus open TO the public. Hanley's |
views are reflected in statements /
made by Representative Donson 81 !
Dayton. attached TO the Hanlev head /
quarters. Donson favors an open bal |
lot, but wants the public and news. !
rapermen excluded
with patronage. organization and /
plenty oil cash against him. the ONLY /
asset OF Pomerene is the sentiment \
81 the rank and file. Ii will take an
over whelming sentiment publicly OK. |
pressed TO beat down the powerful de. /
fense OF the interests