The Detroit times., 1912-04-04
|II<E NAN FAILS TO
DRAW APPLAUSE BY
ATTACK ON WILSON


and while i-aroIo Jarvis and
<'or bartoiotta sang solos. Chair.
<hteL OF the Democratic city
puny committees. passed up
~ down the room with a corps OF
1's'ents. handing out cigars. Judge
"otiy was near the platform, his
DeaminG with happiness al the
Of the crowd which TO him
V<IIeu Democratic success this fall
city. state and nation. Corporation
counsel lawson. Assistant Counsel
Fenniman, Judge Hally. Jim" Burns
AL the loyal" Democrats were
Some Talk Of Hemans.
Talk OF Hemans as gubernatorial
r1udidate was heard among some or
ne lesser lights OF the party, while
1II attempts TO dope" Mayor Thomp
1on's chances this fall failed. Some
<entured the opinion that the mayor
Hould not run, giving away 10 some
1[ronger selection OF the party; others
we're very sure he would run and
ring out the franchise again, only
modified by the ID. u. r., TO make
1hoW OF some concessions having
1een granted. The mayor carefully
avoided all reference TO fractional poll
ties In his brief remarks, assuring
Xr. williams that Detroit is very
boautiful city and thanking him pro
fosely for having come. The mayor
vas loudly cheered when he arose TO
speak.
FITS easy enough to run for ofhce
when you're q sure winner, out IL
takes nerve and self-sacriice to lead
losing fight" he said.
AS far as Michigan is concerned
don't think we should be oyer-zealous
la advocating any particular canai,
date" said Fred A. Baker. we al
have our individual preference, Dul
we should yield to the better Juus
ment OF the organization as wnole'
Mr. williams made the audience
laugh by his references to the Roose-
velt.Taff fight and the local caucuses'
II picked up the papers this morn
ing said he, land read that potn
sides of the Republican party nae
won In Detroit. Each side calleu the
ofher n thief and each admitted IL
had defrauded the other
.We were about TO enter the ring
Nth the president when announcer
gentleman threw in his hat ana pro
ceoded TO do the work the Democratic
nartv had mapped out. And announcer
<entleman from Wisconsin tried 10
.dopen his campaign before he ever
entered the ring. You see, ! use Tue
4 language OF the prize ring.
interested in Democracy.
.No man Is more Interested IL
& :, ...,,cratic success this fall than l.
ell vosi the wedge OF Democracy
40 entered the old stump OF hepuo.
1icanism and is splitting 1t apart. IL
80 wmftd win this fall A. rs motor
.ne 10 ALLEVIATE any section OF lhe
& cartv from us or lose any support VI
fhoae whose sympathies are natural
Z ~ with the Democratic cause.
-I am opposed to the candidacy
:. ~ one man above all others. 90
MI wish TO mention him Just now Dy
name. but I will read from some VI
!. ia nublished utterances from which
van can Judge if you desire sucn
man to be your standard bearer
..Does any one OF us who have
efood loyalty by the party care 10
nlienate the trades unionsg wait
+. e ask IN these remarks would attract
or repell the great army OF tradss
union men,
Mr.. Williams read from what pur-
norted to be speech by Gov. wilson
IL which the governor In COMPARING
fhe capitalistic class with the lapCf
,,nions said the latter was quite as
unable of committing certain wronss
is the former.
.Are the unions ready to follow
INCH a leader?v he demanded. II
<hey are. / don't know the unions.
We must appeal to them In many
efates as holding the balance al
6ower."
The speaker read another state
ment In which reference had pesh
made to the knights of Labor having
been touched with anarchistic ten
dencies.
Speaker Is Sarcastic.
Williams was careful to use only
n,ch paragraphs or sentences from
1ov Wilson's speech as he thought
~ro,,ld work in with his denunciation
~ the governor. He spoke in voice
"a sarcasm. amounting almost to
1oeer as he made such quotations
~nd asked the local organization
~rorkers what they thought OF VIII
n0n7 A.
..Then there Is another class ~
ronsider." said the speaker. me
1oxernor has said that the DeHo
cratic party has permitted the use OF
+ III name and prestige by some can
1<dates who should never have been
omitted to the councils of the party.
|Ie calls them an alien faction ard
avs they should have been thrown
o.f may be pardoned II | wish to
throw him out OF the Democratic
~cnncils. How are the loyal follow
80 Of the Democratic party going to
take those wordsg
WILLIAMS said Wilson had voted
me Republican ticket since lS92,
1 ~nd only embraced the Democratic
~rrfv now that there was chance
20 his riding into power. He said
"a nomination OF the New jersey
-overnor would be disaster TO The
or,tses William Jennings Bryan.
M. Williams referred to W. j.
VAN as zone OF the most glorious
<6idates In history, he will go
--vn a. the peer OF Jefferson.
-.rhere was not a Democrat with
blood In his veins who had not
1895 learned TO respect William