The Detroit times., 1913-01-04
HERE IS THE REAL
STORY OF FERRIS
FOR GOVERNOR"
How a Pretty Plan of the Organ
ization Gang Was Nipped
by Milsonites
GUESS DETROIT CAUCUS
is L0ADED-GOOD GUESS
Take a Train and Candidacy Of
SchOOlmaster and With
drawal of Wood Result

LANSING, Jan. 4,-These days OF
Democratic content make II timely 10
give an hitherto unpublished little
story of Journey 10 the home OF a
good man and great last summer. For
il had a heap to do with the inaug-
uration of Gov Ferris.
Soon after the nomination of Wilson
| had provided q meal OF crow for the
anti-Wilson organization in Michigan
the state central committee was call
ed into session AT the Burns hotel in
Detroit To agree upon a slate for the
primaries. II was announced that
Prof Ferris had declined to run. so
National Committeeman Wood was
substituted with suspicious CELEBRITY
for the head of the ticket The other
selections were equally pleasing 10 the
Teactionaries-F +. Mcdonald. of the
500, for lieutenant governor. !. T.
Winship. OF Saginaw. for congress
afaff-a t-laFge tr1teF tfffffTfer'. OF
Grand Rapids, for senator On mo.
ton adjourned the regulars chuckling
What else could be done? There were
no other candidates available, were
there?
The Woodrow Wilson league
thought they could dig up a few in
order 10 give Michigan the appear
ance, at least, being progressive.
A delegation comprising Edward
Frensdorf. Charles Kimmerle and
John Dawson took the next train for
Kalamazoo and labored one long
afternoon with Judge Yaple 10 take
L q D, 4
was in sympathy with their line OF
faction but declined on account Of
impaired physical strength. Thomas
| T.. Barkworth, OF Jackson. said no
for the same reason Then. rein
forced by w. r. Mcknight. OF Grand
Rapids, the delegation went on to
Big Rapids to ascertain for them
selves whether Frof Ferris decli-
nation was as positive as Chairman
Shields. Secretary Garfield and 9TH
ers had said il was.
They found that 1t was not.
Prof. Ferris had advised the gen
tlemen that the condition OF Mrs
Ferris health made II seem neces-
sary for him TO stay out Of the race
But Mrs. Ferris was better, and the
earnestness OF the delegations APP
peal, backed by kilograms from all
over the state, led the schoolmaster
TO say he would do II for the sake
OF the party and the state.
/ But he warned the Woodrow VII
son committee that he would be
compelled to say things in the cam
paign that would be distasteful tC
members of his own party The dele
I CATION told him TO go ahead-ht
couldn't say anything that would
spoil their appetites.
The good days work al Big Rapids
was supplemented by the tefephUnet
assent OF James w. Helme to take tbs
/ nant-goyernorship Alfred VI
! Luckirg had already announced his
candidacy for the senatorship and Ed
ward Frensdorf agreed 10 stand FOL
ongressman-at-large. But few days
remained for securing the requisite
number OF petitioners, but the Wood
row Wilson organization rallied VIII
a vim. and Wood, Winship, Mcdonald
and Hummer we're saved the neces
sity of sacrificing themselves upol
the altar of regularity and reaction
! But the insurgency OF the self-ap
pointed ambassadors TO Big Rapids
gave the Democracy the candidacy
and Michigan the executive genius
and progressive ideals OF Woodbridge
n, Ferris.