The Detroit times., 1912-08-27
G. O. P WRANGlt IN
WASHTEAAM COUNTY
HELPS GOV. WILSON
Democrats Say New Jersey Pro-
gressive Will Have Good
Lead in November
BEAKEs IS OPTIMISTIC
Friends Boom Him For Seat in
Lower Branch of
Congress


clean sweep OF the county offices ana
that Wilson will carry the county.
! Washtenaw county Republicans are
Progressive In sentiment 10 q marked
degree, and when the caucuses Tor
the election OF delegates TO tse coun-
| ty convention were held pY,cticaily
every precinct In the county sent
/ Roosevelt delegates 10 the conven-
/ ton, In spite OF the fact that the
( Roosevelt organization In the county
I had not yet gotten together, and no
work in Rooseyelt's interests had
beea done. A solid Roosevelt dele
cation was sent TO the state conven.
ton at Bay City. and when those
delegates were kicken out OF the con-
vention hall, Republicans here We're
disgusted Their disgust increased by
| the doings In the Chicago convention,
but there was no rush about the ior-
IN tion OF a Progressive party In this
county. As matter OF fact, wash
tenaw county sent no regularly or
ganixed delegation TO the state con-
tvention OF Progressives In Jackson,
the so-called delegates being men who
believed in Progressive principles and
who went on their own responsibility.
| Directly after the Progressive state
convention, Washtenaw Republicans
got together and decided that there
wonlC be no Progressive ticket In this
jco,nty. although every candidate on
! the Republican ticket had espolsed
tie caIse OF Roosevelt. The fact that
( the candidates had circulated their
petitions as Republicans furnished a
good excuse for them TO remain with
! that party and they chose TO do so.
Everything progressed swimmlngly
until a week or so ago. when Col. n.
is. Dean,< lifelong Republican and
presidential elector on the Republican
ticket. resigned In letter to Chair
man Groesbeck OF the state centTtp
committee and issued a call for
mass meeting OF Progressives for the
purpose of putting a county ticket In
the field. The meeting was held and
the sentiment for new ticket was
In the majority. so one was formed,
and the Republican candidates are
now facing the necessity or not only
overcoming a Democratic majority in
| this county, as evidenced In the vote
lwhIch was cast for Hemans at the
last gubernatorial election, but OF
tputting' to rout the progressive can
Ididates- s~ htE
Democratic candidates are happy
over the troubled conditions In the
ranks of their opponents, and are pre-
die ting an easy victory In November
Leaders here among the Democrats
claim that the county ticket will be
elected. and that the Wilson electors
will receive a substantial plurality In
this county. Straw votes, which have
been taken In a number OF places In
the county, indicate that Wilson will
carry the county, with Roosevelt
second and Taft a poor third. On
every hand Il is agreed that the tight
here Will be between the Progressive
and Democratic tickets on national
issues. at least. and the Democrats
are confident that the Progressives
wiz so split the Republican vote that
they will be enabled 10 win. Wash
teraw Democratic leaders state that
there will be few Democrats In the
county who will go over TO the Pro-
gTessive party. The Democratic par
~ has as good a Progressive as ever
lived ut the head OF Its organization,
so why should Democrats leave the
party OF their choice" queried prom
inent local Democrat This seems to
be the sentiment OF a majority Of the
disciples OF Jefferson in all parts OF
the county. and II is expected that
the Democratic vote will be large
one.
Not only do the Democrats believe
that they will carry the county, but
they have great hopes of electing q
Democratic congressman from this
district. II IL expected here that
Samuel w. Beakes Of this city will
be nominated for congress, and In the
event that he is successful, they ex-
pect him to carry the district. Mr..
Beakes vUls one of the original VIII
son boostAs in this state. and when
tho Wilson organization I'm this state
was formed. he was placed In charge
OF the Detroit once. In this work
he had an opportunity Of meeting
Democrats from every corner OF the
second congressional district. and
made many friends. He has been
elected city assessor here foE 90 many
yoa:s that he has lost all track OF
the number OF times, and IL Ia his
propi boast that he has never been
defeated at the polls. So successful
has he been that Republicans are
abou, willing to grant him the priv
ilegc OF holding the office OF city as
SCISSOR for life II he wants II.
Mr. Beakes, who has been In every
part OF the district since he began
his campaign for the nomination. IL
very optimistic. He says that there
seems TO be a sentiment In the dis
tric' in his favor. and he confidently
expects 10 be nominated. IL he So
cures the nomination he figures that
tho heavy Wilson vote expected TO
be cast in the district will be Of vast
help to him, and that through II and
tho Progressive vote which will be
cart,, he may overcome the normal
Republican majority OF 5000 which
the district has been good Tor Tor so
many years. In this connection II
will be recalled that at the last con-
gressional election this majority was
cut doWnzto little over 5000, and
Mr.. BesEes points TO this fact as evt.
dence that the Republican candidate
will not have easy sailing.
Mrs. William ". oardam Dead.
1PSILANTI Mich. Aug 2s.-Mrs.