The Detroit times., 1912-02-24
State Politics

Ii has been cited by state sena-
tor that the progress OF the extra Sea-
sion OF the legislature would neces-
sarily be slow because of the consti-
tutional provision that no bill can be-
come law until IL has been printed
and in the possession OF each branch
or the legislature for at least Ave
days. This seems to be an error as
the clause referred TO Is specifically
applicable TO regular session. ac-
cording to Section g OF Article 5 OF
the new constitution, which says: NO
bill shall be passed or become 4 law
at any regular session OF the legi5la-
ture until II zas been printed and in
the possession of each house for at
least five days" The same section
goes OH TO say: NO dill shall be
passed at a special session Of the leg
islature on any other subjects than
those expressly stated in the govern
or's proclamation or submitted by spe-
cial message. No bill shall be altered
or amended on its passage through
either house so as to change it's orig
inal purpose" II is evident then that
the governor and legislature can do
a little Twentieth Century Limited"
omy IL they can harmonic and CO.
operate and avoid the use OF the
block system.
II has been suggested that the
house is liable to be very much pro-
primary and pro-immediate effective
ness, but that the real fight at the ex-
ira session Is to be In the senate.
The explanation is in the theory that
about half of the 100 members in the
lower house are farmers and are in
oculated with fundamental Grange
principle OF primary reform. As there
are but 80 members in the senate, IT,
would require only IL rebels to pre-
vent two-thirds vote and defeat the
proposed measure.
1t is reported that the opposition to
local option is not to employ SPEAK
ers in the present campaign and Ii is
further announced that Tin all prob
ability not even literature OF any kind
will be distributed" This looks like
body blow to the "spell-bindlng"
tIust
C. Milo Hinckley, who has served
the township of Thornapple as treas.
urer, constable and deputy sheriff, has
announced himself as candidate for
the bigger job OF being sheriff OF
Barry county.
The Hastings Journal-Herald is In
q, - 4. 81 <xf N
OF Flint, as member OF the national
Democratic committee from Michigan
and saws: I'VE do not believe there
will be any serious opposition TO his
reelection on the national committee.
IL Mr.. Wilson becomes the candidate
of the party, Edwin o. Wood Will
be found his loyal supporter and his
services will be OF great value"
Alpena has three Republican can
didates for mayor-Ex-Mayor F. G..
Holmes. Arthur A. A. Leroy and
Mayor L. G. Dafoe. The mayors
candidacy is hard hit by the Alpena
Evening News, which says some
quite uncomplimentary things about
him, but offers the chief executive
free space in which TO defend his
record.
Grand Rapids is probably 10 have
spring municipal campaign that
will be different from basket picnic.
There are five candidates for mayor,
as follows Mayor Ellis,
Christian Galimeyer and Paul j.
Averlll: Democratic-George r. Per
ny and Charles A. Hauser. The
Grand Rapids Herald indorses the
administration OF Mayor Ellis. who is
completing his third term OF con-
tinuous reign OF six years. The
Herald says: "He is probably the
first mayor who ever gave all 0f his
time to the city and he has been on
the lob from a. m. to p. m. every
day he has been iR-town since he
first was elected mayor six years ago
He is one OF the best business men
IN Grand Rapids and has given his
business ability 10 the city just as
earnestly as II il were his private
business" The mayor argues for his
candidacy that the big corporation
having II satisfactory man at its head
does not charge managers and that
the city is the biggest corporation in
Grand Rapids. His platform is My
record without any apologies
Woodrow Wilson took "scorch.
ing" squirt in the University OF
Michigan straw race at Ann Arbor.
Friday. and passed his leading oppon-
ent whose hat is in the ring There