The Detroit times., 1912-02-21
State Politics

Jnder the heading Before and Al
ter" the Hillsdale Daily editorally
hands few bottles OF lime juice lo
Senator Charles Townsend and Con
gresham John VI. e. Smith, with
more and longer bottles for the lat
ter statesman. The Daily quotes the
senator as saying, Il am proud TO be
called a progressive" as a before
proposition, and again quotes him as
follows in the after" class when Mr..
Townsend was referring 10 the pro-
gressives who oppose the nomination
OF President Taft
"They are men who make profes'
sion OF reform and insist nothing is
genuine that does not have their
name blown in the bottle"
The Daily quotes Smith as sayinS'
before" Il am proud 10 be called
progressive" and charges that AT
ter" "he votes and trails with tie
standpatters.
The red.peppery editorial shakes
out some more hot stun in regard 10
| Congressman Smith, and then submits
! the following list OF questions for the
consideration OF the third district rep
feseRtatire as an effort to induce -hlm
TO up.to-dately declare his platforms:
Who do you favor for president not
after the nomination has been made
! but now?
Where do you stand in regard "a
TIE initiative, referendum and recall
| including the recall OF the judiciary?
Do you favor a genuine parcels
post?
Are you an advocate or the AldrlcH
monetary commission?
viii you vote for a real revision oi
the tariff downward?
Do YOU favor amending the Sher
man antitrust laws?
! What are your views regarding the
removal OF Clifford Pinchot and the
| Roosevelt conservation policies?
Should women be allowed 10 vote?
Are you friend OF the presidential
preference primary
What are your views regarding trust
prosecutions?
Are YOU in favor OF allowing the
people to elect their postmasters?
II has been pointed out by State
Senator Guy A. Miller that presi-
Dental primary law might lead TO a
complication in the way OF having
two sets OF delegates from the same
section. He suggested the possibility
OF early conventions that would name
delegates to the national convention
TO be followed by a presidential
primary. II would then be up TO the
national organization TO decide the
controversy.
Debates from Olivet college will
cross tongues with orators from the
Ferris Institute at Big Rapids ON
March 8 and the question 10 be dis
cussed is, Resolved. That all judges
should be subject to recall Oltvet
Will have the-a4I IA iFHfat IVA -side-ef- Ae
proposition.
The syrawvpttug rvEut II the ttirtt-
versity of Michigan which started
Saturday with Wilson as a leader and
Roosevelt as close second, Will last
all OF this week and close Saturday
evening at g o'clock. 1t looks like
neck-and-neck event so far as
Teddy" and the governor are con-
cerned. with the other candidates
simply "alsos
illinois Republicans have Endorsed
Taft and Lorimer. The office or
president no longer protects man
from insult says, the Jackson Citi-
zen Press.
Taking IL from +. V. Chilson, for
the past ten years clerk OF the state
senate. the extra session is absolutely
unnecessary. will last At least 20
days and the proposed presidential
primary law cannot possibly be made
effective for this year Mr. Chllson
Is the Detroit manager for the Jack
son Auto Co but his home is in Lam
sing lie plans to go TO Lansing Sat
urday 20 get ready for the opening Of
the special session next Monday.
The senate clerk. an -old=time- news
paper man. is very outspoken in his
opposition to- al attempt from his
standpoint. To override the constltu-
tion by the passing OF the presiden-
tial primary law and suggests the
contingency that even though the act
Is passed by the legislature, il may
he taken before the supreme court
and Knocked out by that tribunal.
Mr.. Chilson said he had not been in
touch with the members OF the legis-