The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-24

Grand Rapids, Mich, July 24.-The
the Republican county chairmen OF
Michigan. There arc SO county organ
izations I'm the state and the heads Of
66 OF these county committees re-
sponded to The Herald's inquiry as
to their attitude on the question of
the proper nominations I'm 1912 on
the Republican ticket for president,
governor and United States senator.
Conforming fully with the result or
previous polls made among Republi-
can members pf the legislature and
among members OF the Republican
members of the Republican state CEN
tral committee the expression OF opin-
ion shows an overwhelming demand
for the denomination of President
William VI. Taft, Governor Chase 8.
Osborn and United States Senator
William Alden Smith. The figures
quoted above tell their own story.
They represent a tabulation OF the
replies from these &C county chair
men
of showing the general trend of opin-
ion i'm advance of the actual opening
of the next big campaign. Because
the campaign opening will not really
come for several months i'm formal ia
shion. one or two county chairmen de-
cared their belief that an expression
at the present time would be prcma-
Hart Uf Port Huron, chairman of the
St Clair Republican county commit
tee, declared that he would express no
opinion until all possible candidates
for the various offices have entered
the field. Chairman leland II. Bear
Of Misunderstanding tho Lenawee
county committee and CT oirman Nc
Kay of West Branch-made similar
expressions. But a great majority of
the committeeman seemed to already
have a fixed opinion which was ready
Tor expression. This is not surprising
In view of the fact that so far as can.
didates for these three important posi-
tons are concerned, the campaign is
really already on. as is evidenced by
the discussion of the subject in the en-
tire state press.
In the presidential proposition, Mr.
Taft has an overwhelming lead In this
poll-as he has had I'm all of The Her
AIDS other pulls-which would indi-
cate that Michigan viii unquestionably
support him for denomination. The
only candidates mentioned against him
are Senator LaFollette and ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt. 1t should be noted
In this connection that Fred w.
Schwalm OF Baraga-chairman of the
Baraga county committee-declared
that either Senator LaFollette or ex-
Secretary of the Interior Garfield
would be satisfactory. Garfield, there
lore, should perhaps appear I'm the
tabulation. Ex President rroosevelt's
sponsor is George w. Sample Of Ann
Arbor-chairman of the Washtenaw
county committee.
For governor. Mr.. Osborn again
heads the field In such overwhelming
fashion as to indicate that the demand
that he stand for second term is
going to become too insistent to be
denied. II should be stated. In this
connection, that this same overwhelm-
ing Osborn second term sentiment has
been apparent in every poll which The
Herald has taken. II is a remarkable
showing In View OF the fact that the
governor Ia NOT himself candidate
Tor denomination. AS one county
chairman put II: 'If Osborn were
avowedly candidate for renomina-
uon. there would not be name pro-
posed against him."
Senator Smith seems likewise to be
universally favored for a denomination
and recollection. This. too. is similar
10 the result shown In previous polls