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

The new Republican city commit
tee organized, Friday afternoon, re-
electing Rondeau Bunnell, chairman.
Henry j. Eikhoff was elected vice
| president: Fred w. Hanning, secrc
tary, and Fred K. Fisher. treasurer
The committee decided unanimously
to recommend to the city election
commission the placing OF the name
of Herman Sternhagen on the ballot
as a candidate for alderman in the
Fifth ward, notwithstanding the fact
that the corporation counsefs ONCE
LIS given an opinion that Otto War
! tell is the candidate. The committee
contends that inasmuch as Aid. Ros-
enthals resignation as a candidate
was not accepted until Friday by the
election commission the Republican
city committee has five days from
that date In which to name the can
fdidate. The corporation counsers OF.
| fee holds that the committee was
given only five days from the date or
the resignation, Oct. 3. in which TO
I'LL the vacancy and the committee
lacting at that time had no Legal
standing, The question Is now up TO
the city election commission to de-
eide and II will probably again ask
the corporation counsel's ONCE to de.
eide the latest point raised by the
Republican committee.
About $50 men attended the tent
meeting OF the North End Taft club
in Friday nights rain and heard
Amos Musselman, Patrick II. Kelley.
Oscar B. Marx, Hugh Shepherd and
other Republican candidates. Mr.. Kel
10y made humorous speech I'm which
he said that present prosperity
would give President Taft eight out
or every ten votes. Mr. Musselman
,nought a change OF presidents wasld
work havoc to the nation. Oscar Marx
repeated his stand for municipal own
ership and was loudly cheered. Mr..
Shepherd defended his record as pros
ecutor: said that nc had done more
IN ONCE than his predecessors had ac-
complished in ten years; that IL Is
more important that Marx is elected
than that the voters re-elect Shepherd |
prosecutor: that he had hitherto re-
fused to call a grand jury because he
believed il would help Mayor Thomp-
sons candidacy, and said that nobody
should be dragged In the mire TO aid
the mayor.
Albert Il. Sherman, attorney. at
tackled Mayor Thompson in the North
End Taft club meeting for his street
car record, saying that he was mum
icipal ownership aN election time, but
aNs.ae 10 ~ h.. II nN nd
a franchise He compared the mayors
stand six years ago. when he hrst
ran for mayor, with his present at
titude. Mr.. Sherman read extracts
from the mayors speeches to prove
his point
Mayor Thompson, in three west-side |
meetings, said that he has nothing TO |
apologize for, and defed his oppon- !
eats TO say that one OF his acts was |
Iot for the benefit OF Detroit. He de- |
clared that the crooks" are against |
him. In Apels hall he promised to
move the d. U. r. from the streets
where It's franchise rights have ex-
pred. He said that on Monday, Cor
,oration Counsel Lawson would ask
the supreme court for a decree eject
ing the company from Fort-st. Get on
our street unless you come 10 our
terms" would be his ultimatum TO the
company. he said.
William J. Bryan Is scheduled TO ar
rive in Detroit next Friday morning
at Gas over the Michigan Central.
He will be met by National Commit
teeman T.. O. Wood and other promin-
lent Democrats and escorted 10 the
iIotel Pontchartraen, where he will
breakfast. At s:l5 he will leave over
tne n. u. r. In a special car for Flint
and Saginaw. He will talk TO the
Buick Motor Car Co.'S employees and
in the auditorium i'm Flint. Early in
;ne afternoon he will speak in the
Saginaw auditorium. Col. Bryan will
tnen return To Detroit for an armory
meeting at o'clock At II o'clock
be will leave for Chicago.
over $4,000 buttons have been
given out In the Bull Moose county
headquarters during the campaign
Chairman Ferris says that 100000
could have been used. A consign-
ment OF 10000 arrived last Monday.
and on Thursday the supply had run
out.
Jocob Riis will speak in Detroit,
next Tuesday, instead OF Monday.
The national committee OF the Pro
pressiyes found that 4 Il a big jump
from peltmorc % petroIt< and at ~.
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