The Detroit times., 1912-09-13
EOv. WILSON Will TAKE
| TWEhTY-HOUR RIDE TO
| MAKE DETROIT MEETING
He'll Reach Here Just in Time to
Speak, After Jump From
Minneapolis
other BIG GUNS COMING
benators Gore and Reed to Tour
Michigan, and Bryan May
Come, Too

Gov Woodrow Wilson, Democratic
candidate for president. will make a
ong Jump In his western campaign
our when he comes to Detroit the
evening OF Sept. 10. He will speak
u Minneapolis the previous evening,
Ind will set out Immediately after
|nat meeting for the Michigan metrop-
Ills. Chicago will be reached at noon,
Sut no meeting Is scheduled there, and
NTH only a half-hour's delay, the can
|idate will board a special train that
Mil arrive In Detroit at 1880 d. m,
Ihe entire trip to Detroit consuming
DO hours.
Democratic State Chairman Ed
nund c. Shields and Secretary A. r.
Canfield, OF the state central commit
lee. returned to Detroit, Thursday. af-
er flying trip to Chicago. where they
lad a conference with Congressman
burleson, chairman OF the national
|peakers' bureau. and Secretary Jo-
3eph ID. Davies, Of the national COM
hittee. Besides completing arrange
nents for the visit OF Gov. Wilson to
Detroit, they obtained a promise that
Benator James A. Reed, chairman or
he senatorial bureau, would devote
NO days to Michigan, and Senator
Bore, OF Oklahoma. win probably also
hive two days TO this state. William
Jennings Bryan Is now In the west,
Ind has engagements running into
October, but It is hoped that he may
be able to come 70 Michigan during
he latter part OF the campaign.
| Gov Marshall. OF Indiana, candidate
ior vice-president, is to speak in
Grand Rapids the night Of Sept. %,
Ind was booked for Detroit the pre-
tious night, but the Detroit date will
probably. be changed TO one later In
Ihe campaign, SO that Gov. MarshalPs
+isit and Gov. Wilson's will not come
loo close together
Gov. Wilson goes from Detroit TO
Columbus, and 1t is not expected that
be will have time In Detroit for any
bther meetings than the one sched-
tled for the Light Guard armory, and,
possibly, an overflow meeting. The
bnly other speakers in the Detroit
Will be Alfred Lucking, can
bidate for United States senator, ana
Frank z. Doremus.
Upon his return from Chicago, State
chairman Shields was highly gratified
10 find In his mail In state headQuar-
|ers In the Broadway market building,
J large number of checks and money
brders, carrying contributions from
the Democrats who sat as delegates
In the county conventions throughout
|he state, Monday. Just before the
were held, Chairman
Bhields sent out circulars asking each
delegate TO the county conventions to
contribute one dollar to the work or
The state central committee. and the
response was very satisfactory. From
Houghton county came $50. and In
county every one OF the ~
delegates turned in his contribution.
a large number OF counties had been
heard from when the first mail was
opened In state headquarters, Thurs
hay morning, and the returns were
still coming
The itinerary OF Prof. Woodbridge
n. Ferris, Democratic candidate for
royernor. for the week OF Sept. 1921,
as given out in state headquarters,
takes in Ottawa, Allegan, VanBuren.
Berrien, Cass and Kalamazoo coun-
ties. There will be one-day trolley
or automobile trip through each coun-
~. with evening meetings as follows:
Monday. In Holland Tuesday. In Al
legan; Wednesday, in South HAVEN
Thursday. In Niles; Friday, In DOW
n eiac and Saturday, in Kalamazoo.