The Detroit times., 1912-07-25

1 Wy SiSEhg fnOTnIONg HO-
tiee Of his candidacy for the non-
ination for mayor on the Nation
Al Progressive party ticket. His
entry was made by petition, 81
names being signed, although
only rs are required.
With the time for making entries
by candidates TO be voted on In the
August primaries expiring at o'clock
Saturday afternoon. the National Pro-
gressive party leaders are working
night and day to complete their state,
congressional and local tickets as rec
commended by the state convention in
Jackson last Saturday. Both the
state central committee OF the new
party and the Wayne county organiza-
ton held meetings Wednesday even
Ing In Detroit, and another Wayne
county meeting will be held Friday
night in Washington hall. Grand
River-ave., when 1t Is expected the
city and county tickets will be com
pleted.
The committee appointed to recon-
mend candidates for the city and
county tickets asked further time to
complete its work, although petitions
were put in circulation In the meeting
for number of candidates. II has
been practically decided that City
Clerk Charles A. Nichols will be the
new party's candidate for city clerk,
and among those mentioned for mayor
are Aid. Charles E. McCarty, Gustavus
ID. Pope president of the Ray Chemi-
cal Co.; John McVicar, the we'll
known municipal ownership advocate.
former State Senator Horatio s. Earle
and School Inspector Frank Kennedy.
Of the Eighth ward. The filing Of
petition by McCarty seems to indi-
cate that this feature of the ticket Is
settled.
The state central committee in its
meeting in the Offices Of National
Committeeman Henry NJ. Wallace in
the Union Trust building Endorsed
julius A. Kirby, Of Saginaw. for con.
gresham at large, and decided upon
Sept. 5 as the date for holding county
conventions to select delegates to the
state convention in Lansing, Oct. 1.
w. H Hill and Horatio s. Earle.
both Of Detroit, were also considered
for Endorsement for congressman-at-
large, but the committee decided that
1t would be better to indorse a candi-
date who did not live In Detroit. Mr..
Hill and Mr.. Earle have also been
mentioned for the nomination for con-
gresham in the first district, and the
latter, as has been stated, suggested
as available mayoral timber.
The finances Of the state committee
were put into more organized shape
/ L. 81 ~ rAl
as treasurer, and Charles DeKamp
of Lansing, handed In a check for
500. Mr.. Wallace as national COM
mitteeman has up to the present time
/ been meeting many OF the party ex
penses out Of his own pocket.
Senator Joseph Dixon, OF Montana.
Roosevelt's manager and former
United States District Attorney Ed
ed to attend the meeting OF the state
committee, but were unable to come
to Detroit because OF other engage
ments.
| p G.. Davis; who was chairman of
the Wayne delegation In the Jackson
convention, presided over the Wayne
county meeting in Washington hail.
and an address was made by Mayor
|
for United States senator
John McVicar shot of the only
! fireworks OF the Washington hall
meeting when he objected strenuous
ly to the meagerness Of the report
of the committee on city and county
nominations. He declared that others
as well as the members of the COM
mittee were entitled to know what
names were under consideration, ard
said that II the new party did not
name for mayor a candidate who was
an ardent municipal ownership man,
he would turn to some party that
would name such a man for mayor.
On motion Ari e. Woodruff, Mr.. Nc
| Wears objection to the secrecy OF
the committees course was met by
adding McVicar to the membership
OF the committee.
The candidates for state senator In
the FIVE Wayne county districts are {:
First district, Leroy A. Nelson; Sec
ond, A. Lappan Cohen, who was sec.
rotary of Senator LaFollettes local
campaign committee; third, u. 6.
K<ndall; fourth, Thomas II. Scnoo-
ley; fifth, Arr e. Woodruff.
For the lower house of the legis.
lature, Theodore NJ. Wolter, William
Church Smith, Ben ]. Mertinson, Her
bert F. Bush. Elbridge F. Bacon and
Edward F. Lamb are In the race to
become members OF the first district
delegation OF IL representatives.
John w. Patchen, of Traverse City,
who was chairman OF the Jackson
convention, Is a candidate for con-
gresham in the eleventh district,
and the Progressives hope to bring
over to their ticket Louis c. Cram.
ton progressive candidate for the he
publican nomination for congressman
in the seventh district, and Carl E.
Mapes, progressive candidate for the
Republican nomination for congress.
man In the fifth district.
Ono of the most pressing duties
confronting the state committee OF
the new party. is the finding of a
county chairman for each county, as
the law provides that the state chair.
man must notify every county chair
man before next Saturday the mum.
Der OF delegates which his county is
entitled to send to the state conyen.
ton.
Fort Wayne Band Concert.
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