The Detroit times., 1912-06-25
Candidates Espousing Principles
of Roosevelt Party Bob Up;
Full Ticket Likely
PLAN TO NAME P. X. OWENS
Progressives Will Vote For Proc
tor In Primaries To Keep Nom
nation From Strong Man
For mayor-%charles A. Nichols.
For city elerk--charles e. Nc
Carly.

Following close upon the Chicago
decision to form a new progressive
party, the above announcement OF
candidates. for city offices on the new
ticket were made. Monday, on the re-
turn of City Clerk Charles A. Nichols
Z from Chicago. Ii is agreed among
the Roosevelt Republicans OF Detroit
that Nichols and McCarty, who played
a conspicuous part in the Roosevelt
campaign In Michigan, shall be given
tho support OF the progressiyes for
any Offices for which they may choose
to run, and, as only 20 signatures are
required to D petition TO place them
on the primary ballot, II Is already as
suTed that they will be the candidates
for the respective Offices, Nov. 8. 9th
er candidates for city, county and
state ofices are to be decided on at
meeting Of the Roosevelt Republicans
In the near future. This meeting will
be held In Detroit and will probably
be attended by the leading Roosevelt
boosters OF Michigan.
Oscar B. Marx, city assessor,
Roosevelt Republican, who has re-
Trained from announcing his candi-
dacy for mayor, pending develop
ments in Chicago, will probably with
draw from the race in favor OF
Nichols.
marx is no chronic Office seeker
and will undoubtedly subordinate his
views to those OF the majority OF the
Roosevelt men, said one of the lead
me Roosevelt boosters, TO The Times,
Monday.
All the active Republicans Of the
city are enrolled, and the question
arises as to whom the Roosevelt men
are going 10 support for the repubE-
can nomination for mayor In the
August primary. All that Is necessary
10 secure the nomination OF candidates
for city Offices on the progressive
ticket Is TO obtain % signatures TO pc
titions, which leaves thousands free to
20 into the G. o. p. primary.
The Roosevelt men feel confident
OF victory, but they are not going to
run any unnecessary chances. The
Roosevelt Republicans, therefore will
60 to the August primary and vote for
the weakest candidates the Republi-
can party could put up against the pro.
gressiyes. They figure that Proctor
X. Owens is about the easiest prop
osition in the field for mayor. and they
are going out to nominate him IL they
can. Owens friends have already
been fiattered with a show OF friend
ship from some OF the Roosevelt ad-
herents.
They'll be jumping on Owens band
wagon in the next few weeks" said
one of Owens lieutenants, Monday.
And he didn't realize the joke was
on him.
Many OF the old-line Republican
office-holders were uncertain which
way to jump Monday. They realized
that they are facing a crisis in their
political destinies, but they are alb
solutely mum as to which party they !
expect to support. Most OF them |
straddled, saying they could not I'M
derstand why the split in national
politics should affect local condi-
lions.
is there any chance OF a COM
promise between the two parties in ,
the state and city," McCarty was
asked
"If there is to be any compro-
mise the Republicans must join us,
he replied
Is tnere any prospect or the I
Progressive party In Detroit getting !
together with the Republicans and
agreeing on one candidate for |
mayor?" he was asked.
None whatever, unless the Repub-