The Detroit times., 1912-07-24
MICHIGAN
POLITICS

The Hillsdale Democratic county
committee has recommended w. b.
Hewlett, OF Jonesville. for the Dem
ocratic nomination for state senator
and w. w. Mercer, OF Somerset, for
state representative.
No Intelligent man could have
seen the gathering at the Progress
sive state convention without being
thoroughly convinced that Michigan
Is I'm dead earnest In Its protest
against the Tip Atwood-Iink Avery
Mike Moriarty-Guy Miller-Giant Eel
lows-Jchn McKay-State Brewers as
| socfation~ machine.
No enc could have witnessed the
gathering without feeling. again,
the emphasis Of condemnation OF the
crooked national Republican com
mittee which seated the contested
delegates In face OF all honesty and
lecency, and thereby put over the
irn OF Taft.
No one could see what took place
here without realizing that Roose-
Welt is a man OF the people, and
stands for the best interests Of
America. Jackson Citizen Press.
IL looks now as II the senator's
who will represent the three upper
peninsula district in the next legis-
lature will be nominated without a
| fight In their respective districts.
Senator Moriarty Is assured OF clear
field, and II is not thought that SEN
ator James will be opposed. There
has been much talk OF opposition TO
him, and he has not the friendship
OF the oldline leaders. but II Is the
concensus OF opinion of those who
have looked into the situation I'm the
thirty-second district disinterestedly
that James can't be beaten, owing
10 the attractiveness of his legisla-
! tive record FOR the mine workers and
the masses of the voters. In the
thirtieth district Representative Sy-
monds, who desires to succeed Sen
ator Fowle, Is meeting with no seri-
Gus opposition. Symonds is Pro-
gressive, and If he Is elected will
probably be found acting IN concert
with James I'm the mex: legislature.
That will leave Senator Mike as the
sole upholder of upper peninsula
senatorial traditions. Both Repre-
sentatives Ewing and Morgan, of the
Marquette county districts, are to be
re-nominated without opposition
Marquette Mining Journal.
Charles v. Taylor, for many years
prominent in Pontiac as vehicle
manufacturer. is being urged by
friends to accept the Democratic
nomination Cor state treasurey. In
response to inquiry, Mr.. Taylor said
he would consider II an honor to ac-
cept the nomination, but would not
wage a contest to secure II. Oakland
county has not been represented on
state Democratic ticket since the
late John d. Norton. president Of the
First Commercial bank, was candi-
date for state treasurer.
1t comes fren reliable source
that the Michigan Anti-Saloon league
will next spring devote the greater
part of it's campaign to the upper
peninsula and that an effort will be
made to 81 bmit the Prohibition ques-
ton In every county north OF the
straits except Marquette and Kewee-
nav.
Just why these counties are to be
left out doesn't appear, but that II Is
said to be the plan of the league
leaders. After the defeat If the dry
forces in the last campaign that no
further effort would be made north
OF the straits for e. number of years.
Iron Mountain Tribune-Gazette.
Woman suffrage had It's friends in
the state convention of the National
Progressive party at Jackson Satur-
day and the platform contained a
plank endorsing IL. The watchful-
ness OF the suffrage sympathiZers
was evidenced when the second sec
ton Of the platform was adopted
The first section, adopted early In
the day, contained the suffrage plank
so there was no mention Of the wo-
mans cause in the second section
as read to the convention by Sy-
brant Wesselius late In the after
noon But Mr. Wesselius had no
sooner finished reading the document
than delegate questioned him as
to what had been done about suf-
frage. The Grand Rapids man ex-
planned that this question had been
treated in the section of the platform
previously adopted and his question
Ell subsidized, but II was evident that
the suffrage workers had their scouts
in the convention hall. and that they
were not taking any chances on hav-
ing anything put over on them.
Henry NJ. Wallace, Michigan mem
Der OF the national committee of the
National Progressive party, is keen
ly intent upon eliminating any
jealousles arising In the new party,
and is carefully avoiding being lined
up with any clique or faction. When
the state committee Ut Jackson asked
him to run for Lieut.. governor he de-
clined the honor and he declares that
he not only is not q candidate for
any office himself, but that he Is not
working for anybodys candidacy for
office.
Thomas. j. Anketell, the Detroit
lumberman and original Woodrow
Wilson boomer in tlis part OF the
country. Is expressing himself as
"tickled to death" that there is so
much competition for nomination on
the Democratic state ticket.
1T means that we will get out a
good, big Democratic vote" he said.