The Detroit times., 1912-08-08
|"YOW RE A DEAD OHE,.
| HENRY S. .DORAN WRITES
T0 MAYOR THOMPSON
Former Henchman of His Honor
Says Democratic Party
Has His Measure u
FOR JEFFRIES
Breaking Up of Old Friendship
Due to Scramble for AS
sessorship
DECLARES FOR JEFFRIEs

Henry S. Doran, who for eight
years was deputy city treasurer when
Mayor Thompson was treasurer, has
written scorching letter TO Thomp
son. branding him as a man who Is
willing TO sacrifice his closest per
sonal friends for his own political
gain. fhe letter Is addressed to The
Hon. % William b. Thompson"
Doran assures the mayor that the
latter lis a dead one," politically, and
that the real Democratic party, not
he small crop of vote-swappers. have
got his measure. II Is a complete re-
pudiation OF Thompson by Mr.. Doran
who supplemented his statements.
"Wednesday, when he assured The
Times that he is going TO work for the
Nomination OF Justice +. j. Jeffries
for the mayoralty. Mr. Doran would
not give out a copy OF his letter to
the mayor, although he exhibited a
copy OF II to The Times and has
shown a copy to some of his political
Friends. all OF whom, he says, have
hgreed with the sentiment 1t ex-
Dresses.
There Is not a friend that Mayor
Thompson had when he was in the
city treasurer's ofice who haS not
gone back on him and will work
against him In the coming campaign,
baid Mr. Doran. The reason for this
s that Thompson will ride rough
Bhod over those who have done most
10 elevate him to power. II is all for
Thompson; he never performed an
bfflcial act in his life, without nrst
btudying the political effect, to see
lust what he would gain personally
by II. He seldom let's go or cent
himself, but he has never hesltated
10 use the money generously donated
by his friends to help him along po-
(itically.
THAT statement given out by
Thompson TO the effect that he Is not
koyerned by personal motives In get
ling detectives TO trap the aldermen
makes me smile Whoever heard OF
Thompson doing anything without an
BYE on the political effect? have
known him for many years and
know he never loses sight or the
political effect OF anything.
"I consider that the mayor was
guilty OF the worst form OF bribery
when he yielded to the entreaties OF
d newspaper editor In appointing Dan
lei Dilworth 10 the assessorship. lie
permitted the editor TO dictate official
patronage for his own personal gain.
HE did IL to get the political support
|pf this paper. They may not have
been an iron-clad agreement between
Them, but that was the understanding
|hpd the motive back OF 1t, undoubt-
|edly. The taking OF 500 by an alder
man TO influence his vote was baga-
telle compared with the principle In
Eolved in the appointment OF the
assessor That appointment was not
khe property of Mayor Thompson. II
belonged TO the party Thompson had
no right to go outside the party and
hermit the editor of so-called Re-
bublican newspaper to tell him whom
10 appoint. But il shows how Thomp-
Son will turn down those who have
stood by him for years for his own
personal welfare.
81 shall do all can to defeat Mayor
Thompson, as Informed him In my
letter. | believe hundreds OF other
Democrats who were with the mayor
a year or so ago will do likewise. |
bm going TO support Justice Jenries.
Doran was a candidate for city as
6essor. When the mayor informed
)boran that he could not appoint him,
boran and Aid. John Garvey asked
the mayor to appoint George Finn.
They would have been satisfied with
The appointment OF almost anyone
Baye the candidate of the so-called
|eVote Swappers' league" The mayor
burned them all down.
In the last session Doran had with
Thompson, according to Doran's let
Ter. the mayor said to Doran that
without the mayors support and
friendship, Doran was down and out
politically. That inspired Doran to
write the letter calling Thompson a
F'dead one" War Is now on TO the
heath.
Out in the Sixteenth ward. Aid.
John Garvey is attacking the mayor.
There seems to be abundant evidence
10 substantiate Doran's statement
that the mayors old friends are drop
ping away from him.