The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
Political Gossip

No. III Griswold-st.. Wednesday aft
ernoon. and delivered q short address.
Five new members were received.
Meetings are to be held every Wed
nesday afternoon untn after the cleo
tion.
To those whom he addressed We'd
nesday night, Oscar b. Marx said that
Commissioner Haarer, OF the ID. p.
W., had said that he did not want a
reappointment, and that the ONCE
would not be forced on him. Asked
what he would do II Haarer should
change his mind, Mr.. Marx declared
that even then Haarer would not be
reappointed. And that IL final. and
II goes" he added.
Mayor Thompson In his speeches
Wednesday night again denied COM
plicity In the John c. Nagel 100-votes-
for-Thompson letter, and declared
that he Is the victim OF q machine.
He wanted to know IL the voters
would let him be crushed by the ma
chine. He said that he had the
gTafters on the run and crying for
breath" He discussed the tax rate,
calling 1t extravagant and blaming
the Breitmeyer administration for
raising IL above SIS. He said that
the same men who backed Breitmeyer
are behind the present Republican
candidate. John c. Nagel spoke on
the west side, and said nothing about
the 100-votes letter. He was inter
rupted by a man withsa grievance,
who believed that the assessors had
Disseminated against his property.
Nagsl held whispered conference
with the man and took him from the
hall.
Alexander Walters, bishop OF the
African M. E. Zion church, spoke to
an audience Of colored people In Con-
cordia hall Wednesday night. He ad-
vised the colored men to leave the
Republican party, which he said has
ceased to help them, and become
politically influential by casting their
votes intelligently. He said that be-
cause Of the concessions which the
Democratic party has made to the
colored man, the Negro should sup
port II as the party OF help. He
claimed 10000 Negroes vote In the
doubtful states, which he considered
enough to insure fair treatment for
the colored man from all parties, SO
long as the Negro showed himself n
political entity.
Apparently the Republicans are
making a strong EFFORT to discredlt
the Democratic tariff exhibit, which
is attracting thousands OF people to
No. 127 Woodward-ave. by the sim
plicity and force of its showing-up OF
protection" Wednesday. Philip T.
Colgrove, of Hastings, who is cam
paigning in Wayne county for the
president, entered the tariff exhibit
and engaged in a long debate with
the men In charge. Toward noon he
left, promising to return at 2 o'clock
and continue the argument. But he
didn't. Instead, Senator Guy Miller
showed up, with Joe Weiss, Secretary
Marsh, OF the county committee, and
others In the Republican just outside
the-inner circle. Their efforts In
favor OF protection were OF little
avail, however, for a number of hard
headed mechanics came In who want
ed information and wouldn't be con-
tent with Senator Miller's pronounce
ments.
What about wages? That's what
We want to know" they said.
The Republicans present advanced
the usual arguments showing how the
American workingman Is protected"
theoretically, and the Democratic
speaker In charge showed what PRO
lection" really amounts to when an
industry becomes so gross under the
protective tariff that 1t can control
wages throughout it's organization
and lack OF organization on the side
of the workers. The mechanics voiced
their appreciation of the Democratic
argument, and showed considerable
discomfort with the present much-ad-
vertised prosperity"
Gov. Robinson, OF Arkansas, will
vi3it Michigan, Oct. 80, and remain
urtil Nov 2. Meetings have been
booked for him in Flint and Mus
kegon,
Horatio s. Earle received an ova-
tion at the Musicians club, Wednes-
day night when he said:
IF there's a reporter In this audi.
erce, want him to take down what
/ am going to say, and get II right,
for II he doesn't I'll be inclined to
hunt him up and push his face.
'"T would not ask an audience 20
have a drink on me to insure my
unanimous election. would not In
suit an intelligent people by trying to
influence them to vote for me in ex.