The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
Political Gossip

w. s. C. Weller. who was given a
because he could deliver 100 votes
to Mayor Thompson, was secretar2
of Thompson meeting, Tuesday
night, at which the mayor spoke.
Mayor Thomrson's reference TO Well
or and John Nagels letter was:
Certain newspapers have under
taken to criticise me, but | have tried
10 do what was right. They make a
whole lot OF the fact that this poor
young man here got a job from the
city administration. ! tell you that
| was not responsible, directly or In.
directly, for his getting his place. But
II Is nothing TO cry over, that this
poor man was given position where
by he can support himself.
John C. Nagel also spoke. He said
that getting a job for Weller was an
act OF charity OF which he was proud
rather than ashamed.
In o meeting OF the water board
Tuesday afternoon, no reference was
made to the NagelWeiler matter.
Secretary Gllmartin said that he had
twice asked the corporation counsefs
Office for ruling on the workmen's s
compensation act, but had not receiy-
ed e. The corporation counsefs
office Is very busy campaigning.
Amos S. Musselman has refused TO
speak with Woodbridge n Ferris and
|. Whitney Watkins, his opponents
| IN the race for governor, at the invi-
tation OF the Civic Uplift League o.
Detroit. Consequently the meeting
scheduled for Sunday, NeY. 3, In the
armory, has been declaredSon by Sec
ietary Pliny w. Marsh, of the league
/ The reason for Mr.. Musselman's re-
| fusal is not announced.
Oscar B. Marx addressed five meet
ings Tuesday night. He said that the
nan who Is going about Detroit say
/ ing that only through his reelection
can the city be made clean Is mis-
taken: that he Is not the only one
who can accomplish results. He said
he believed IL the mayors duty to
prevent graft, IL possible, rather than
yatch his subordinates stray from
the right course and then endeayor
TO expose them.
'The Socialist party is holding from
four to seven meetings each evening
| in various parts OF the city. Pamph-
let's 10 the number of $4,000 have
Ibeen distributed, besides nearly 100,-
600 copies OF weekly papers in Ger
man and English. Two thousand Jew
| ish and 10000 German pamphlets
have been given out. Candidates for
city aLd county Offices and prominent
Socialists address the meetings.
Much more literature is to be given
out before the campaign ends. The
meetings are well attended and the
people show great interest in the
movement.
The Third Ward Republican COM
evening, In Reinhold Ritter's, No. Gil
st. Antoine-st.
Congressman Swager Sherley. OF
louisville, spoke In Grand Haven,
Tuesday night, for Gov. Wilson and
will address a meeting In Pontiac,
"Wednesday night. Congressman
Sherley is considered Ollie James
ciose rival as a Kentucky orator.
South ITlmDie, clerk OF the mousse
of representatives, will come to De
troit, Thursday, to accompany VIII.
liam Jennings Bryan on his trip to
Flint and Saginaw and back to De-
troit on Friday.
Il am not supporting Mayor Thomp-
son In his campaign for reelection >
said F. F. Ingram, Democrat and ad-
vocate Of municipal ownership, to
The Times, Wednesday. Asked why,
Mr.. ingram said: Until municipal
|ownership has become the settled pol
| Icy fer public utilities the street car
question must be the main issue.
What nonsense to talk about a clean
city with the street railway millions
here controlled by outsiders and al
ways in politics. I think our mayor
did wrong when he dickered for A
street car franchise after securing