The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-07
MOOSE TO FIGHT TO HAVE
NAMES PUT ON BALLOT


mans name was printed enormously,
but that Mr.. Martindale closed his
eyes to those ballots and refused to
throw them out, at the same time that
he ruled on the ballots on which a mis-
take had been made In Mr.. MacDon-
AIDS name, and issued certificate OF
election to his opponent, Mr.. Young.
The man who puts goods that do. not
belong to him In the pocket Of another
and allows him to walk away wit
them Is even more q thief than the
man who benefits by the act. 1t IL the
aim Of the Progressive party TO drive
such men from power"
Jasper c. Gates, who was nominated
a. Progressive candidate for charter
commissioner in the Second ward,
said:
Il am not interested in keeping my
name on the ticket. went on against
my wishes. at the request of some OF
the Progressive leaders. and hope
that I will not be elected, for I cannot
give up my law practice to undertake
the work Of the charter commission.
However, as far as the law goes.
! doubt the right Of the legislature TO
AZ Is per cent qualification. brief
cd a.case about 10 years ago. in which
] recall q Pennsylvania decision that
upheld three per cent limit: but 1t
seems to be that Is per cent Is ex.
cessive. The Republican party 1t.
self, apparently. polled only about 20
per cent Of Its normal vote The real
reason for liking limit IL to keep In
hnitessimal parties from the ballot,
because II would be great burden to
the people II every little clique or
faction could constitute party and
secure place on the ballot. But TO
dx limit at 10 per cent is sufficient
evidence to. me that the legislature
wanted to make the primary as I'M
popular with the people as possible.
The primary law vas forced through
against the will of the bosses. by an
aroused public opinion; and have
little doubt that they wanted TO hinder |
Its working just as much as they could. |
The proper course to be taken, II
would seem to me- would be to start |
mandamus proceedings in the circuit |
conrt here"
Among the Progressive candidates |
whose names will be barred from the |
ballot, II the Is per cent. clause Is |
upheld, are the Rev. Eugene Rodman |
6hippen, Attorney Jasper G.. Gates |
and Ralph. Hall Ferris, former coun.
y chairman. for charter commissions
ers In the First, Second and Fourth
: wards, and ex-Ald. Charles z. McCar.
v, who introduced the first charter
revision resolution In the council az
commissioner at large
FtnAi figures in the authorship
light gave William +. Moel!er 1853
20 Forbes Robertson's 3.015. For the
short term, Robertson received 2475
votes; William Fl. Martz, 2,5fS:
James Grant, i,576;I z. f. Myrick.
o64: william Perren, 1877: F. Patter.
con, 449; Frank Palllster, 315.
Scores of Democrats voted for Sid
ney Miller for charter commissioner
at large in the belief that he was Sid.
ney T. Miller, attorney, of Miller.
Smith. Paddock Perry. 1t now az
pears that he is Sidney r. Miller a
graduate OF the literary department
0f the University of Michigan and OF
the Detroit College OF Law, 90 years
y old. He lives on Jefferson with.
Z - 4 block of Sidney T. Miller but IL
not related to him. Mr.. Miller nays
~ n strongly In favor OF municipal
oWnership.
y william +. Harms, defeated by G..
q. Fischer for charter commissioner
from the Eighteenth ward by one
vote. will ask for recount.
Dr. E. b. Smith. nominated for char.
(. 81. revisioner 1T large by the Demo.
Y 0tato, may withdraw, allowing his
n1aee on tha ticket to 20 To. William
(, :. Campbell. attorney. the next in
& -. Or. Smith feels that he cannot
y 1910 to give bis time to the work OF
- commisslon: on the other hand
believes that . medical man
0Un hAve place on IL. because
= - numsrous problems Of health
Dyolvo1 n city government. He vii
Dnoence NJ Decision n az or two