The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-25
G. WELFARE
CONFERENCE TO
OPEN TUESDAY
Republican Workers of Michigan
Will Gather In Detroit to
Plan Campaign
5000 DELEGATES EXPECTED
No Formal Action Will Be Taken
With Reference to the
State Ticket
5000 DELEGATES EXPECTED

Detroit. Mich. May 25.-Republican
leaders from every nook and corner Of
Michigan are arriving in Detroit to at
tend the state welfare conference"
which is to meet tomorrow. With
present indications pointing to an at
tendance of fully 5000 of the party
workers. the conference promises To be
one of the most notable political gath
erings held in Michigan in years,
The chief purpose of the gathering
is to draw up preliminary plans for
the coming state campaign. No for
NAL action is to be taken with refer
ence to candidates for places on he
state ticket. but naturally there will
be considerable discussion of the sub
ject among the delegates to the con-
ference. The gathering is to be wound
to have Senator William T.. Borah Of
Idaho as the principal speaker
Owing to the peculiar conditions ex-
listing in Michigan politics at the pres
ent time the proceedings Of the Repub-
lican conference will be followed with
more than ordinary interest. The Re-
publicans believe they have chance
to make a clean sweep of the state
offices in the next election, though they
realize the fact that they must have an
No. 1 candidate for governor If they
win the victory.
Governorship Is Problem.
The question that is now uppermost
in the minds of the Republican leaders
is whether they can pick man able
to defeat Governor Woodbridge n.
Ferris, provided the latter, as is ex-
pected, again heads the Democratic
ticket.
Governor Ferris incurred consider
able enmity among the labor leaders
of the state when he sent the militia
into the upper peninsula at the begin
ming of the great copper strike, and
the union men have been bitter in
their denunciations of the chief eXecu-
tivc's action, declaring that he will
never receive the vote of the labor
element again. on the other hand,
many stalwart Republicans in the up
per peninsula, business men and in
fiuential citizens, who have always
rallied around the c. O. p. standard,
have openly declared that Ferris can
have their votes if he runs again, and
they have commended him because Of
the firm course he pursued during the
labor troubles.
Republicans Are Optimistic.
Governor Ferris was elected i'm 1912
by a substantial plurality, but the Re-
publicans figure that the conditions
next November will be entirely differ
ent from the situation as ii existed
two years ago. If the Progressive vote
falls off as much next fall as 1t did in
last spring election, the Democratic
candidate must receive thousands )f
Republicans votes to be returned to
office. Moreover, the Republicans hope
to have far stronger candidate 10
head their ticket this year than was
the case i'm 1912.
Two Named as Candidates.
Already there are two avowed cam
didates for the Republican nomination
for governor. They are Secretary Of
State Frederick G. Martindale and AL
ex j. Groesbeck, chairman Of the Re-
publican State central committee Both
are residents of Detroit. There are
many prominent members of the par
ty who believe that it would he wise
to pass up both Groesbeck and Martin
dale i'm naming the head of the ticket.
There are no objections to either man
personally and both are recognized as
loyal party men. But Martindale has
the disadvantage of having been an
unsuccessful candidate for the nomna
tion two years ago, while the nomina-
ton of Groesbeck would not he calcu-
lated to win beck many part of the
Progressives.
n c SENATOR BRADLEY OF