The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-18

Doinlment OF . successor TO United
States District Judge A. G. Angel, OF
Detroit. and Senator Townsend's sup
pO1 OF District Attorney Arthur j..
tuttie for the position. the Calumet
News saws:
1T Is said that the president has
assured Senator Townsend that he
viii be given a full hearing before the
appointment Is made. Townsend, so
the gossip goes, IL closer TO the presi-
dent than Smith. Townsend was for
Reciprocity; Smith was not. Town
eend has Identified himself in an un-
migtakable manner with the Taft cam
paIgn for denomination; Smith has
he'd little TO say one way or another
about the presidential situation. IL
q came to a showdown IL Is regarded
81 likely that Townsend would have
gTat deal OF weight with the presi-
The Sault Ste. Marie News, of which
WI +. Knox is manager, prints an I'm
tefesting comment on the probable at
titnde OF the Republican national COM
mittee toward contesting delegations
atfthe national convention. Mr.. Knox
Is an active Roosevelt worker and is
closely identified with the contesting
Roosevelt delegation from Michigan.
His paper says:
From assurances which have been
received by the Roosevelt managers,
AZ is expected that the Republican ma.
tional committee will act fairly in the
natter OF contests. The only hope
the Taft managers have had for steam
rollering the presidents nomination
has for some time lain in possibility
a thht he could command a majority OF
the national committee for the purpose
OF deciding all contests against Roose'
welt. regardless of the merits OF tho
EcOntest The committee has been pref
NY thoroughly sounded, and il is found
that It's members feel that this would
Insure the destruction of the party
land that they would go down in the
wreck. They have decided TO take
In Imiddle-of-the-road course and TO
work out the contests along the lines
1 on merit. On this basis, Dixon is GER
tain that Roosevelt will have a major.
I ~ on the first roll call"
The Republican NationaltCon |
G0I 1880 definitely fixed the rule that
ld&egates from district should repre- !
sent their district and vote independ- |
Ieutly and not have their vote controll- |
led either by state convention or by !
1.-THE majority Of the national delegates |
from that state. This did away with |
4 the practice OF casting the entire vote |
Of the state as a unit regardless OF the
Ipreference OF the minority OF the dele \
gates. II Is sound rule and makes a
national convention more nearly re-
lsponsive to the will of the people than
1T could be under the unit rule which
never was common In a Republican
convention and has been prohibited
there since 1SS0.--Cedar Springs Clip
per.
National Committeeman r. o. Wood, III
of Flint, is making efforts TO learn
who signed his name to a telegram
sent to Harmon headquarters after
the Democratic state convention IL II
Bay City. The telegram said that 20 II
OF the 80 delegates on the Micnigan /
delegation were for Harmon. Mr..
Wood declared that he sent only one
telegram after the convention, and
that that was personal one 10 his |
daughter.
James II. Pound. OF Detroit, has
been mentioned for the Democratic II
nomination for governor, and the sug-
g4stion of his name was received with II
a GOOD deal OF enthusiasm among dele II
jgates to the state convention in Bay
City. Mr. Pound is we'll known as a
very successful lawyer and public
speaker and as an advocate Of econ
orhy In municipal government.