The Detroit times., 1912-08-30
PROGRESSlVES PLANNING
WHIRLWIAD CAMPAIGN
IN DETROIT AND STATE
Local Bull-Moosers Well Salts
fled With Showing in Tues {
days Primaries
WILL ORGANIZE FIRST
Big Speaking Program To Be
Arranged For October
Roosevelt Coming
WILL ORGANIZE FIRST

With both the defeated candidates
for the Progressive nomination for
mayor promising to be active workers
for the election of Horatio 8. Earle,
who won out, and the finances Of the
city and county organization taking
vary satisfactory form. County Chair.
man Ralph Hall Ferris and his asso.
ciates In Progressive headquarters
were In happy frame OF mind. Thurs
day
Prof/ Ferris announced that John
Mcvicar, who ran for the mayoralty
nomination, would be appointed chair
man OF the publicity committee, and
In view of his long experience In an
editorial capacity with one OF the De-
troit daily newspapers, would be asked
to take full charge Of the Progressive
Herald, the weekly organ Of the party.
The enrolment OF over 3,100 Pro
gressives In the city was twice wha;
We expected" said Prof. Ferris. And
II certainly 10 remarkable allowing
when you consider what II meant In
the way Of breaking old party afiilia-
tions. know Of one case where q
Republican OF 40 years standing hest
tated outside the booth q half hour
before he could screw up courage to
go In and ask for Progressive ballot,
and this is only one example or any
number OF similar instances.
Either the ties that held voters 10
the old parties have been broken In a
manner beyond precedent or the great
body Of Independent voters have
thrown their influence into new
party as they have never done be-
fore.
with an initial enrolment OF over
3,10O we are confident of carrying a
good many wards In the election. In
my own precinct, the tenth OF the
Fourth ward, the Progressives polled
more than % per cent OF the total
vote.
I'VE will start In with the Progress
sives actually enrolled and push the
organization to completion through
every city and county precinct. Al
ready there are two or three county
precincts In which q majority OF the
voters have signed pledges to vote the
Progressive ticket.
Organization work will be pushed
during September, and October will
see big speech-making campaign
with meetings every night somewhere
In the city or county, and with every
election district covered before elec-
ton day. g4sts
Former Prestdept- Roosevelt and
former Senator Beveridse will be
among the outside Speakers, and the
Michigan speakers will include l..
Whitney Watkins, candidate for gov
nor; Judge w. d. Gordon. candi-
date for lieutenant-governor; Thco-
tore M. Joslyn, candidate for United
States senator: Attorney James H.
Pound, candidate for congressman In
the first district W.. II. Hill, candi-
date for congressman at large; Hora-
ito 8. Earle, the candidate for may or; /;
John McVicar, Aid. Charles E. Nc
Carty, and myself. The program for
the month will In all probability be
completed before october 1.
while we could use a campaign
fund Of $4,000, we can get along with
$500, and this amount is clearly In
sight. Including the 500 given to the
county committee by Gustavus d.
Pope. treasurer OF the state commit
tee, In addition to the $500 he gave
the state committee. we have on hand
nearly 5000. One subscription OF $500
Is expected In few days, and there
is a asgroup of men who stand ready to
furnish $500. With the dollar sub
scription list bringing In funds stead
lily. the finances are we'll In hand"