The Detroit times., 1912-06-13

was recently reelected secretary OF
the Republican state central commit
tee and authorized TO name an assist
ant secretary, Is an industrious work
er, who devotes his time and energy
to the Republican party in this state
practically without compensation and
because OF his interest In the politi-
cal game. Politicians say that In
two years time, King has drawn only
little more than $500 salary from
the committee and in the same length
OF time his expenses have been less
than that figure.
A meeting OF the Wayne county sur
vivors OF the constitutional conven-
ton was held Tuesday in the ONCE or
L. l. Barbour. In the Bull building, 70
make arrangements for the nth an
nual reunion of the convention asso-
citation. II was decided TO hold the
reunion the second week In Sep
TENDER.
The first two reunions were held In
Lansing, and e. c. Nichols. OF Battle
Creek. when he was president OF the
association, entertained the members
In their third annual session at his
home city. w. r. Burt. OF Saginaw,
followed suit by inviting the mem
bers TO Saginaw when he was presi-
dent, but this year the Wayne county
members stepped In and asked Presi-
dent l. L. Barbour to let the Wayne
county survivors do the entertaining.
Senator c. G. Simons, Judge p. j.
NJ. Hally and f. F. Ingram are the
committee on arrangements, and the
committee on finances, automobiles
and boat, consists OF E. A. Turnbull.
II. M. Campbell and VIM. G. Man.
chester.
II is proposed to have an automo-
bile ride around the city In the morn
ing, luncheon at noon, a boat ride
in the afternoon with the annual busi-
ness session held on board the steam
err and the annual dinner In the
evening.
Visions of a Republican national
convention rivaling In exciting fea-
lures the riotous state convention at
Bay City, are suggested by the Calu-
met News In its announcement OF the
appointment OF ]. T. Fisher, OF Lau-
rum, as an assistant sergeant-at-
arms for the national convention.
While ordinarily" says the News,
the position OF sergeant-at-arms at a
convention of this Kind is not an
a-duous one, II is possible the reverse
will be the case at the Chicago con-
vention because OF the bitter rivalry
between the contending forces for the
There will be about 500 sergeants-at-
arms"
Commenting on the contests
brought before the Republican ma
tional committee in Chicago, the Adrt
an Daily Telegram says:
mo matter what party or faction
a man may belong to. he must admit
down In his heart of hearts that the
present scramble of Republican dele
gates from the south IL an abuse and
q scandal.
THE abuse and the scandal lies not
in the scramble, but in the delegates
themselves-or rather in the number
and influence of the delegates, and
the character OF the men. The spec
tacle OF Negro lawyers arguing before
the national committee at Chicago
over which set OF men shall sit in
the convention to represent a hand
full Of southern Republicans, and to
have an equal voice with delegates
chosen from northern states to rep
resent ten times as many Republican
voters. Is a little too much for any
body who cares about fair play and
representative government.
The only fair and just plan for
both parties, is to have delegates APP
portioned according to the number of
voters or their own party In each
state-not according to the states
population. or the states electoral
vote"
Justice John W. Stone OF the su.
preme court does not contemplate ten
dering his resignation because OF iii
health, and declared Monday, at
Lansing, that the story emanating
from Grand Rapids to the effect that
he was about to leave the bench and
retire to private life, was news to
him. Judge Stone declared that he
never felt better in his whole life,
and he does not look as though his
health has been undermined by his
arduous duties In the court OF last
resort.
According to the best information
at hand, the only way In which Roose-
velt's nomination can be prevented at
Chicago will be for the national COM
mittee to decide all contested cases
in favor OF Taft.
This Is not humanity possible.
Some contests are 80 preposterous as
10 be jokes. Nothing so unfair. for
example, could be contemplated as TO
throw out the Roosevelt delegates