The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-25
NOT IN POLITICS;
DON'T WANT TO
Be A BOSS
JOHN ID. MACkAN.
Promised My Wife and Law Partner
That ! Would Never Be Active
In Game Again." Former
Senator Declares.
Out for Carpenter Just Because He
Wants Representative Man To
Head Delegation.

i am not in politics.; therefore !
have no ambition to become boss OF
Wayne county" declared forme
State Senator John ID. MacKay 10 The
Times, Friday.
Thus Mr.. Mackay does not agree
with those who have accused him OF
attempting TO appropriate 10 himself
he leadership OF the Republican Ear
y In Wayne county, in succession 10
he late Thomas j. Navin.
When | left the state senate !
promised my wife and my>law partner
hat would not become actively en-
gagged In politics again, and they arc
wo people with whom | always kec?
my word" continued Kay. Poll
les Is a game 1 can't afford to play,
md | am interested in the coming
county convention simply because. as
a good Republican. ! want TO see a
representative man head the Wayne
county delegation to the state conven-
don. That man Will be Judge Car
renter"
AS indicated in Thursdays Times,
he MaeKay- and -0akman factions
seem TO have reached an understands
ne on the craftsmanship of the dele
cation and the Oakman men are not
expected TO oppose the selection OF
sx-Justice William l.. Carpenter for
he honor. Likewise, 1t is said. Mac
Kay and his friends, will not inter
ere with the election OF Fred w.
smith as temporary and permanent
chairman of the convention. So there
IS little possibility OF fight. Little
interest was manifested in the eau
cuses held, Thursday, in the various
precincts. for the election OF dele
gates. The booths were supposed to
be open from TO s p. m, but In
most instances the candidates had no
opposition and the election" lasted
about FIVE minutes.
The list of delegates will not be
known in It's entirety until the dele
gates themselves present their Gre
dentia1s at the convention in Concor-
dia hall, Saturday morning. No one
seems to have taken the trouble 10
get list OF them. MacKay was elect /
ed In his precinct, and. while he may
not have any intention or desire TO
run things in the convention, he Is
taking no chances of slip-up in the
election of Judge Carpenter as chair I!
man OF the delegation. Whatever his
this program shall go through.
II may be that MacKay's only OBJ
iect In insisting on Judge Carpenter
FOR chairman OF the delegation Is to
show Oakman and his supporters that
hey are not as powerful and inhuen-
.ial n they think they are, or IL may
De a little slam at the "vote-Swap-
oers" league, which has ramifications
~ ~
In Lansing. In any case his activity
In the matter Is interesting, especial
|ly in view of HIS declaration that he
Is no l-lger in politics MacKay even
goes farther than that He says that
the day OF the boss In politics is over.
The little furry over the election
of a chairman of the delegation was
interesting while IL lasted and rather
unique from the fact that the two
men, who would ordinarily be most
concerned, Judge Carpenter and Fred
w. Smith, took part In II whatever.
II Is doubtful IL Judge Carpenter was
even consulted about the place that
has been picked for him.
The state officers to be nominated
In the state convention In Saginaw,
next week, are two supreme court JUS
tees, two regents of the university,
superintendent of public instruction,
member OF the state board OF educa-
ion and a member OF the state board
Of agriculture. The last two named
ofhcers were formerly appointive. but
the legislature OF 1909 changed the
law to make them elective. SO far
as known there are no contests for
the nominations Justices Ostrander
and Bird will both be named for re-
election. Benjamin Hanehett, OF
Grand Rapids, doubtless will be nom.
mated for regent TO succeed Judge
Knappen. who is now member OF the
United States court OF appeals in Gin
cinnati. while Mr.. Hubbard, OF the
Upper Peninsula, who succeeded Gov.
Chase s. Osborn as regent when the
latter became governor, will be nom
mated for the new term. Attorney
John W. Beaumont, OF Detroit, Is
candidate TO succeed Judge Carpenter
on the state board OF agriculture, the
Judge not caring for another term, IL
Is said. Thomas w. Nadal, dean OF
Olivet college, who was appointed 10
the state board Of education to fill
vacancy not long ago, will unques-
tionably be nominated and elected for
the new term. Luther l.. Wright Is
said to have no opposition for renom.
nation as superintendent OF public in
struction.
Members of the Oakman following
say that Eddie Barnett, who is to be
chairman of the board Of estimates,
f. I'm league with MacKay In the al
legged attempt to control the conven-
uon.
'1t looks as though these two We're
trying to build up little machine OF
their own TO control Wayne county
politics." said an Oakman supporter.
Il don't know what else to make OF II.
They started this whole fuss for no
other purpose, as nearly as | can ng-
ure the dope, than putting themselves
forward
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