The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-22
LOCAL POLITICS

Turner Stanton, OF No. 999 Mack
ave., is a candidate for the Progress
slye nomination for alderman in the
Seventeenth ward. c. NJ. Libby, also
a candidate for alderman In the Sew
enteenth ward on the Progressive
ticket, states that besides having can
didates for the two positions OF alder
men, the Progressives will have a
corIplete ward ticket.
Aid George A. Owen, OF the First
ward, has his hammer out for the
distributor OF some campaign cards,
ostensibly issued In the interest OF
the reelection OF Aid. owen and John
C. Lodge. Aid. owen points out the
absence OF the union label from the
cards and declares that they were
undoubtedly being circulated by
enemies trying to get him in wrong
with the unions. Another peculiar
thing about the cards is the fact that
Aid. owens name was spelled incor-
rectly, the cards reading AID.
George Owens" while the alderman
spells his name without an s."
Eighth ward Progressives will hold
a meeting, Wednesday evening. In the
residence OF lex j. Martin. No. lie
Elm-st. The speakers will be Aid.
McCarty, John McVicar and Horatio
S. Earle. candidates for the mayoral
nomination. and w. II. Hill, candidate
for nomination for congressman-at-
q MI 10
cinct organizations for the third,
fourth and fifth precincts.
Addressing large meetings OF vot.
ers, Tuesday night, in Shoulders han,
No AIS Monroe-ave., and Weidman's
hall. st. Aubin-ave., Judge Edward j.
Jeffries, candidate for the Democratic
nomination for mayor, declared that
the attitude Of candidates for city Of
fees toward the Detroit United rail
way Is the acid test by which the
people should Judge them.
Whenever you find the stamp oil
approval OF the ID. U. X. on any man
WHO aspires to public Office he said
you find q man who should not rep
resent your interests. When you And
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titude toward that breeding place OF
graft, the d. U. r.. you had best be
careful. No man who has honest
convictions, honest intentions and the
backbone to stand by those convic
tons will refuse to answer any ques
tons that you may put before him.
Many of the candidates for county
city and ward Offices, attended Tues
day nights meeting of the North End
Taft Republican club, In the clubs
big tent at Milwaukee-ave. and Beau
bien-st. Harry Williams presided. and
the speakers included City Assessor
Oscar B. Marx, candidate for the Re
publican nomination for mayor;
Frank C. Sibley, candidate for the
Republican nomination for state sen
ator In the third district, and City
Estimator Edward Barnett, who Is
candidate for the Republican nomina
ton for alderman in the Third ward
| Attorney James II. Pound, Tuesda.
night. consented to become a candi
date for congressman from the Firs
district on the Progressive ticket. II
had been asked many times to ente
the race, but refused to give his cor
sent. finally yielding to the insistenc
OF the Progressives, when he recelve'
written request signed by Nationa
Committeeman Henry M. Wallace. al
the members OF the state central com
mittee and several OF the congress
sional candidates from out In thu
state.
The question Of municipal owner
ship caused a ripple in the meetinI
of Fourth ward Progressives. Tues
day evening, in Progressive headquar
tiers, In the Moffat building. ALDER
| ]. Hechtler, candidate for the state
legislature from the first district. hat
made declaration that he was IL
hearty accord with the national ant
local Progressive platforms, when A
l.. Olds, who was a municipal owner
ship worker under Mayor Pingree
demanded that Heohtler declare
where he stood on the question o
municipal ownership. Odds declared
he would not vote for any man wht
did not stand unequivocally for 1t
Hechtler replied that he was fol
municipal ownership. but expressed
the belief that commission form o
government ought to come first.