The Detroit times., 1913-09-24
SIXTEEN G. 0.P..
SOLONS PLEDGE
VOTES TO ALLAN
Hold Caucus and Nominate
Fourth Warder as Presid mt
of Council 49,
DINGEMAN CLAIMS Is,
INCLUDING DEMOCRATS
Tip Is, However, That Lodge Is
Likely To BE Finally Named
as Compromise -

The unprecedentedly bitter battle
for the council presidency for 1914
between Aid. Albert T. Allan. OF the
Fourth ward, and Aid. Harry E. Din
geman. OF the Seventeenth ward
threatens a serious ruciIon among the
aldermen. The election is four
months away and :ne earnestness oil
the aldermen Ia the fight Is bound to
brew bitterness before the votes are
polled. Tuesday night the business
OF the city was neglected by the al
dermen who were busy wire-pullins
for the candidates.
In the afternoon the Allanites held
a Republican caucus. The 10 alder
men whose names appeared on the
caucus call attended. Aid. Louis
Lempke, OF the Thirteenth ward, was
elected chairman pro tenn, Aid. Lit.
tlefeld. the caucus chairman, refus.
ing to attend the meeting. A major.
ity of the Republican aldermen beins
present, they proceeded to hold the
annual majority caucus. Aid. Allan
was nominated for the presidency of
the council. and Is votes were pledged
to him. He produced box Of cigars.
following the custom, and made Q
speech.
Aid. Field was elected chairman of
the caucus for the ensuing year, and
Aid. Bell was made secretary.
Aid. Allan denied that he had prom
ised committee appointments to get
votes.
Il have not made q single prom
ise." he said. Il am not making any
boasts either. but when the night OF
election comes. will have enough
votes to win over my opponent. / un-
derstand that Dingeman's supporters
are bringing every possible influence
to bear on the members of the coun.
ell to line them up for him"
Schultz, who Is Dingeman's ccl-
league. attended the Allan caucus
Schultz denies that he was ever
urged TO support Dingeman. Keat-
Ing, Allans colleague, is q staunch
Dingeman supporter.
Following are the l6 aldermen who
have pledged their votes to Allan:
Allan. Behlow. Dill, Goldner, Field,
Thompson, Bell. Reinhardt, Schultz,
Wenzel. Wilson. Knapp. Lempke,
Hindle, Behlow. and Reid.
Both sides claim Aid. TON" Glin-
mans votes. Barnett has promised
to give Dingeman another vote by
the aldermanic election in
the Third ward to All the vacancy
caused by the death of Aid William
p. Kingsley.
Gilman has not attended q council
In several weeks, being busy
preparing for his trial on graft
charges.
The six Democratic aldermen held
. meeting Monday night and split
i've and one. The Democrats will
meet again today. and II Aid. DeGalan
ian be persuaded to attend. the six
Democratic votes will be pledged to
Tuesday night the Allan.
ties were still hopeful OF landing some
II the Democratic votes.
According to the present dope
Dingeman has the edge in the race,
Is out of the 35 votes. Be-
,ause Of the feeling. which IL growing
between the rival forces, 1t IL doubt
'ul Of either Of the present candidates
will land the presidency after ALL AS
soon as either side IL satisfied that
L ID beaten, an effort will be made to
swing votes to Aid. Lodge. He IL
popular In the council and as q can
iidate he would draw votes from both
factions.