The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-27


man w. w. wedemeyer were held
here Sunday In University hall, The
Immense crowd IN attendance was al
eloquent tribute TO the memory OF the
dead citi1en.
Every seat IN the great auditorium
was nIled and people stood for two
hours TO hear their dead townsman
eulogized By the Statesmen OF the ma
ton.
+ Seated on the fiagdraped platform
were, United States Senators Kenyon,
OF Iowa: William Alden Smith and
Charles Townsend, or Michigan;
Jones, OF Washington; Pomerene. OF
Ohio, and Ashurst, Arizona Con-
gresamen Kendall. Iowa: sharpe and
: Willis, OF Ohio: TAggert. Kansas;
Hammond, Minnesota: Foster, Illinois,
and Sam Smith, acMorran, j. NJ C..
Smith, Sweet. Loud and Mclaughlin,
all OF Michigan; State Senators Nc
Gregor. Wiggins. W. w. Smith, c. E.
Scott. and Hutcnlns, and Representa-
tives Wiedenfelter, Mclaughlin, Ed
wards. Tufts, c.. II. Smith and Greusel
and the members of-the Washtenaw-
county bar, President Hutchins, who
presided; the venerable president
emeritus, James b. Angel. and Rev.
Mr.. John, Mr.. Wedemeyeris pastor and
Dean II. M. Bates, OF the University or
Michigan law school.
President Hutchins introduced the
speakers and delivered this apprecia-
tion: ----
This meeting is a tribute OF love,
respect and affection to one who was
one OF our most distinguished citizens
an honor to the city, to the University
OF Michigan, TO the state and to the
nation; the embodiment OF truth, good,
old-fashion honesty. Of loyalty and OF
high ideals. We do ourselves honor
when we honor his memory"
Attorney Frank A. Stivers, Prot II.
M. Bates, Judge Arthur j.. futile, OF
Detroit: state Senator w. NJ. Smith,
Justice G. Kuhn, ex-Congressman J. j.
Lentz. OF Ohio, and United States
Senator Charles Townsend were the
speakers.
Senator Townsend said. In part:
Philosophy falls to relieve heart
aches caused by death, but the depart
urc Of q good man with an untarnlshed
does not leave the mourner so hopeless
and miserable as does the going OF one
who has not contributed to the happi-
ness and betterment q the world. and
occasion memories OF our departed
friend excite only beautiful and loving
thoughts. for William w. Wedemeyer
was sSoa s osS,S n.sfHi lns@ him 0r I'm
timntely and we'll met him nrst
when he was student In this univer-
sity; He was . poor boy and had 10
WIS q blessed hardship, for II was
the experience which develops charao-
ter and makes men. AZ student he
.ys ro%ss q the nora orntG ,p w MsSlrs n.
were his equal In presenting cause
70 the public. and none surpassed him.
ne posssssed that necessary auaiinca-
estnsss and the political history OF
this. his home county. 10 the record OF
his frtumphn The cause he champion
- here seldom failed nnd time ma;
excertion. right His friendly manner.
his open honesty, his superior ability
rnHte him q natural leader In political
the people. he understood them and
became their advocate Q, and the people
loved and admired him. No. man In
wsshtenaw county knew more people
BY name. and all Familiarity called him
soon after leaving the university he
became q state character and every
s ssss. SG%'' ss. q sa n s.na
mittee for his services In every oam-
ba II. va. . Republican in polite. and
progressive one. Gov. Pingree was
the pioneer OF modern political reform
and ne selected Mr.. Wedemeysr, then
very young man. AZ his ntuo In the
office OF railroad commissioner. IL was
during the Pingree administration that
Michigan changed her system OF reil-
road taxation from the specific to thel
nd-vaiorem plan and Mr.. WedemeyerI
wee one EFF the sovernoFss=mest=sf
fective advocates OF the change.
He had little more than reached the
constitutional age OF rs years when
hia friends In this county selected him
as their candidate for congress- and at
the ccursntion- OF 1SsS he came withip !
one vote Of being nominated. In 1907 |,
he was candidate for congress and
received the unanimous and enthusi-
nstic support OF his county. Thus was
ne twice defeated for the nomination
Tor congress. but after each defeat he
entered the campaign and supported
MS successful rival with great zeal 4
and ability, He had a happy faculty
Tor making and Keeping friends and
when In 1910 he entered the primaries
he had enough admirers In ali parts OF
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