The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-19
STATE VOTE ON
| INITIATIVE, RECALL
| AND THE REFERENDUM
Committee To Meet Gov. Osborn
To Urge Special Session
Of Legislature.
PLAN STRONGLY BACKED.
Prominent Citizens Throughout
Michigan Lend Support To
the Movement.

Through the Efforts OF a special
COMMITTEES. representing the Detroit
Municipal league and the Progressive
Voters league, and composed OF
George William Moore, Frederick +.
Ingram. John b. Howarth, K. s. Clark.
Son. 8. Arthur Huston and Anthony
Pratt. an organization OF more than a
hundred representative men or the
state has been formed to urge Gov.
Osborn TO call a special session or
the legislature for the purpose OF Sc
curing the submission OF constitu-
tional amendments providing for the
initiative on constitutional amend
ments. for the initiative and referen-
dun on state laws and for the recall.
Gov. Osborn has consented TO meet
the committee, Thursday, Nov. 8. at
y. m, in the executive chamber In
Lansing, and ]. Ia Hudson. for the
special committee. Is sending out let
tiers urging each one OF the 100 men
who have agreed to serve, TO be pres
ent on that occasion. Ten-minute
speeches will be made by Prof John
.. Reed, OF Ann Arbor: N. p. Hull,
OF Diamondale; Homer +. Waterman,
OF Kalamazoo; Joseph p. Tracy, or
Saginaw; Bishop Charles ID. Williams,
John b. Howarth, Frederick +. In
gram and George II. Harris, OF De-
troit.
The speaking will not be limited to
these men, however. the discussion
being open to all. Each man Is de-
pended on TO lend his word and MS
influence In support OF the move
ment and, II unable TO be present, ne
Is requested to send his views In
writing.
The committee will urge that the
percentages In the proBosed amend.
, uients be fixed, as In the Original
drafts of the bills that were before
the legislature last January, as loi-
lows. For the initiative on constitu-
tionai amendments, eight per cent;
far the initiative and referendum on
state laws, Ave per cent; TOT the re-
call, 20 per cent.
Other propositions that Will be
urged In support OF special session
will be the necessity for rearrangihs
the representative districts ana the
proposed amendment providing lor
the election OF United States senators
b4 popular vote.
The men who have agreed to serve
on committee are:
Albion--Samuel Dickie.
Allenton--R o. Gould.
Ann Arbor-E. K. Calkins, l.. D.
Carr, Martin ]. Cavanaugh, Or. u. r
coler 8. A. Moran. Prof John y.
reed. Prof. +. N. Scott. Prof =. u
. Goddard.
Bay City, w. oviatt.
Blaine-rJnp. NJ. Strevel.
Coidwater-Aifred Mixes. J. b.
Shipman.
Detroit--Leyi l.. Barbour, Warren s.
Blauyelt. Henry N. Brevoort. WILDER
! 6rotherton, Daniel j. Campau. Jonn
Clarken. Z. s. Garrison, Alex. 3.
Diack. Henry c. l.. Forler, r. II. Fyfe,
Jasper c. Gates, Judson Grenell, John
M Hall. p. ]. NJ. Hally, George II
Harris. John B. Howarth, ]. l.. Hud-
s1n. the Rev. 8. Arthur Huston. Fred
erick r. Ingham. Edward ]. Jeffries,
George Johnston, James II. Mcdonald,
John McVicar, the Rev. Samuel 3
MARQUIS. Geo. VIM. Moore, Clarence
Neely. e. r. Nichols. F. c. Osborn.
Samuel T. Penna. e. @. Pipp, Anthony
pratt. James Schermerhorn, Carl e.
Schmidt. A. Laurence Smith. William
n Thompson, Homer Warren and
Bishop Chas. ID. Williams.
Dimondale-N. p. Hull.
Grand Rapids-Ed N. Barnard,
Aldrich Blake, l.. A. Cornelius, C.
Honius. Robert w. Irwin, Isaac J.
fAmon. Earl W. Munshaw, Chas. d.
sharrow. Chas. r. Sigh, Geo. VIM.
Thompson, Myron II. Walker.
Ionia Herbert e. Powell
Jacksou-Judge James A. Parkin-
son.
Lansing--C. p. Black.
Manistee--Elmer Away, JOS Fisk,
". r. Hall, r. M. Overpack.
Kalamazoo-Homer +. Waterman.
Marine City,. 8. Black.
Marquette-F. M. Moore.
Pontiac--C. 8. Bartlett.
Port Huron--John l.. Black. Fred
B. Brown. j.. @. Brown, John C.
Graham. ]. 8. Macarthur, l.. A. Sher-
man. Robert s. Taylor.
Port Austln-James II. Hall
Saginaw-B. @. Appleby. Jas. p.