The Detroit times., 1912-03-05

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IT'S cinchDf The tead.ptpe variety
that there wre very few ccorns or
callouses on le palms of the hands
that dictated that stack OF letters
and telegram with which the sena-
tor from the aiming country has been
not quite delged. In fact he con-
ceded that h people were for Tart.
To guess nee it's logical to esti.
nate that nny OF these TAFT con.
stituents haze big, wide and broad
check books wear fine socks and at
least occasionally eat grape fruit for
breakfast
To guess again. here's one that
there were not two letters or tele-
grams In likes" entire collection OF
influences rom home that were not
from Taft lr Harmon men--not even
total OF two, one from Wilson
man and me from Roosevelt man.
Well, thin, II the guess Is fair and
conservative and is not contradicted
or proven in error why isn't this
powerfully good talking stun In
favor OF he presidential primary? IL
the corporation men OF the iron coun-
try are araid TO trust the people TO
choose president, isn't that pretty
heavy Argument in favor OF not trust
ing the corporation men OF the iron
country and all OF the other corpora
tion fellows and political bosses or
woud.bes who are arrayed against
the Vending reform?
Thre Is considerable talk, too. ana
speculation as TO what the house VIII
do With the bill. Quite a number
seemto be very much In doubt as TO
Just ow the house cat vs. going TO
lump. One representative who favor
ed th measure. said that a>pan
,nightas we'll vote 10 give II immedis>
ate efAct IL he voted for II at all, be
cause OF the section which reads:
This lct affects and is Immediately
Necessary for the preservation OF the
public ,eace and safety.
Anotl.r element OF doubt is Great
ed by lie prospect OF the introduc'
,ior, Tesday afternoon of Rep.
3 lords cmpromise proposition and
The possibility has been suggested
hat the proposed measure may be
substitute In committee OF the whole
for the administration bill.
II the Lord bill were utilized II
would be necessary for the legisla-
lure 10 hstle through this week so
az TO dive the measure time To be-
come sffective with the 90-days'
clause in time for the preferential
primar. in June.
IL isexpected that the real feature
OF the ommittee OF the whole consid-
Grafton OF the primary bill in the
house, Tuesday. will be the address
nv Rafoad Commissioner Lawton I.
HemaB, the Democratic member OF
she raroad commission.
Mr.. Hemans has been invited by
the Dmocratic members, IL is said,
o mae the speech. and II Is antlci-
pated hat he will fire few broad
Sides ITO the Immediately effective
propos6on and try TO make ii leak.
Gov. Osborn's attention was called
this mrning TO a newspaper report
that ht had conceded defeat, and his
reply as to the effect that II was
not hii fight but the peoples fSkt;
that ifthere was TO be defeat IL
would Q the peoples defeat and not
his. + had never claimed anything
and neer conceded anything.
Senaor Coleman G. Vaughan or 81.
, Johns Who is planning on measuring
sprintig ability with Rep. Lord, OF
Detroit In A run for the Republican
nomination for secretary OF state
takes ne position that he wants 10
OBEY tis will of his constituency IN
tlp prudential primary matter ne
sad he had asked his people 10 tell
hin Their wishes and they were doing
so. He cas- received quite Soou
may ldters. he says, and moss OF
Ihel are opposed TO immediate Ell
feet but in favor OF the general prl-
mary proposition.
TIL house convened. at 10 O'Clock
today The resolution adopted at last
night session providing for steno-
graph, report OF the deliberations or
the committee of the whole today,
was rsonsidered and after consider
able tax in which number partici-
pated le extra expense OF putting
everything on record was side-step-
ped by he close vote OF 40 for to 40
against.
Friens and foes of the presiden-
tial primry, the immediate kind, are
eagerly waiting the anticipated
strength est today. but the general
opinion SENS to be that there will
not be Unnecessary two-thirds ma
jority avaable for making the law
workable Ills year
II 1t is fund that the regular and
immediate rimary bill Is impossible
II will be ILLEGALLY up 10 the friends
OF the refor1 to get the piece OF a
loaf, IL they can, and endeavor to
push through the Lord bill or some
other compromise measure.
According the general appear
ance OF thing II would be easy to
enact most aR kind OF a preferenz-
tfa1 primary III that did not offer
the element possible collision
with the constitution
In the interests of time economy