The Detroit times., 1912-05-03

when. at the last regular session
Hinkley observed a collection beinl
taken up for a man who had had
turn OF bad luck and was down and
tout Hinkley, unsolicited, sought oui
the men who were making the col
lection and asked 10 be allowed tc
make contribution.
How much are you giving" he
asked
Anything from quarter up" he
was informed,
We'll, take that; | earned 1t easy,
repled Hinkley. and forthwith in
dorsed his legislative pay check fol
$50 and handed II over for the good
OF the cause.
II is reported at Lansing, that john
X. Owens. OF Benton Harbor. is 10 oe
appolnted state oil inspector in place
OF Frank Neal OF Worthwhile. The sal
airy of the oil inspector is $1,000 a
year and ne has the appointment OF
% deputy inspectors.
Democrats generally are jubilant
and declare that the personal fight be-
tween the two Republican candidates
can have no other result than the
election OF a Democrat regardless OF
the man chosen al the Republican
iconyention. Among this class Wood
! row Wilson seems TO be the favorite
with Champ Clark close second -
Lansing State Journal
Il is said that more money is being
expended in promoting the political
interests OF Taft and Roosevelt than
has ever been spent in similar cam
paign in the history OF the United
States. There is much interest mani.
lfested as 10 the mystery of the source
iron which such large sums OF money
came The American people are en-
titled TO know who is putting up the
money for this expense. but they dom
know al present and 1t is a. matter o.
speculation II they will ever know
Bay City Tribune.
Representative James Henry, Of
Battle Greek will probably shy hi:
castor into the senatorial race in the
ninth district, comprising Branch ant
! Calhoun counties. The present sen
ator. A. c. Kingman, Is a candidate
| for the Republican nomination fol
state treasurer. Other candidates fol
the Republican nomination TO succeed
Senator Kingman are Representative
Henry Straight. OF Coldwater, and At
torney Joseph Coward, OF Bronson
Both live in Branch county.
While We do not understand the
Significance OF the Massachusetts pri
mary, il is probably putting II too
strongiy to say that IL is going e
make the nomination. IL may demon
strate Taft's impossibiliiy as a candi
date for November, or IL may be suct
la blow 10 the colonels prestige as Il
irender his nomination improbable, bu
our own opinion Is that the fight vii
go on 10 the end and that the actua
elimination will not take place thi:
side of Chicago News.
VIM. Malloy, of Grand Rapids. has
announced he will be a candidate To-
senator from the Seventeenth sena
torial district on the Democratic
ticket. Thomas II. McNaughton, who
I has served well in the house for th'
{
candidate. McfNaughton Is one OF thu
most prominent Changers In Mich
gan, being a member OF the executive
committee Of the Grange.
Mayor Gaynor says that there is nj
insistent popular demand for him 10
president The candidates for whom
/ the "insistent popular demand arises
are generally beaten.-Calumet News
An Equal Franchise club. the frs
that has been organized In the Uppe
Peninsula, has been formed at Me
nominee. The members plan TO tak'
an active part in the campaign 70
1.-THE adoption OF the universal suffrage
amendment 10 the state constitution
that will be submitted in the fal
election.
/ Commenting on the Democratic
/ presidential nomination the Por
4 Huron Times Herald says:
y Wilson is the progressive" candi
date without question or qualification
II CLARK, while claiming progressive ten
4 denotes. is feputed TO aaVe the favo
of the Democratic stand-patters, since
Gov Harmon has been practically re
tired from the race. William j. Bryan
is doubtful factor, who may exer
"a powerful influence In the conven
ton before a nomination is made
"In Michigan the contest Is Wilson
against the field. the opponents OF tn,
New Jersey man seeking only to Sc
cure the election OF uninstructed dele
gates On the whole the Democratic
presidential contest al its presen
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