The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-12
WEST WARREN ASSOCIATION
OPPOSED TO FRANCHISE
Test Vote Shows Residents in
This Section Are Strongly
Against Measure.

That the citizenship OF the north
western section Of the city is opposed
| TO giving the ID. u. X. another fran
chise. was again clearly demonstrated,
Thursday night. when the West War
rem Residents association, by a vote
OF more than three to one. went on
record against the Thompson.Hutch-
ms franchise.
The vote was in the nature OF vim
dication- Of an editorial in the West
Warren News" the official organ or
the association, which was published
Thursday franchise advocate called
attention TO the editorial in the meet
Ing and demanded that the associa-
tion repudiate 1t. Samuel A. Watrous,
a member OF the executive committee,
explained that the editor Albert r..
Coulton, had submitted the editorial
TO him before publication and he had
approved II. A motion was put 10
the effect that the association DIS
claimed all responsibility for the edi-
torial expression but II was voted
down by a chorus OF emphatic noes
while the ayes" were In very
meager minority.
The association arranged Tor an IN
dignation meeting. TO be held Jan. 10,
TO protest against the wretched SER
vice the ID. L. r. Is giving In this SEQ
ton. An effort TO have the meeting
postponed until after the vote on the
franchise was defeated. The ID. U. X,
came in for fierce grilling during the
course OF the evening.
Another instance OF the deception
being resorted to by advocates OF the
franchise, has come TO light. The
Board OF Commerce, through Attorney
Arthur j. Lacy, has called mass
meeting OF citizens OF the northwe est
ern section, for Friday evening, In
Diamond temple, Grand River and
L4awton.aves. and Is sending out hand
bills, printed in red ink, announcing
that the meeting will be under the
auspices OF the Northwestern Bust
clearly to the Northwestern Business
mems association, but the officers OF
the association were not consulted al
had nothing to do with the printing
OF the hand bills. The use OF the as
sociation's name was not even au-
thorized, President L. j. Willis de-
clares. He denounces the hand bill
as fraud. Mr.. Lacy, who is mem
Der of the association, says that ne
was given TO understand that the
Board of Commerce would bear all the
expenses incident to the meeting. and
on that understanding, he made the
arrangements for 1t.
Police Justice Jeffries and William
T. Dust addressed a crowd or north
eastern residents, members OF the
Northeastern Business Mems assocla'
ton, in the Office OF the Northeastern
Review, Thursday night, and they
were accorded an ovation. The senti-
ment OF the meeting appeared TO be
overwhelmingly against the iran
chise. Justice Jeffries gave one OF
his characteristic speeches, literally
ripping the franchise TO pieces and
advocating municipal ownership as
the only proper solution OF Detroits
street car troubles. Mr.. Dust FOL
lowed, devoting his attention TO
showing up how great a burden the
paving would be for the city.
ut will be the sorriest day the tax
payers of Detroit ever experienced III
they vote for this franchise he said,
in conclusion.
Several members of the association
spoke against the franchise and their
sentiments were heartily applauded.
Mayor Thompson and the proposed
franchise were denounced at meet
ing OF the Brass Molders' and Steam
Engineers unions, Thursday night.
The union workers were addressed by
Attorney Thomas L. Dalton, secretary
of the municipal ownership commit
tee, and by Samuel Tobin and James
Carly, representing the Detroit Fed
GRAFTON of Labor Mr.. Dalton declared
that the defeat of the franchise on
Jan. %, would be recall OF Mayor
Thompson as far as a recall could be
operative in Michigan under the pres
ent laws.
A. A. Poole, treasurer OF the De-
troit Federation, and a member OF the
Machinists' union, declared that Mayor
Thompson has lost the viewpoint OF
the working people.
II have been a Democrat all my
life" he added. IL have supported Mr..
Thompson ever since he entered poll
tics, but can do so no longer. ! call
upon every man In this hall 10 repudi-