The Detroit times., 1912-10-04
Political Gossip

Political Gossip
Col. Roosevelt will not come to De-
troit next week. His itinerary has
been changed. the New York head
quarters says, so that he will not
make Detroit before Oct 16 or IL.
Dates for Alfred Lucking, Demo
cratic candidate for United States
senator, and Edward Frensdorf. can
didate for ongressman-at-large, are
announce das follows: Oct 9, Hills
dale: Oct. 10. Jackson; Oct. IL, Char
lotte; Oct. IL. Lansing; Oct. IA, Mar
shall; Oct. Is, Three Rivers; Oct. i6,
Benton Harbor; Oct. IL South Hav-
en-; Oct. IS. Hastings; Oct. 10. Ionia;
Oct. 2l, Fenton.
II do not believe that George Hum
mer's prophecy of 10000 plurality
for Gov. Wilson hits near the true
figure" said Secretary Canfeld, in
y Democratic headquarters. In the
first place, there Is no detection of 10
per cent of the Democrats To Roose-
welt 80 far as | can learnp In the
second, there has been In past years a
stay-at-home Democracy numbering
from 10000 to 10000. These men
twill all vote this year. ] make my OBJ
servations by a careful study Of re-
ports from all sections. II Is too
early to prophecy in figures. but feel
sure that wilson's plurality has been
underestimated."
Two special trains to cover the
northern part of the lower peninsula
OF Michigan are being planned by the
state central committee OF the Demo
cratss They will probably start out
the last week In October. Their pur-
pose Is to carry Prof. Ferris through
otherwise reach. Plans for the trip
were5discussed in Wednesdays meet
when financial questions we're also
brought mp. II was decided that $780,
900 must be raised for the state cam
paigh fund.
Chairman Groesbeck of the Repub-
lican state cor ~1ittee, has returned
from swing 2 md Ingham. Clinton
and Ionia counties. He says that
Taft Till carry them all.
- A Gratiot.van Dyke Thompson club
has heenS organized. with James 8.
wattFa as president and w. G. Wiler.
secretary.
Frank A. Kirby, treasurer OF the
Bull Moose county committee, Is q
hard man TO get away from these
days He fourishes certificates Of
in denominations Of 81, IS and up
ward and demands that every loyal
Bull Moose subscribe to the campaign
fund as an evidence OF good faith. II
this fails, he presents a card which
reads: Desiring to assist In bringing
to Detroit such noted Speakers as Mf.
Beveffdge,@ OF Indiana, Theodore
Roosevelt and others, ! will pay to the
treasurer s.. each week for seven
weeks"
Former NJ A. c. students living in
Detroit, will attend the Beveridge
meeting at the armory next Wednes-
day night in body to cheer for L.
whitney Watkins, Bull Moose candi
date for governor, graduate OF Nj.
A. G.. In the class OF 1898 After the
meeting Mr. Watkins will meet his
classmates and school friends In the
Progressive headquarters.
Oscar b. Marx, Republican candi-
date for mayor. spoke for charter re-
vision i'm three meetings, Thursday
night, and made one address in Ger
man. Quick work on John Gillespie's
part saved the Marx automobile from
collision with rapidly-moving Michi-
gan car which bore down on them un-
expectedly, as they were hurrying to
"A meeting.
Mrs. Margaret Goodman was chosen
permanent chairman OF the Progress
sive Woman's club, and Mrs. A. L.
Cohen, chairman of the entertainment
committee, In a meeting, Thursday, in
the Bull Moose headquarters. The
.city was divided into districts and
every woman who attended was as
signed to work in one OF them. An
other meeting will be held in head
quarters next Wednesday at 1880
Rain prevented the Thursday night
Progressive meeting. and 1t will be
held tonight In Wheelmen's hall,
Adams-ave east. Senator c. c. Hunt,
OF New York, ex-senator Bainbridge
Colby OF New Jersey. and DR.. John
Schubert, OF New York. will speak
the latter in both English and Ger
sman.
Probate Judge Edgar o. Durfee,
chairman of the Wayne county cleo
tion commission, conferred with
County Auditor Buhrer, Thursday. in
regard to the printing Of the ballots
for the November election. I'VE are
going to have 10000 ballots printed,
this year" said Judge Durfee to The
Times, THAT is big increase over
the number we had printed in 1892
when We first used the big ballot. In
1892 we printed only 10000, so you
can see that Detroit and Wayne coun-
ty have done some growing In the
past 90 years or So When was
first elected probate Judge, in 1876,
there we're only IL wards and 20 cleo
tion districts In Detroit; now there
are 1s wards and III election dis
tricts"
The city committee Of the Progress
.sive party will hold mass meeting,
Saturday evening. Oct 5, at s o'clock,
In National Union hall, No 1S Ora.
tiot-ave Horatio Earle and others