The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
Political Gossip

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eenth ward. where they waited until
after III o'clock for word from the
| senator.
Senator Gore laughed at the report
that the Democrats want free trade
He said the true proposal Is 10 de
crease the tariff on the installment
plan. He said that the American
worker gets more money than the
European because he IL more eficient
and earns more. He declared that
iaborers are being taken from Pitts
Durgn to Japan and are being paid ten
times as much a. the japanese work.
men.
The senator predicted q Democratic
Victory In many states that are gener.
ally believed TO DO doubtful or In the
Roosevelt column. He denied that
the coloners strength IL as great In
the west as 10 reported. He gave
Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho to Taft
rather than to Roosevelt, but said he
Hoped that the Democrats would car
ry even those. He was certain OF
OHIO and Indiana and very sure OF
Michigan.
The Republican smoker in the arm
CRY, Saturday night, brought speech.
es from nearly all the county and
city candidates. Milton Oakman was
chairman. He attacked the record OF
James ID. Burns az sheri ffand charac
terlzed IL as "A stencil In the nostrils
OF the people," He denied a report
that he was born outside of Detroit
and that he had held public Office FOR
~ years. He said that the campaign
which had started clean. had become
deplorably vicious. Lieut. Gov. John O
| Ross was among the speakers. He
said that Hazen s. Pingree was the
h-st progressive governor" In the
country.
The Michigan Equal Suffrage asso-
citation has issued q statement to the
| eject that Michigan women will not
be found working at the polls on cleo.
ton day. Nov. s. This decision, reach.
ed by the members OF the association
after careful elaboration, marks a
remarkable close TO remarkable
campaign. No state In the union has
Witnessed less confusion and more
such rare judgment and been less
swayed by prejudice or excitement
The women campaigners in every
county have worked quietly. ali.
gently. effectively, without friction
and without resorting to spec.
tacular methods. After such a
dignined campaign, II 10 In keeping
70 let the matter rest, and leave the
issue In the hands OF the voters.
since the law allows two challeng-
ers In every precinct to see that the
votes are properly counted, the wo.
men feel that they are justified in
observing this custom and will see
taat women are stationed inside the
loDing places. Saturday, Nov. 2 will
be observed as Tag Day, and over
100000 tags will be distributed by the
women throughout the state. Even
this day 10 to be merely a reminder
and workers will be cautioned not 10
indulge In controversies with men on
the streets. Tags will be given
away, each one bearing this inscrip.
ton: Nov. 5 Vote Yes for Woman
Suffrage
County Chairman Ralph Hall Ferris
OF the Progressives, will give out for
publication, Tuesday, the receipts and
disbursements OF the county to date
Names OF all contributors of $40 OF
more will be published.
Republican meeting Monday night
Lisnkewitz's hall, No. 1904 Jefferson
ave.
Democratic meeting Monday night:
Jarzembowski's hell. Moran and Fred
orick-sts.
In the Fort-st. CONGREGATIONS
Fort and Summit-sts., tonight
speeches will be made by representa-
tives OF the three parties. For the
Democrats, W. Z. Ryan OF Washing
tan, D. c., will talk. as Mayor Thomp
son has signified his inability to b,
present. Oscar B. Marx, Republican
candidate for mayor. will speak, anC
so will Horatio 8. Earle. Progressive
candidate. II Is understood at Demo
CT attic headquarters that only nation
al issues will be discussed, but MI
Earle has prepared a speech which
takes up, for the most part, issues ar
plicable only In Detroit. There Is
disposition In the Republican and Pre-
gressive camps to charge Mayo
Thompson with fear OF public d.
bate.
Mr.. Marx has not been endorsed b
the Employers association, nor ca
he be said to be the candidate OF tina
body" says John Gillespie, regarding
a report that Mr.. Marx Is the Employ
ers' avowed candidate. "His labor rec
ord is clean. His opponents hav
raked up a report ten or dozen year
old to the effect that he had trouble
as a stakeholder of the Michigan
Optical Co. The facts are these: Ma
chnists employed by the company hat
n grievance which was submitted Il
the officers. Mr.. Marx, who was onl!
a minority stockholder, was called In
and as socn as the facts were submit
ted to him, he Took the side Of tn,
union. The inciient was later investl
gated by the Central Trades council
.lnd Mr.. Marx vas exonerated from nj
blame by that body"