The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-31
WANTS To KNOW
If MAYOR STILL
HAS DUR. STOCK
Aid. McCarty Recalls Story That
Thompson Made Purchase
Back in 1907
TALK WAS THEN OF
SUIT AGAINST COMPANY
Friends of Municipal Ownership
Are Advised to Cast Bal
lots for Earle

In statement issued, Wednesday
sistant campaign manager for Hor-
alto S. Earle-Earle Is his own real
manager-challenge Mayor Thomp-
son 10 inform the voters whether he
holds stock or bonds in the ID. L. X.
Mr.. McCartys statement follows;
Oct. 20, 1907, IL was publicly an
.no'-red that Mayor Thompson had
bought stocks and bonds OF the ID.
u. r., and would the following spring
bring suit to put the ID. U. X. In the
hands OF receivers. He has never at
tempted TO fulfill any part OF the
statement credited 10 him at that
time II II is true that he did buy
stocks and bonds OF the ID. u. X. IN
1907, ! would like TO ask the Hon.
William b. Thompson, whether he
still owns said stock and bonds. As
| believe that the street car question
is the paramount issue in this cam
paign, he will be setting himself right
before the people of Detroit by max
ing positive statement that he has
disposed OF the same. IL he has not
sold the said stocks and bonds. his in
terest is the ID. Y. r. interest, and,
therefore, we cannot place any more
confidence in his promise TO stand for
municipal ownership OF the street
railways of Detroit than in the prom
ises that he made two years ago in
his campaign.
The citizens municipal ownership
committee has issued a pamphlet 10
all the electors OF the city. stating
that Mr.. Earle Is a good man and
stands for the principles OF municipal
ownership, but that their action in in
dorsing Oscar b. Marx for mayor. was
because they believed that Marx. at
that time, was the stronger OF the
candidates opposing Mayor Thompson.
in whom they could place no reliance.
But during the past two weeks. Mr.
Earle's strength has so developed
that II is the concensus OF opinion OF
those who are familiar with the real
sentiment OF the electors OF the city
that Mr. Earle will be the next mayor
Il would advise all those interested
not only in municipal ownership or
our public utilities. but all those In
terested in the good clean govern
ment of our city by an able and com
petent and efficient business man TO
cast their votes on Nov. for Horatio
s. Earle for mayor. thereby insurng
to the people Of Detroit, q government
OF the people BY the people and FOR
the people"
Mr.. McCarty was one OF the hrst
opponents OF the Thompson franchise.
The franchise was made public on a
Saturday morning In October. 1911.
and after reading the franchise. Mr..
McCarty saw at once that IL was es-
sentially franchise grant To the ID.
u. K. McCarty has always been
consistent opponent of the franchise
and all advocate of measures looking
toward municipal ownership during
his Office as alderman.
A year ago last February he intro
duced a resolution in the council TO
submit the question as to whether the
charter should be revised Aid Yer
nor, on the advice Of p. j. NJ. Hally,
then corporation counsel, had an
amendment added 10 the resolution
which nullifed IT,
The killing OF charter revision a
year ago last spring, set municipal
ownership back at least two years,
says McCarty.
The question OF revising the char;
ter will be submitted Nov. 5. and 1t
will be more important to vote yes
on charter revision than TO elect
Earle, Marx or Thompson. No mayor
will be able to do anything until the
charter is revised