The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-10
State Politics

The Democrats or Genesee' county
In convention assembled, had a near
row at Flint, Saturday. with Attornel
John +. Baker, orator-in-chief for tn
wilson crowd, and National Commit
teeman -E.-Q.- Mood, as-star- spoke
man for Champ Clark. The situatio
became dangerous when Wood move
10 force the unit rule on county del
gates TO the state convention at b
City Baker characterized the &, ,
Tics as an attempt 10 bring abe
gag rule" and threatened a ruI
convention II the resolution pass
Wood. who is something or a pol
cian' and realizes the expediency
walking around trouble rather tn
into II, automatically withdrew
motion. However, the wise Edw
who has announced that he Is Z
pledged TO any one candidate. but W
has not yet acquired throat trouA
yelling for Wilson, put one over
the friends OF the Jersey governor
Offering a smoother and less fuz.
resolution TO the effect that the Gen
see county delegates TO the state CO
vention be- instructed not to vote Il
the instruction OF the Michigan del,
gates TO the national convention. Thi
resolution went through, but. anyway
Secretary Beakes OF the Wilson leagu,
says that more than half OF the unin
stIucted Genessee delegates are for
Wilson.
The wall has gone out from the Tar
han In t.f. hnf he.
forces are not playing fair and thf
they will resort TO anything TO coa
NIT the larceny OF the Bay City cH-
vention. Thursday. Ii is alleged tat
Chairman w. +. Knox OF the Repb-
liean state central committee has re-
fused TO call the customary beore-
the-convention meeting of the som-
mittee for the purpose OF arranging
details and deciding what delegates
will be entitled to participate n the
temporary organization. and tat he
has openly declared that the ontest'
ing Roosevelt delegations froTWayne
and Calhoun counties woul' force
their way into the conventio' nall at
Bay City, and participate inthe con-
vention through the aid OF pmporary
Chairman Truman III. Iewberry.
Something should be done % protect
the claimed 500 TO 800 Taf delegates
AGAINST being eonfiscated by Frank
Knox. II is also walled tht as Chalr-
man Knox had refused . call the
meeting of the committee. me call had
been issued by Secretar Paul H.
King. acting under the section laws
OF the state OF Michigan And so, II
al 81 nd hi mAlOIlfN OIL
Taft delegates at the ny City con-
vention can keep from ting swlped
by Knox. the presiden' is going 70
win in Michigan.
The candidacy of representative u
VI. Currie, of Midland for the speak
ership OF the Michiga house. has as
sumed formidable prportions, ana II
IS claimed that he ms the assurance
OF the support OF majority OF all
OF the members. Seaker Baker Is
not seeking the joi again. He pre-
fers more liberty an the relish OF an
occasional scrap opthe floor Baker
is some fighter tooand the man VINO
meets him in battltneeds TO be In the
pink OF condition.
Presumably the Michigan brewers
would have told on rev days ago
something 10 the effect that Osborn
was 100 dead skin" politically,
but presumably those same brewers
are now breathiH more formally and
slumbering more peacefully.
The Democrats OF Kent county held
caususes. Mon,ay, and hid their
county convention. at Grad Rapids
today. IL is said that ther was no
contest over presidential Candidates
and that the county convention VIII
send delegates TO the state cohVen-
ton instructed for Wilson. Tie con-
test in the caucus was Tor the place
OF delegate-at- large, and was beween
Frank f. Pulte and William Nc
Knight
Amos Musselman has his hat and
himself in the ring. The announce.
ment OF Gov. Osborn that he wuld
not be a candidate has removed he
barrier between Musselman and an
emphatic candidacy and the Grad
Rapids business man has announced
that he will be in the race. IL is san
that he will make a formal announce.
ment within few days and that ie
will make his run on a platform d.
claring for a business administrator
OF state affairs. The Grand Rapio
News says OF Musselman. He b.
lieves that his extensive business e.
perience has fitted him TO give TIN
state a better business administratio.
than il has had in many years"
Attorney Thaddeus b. Taylor,
Cedar Springs, the youngest member
of the Michigan house OF representa-.
~tives. the only Democratic member
from Kent county, and the father or
the original presidential primary bill
that evoluted into the famous So
called Ball bill, was quoted Monday
by the Grand Rapids News as say
ing: There Is nothing but Wilson
sentiment among the farmers, and |
believe that IL he is nominated, he
will have a walkaway against any OF
the prospective Republican nominees.
There are only few Harmon and
Clark men in the county, and | am
sure that Kent county will send its
delegates TO the convention. TO be held
in Bay City, May Is, instructed for
Wilson,"
With Gov. Osborn eliminated from
the guberantorial race. and Pat
Kelley presumably resultantly elm
mated from the candidacy for the Of
flee of Michigan large