The Detroit times., 1912-10-28


| Nichols. The fact that no charge
! OF Partially has ever been lodged
against the city clerk is evidence
of the absolutely non-partisan
fashion in which the Office has
been administered Mr.. Nichols
has surrounded himself with as
sistants who are uniformly eff
cient and courteous. as is the
city clerk himself in dealing with
the public.
Proctor Knott Owens, undismayed
by little thing like supreme court
decision, persists In his candidacy for
prosecuting attorney, 10 fill vacancy,
and is out with an appeal TO the vot.
ers 10 write in his name or paste
II In, anyhow.
The Democratic tariff exhibit clos
ed Friday, and was shipped 10 Boston.
The last uproarious feature was the
advent OF Eddie" Barnett as an ora
tor for protection, and a long debate
in which Mr.. Wittstein, in charge OF
the exhibit, tried 10 SHOW Eddie the
error OF mis- way.
Charles B. Warren, OF the Republi-
can national committee, has returned
from New York very cheerful over
the outlook for Mr.. Taft's reelection.
He says that a New York committee
man recently bet $4,000 that Taft
would carry every New England state.
Stewart Hanley's "slugs" are max
ing a big hit with the voters. They
are slightly larger than quarter.
One side OF the metal reads Stew
art Hanley, prosecuting attorney.
The other says: Competent lawyer
for prosecutor As political adver-
Using, Mr.. Hanley says he finds one
OF these coins as effective as %
cards.
A straw vote taken Friday in the
Continental Motors Co. resulted as
follows: Wilson, 1874 Taft. AS:
Roosevelt, 3d. non-committal, 80.
II am going to withdraw from the
mayoralty race" said Horatio 8,
Earle, Saturday. Tell the people OF
Detroit that am going to withdraw
just as soon as / hear that Theodore
Roosevelt has withdrawn from the
national campaign. Why should
withdraw to help MIR. Marx and the
Republicans? am not a. Republi-
can belong TO the new party, and
shall never return to the Old
A poll has been taken at the PENN
sular Engraving companys plant. by
men in the plant without political
bias. 1t shows: For president
Roosevelt, "a; Wilson, 81; Taft, Is;
Debs, 4. For mayor-Earle, As;
Marx. 40; Thompson, "a; Powell, 2.
Republican meetings Monday night:
McVeigh's hall. Scotten-ave. and Blu
chanan-st: ST. Pauls club, Seven
teenth and Rose-sts.; Schlaff hall.
Fort-st. west and West End-ave.; Rem
ning's hall, No. 353 Holden-ave.;
Schuttes hall. Jos. Campau-ave. ana
HDunt-st
Democratic meetings Monday night:
Mannebach's hall, No. 273 Gratiot-
ave; Hoinacki's hall, Hastings-st. ana
Palmer-ave.; Pickrahns hall, No. 4So
east: DietZ's hall,
Monroe and Elmwood ayes.
Alfred Lucking will spend the week
in Wayne county. campaigning for
five days in Detroit. Thursday even
ing he will speak in Romeo.
Prof Ferris schedule for the week
is: Monday, on special train over
- ~ IN TnnahaV
Grand Traverse county, night meet
ing in Traverse City; "Wednesday,
Clare and Isabella counties, night
meeting in Mt. Pleasant; Thursday.
Jackson county, night meeting IN
Jackson; Friday. Eaton county, night
meeting in Charlotte; Saturday, Kent
county, night meeting in Grand Hav-
en-; Monday, the day before election.
Mecosta county, night meeting in his
home, Big Rapids.
Results OF two polls are given out
I'm the state Progressive headquarters.
In a theater in Edmore, supposed to
be in a strong stand-pat district:
Taft. So; Wilson, 81; Roosevelt, 10s.
In the Seager Manufacturing Co.
Lansing: Taft, 81 Wilson, SO; Roose-
Welt, 1856; Debs. s; Chain, IL.
State Chairman Alex J. Groesbeck.
OF the Republican state central com
mittee, says Roosevelt strength in
the upper peninsula is waning. and /
look for Taft TO receive his usual vote
there. The Roosevelt trip through
the peninsula was a mistake Mt.
Roosevelt attacked the Steel trust.
and Congressman Young. saying that
he was an attorney for the trust. The
fact is that Mr.. Young gave up his
position as attorney for the Oliver
company four years ago. The oliver
comparS is the most popular mining
company in the north II has done a
great deal for It's men, encouraging
them to buy stock. inaugurating a
pension system, and putting into et-
feet the workmen's compensation act
among them. so when Mr.. Roosevelt
attacked that company, he made q
great many enemies"
Saturday will be Wilson and Mar
shall day for the Democrats OF the
nation, and Inspiration day for Michi-
gan The state central committee