The Detroit times., 1913-01-25
SAYS CONNOLLY
THREATENED HIM FOR
SUPPORTING WILSON
1coatinued from Page ouep

after abusing me and everyone else
who supported Wilson in the conven.
ton.
Before the primaries, enrolled as
a candidate for the legislature in the
second district, which includes the
townships lying west and north of De
troll, including Nankin, Dearborn, Red
ford and Greenfield west OF Wood
ward-ave., and Hamtramck Cratic.
and Crosse Pointe. east OF Woodward.
ave-, together with a few northern
precincts OF the city OF Detroit which
have been recently annexed. enroll
ed as friend and supporter Of Alfred
Lucking for the United States senate.
"A few days later found thar Ed
Russell, of Hamtramck. president OF
the village, had enrolled for the Demo
cratic nomination. With few friends,
/ went to see Russell / asked him
why he had enrolled when he must
have known that 1 was In the field He
snid:
Judge Connolly and Jim Burns
called me in to see them, and tote me
TO get into the race. | didn't know
that you were a candidate
said: If you'll agree TO pledge
yourself to Mr.. Lucking Tor the United
States senate, I'll withdraw and let
you have clear field
Don't do that Russell replied.
You'll be defeated anyway. Bat II
you should happen to be nominated,
I'll work for you and III get Ge:mer
TO lie down
Charles F. Geimer was the Repub-
lican candidate. He lives In Ham.
tramck and is a close friend of Ed
Russell.
II realized that what Russell said
about my chance OF nomination was
likely to prove correct. live in a
strong Republican section, and
thought Russell could control the
eastern end OF the district. II was a
great surprise TO me, and II must have
been TO Russell, when the primary
showed that l had beaten him for the
nomination.
Il supposed, of course. that Russell
would keep his promise, and would try
to pull Geimer of, in the interest OF
his party's candidate. | soon found
out that Russell, Geimer and Bill
Martz were all out working against
me. Russell and Martz were deputies
when Jim Burns was sheriff, though
Russell calls himself a Democrat and
Martz calls himself a Republican
Twice / went into Detroit to see
Jim Burns, and twice | told him that
Russell and Martz were doing against
me. Burns said to me: I'll call them
on. / control those fellows. ana I'll
see that they stop working against
you
"Of course, he did nothing OF the
kin6 Then reported to Mr.. Lucking.
Mr.. Lucking and Judge Connolly had
lunch together, and Mr.. Lucking told
the judge what was going on, and ask
ed him to call Russell off, Russell
kept right on working with Gelmer
and Martz against me. They spread
the word through the district that |
was Prohibitionist
Then the brewers organization-I
think It's known as the Eagles-asked
me to come In and discuss my posi-
ton with them. Martz, | understand,
has considerable to say in this organ.
iiauon. | appeared before them. and
told them that was not a Prohibition
-lst-that- the story WAS ahSuEd--I told
them how the story might have orig
inated-that the name OF John W
Murphy appeared on the Prohibition
ticket some years ago, and that friends
OF mine circulated the story, for a
Joke. that II meant John B Murphy.
The members of the organization told /
ME that they were satisfied with nv
story, and | left. Then they black. !
listed me.
Martz and Russell did their work
TOO well. They managed TO defeat mo
all right: but they were unable 70
elect Geimer. The district went Buu
Moose. "
III Russell had held to his promise
II Judge Connolly and Jim Burns bad
called him on. as they cafd ,bey
would would have received Ia
heavy Democratic vote II the east end
OF the district, and that, with tho vote
! received In my own end, would have
ture 'es'''a'
can figure II out In only ono wav
that the Vote-Swappers kent their
threat OF hold my Wilson stand nm
against me politically and deliberate.
~ went out TO get me and teach me
that I must submit to their dlctation.
We'll, they got the wrong man"