The Detroit times., 1914-07-22
Bull Moose, Progressive Demo
Gratis and Anti-Machine Re-
publicans Refuse 10 Take
No for an Answer
FIND SENTIMENT is
PRACTICALLY UNANIMOUS
Voters In All Walks of Life De.
clare Former Police Head
Their Choice

The refusal OF Frank II. Croul, for
mer police commissioner, 20 allow
his name TO be placed on any ticket
as candidate for mayor, mas appar-
emily only melted his supporters to
redoubled efforts In his behalf They
refuse 10 take no for an answer, and
have begun the circulation OF peti.
lions, calling upon Progressiycs, pro
gressive Democrats and anti-machine
Republicans 10 lend their aid In In.
ducing him TO enter the race. They
expect 20 get at least 10000 signers
10 the petitions.
Such petitions have been circulated
only the last day or two, but those
who have had 10 do with them as
sert a practical unanimity of opinion
in favor OF Mr.. Croul.
II had never thought there could
be a man who so held the respect
and support OF the members of all
parties in his community" said f.
G.. Allen, one OF the men working
with the petitions; Tuesday morning.
Yesterday on the links OF the De
troit Golf club, we stood by one hole
for an hour and got the signatures OF
62 out OF 6S men who went by Four
OF the other six said that they would
vote for him, but that II would be
Just as we'll for their names not 10
appear on the petition. Many DIFF
ferent persons are circulating the
petitions. Yesterday afternoon "a
small merchant took one OF them and
got the signatures OF is out Of 20
persons who came to his store within
an hour or two"
THE lists have only begun 10 come
in They are being circulated among
factory workers and business firms OF
all sorts. 4 man brought one In this
morning which had been signed by
every man in one plant who could
write hts name A petition circulated
among men With Offices in the Ford
building, Monday afternoon, was signed
by l13 men in a couple OF hours. The
same sort OF success Is being had
among business men elsewhere"
The men backing the movement 10
bring Mr.. Croul into the race under
stand fully his position, both In that
he Is not a candidate and that he
would accept nomination only at a
loss in a personal and financial way.
The campaign, however, is the out
growth OF a quiet canvas Of two or
three weeks in which the question,
who is your candidate for mayor?"
was, asked OF hundreds OF persons in
al parts OF the city. and in all ranks,
socially and industrially,
The result OF that canvas. II is said,
was to show more than half OF all
the voters questioned in favor OF Mr..
Croul. The Croul movement is one
TO give the people OF the city their
own choice for mayor without the in
PREVENTION OF machine politics
Judge William +. Connolly was still
nSn-committal, Tuesday, on whether
he would be a candidate for mayor.
II understand that petitions are be
ing circulated for Mr. Croul," was all
he would say.
tHhe campaign for county Offices
pr6fnises to be one OF exceeding
tsmeness with exception OF the race
f@G positions as Judges Of the probate
court, two of whom are 20 be elected.
No opposition thus far has develop
ed TO any Of the officials who are run
ming for reelection outside the judges.
These include Sheriff Milton Oakman,
County Clerk Thomas F. Farrell,
Treasurer Edward. +. Stein, and Re-
corder Of Deeds Otto Stoll The sit.
uation with regard TO the prosecutors
Office is not so definitely settled.