The Detroit times., 1912-08-27
MICHIGAN
POLITICS

The Lansing State Republican dis
covered a great lack OF interest in
the primary campaign for governor
when It sent reporter to take poll
OF l02 employees of the REQ Motor
Car Co. or the entire number Ga
said they were not ready TO declare
their choice for the Republican nom.
ination for governor; 20 said they
favored Fred G. Martindale and Is
were for Amos s. Musselman. Elk
prsssions Of opinion heard among the
men indicated light vote.
The Grand Rapids Herald says that
the western counties that gave Amos
3. Musselman, OF Grand Rapids,
heavy vote for the Republican nomin-
alton for governor. two years ago,
are falling into line the same way
again and that Musselman's atten-
ton to the central and eastern couh-
ties IN this years campaign Is ex-
pected to give him q big vote in the
counties that he had no time to
reach In 1910. Representative Samuel
Odell. OF Oceana county. who has
been touring Manistee, Lake, Mason
for state senator, reports that the
Mussclman sentiment In those coun-
ties js remarkable and similar reports
are made by Rep. William ]. Pearson.
OF Charlevoix county, Rep. ANDERSON,
OF Antrim and Rep. Hinkley, OF EN-
nett
Representative Hinkley, of Emmett
county, Is without opposition in the
primaries.
Representative VIM. Pearson, OF
Charlevoix, Is not candidate for the
house this year, but he says the field
that is In for his place Is composed
OF one OF the best punches Of men In
the county Pearson is handling Mus.
selman's campaign for governor In
Charlevolx county and those sur.
rounding II.
The battle for the Democratic nom
nation for congress In the Third dis.
trict is ore OF the fercest things I'm
the primaries. There are three men,
all Democrats, seeking the nomina-
ton. They are rolling through the
district day after day and each man
is trying to make a little hotter pace
than the other. The three are II. N.
Cavanaugh, G.. l.. Bolen and Claude
8. Carney. With Ed ~ Dingley run.
ming on the Progressive ticket these
Democrats think they will have
grand chance or landing winner In
the district due to the split In the
cote of j. NJ. C. Smith.
Up in Antrim county Representa-
tive Anderson has several men fight.
ing him for the Republican nomina-
ton The point there Is the wet and
dry business. A careful search OF
the records OF the last Legislature, as
well as a personal recollection of the
circumstances, shows that Anderson
voted with the drys on every bill that
was up.
Michigans two Democratic con.
gressmen have been invited by Act.
ing Chairman McAdoo, OF the national
Democratic committee, to meet him
In New York for conference on the
present campaign. Mr.. McAdoo says
he wants to arrange for united action
throughout the country. Mr.. Sweet
has decided to accept the invitation
and will go to New York upon the
adjournment OF congress Mr.. Dore-
mus said that he would leave at the
earliest possible moment for Detroit,
so he will not join In the conference
suggested
Gerrit ]. Diekema, OF Holland,
lame duck" OF the @. o. p. has been
made the head Of the speakers
bureau for the Republican campaign
in Michigan and from present indica
tieas Mr. -Diekems appears to have n
real mans job on his hands. just
why Diekema. who was defeated for
congress some time ago. was picked
for the place Is hard to guess. Two
reasons suggest themselves however
One Is that the national committee
couldn't get anybody else to take the
Job and the other Is that Mr. Diekema
having little TO lose and nothing
prer cling on HIS hands, asked for 1t.
What he will do with Il now that
he las It is more than anyone knows
He will undoubtedly have plenty of
speakers. The national committee Is
going 10 send plenty OF them. but they
will be sent out with Instructions to
hammer Mr.. Roosevelt and support
Mr.. Taft and they'll follow instruc-
lions OF lose their salary instantcr.
Now II any one has even feeting
LECTURE OF any OF the Republican or.
fee seekers in the counties or dis
tric's tumbling over one another 10
speak on the same platform with a
Taft man this fall they want to- re-
member IL because IL In a CURIOSITY,
Mr. Diekema will get national speak
ers all right, but when he starts lock
ing for the local color for the stage
he Is going 10 need a posse to find II.
The average Office seeker In Michigan
this year would rather face a maniac
with a gun than to admit TO an audi
ence of several hundred voters that
he Is supporting Taft.-Lansing State
Journal
A reactionary candidate. who pro-
claims Progressiveism, but who hangs
to the Taft ticket. maintains that the
reforms necessary can nit be Wofte