The Detroit times., 1912-04-27
State Politics

United States District Attorney Ar
thur j. Tuttle. OF Detroit, who 10
slated TO succeed United States Dis
trict Judge. Alexis @. Angel. resigned,
els IN his 44th year. He achieved dis.
tinction In prosecutions connected
with the state military frauds during
the administration OF Gov. Pingree.
Mr.. Tuttle was at that time prosecut-
ing attorney OF Ingham county. He
also served two terms as senator from
the Fourteenth district and has been
Ia years In active practice as lawyer.
4 Senator Townsend has endorsed
futile for district judge and Attorney
General Wickersham has recommend
ed him, while 1t Is said that Senator
VIM. Alden Smith IL not opposing Mr.
Tuttle's promotion. Congressman 8.
w. Smith, of the Sixth district, Is also
said to favor Mr.. futile for Judge. the
latter having been mentioned In the
sixth district as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for congress
against Mr.. Smith.
The Marshall Daily News mentions
Attorney ]. l.. Hooper, OF Battle Creek.
as q candidate for the ONCE OF United
States district attorney at Detroit to
succeed Arthur ]. Tuttle, when the
latter - appointed district Judge.
= Senator Newton, OF Ypsilanti, has
withdrawn his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for secretary OF
state. He explains that his duty to
his family compels him to devote him.
self strictly to business and money
making for some time TO come.
1T Is generally conceded that the
results OF the Massachusetts, Republi-
can primaries next Tuesday will go
Tar toward deciding the contest for the
presidential nomination. II Taft
should lose two-thirds. or even half Of
them. to Roosevelt, his chances for re-
nomination will be very slim. IL he
should secure two-thirds OF the dele
gates the remainder OF the contest
Will be fought out in New Jersey,
Maryland, Ohio, Texas and the Rocky
Mountain and Pacific coast states,
with the chances decidedly In Taft's
favor."-Port Huron Times-Herald.
These are great days for Hon. Will
liam Alden Smith. We can imagine
the warm glow Of satisfaction that
surrounds the senator as the spot
light plays upon him. It's a great
feeling, sure enough. Most people
enjoy II more or less, and the SEN
ator probably enjoys It more than any
ether living man.
Make hay while the sun Shines"
Is the old saying, and this Is William
Aldens sunshiny day. He saw the
sun coming up when he read the frat
dispatch about the Titanic, and he
was up and getting out his hay-rake
while the other senators were still
snoring As soon as the real facts
were known he was Johnny-on-the-
Spot with resolution for an investi-
cation. He got there so quick that
nobody could squeeze In ahead Of him,
and very naturally he found himself
at the head OF the committee.
Now don't call that luck" or
nerve" II was something more than
that. 1t was genius.-Adrian Daily
Telegram.
The position OF Democratic national
committeeman for Michigan Is Of
much greater Importance than the
corresponding position In the Repub-
lean party. IL Is much more impor-
tant for identically the same reason
that a Republican national commit
man In a southern state overshadows
Democratic committeeman there
Here In Michigan, should a Democrat
be elected president this year, a con-
tingency OF which very many are SUI
premely confident, there will be no
United States senators to supervise
the distribution of patronage. True,
there are some Democrats SO optim-
istic that they hope to see a Democrat
succeed William Alden Smith, but
even hard-headed, practical Demo
Gratis of experience concede that the
chances are remote. A few members
OF congress may be elected, who will