The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-28
ALDERMEN RACE TO FILE
RECONSIDERATION NOTICES
ON CHARTER ELECTION VOTE
Gutman and Lynch Pave Way
For Fresh Fight on Mat
ter In Council
NJ. o. COMMITTEE ACTIVE
Meetings Will Be Held In Wards
of Aldermen Who Voted To
Delay Revision
NJ. o. COMMITTEE ACTIVE

The move to reconsider the vote OF
the council against special election,
June 13. to submit the question of
charter revision, developed into a
race. Thursday noon. II was known
Wednesday afternoon, that Aid. Gut
man would file notice OF reconsider
alton, but the alderman delayed Civ
ing the notice to the city clerk. He
seemed to be sparring for time when
the council held a meeting Thursday
morning to consider the estimates.
Finally II became known that Aid.
Lynch intended TO give notice of re-
consideration. Gutman filed his notice
with the clerk at exactly IL o'clock,
beating Lynch to II by 10 minutes.
81 understand the water commits
sioners are complaining that they
may have to raise the water rates IL
they can't get bonds at an early date"
said Aid. Gutman in explanation. IF
that Is the case | don't want TO stand
IN the way of speedy revision of the
charter that will give them the right
10 issue bonds"
Lynch also gave the same reason
for his action. However, the municipal
ownership advocates brought strong
pressure to bear on both aldermen
and they regard II as victory for
their side. The action of Lynch ard
Gutman means that the supporters OF
the special elections have gained two
votes and increased their number
from 10, the vote cast last Tuesday
night, to 81. The advocates of the
special election are jubilant and pre-
die. that they will put the resolution
through in the next meeting OF the
council. They look for wholesale
desertion from the ranks of the
"antis"
The Municipal Ownership commit
tee OF 100 is thoroughly aroused and
means to fight to finish.
Several OF the aldermen who voted
In favor OF the special election and
friends OF municipal ownership had
a thorough discussion of the subject
with Gutman, Wednesday afternoon
and evening, with the result that he
gave his promise to move for recon-
sideratlon. The time is comparatiye-
ly short for the Municipal Ownership
committee to arrange for mass
meeting but this will be discussed
again In meeting called for Thurs
day afternoon. Aid. McCarty and
Gilman will seek TO have the matter
of reconsideration laid over for q
week, next Tuesday night, IL more
time Is required by the municipal own
ership advocates to present their side
of the case. In the meantime meetings
will be held In every ward represented
by aldermen who voted against the
special election.
The municipal ownership committee
is cooperating with the Detroit Fed
Grafton of Labor, which went on rec
ord, Wednesday night, in favor OF the
special election. The two organiza-
tions combined can get several hun
dred speakers and workers in the
field this week
Fifteen members of the Municipal
Ownership committee met Wednes-
day afternoon. and decided to hold
meetings In the various wards and
appeal directly to the people 10 in
struct their aldermen to vote for i'm
mediate submission of the charter
revision plan. The members ad.
journed to meet Thursday afternoon
when they will consider plans to hold
a meeting in the Light Guard armory,
possibly Sunday night.--=a
"We are going right after them"
said Thomas l.. Dalton, secretary OF
the Municipal Ownership committee,
Thursday mGrning. They will know
they have been In fight by the time
we get through"
He referred to the aldermen who
voted against the special election.
"The fight to elect aldermen who
will abide by the will of the public
has already begun" Dalton continued.
III the present aldermen do not coll
slider the rights of the people ahead
of the privileges of corporation they
will go down to defeat. We are In
this fight for blood We can get SOC
workers into the field to speak TO the
people about this matter within a day
or two. We are going to send speak
ers into every ward represented by
aldermen who have taken the corpor-
alton side OF this controversy"
The Federation of Labor in Its reg
ular weekly meeting, Wednesday
night, decided to throw the strength
of its organization to those in favor
OF immediate submission OF the char
ter revision plan. Justice Jefries ad-
dressed the members, speaking along
the same line as when ne addressed
the council committee when the ques-
tion was considered last Saturday af-
ternoon. The Federation decided to
select committee of Is members to
work with the Municipal Ownership
committee.
The two organizations purpose to
make Il an important issue and keep
hammering away until they succeed
In carrying their point. Should the
reconsideration be defeated next Tues
day night the campaign Will go on
Just the same and one OF the alder
men will bring in another resolution
for special election whenever the
municipal ownership advocates be
lieye they have sufficient votes to put
II through.