The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-22
MICHIGAN
POLITICS


Charles o. O'Neil, OF Detroit, state
chairman OF the Progressive party.
and Horatio s. Earle, of Detroit, former
state highway commissioner and can
didate for the Progressive nomination
for mayor OF Detroit, will be the prin-
cipal speakers at Progressive rally
to be held at BEDFORD Wednesday
evening.
Alva NJ. Cummins, Of Lansing. and
r. E. Barron, chairman Of the Demo
cratic committee ofyLivingston coun-
~, were busy all last week travelling
through Livingston county and organ
izing Wilson MarshallFerris clubs.
Mr.. Cummins Is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for congress
man from the Sixth district.
The Progressives Of Worthwhile will
hold a rally in the town hall Friday
evening. Several Of the candidates on
the Progressive state ticket are ex-
pected TO be present and address the
meeting and reports will be made on
the progress OF Roosevelt club which
Is being organized in the village.
Col II. s. Dean and Representative
II. c. Rankin. Of Washtenaw county,
have issued a call for a progressive
convention TO nominate county
ticket, not being satisfied with the
agreement entered into for support
Of the regular Republican ticket by
Progressives. Representative Rankin
was strongly in favor Of Progress
sive county ticket from the outset or
the movement.
John ]. Owens, OF Henton Harbor,
appointed by Gov. Osborn to succeed
Frank s. Neal. of Nashville, as state
oil inspector, Sept. L., will have some
80 deputies in the department, with
salaries Of $1,000 annually This is
one OF the Offices the abolition OF
which Governor Osborn recommended
in his message to the legislature at
its regular session. Mr.. Owens has
been a deputy game warden. He was
the man In mind for appointment as
warden OF the Jackson prison, when
1t was thought that the duty of filling
that post would devolve on Governor
Osborn.
In Mason county the Progressive
element has made a demand on the
election commissioners that they pre-
pare the primary ballot in accordance
with the ruling OF Attorney General
Kuhn. Bull Moosers desire to put an
entire ticket in the county by writing
In names on the primary ballot, and
they insist that IL Is the duty OF the
commissioners to allow the ruling OF
the attorney-general. The commission
is between the devil and the deep sea,
as they fear Progressive ticket; on
the other hand, II they ignore the rul-
ing of the encouragement they fear
that the Progressives will vote prac-
John j. Owens, OF Benton Harbor
tically in a body for the Democratic
candidates at the November election,
in which event they figure that the
Democrats may make a clean sweep
The form In which the Progressive
ballot will be printed Is a burning
Issue In many Michigan counties.
Maybe a six-year term for the
president Is right. and maybe ii Ia
not: but in any event one thing Is
certain. namely, that this is no time
TO make the change We are too busy
with party politics just now TO give
fair hearing to any such PROPOSE
ton.
The Works resolution In the sen
ate. and a similar resolution In the
house. propose to make the presi-
dents term six years and make MIN
Ineligible for reelection. That Is
good topic to debate in an of year
when the air is not full OF smoke and
dust When senators and congress
men are voting on the constitutional
question they are really voting politi-
cal life OF death to some Of the pres