The Detroit times., 1913-10-16
Progrsssivss Again Grooming
Watkins For Campaign For
Governorship
IMMINENT IN
REPUBLICAN RANKS
Groesbock and Martindale Said
to Be Preparing to Lock.
Horns Soon -

the next STATE ponucal campaign Will
not open for several months, leaders
OF the various parties are already
mailing plAns for furthertng the In
tSrssts Of their respective candidates.
The entrance Of . third party con-
tan6ano- TO- 1yes n0noFs II the state
buoyed up the hopes or the Democrats.
but the Republicans declare that the
rAoe for state oGacaa viii not b "a
Close even ~ . year ago. The Bull
AOo1erD who are making 4 camuaign
for funds for organization purposes
are hopeful. and insist that the Pro
gressives will have candidates for
every state. county and village ONCE.
Governor Woodbridge N. Ferris, the
0rst Democrat 70 occuny the executive
chair In 20 years. has not announced
that he will DO . candidate for. re-
election IN 1914 Neither has he stat
I'd that he will not head the Demo
cratic ticket, and Il II, therefore. &C
Ceptod a. o. fofogone ooneluaion Ia
state political Olecleo that the Zig Rap
Ids schoolmastsr will again campaign
tor the govern0fUhip. Il IL claimed
Tat his. friends VIII force his n0mina-
ton In case any opposition springs up
aGaiAst him, which IL considered
likely.
Moooors Confident
Utmost haImUny seems 70 prevail,
also, In the runks or Ball Noosera.
L whitney. Watkins, Of Manchester,
Who fought, -bled and Aied ct Arma-
gaddon last iAn, will -pFebably be the
unanimoiae cbeioo ct he Progressives
~ their candidA4s for governor. next
|yoar. ~ ~
watkins professed to be absolutely
confident Of has election TO the gov.
|ernorship last. fall. and Was bitterly
aieappOinted when the final count
showed that he was third In the race.
His .friends this year are making biz
cIn1nq for him Il he can b prevailed
upon 20 enter the contest
II Watkins absolutely refuses TO
led the riogrGoo1ve hosts In AiChi-
gan noxt yoar, e - said that Wilnam
b. Gordon, of MidlRnd, or HenryHA
WaIlace. q Detroit. Bull Moose NJ
fional committeeman, may aspire 70
The place. s~--~--~~---~.r -
-v-s Win - piUlye tW@lDS sp~~ ~
sAt tho present taDe. 4 appoafs that
there will.-he = 1gAt az lAEge d1men-
sions in. the- Ronuhlican .parfI. pAxt
fail. All prospects q n penOe(tl ~
berpatQriaI~ campaign In the primaries
have rome eiimmSring.
Secrefary of State Frederick q.
Maftindals. Of Detroit, who lost tho
49,. aasS~~ = ~z~e1~ >xa<se Snv wnvaPuOP
"a Amos 1GunSeiman. last fall. BY .
Marrow maryin. announced several
months ago that Ne would try Il again
IN 1914. Confident that he Will hold
the $4,000 votss he received last ysaf.
and WIN be able to add considerably
to hia strength, Nartindalo's friends
appear optimistic over his chances.
But there 10 q man In Detroit who
wouldn't hesitate 70 huri monkey
wrench and much sand into the politi-
cal machinery Of the secretary Of
state. That man n Alex. j. 0roes-
beck. chairman Of the Republican
state contrAl committee. 0foesbeck
slares C MartindAls politically and 10
sending announc1meuts 70 his friends
thruuGkoot tnA state that he Will be ~
candidate for the Republican nominar
ton for gpve1pQf. and asking them
not b ~tl0 uD* % anyone else. TINS
spnt IA the wayne county ranks leAds
b The belief that there will be an
other entry into the political arena.
Rmnor WIN not down that Chase y.
Osborn WI be cunning after the 20.
litscal hide OF United States Senator
Charles =. Townsend IN 1915. Osborn
hAs had all the excitement the execu-
tivo cllCo Affords, and he declared ~
ne expiration Of his term that he
would never accept the job again.
However. the United states senate ct.
fcrds opportunities which Osborn may
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