The Detroit times., 1914-07-24
ONNOLLY STILL PONDERS
OVER MAIORAL MAIIER
Why DO Today What You Can
Put on ill Tomorrow" lie
Says Hesitatingly

While the vet aud dry issue Is
ot directly az slaA, ia ,ue race .oI
Pc hepuUnc4A n9Aluallou lot gov
nor. II slll MAY Ut very import
nt factor IA 4et,nuiAIns ,ue man
no Wall analy uc selected me slt.
auon IS favorable TO former COY.
hase ). OsUofn rather than 10 any
ms competitors lol ,Ae reason tual
pc dry element IA all parts vi the
ate is supporting ham ldlIly umaul.
ously whereas tae sO.ualled liberal
cement is said TO be divided among
eNeral men
Mayor George Ellis OF Grand Rap
IS, is counted ON to draw heavily
Tom the vets OF his nome city aud
he northern part OF the state, while
le same interests in Detroit ana the
rger population centcrs of the south
rn part OF the state viii be split be.
yeen Alex j.. GrOesbeck and treder
TX G Marundale
The supporters OF Marundale are
Making much OF poll OF .su. teTylsors
lrougAout the state taken BY LaHs.
lg paper The result OF that pom
ONCEtr Was scarcely SO promising
pr Martindalc as for Osborn, as was
blnted out by Perry r. Powers, OF
adiHac, when he was in Detroit a
W days ago.
The straw vote he said, showed
a votes tor Osborn as against a liz
= more than goo for Martindale Now
hen YOU look into the matter there
reason why there should be a
rse number favorable 10 Mr. Martin
hle. Ihe supervisors in making crop
Rport5 and In other ways are more
less closely associated with the
fcretary OF state Therefore, they
RtHraly would vote for Mr. Martin.
ale Their. Is no such special reason
pr the large Number for Osborn
4 Hls popularity may be taken as a
trustworthy indication OF his strength
throughout the state"
! The other candidates received less
ban so woes Zach in the poll
The big uncertainty IN tho Detroit
tuatiOn still Is as 10 who viii D."
le Democratic candidate Tor mayor
f udge Connollyr who is apparently the
host likely candidate. and the one
+ pom whom others are waiting was
1ill noucommittal, Thursday When
sked dhat his decision in the matter
. as, he replied
why DO today what Cu.can pui off
II tomorrow don't believe in this
usiness OF rus hing political questions
.hrough here IN July when the gen,
. rel elections are not 20 be till No.
|ember campaign OF month
.Fould be amply lonp enough, espe
|iaUy in ccpgested districts like De-
. ro!t Perhaps II would be Well
|nough 20 give men who have 70 cover
b. whole state or, several counties a
|Dnger time, bur that does not affect
s In city matters
From now until th collection is
asst there will be al endless hurry
h. TO and fro politically speaking
The newspapers Will be full OF dope
|ntil the voters and every body else
hin be sick aud tired of it all. II is
| wonder II they have interest enough
| eft TO go 20 the polls and vote That's
khy say Why DO today what you
| tan put off tin tomorrow?
The Progressive Democratic league
las promised all along through men
associated with it, 20 nave a candidate
|n the field bur none has been OH
|ially announced yet Among those
|vho are talked Of are + =. ingram
|ustice r. Jefr.as and john ~
|liTord
The securing ~ additiona sigma
lures 20 the petitions tor Frank d.
/ roul. former police commits ion. 20
Run on the Progressive ticket for
mayor Is still being pushed actively,
|lthough more than the required num-
! er have been obtained
The Progressive leaders announced
Thursday. that they have petitions
prepared for local candidates for all
Positions in the state legislature and
hin Ale them FRIDAY 20 complete the
Ticket I'm that respect For state com
hitteemen I'm the First congressional
|istrict their candidates will be John
+ Smith and Stewart E7gleston and
In the Thirteenth district Allen r.
kacharias and n p Eqrtart
Petitions are being circulated
n org Democrats for stare central
Committeeman as follow IN the
First district state senator lanes A.
Nttrrha ard rlrwpr Sf9tC Senator
William p ecUIlon and in 'he Thir.
|eenfH district Percy vs. Crosse and
Prank n Taman
Petitions wore filed Thursday for
william p witt Socialist FOR con
tress IN the Thirteenth district Lon
b Spirt Socialist For elatc senator
Prom the Third district paul Oldeu.
lerv Socialist fato senator Fifth