The Detroit times., 1910-10-29

reirerates the questions he put to Mr.
! Thompson some time ago, which have
not been answered. He concludes
! Now, Mr.. lawson, II you propose %
| finish up the race for mayor and have
Mr.. Thompson withdraw, then l will
take up your questions and discuss
public issues with you; otherwise you
will please excuse me, as ! am toe
busy to take up my valuable time In
answering questions propounded by
men who want TO gain little cheap
notoriety and at the same time side
track the main issue involved In this
campaign"
Clifford Pinchot's declaration that 1T
Ia a greater thing to be a good citi'
gen than a good Republican or a good
Democrat" was the theme OF the adj
dress made by William b. Thompson
in all his meetings, Friday night. The
ex-mayor was one OF the invited guests
at a surprise party rendered Matthew
Thurman. No. 933 Dix-ave., In honor
OF his recovery from a long illness
! The reception accorded Mr.. Thomp-
son here was most cordial and he WAS
assured OF the hearty support OF those
present. BY just about an inch, the
big touring car containing the mayor
and his party escaped running into a
man at Gratiot-ave. and High-st. dur
ing q long swing from the east TO the
west side. The mayor was unnerved
by the incident and instructed his
| chauffeur TO use greater caution dur
ing the rest OF the evening.
A meeting will be held at No. 1877
Jefferson-ave., at 8 o'clock tonight, to
organize a Houck Non-Partisan Work
ers' club in. the interest OF Jonas b.
Houck, Republican candidate for Jus.
tice OF the peace. A good entertain
ment will be provided and there will
be a number OF speeches. A Houck
club was organized recently In
Streng's hall, Forest-ave. and Moran
ST., with 100 members.
A. B. Cummins, candidate for con-
gresham In the Sixth district against
Sam Smith, will be in the city all
next week. Acting Secretary Arthur
Lacey. OF the Democratic state cen
trail committee, says that the weeks
campaign will decide the result in
that district, as Cummins will come
to the city line with a comfortable
majoity.
Secretary A. r. Garfield OF the
Democratic State Central committee,
returned to his work Saturday. hav-
ing been called away to attend the
funeral OF his father.
Aid. Charles w. Wing. OF the Tenth
ward. has been III and confined TO
his home for several days. He was
back on the job, Friday. and declares
that he is going to be elected.
The banner announcing James H..
Lee for senator which was placed on
the Barnes Motor Car Co.'S plant one
night this week, was taken down ear
~ in the morning. The oficials OF the
company did not authorize It's being
placed there. -
This is a peculiar campaign" said
leading Republican In the city hall,
Friday afternoon There does not
seem TO be a single city official or
candidate for minor city office. who
ia willing to come out and say I'm
sure about the head OF the ticket.
They will make predictions, but when
Il comes TO anything upon which they
will stake their regulations as politi-
cal prophets. they are not there. Per
sonally. | think Proctor X. Owens and
the whole Republican ticket will be
elected, but I'm not advising my
friends to bet on anything"
II can see that conditions are some
what different from two years ago.
but | think I'm to have q very COM
Portable majority" said City Treas
urer Max c. Koch, who led the city
ticket in 1908 "Of course this Is
the of year, and every one has to
make his own fight; but things. look
very rosy. AS for the election. I'm
sure; it's the majority that's puzEling
me-"
Reports that Owens and Doremus
Will be cut in the river precincts for
the benefit of Thompson and DENLY,
are current in both the Republican
and Democratic headquarters.
They're doing everything they can
to save Thompson" said a man in the
Republican city headquarters. ITS
funny they should throw down as
good a man as Doremus, but it shows
that they are hard pressed" We
are getting the same reports here,
said Arthur Lacey, temporary secre-
tary, in the Democratic state central
committee headquarters. THE reason
is that the Republicans are willing
enough to throw Owens over. but they
are doing anything In the world to
elect DENLY"
Country newspapers are making a
large saving on boiler plate" bills
this campaign. The Republican and
Democratic state central committee
are buying two pages a week each
from a local patent inside and plate
matter house. and sending IL to all
the newspapers that will take 1t. II
country publisher wishes to run a
really non-partisan paper and give
both sides, he Is enabled to fill up his
whole inside four pages without ex-