The Detroit times., 1914-08-24
DEMOCRATS ARE
URGED TO SMASH
THE MACHINE
tco.slnues from Pare o.eo

[ 10 'knuckie nnderh at their command.
TO secure state and FEDERAL patronage
for their henchmen. many or whom
have no other claim ON the party than
subservient record OF machine sup
s.--Brought the Democratic party In
Michigan TO such plight that unless
the progressive rank and nle assert
swapping. -wrecking machine.
there Is absolutely no question OF q
continuation Of overwhelming party
i0,-Joined with the stand-pat PEE
publican machine n second time In de-
feating primary law, namely, that
providing for the election of state CEN
vote; being we'll assured OF their down :
fall IL the true facts were broughi
home 10 the individual party voter and
1l-Askad,- hnastinglH- the rank and
to do about IT," feeling themselves
tiles and intricacies OF the old conven-
ton and caucus system.
what Progressive Democrats Have
l-organix.d TO nut an end TO the
conditions herein set forth. to free the
party from the burden OF machine rtle,
and to make IL once more a strong,
fghting factor In Michigan politics, the
same as. fortunately. Il Is now prac-
tlcaIly all other states.
2.--Formed a statewide Progressive
Democratic League, with the Following
President George l. Yaple: vice.
president, Sidney T. Miller; treasurer,
harles cHeddon; secretary. NJ; Thomas
Yapfe. sidney T Miller, Charles He'd
don. Edward Frensdorf. VIM. r. Me-
knight and Thos, j, Anketell: district
Thos. j. Anketell. Thos l. Dalton: sec
ond. Edward Frensdorf Verne g. Am
berson Horatio j. Abbott: third. Cor
don l. Stewart. Howard w. Sayanagh.
II. c. lackman: fourth. w c. Wildey.
Geo. w. Watkins, John G. Yeakey; NTH.
VIM. +. Mcknight, NJ Thos Ward. LION
el Heap: sixth, VIM; F. Rob6. r. p.
Pinney, John J; Bell eighth. Percy ID.
Edsali. L. r. Allison. Thos. A. Carten:
ninth, Cornelius Gerber, Dan L. En-
sign 1ss il s%t sio 5snfh w s John
J. Sourwine. J. A Aud. f. s. Noble;|
twelfth, John A Ryan. F. Stuart ByrRe.
Knute $. Markstrum; thirteenth, Thos.
Ahern, John NJ. CLIFFORD; state organi-
ger. Dan L. Ensign.
3-Indorsed the following candidates
for the Democratic state central COM
ars pe sSSs 10 10 be All
loyal support OF President Wilson and
Governor Ferris, and hard, clean cam
paign all down the line for all Demo-
and all OF whom are
opposed to machine tactics, reactionary
tendencies. personal and bipartisan
three self-constituted bosses:
First district. Fritz L. Radford and
John s. Schmittdiel; second district, Or.
,brs a ds,,rs, ana sam aoT FaIs
o'Meiay; fourth district. VIM. r. Phil
.r fe w VIM 4 Meknisht and charles ..
and George A. Newman; seventh dis
trict. VIM. M. Springer and Henry Bin
kle; eighth district, Thos. A. Carten
and and Albert " Ta ns ninth ss5s
tenth district. James s. Brown and w.
J, Bill: eleventh district. william A.
comstock and Gideon Weriine:
Rnute g. Markstrum; thirteenth dis
trict. John M. Clifford and los. Merrill.
4.--Attempted 10 expose the general
machine hs and to nclm the
party rank and ME what the Individual
voter may do about It." even under
the old convention and caucus system.
court to make IL possible hereafter. for
the individual voter to vote direct at
the primary for state central commit
teemen as the law provides and In
what You Can aDo ASost TIT
1.--Show this letter to other Demo-
cratic voters, also TO the editor of your
movement faiF apu blicity.
corsr win Other ss
congressional district.
S.--vote In the Aug. rs primary. NIL
Ing In on your ballot the names OF pro-
81 to so g. s.ps
call OF your county chairman will ad-
wise you as to the number OF such dele
gates that your voting precinct 10 en-
ton from your county clerk.
ATTEND your county convention on
Sept. 8. and use your influence In see-
convention Il Selected e that viii Inc oppo o
continuance OF machine domination
In the DEMOCRATIC state central COM
5.-Taik matters over with delegates
both to the county and state convsn-
tions.
s.-,,-Attend e possible. the state con-
The Closing appeal, signed by
George L. Yaple and Sidney T. Mil
Ter, follows:
We ask your careful consideration OF
the facts brought out In this pamphlet.
ocrats OF Michigan to take over control
ed in the state central COMMITTEES. about
to be elected. and to make that body
responsive Ito. and representative OF.
rank and file.
We condemn. In the strongest meas
ure. the domination OF the present par
ty organization by two or three bosses.
We charge that the party organizG-
tion has been prostituted TO the seinah
desires of a patronage hunting. vot,
swapping machine, under the control
OF which our party, while fiourishirs
as never before elsewhere, Ii becoming
less and less a factor In Michigan.
We ask you. and all progressive
Democrats. opposed TO machine manjp-
ulation. and desiring a strong. clean
and fair party organization, TO give
your support, and lend your influence.
70 this noyement 81 ar. tt'