The Detroit times., 1912-05-21

interested in the big event tart p
Of the leaders went 10 Bay City Il
get al first hand the result OF the
fight.
Aaron Perry. OF Pontiac, delegate
| for the Sixth district to the Demo
cratic national convention, estimates
that Gov. Wilson will have hale oil
the Michigan delegation of 80 TO the
rational convention. Members OF the
Wsshtenaw county delegation also ex
pressed the belief that Wilson's rep
resentation on the Michigan doiega
ton was really larger than indicated
by the published reports. The AMI Ar
Dor men declared that at, least ].
we're for Wilson.
William Alden Smith now says he's
4 progressive and always has been
We next expect TO hear OF several
Michigan congressman who always
have been" Things don't look so good
| fer the 'stand-patters" as they did 4
short time ago, when everybody was
for Taft, and the farmers had for
gotten about reciprocity" = Isabella
County Enterprise.
The Democrats of Michigan are to
be congratulated upon the conduct
and result OF tneir state convention.
held in Bay City, Wednesday. No
state troops We're in evidence nor vas
there any slugging--a pleasing can
rast from the late Republican con.
vention, so declared residents OF Bay
MI xtyfNn kAf
-Owosso Press-American.
Hon. Perry A. Mayo. OF Calhoun
county in an interview declaring that
he will not be a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for state sena-
tor. said he was too far along in
years TO 20 into an active campaign
and intimated that a legislators
necessary contact with lobbyists and
hribers was distasteful to him. He
said that when he formerly represent
ed his district in the upper house ne
positively knew OF an instance where
a legislator received $4,000 for his
vote.
But no matter how sure you are
OF your proof against sucn chaps.
he said. you get the worst of 1t every
time yon attempt to expose their
rascality."
Newell Smith. OF ST. Louis, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Repub-
lican nomination fer representative
from Gratiot county.
John NJ. Streve,. farmer, has
come out as a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for sheriff in st.
Clair county.
In announcing his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for sheriff
in Branch county, Deputy Sheriff
George ID. Miller. who once filled the
Office OF undersheriff. modestly says:
There will doubtless be plenty OF
candidates from which TO make your
choice at the coming primary, any
one of whom would represent the par
'ty creditably | wish to ask that you
consider my name among the rest"
w r. Middleton. OF Cheboygan. is
out for the place IN the lower house
at Lansing vacated by II. F. Bakers
decision TO try for the United States
senatorship. Eight other men are be-
ing mentioned as possible competitors
OF Mr. Middleton. but none of them
has so far admitted his candidacy.
The eight are c. s. Reilly. Homer
Quay. David IT. Crowley. Ed. Gard
ner. joel L. Barrett, James Pennell
Samuel Smith, OF Cheboygan and
Jesse l.. Barber, OF Rondo. Mayor
Noll. OF Cheboygan. and Ed. Pennell,
have been mentioned for the Demo
cratic nomination for representative.
Frank Knox. prominent Roosevelt
worker and chairman OF the old Re-
publican state central committee. in
signed editorial in the Sault Ste.
Marie News says OF the Republican
presidential situation:
"'The campaign closes with every
indication pointing to the nomination
OF Theodore Roosevelt on the first
ballot. California. washington. North
Carolina, Minnesota. Idaho and West
Virginia are added soldly to the
Roosevelt column and TO them next
Tuesday will be added a clear major
ity OF the delegates from President
Taft's own state, Ohio
The campaign in Ohio will IN all
probability conclude the Taft cam
paign and mark the beginning OF the
collapse OF the Taft presidential
boom. Already Taft leaders are quiet.
" searching for an available candi-
'date TO whom they may transfer their
strength. recognizing the certainty OF
defeat II Taft remains Roosevelt's
only competitor. But even this ave-
nue. Is partially closed TO them since
these Investigations have disclosed
the fact that the moment an effort is
made TO switch Taft delegates from
Taft TO some dark horse. consider
able number OF patriots from the
south. whose ears are attuned very
acutely TO band.wagon music. and
who now suffer the handicap OF Taft
Instructions will join at once the
Rooseveltian triumphant column and
make the Rough Riders victory over
whelming"
As the preliminary campaign pro
crosses the probabilities that Bryan
will again be the Democratic standard
bearer become stronger and strong
or. In fact the outlook Is that the
lineup will be that of eight years
ago-Roosevelt the Republican nom