The Detroit times., 1912-08-24
STATE POLITICS


Colonel Henry s. Dean, OF Ann Ar
Dor was named as one of-the pfesi-
Dental electors by the Taft faction
at the Bay City state convention.
Colonel Dean was a delegate TO the
Bay City convention and an eye-wit-
ness OF the high-handed and unprin-
cipled methods employed at that con-
ventlcn by the Taft faction TO gain
control He was later a spectator at
Chicago, where he also Witnessed
similar procedure on a larger scale.
Colonel Dean was not only one OF the
men who In '61 shouldered a musket
defense OF thu principles ennnciat=
ed by the republican party, but he
was also one OF the organizers OF that
party under the oaks at Jackson. Not
witnstanding these facts, Colonel
nean refuses to be bound by the ac-
tionG OF a few unprincipled men, who
through chicanery and fraud posses
sed themselves OF the machinery OF
the Republican party. In a dignified
and manly letter he has withdrawn
as al elector on the Taft ticket and
has accepted his nomination as an
elector on the Roosevelt ticket. The
letter which accompanied his with.
drawn was as calm and dispassionate
a recital OF the disgraceful doings AZ
Bay City as has been published since
the date OF that convention SAUL
Ste. Marie News.
Indications are that the primary
vote in all sections OF the state will
be very light this year. The scrap
in the national political arena has
thrown a damper on state politics and
but scant attention has been paid TO
the gubernatorial contest. In some
counties. such as Wayne. where there
are red-hot fights for county Offices,
heavy vote will probably be polled.
Lansing State Journal.
Apparently the Progressives OF
| Lansing are experiencing some diff
ficulty in pursuading one OF their
number to become a candidate for
the legislature from the first lnsham
district
4 Immediately following the Jackson
meeting Fred c. Holbeck, former can
I didate for the legislature on the Re
publican ticket announced that he
would make the race from the nrst
4 district. Then Holbeck conceived the
idea OF running for state senator and
he tossed the other job into the dis
card w. S. Kellogg. who has Ions
been one OF the most enthusiastic
I Roosevelt men in lngham county
said he MnHld make the race rather
than. let the place go by default.
| Just about the time Kellogg was
getting under way il was discovered
that there was no candidate for con
gress from the sixth district and Kel
logg decided to fll the vacancy exist
ing on the congressional ticket Now
the Progressives claim they will have
candidate in the field for the legis
lature, but they are not ready TO an
nounce him.
As the representative OF Gen. W
III. Sears, Of Pentwater. candidate fo
congressman from the Ninth distric
ION the Progressive ticket. Col Chai LEI
w. Rolen, described as the double
OF William j. Bryan. was one OF thu
speakers at the Progressive party
rally at the Kalamazoo city hall, Tues
day night. General Sears announce,
his candidacy. on the Progressiv,
ticket when CONGRESSMAN James {
: Mclaughlin. the present incumbent
J announced he would support Taft o
} the nominee of the Republican party
! although he had previously announce,
himself a Roosevelt hacker.
John T. Owens. OF Benton Harbor
has received at the hands of Governo
Osborn the appointment of state oil
inspector TO succeed Frank s. Neal
The appointment becomes effectiS
Sept. /. Governor Osborn recon
mended the abolition of the Office
but in view OF the fact that II covere,
many thousand dollars into the stat
treasury annually and protects tn
consumers of oil from the dangers O
an impdre commodity the legislator
could not see II that way. Mr.. Owen
has been a deputy game Warden
There are % deputies TO be appoint
ed under Mr.. Owens and he say
there are 100 applicants for the pos
ton, hence he Is doing considerable
cogitating over the matter just now
Bay City Tribune.
The state OF Michigan will som
: day be managed by a governor an
an appointed cabinet. The peopl
, will choose the governor and hol
, him responsible for the successful aC
ministration OF the states affair
without sharing that responslbilit
with him by the direct election @
subordinate state officers as at pres
lent. The legislature will continue I
be directly chosen by the people. Tn
? governor and the legislature. viii
; however, be the only elected officer
outside the judiciary. Theirs will b
the unfiltered responsibility for az
ceptable administration. Gran
Rapids Herald.