The Detroit times., 1912-02-09
POLITICS


Col. Frank w. Dickey has an
nounced that he will be a candidate
for the Republican nomination for rep
resentative in the state legislature
from the first district of Calhoun
county.
Amos Musselman has been quoted
as saying. IF present conditions con-
tinue the same | think will be a
candidate when the primary comes.
Representative Kimmerling OF Mon
roe Ia reported as candidate for the
senate to follow Senator Fred b.
Kline, who, according 10 report, is
taking an inventory OF the office OF
secretary of state.
A boom has been launched for
Major A. p. LOOMS for secretary OF
STATE. The major is no novice In the
political swim, being at present Sec
rotary OF the state tax commission
and having been secretary to Gov.
Warner.
Senator John Conley of the Twenty
first district is to be a candidate to
succeed himself.
The Governor Osborn boom for the
vice-presidency is again looming and
looming luminiferously in the lime
light. The governors fame is coun-
try-wide and his presence for speaking
purposes has been demanded in Okla
homa, California, New York, Texas
and other states. Il Is reasonably
probable that the Michigan brewers
would be willing to indorse the COVER
nor for the vice-presidency or as an
ideal man for the position OF ambassa-
dor TO Turkey.
The grocers OF Lansing have given
life to movement TO induce congress
TO reduce or eliminate the tax on oleo-
margarine and claim that the farm
ers and creameries no longer need this
tax protection. The news item men,
tioning this action by the Lansing
grocers, says that they point to the
price OF butter and declare that II Is
the poor consumer that needs the pro-
lection" The word point" is good.
They could but point" They couldn't
reach Il. -.e-4.fa
In recent speech Governor Osborn
said: II am not yet prohibitionist,
but II we can't handle the liquor
problem any other way, I wouldn't
hesitate for one second to vote the
ticket. Ny father was an abolitionist
and am an abolitionist of the brew
ery-owned saloon. | am willing TO
serve as long as the people demand
remain In Office,
II Is reported that the Roosevelt
forces have asked w. Frank Knox.
chairman of the Republican state Gen.
tral committee, to go to Chicago and
take charge Of the National campaign
to return T. r. TO the White House.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Knox will ac-
cept. Knox has won his spurs as
campaign manager, having performed
the hurculean feat Of pulling War
ner third term chestnut from the in
tense fire OF general opposition, and
having also conducted Mr.. Osborns
primary and election campaigns WIN
marked success. Anyway, Knox is
hustler.
With the Michigan Republican pro-
gresSives pulling hair over the La
Toilette Roosevelt controversy and the
Republicans in general pulling more
hair or the same hair In regard to
the Roosevelt contest, and with
increasingly more hair in the air as
the days move on, II Is not impossible
TO think, Woodrow Wilson Wolverine
winner Although much of the Dem
ocratic machinery may be creased for
Harmon, the Ohioan has but little OF
popular support and the Jersey man
is backed by an almost solid democ-
racy in this state.
John Baird OF Sa ginam, member OF
the Republican state central commit
tee from the eighth district, Is respon-
s!ble for the announcement that no
regular meeting of the committee has
been called TO be held in Grand Rapids
next Monday, but that each member
has been invited 10 attend the Lincoln
club banquet, However, and notwith-
standing, real "doings" are expected.