The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-10
O'BRIEN MAKING
WAR ON BOSSES
Acknowledged Leader of Mich
gan's Wilson Men

ization. with Washington as their bat
tleground and the chief executive him
self as the Judge of the contest. Some
idea of the situation which confronts
The Michigan Democracy may he
cleaned lay the following Washington
dispatch To the Detroit News:
Crushing under foot the olive
branch rendered by organization
Democrats of Michigan the original
Woodrow Wilson men have Haunted
The flag of defiance in the faces of the
would-be arbiters. Harmony talks and
appeals for recognition of the Demo-
crat state organization in Michigan
were ridiculed. With the originals
there were no attempt To minimize
fractional differences. ana no get to-
gether talk. They announced that
they had come to Washington To fight,
and proposed Ia stay until they had
won the battle.
Wherever the organization men
attempted to build n political fence
today. the originals tried To knock /.
down. The self-styled original VIII
son men who We're hot on the trail
"f Messrs. wood ana Shields today.
are Judge l.. II. O'Brien Of Calumet:
William T.. Mcknight of Grand Rap
ids; Congressman Samuel w. Beakcs.
81 Ann Arbor: William A. Comstock,
of Alpena; T.. :. Byrne of Marquette.
and II ]. Abbot, of Ann ArbOr..
while Messrs Wood. Shields ana
Edwin \. Henderson of Detroit were
in conference with Secretary Burlc-
son of the postofice department. the
originals were camping inst outside
his private office.
With Cabinet Members.
When the harmony trio came out
he six fighters entered They ar-
sued to Secretary Rurleson that the
Wilson men represent the real Demo-
crat organization i'm Michigan ard.
that the organization known as the
state committee, really does not
amount to very much.
THE original Wilson supporters
made IL plain that they expect Burle-
son and Secretary McAdoo. of the
treasury, to present their claims to
ne president Furthermore. they are
10 have a conference with the CHIEF
executive tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. In addition to Secretaries Nc
! Adoo and Burleson, Judge O'Brien and
his men expect To get some cabinet
influence from Secretary Bryan of the
state department.
II voted for Bryan's resolution to
bar the money kings i'm the Baltimore
convention" Judge O'Brien said. 81
was hooted ut by some delegates from
Michigan. ! was the only one to vote
for the Bryan plan. In view of the
fact GOV. Ferris voted against IL. IL
does not seem to me he will have
much strength there"
Judge O'Brien referred to GOV. Fer
ris as the lost leader" because dur
ing the governors stay in Washing
ton ha was with Messrs. Wood and
Shields much of the time. He had
only few minutes with the originals
They are angry because OF tho
harmony advice ne gave President
Wilson when he called at the White
House with Mr.. Wood.
Differences Fundamental"
"The differences in the Democrat
party Of Michigan are fundamental"
said Judge O'Brien. THE forces
aligned with Wilson before his nom-
nation were unquestionably the pro-
of CT They
favored the presidential primary law.
and they are the same forces that to-
day favor every piece of progressive
Legislation suggested. But the or
Canization men have had To be whip
/ ed INFO line on every pit of progress
i've legislation they have supported.
Then men associated with the Will
son movement are not the type of men
" no have been fighting for the spells
OF office. Their disagreement with the
organization men, he said was not
merely a matter of policy but OF prin-
ciplc. Where differences are funda-
mental, harmony is an iridescent
dream"
Then you think 1t is impossible to
create harmony" Judge O'Brien was
asked and he replied:
Only Chance of Agreement
when the Democrat organization
of Michigan is willing Ia step forward
In tune with the progressive spirit I'm
which we live, and is willing 20 take
into counser men who are known to
he progressive, instead of going as
far as possible tn eliminate their in
fluence, they will find the so-called
original Wilson men hospitable to
suggestions of harmony. Until then.
lay on MacDuff and ID be he who
first shall say. hold-enough.
When Mr.. Abbott was questioned
concerning the possibility of an agree
ment with the organization men. he
said.
you can't mix oil with water. ]
am member of the state committee
and I know that Wilson has a better
organization in the state than the
committee. The president should look
to the men who supported him from
the first and not to those who ac-
copied him because they had to do
So"
The McCombs-M cAdoo quarrel al