The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13


ing TO what he said,- have no doubt
but that we could iron out this matter
IL 1t could be held over for a few
days"
Senator Leidlein Of Saginaw was
one OF Bradley's chief hackers. You
talk Of holding an executive session"
said the Saginaw solon. II have new
er attended an executive session yet
but what the full account was not
printed in the newspapers almost be-
fore We left the capitol. The people
have a right to know what's going on
In the work Of confirming these ap-
pointments, and by closing the doors
We are not acting as faithful SER
wants"
Senator Mapes then arose, and quot.
edfrom the senate rules, showing that
rule No. As provided that a session in
which appointments are made should
De executive. The Grand Rapids sem
ator moved that the rule be suspend
ed. but the lieutenant-governor declar-
ed that the motion calling for an ex.
ecutive session was in order.
Those who voted to conduct the ses-
sion in open we're: Senators Bradley.
Fowle, Leidlein, Moriarty, Wander
werp, Vaughan, Ward, Watkins. Wet
er, Virgins. Those who voted to hold
the session behind closed doors were,
Senators Barnaby, Cartier, Collins,
Foster, Freeman, Kingman, Klein,
Lee, Mapes, Miller, Murtha, Newton,
Putney, Rosenkrans F. d. Scott G. G.
Scott, Smell, Taylor, Walter, White.
Some OF those who supported the
movement to hold the session by
themselves excused themselves by
saying that 1t was custom which
had prevailed for many years. One
senator, who played the leading role
for closed door session, declared aft
erwards that the reason he supported
the closed door movement was be-
cause he feared that much would be
said in the session which would be
detrimental to the senate IL it found
its way into the newspapers. II fear
ed that some things would be said
about the governor" said the senator.
Although my fears were groundless,
II would have looked bad had the
newspapers printed what some sena-
tors might have said about the chief
executive
Senator Fowle, chairman of the
committee on executive affairs, which
had the appointments under consider
alton, moved that all the Osborn ap-
pointments be confirmed. Senator
Fowle made an impassioned speech,
declaring that the people of Michigan,
as a mass, had expressed their senti-
ments against the Warner regime as
strongly as they could when they
voted for Chase s. Osborn and his
house-cleaning policies. He said that
the appointment of the Warner men
would be direct repudiation OF the
peoples wishes as they expressed
them at the polls. Senator Fowls
closed by saying that he thought that
the governor should have about him
senators who would clean out all
vestiges OF the Warner machine, and
thereby aid in keeping the partys
pledge.
One senator who led the fight for
the Warnerites. observed after the
fight was over. that the action of the
senate was not slap at the governor
He sal dit was merely a matter of
principle; that the Warner appointees
were confirmed because II was not
the custom to throw out officials who
had not been inefficient.
Senator Lee, OF Detroit, stated that
he knew we'll that both his party, the
Democratic. and the Republican party,
had declared for a house-cleaning.
II do not want IL to appear that I
am antagonizing the governors efforts
10 clean out" said Lee. But during
my campaign, declared for civil SER
vice. and do not think that officials
should be turned out when it is not
shown that they neglected their duties.
1t surely would not have been in ac-
cordance with the principles OF civil
service to refuse these officials their
reapp01ntment."
During the session, Senator Fowle
offered to withdraw the name Of Perry
+. Powers, as state labor commission
or. giving as his reason the fact that
he had once assured the governor that
there were enough votes to confirm
Powers. but now wished to withdraw
the name so that his representations
TO the governor would not be dis
proven. Dick" Fletchers nomination
was then presented One the vote,
Fletcher received IL to Powers IA.
The Powers men were Barnaby, Brad.
ley. Cartier, Fowle. Morlarity. Putney,
Rosenkrans. Vanderwerp, Vaughan,
Waiter. Ward, Watkins, Wetter Wig.
Gins. The Fletcher men were Col
Inns. Foster, Freeman, James. King.
man. Klein. Lee, Leilein, Mapes. Mil.
! Ter, Murtha, Newton, +. d. Scott, O.
@. Scott, Smell, Taylor and White.
For railroad commissioner. Dickin-
son the Warner man, triumphed over
Bice. Osborns appointee, by a vote
| of % to 9. Following Is the lineup on
that fight: Bice, Bradley, Fowle-
James. Moriarty, vanderwerp, Waugh