Alma record., 1912-10-17
REPUBLICANS WILL WIN IN
MICHIGAN THIS YEAR.
/. BROWN, Business Ma

The Detroit Saturday Night, one
of the few really independent news
papers of Michigan, in its issue OF this
week gives the following review OF
the Republican state convention held
in Detroit last week Mr. Nimmo,
editor of Saturday Night, attended
the convention and therefore gives
hi impressions first hand and bases
his comments ON what he individually
heard and observed:
How often the favorite in Septem-
Der betting is the loser in November
elections. And per contra how often
is the September loser the November
winner. Only "a few weeks ago Roose-
welt was the odds-on favorite i'm
Michigan for the presidency. Only
yesterday wise Democrats gleefully
insisted that the Republican split is
So bad that Wilson has chance to
carry rock-ribbed Michigan.
But here come the Republican reg
ulars again, right down the middle
of the road. with blood in their eyes
and cheers in their throats, Groes-
beck brandishng the torn and tattered
old flag and Pat Kelley beating the
bass drum and everybody on his toes.
They came out OF the night as II
were. for darkness had fallen over
the Republican camp in these latter
DAYS. But they came with rtsh and
a roar, as they came in 'nincty-siN
They came to Detroit shouting Taft
and Tariff with their ranks closed
up; and they left Detroit with the
old c. O. F. FIRE in their hearts and
a battle song on their lips.
it was the best state convention
the Republican, OF Michigan have
held in a decade It's delegates were
chosen by the rank and file OF the
party at the primary elections. Its
speakers squarely met the issues of
the day. Its applause, which was fre-
quent and vocferous, did not come
from factions only, but from nearly
every bench in the auditorium. There
was none Of the apathy and absence
OF delegates that has marked every
Republican convention since the in
auguration Of direct nominations for
governor, acknowledgements and
United States senator.
Opposition TO Repubicanism and
Republican standard bearers, opposi-
tion inside the party as we'll as out
side. brought these men together in
an old-time rally Opposition, you
see is the life of politics, just as com
petition used TO be the life of trade
prior to the propaganda OF Perkins
and the good trusts In politics. as
in trade the fttcst will survive, pro-
vided the way is open to all with no
artificial barriers TO retard the fit, and
no special favors TO advance the unfit.
Ii the Republican party in Michigan
is the fttest in expressing the opin-
ions Of the people of Michigan after
all the facts have been laid before
them it will win this election, as ii
ought to
Not to indulge in any rash pre-
dictions on our own part, we offer
it as the deliberate opinion OF the
most conservative minded and best
Informed leaders in this weeks Re-
publican convention that the Repub
iican party will win this presidential
election in Michigan In 1905 Mich
igan gave the Republican candidate
for president a plurality of 15s.694; a
plurality of 2277OO in 1904, and a
plurality Of 1O4,5s2 in 1900. For 70
years the Republican majority in
Michigan has been 100000 and up
ward. The Republican party can lose
100000 votes to a third party candi-
date and still carry the election, since
there is no indication that the third
party is likely to pull any consider
able strength from the ranks OF the
now united democracy