The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
STATE Politics

The partisan daily inf Michigan
soutside oil DetroiD appears To- De OF
the disappearing type. BY mergers
in many cities Flint, Ann ArDof
Pcntiac. Port Huron-the Repuollca"
party has lost faithful mouthpieces
OF the stick.in.the-bark order and the
community has gained in newspaper
resources, service and Independence
BY the absorption OF the AdI Eau
Times by Stuart H. Perrys sPlehulu
TELEGRAM, Lenawee county loses -
ancient advocate OF Requirements ~
which has fourished since lS"i'
wouldn't il make stalwart rom AP'
plegate turn in his grave II ne hhSN
hat the big light TO the feet OF 'he
electors which he kept burning ~
brilliantly in the days OF LIS Repuos,
lican leadership. had gone quite our 1,
The yanishment OF the Times ahu or
tie other Republican organs Is III
Ieenins with the marked tendency O.
POLITICAL thought Blind partisanshlp
4, being monopolzed by me P'a'e
seekers pretty much.
The Saginaw CourierHeraid sees
gr.at nossibilities for party, good IN
- conino q O. p. welfare confer.
ence at Detroit The Couller'ile'" ~
says: saori,,
rising tide of Republican strength
and harmony all over the country
yat.tcgether' meeting OF the RepuD-
scaus OF this state and OF those ~.
symnathv With the party is not OF
such pressing necessity as appeVleu
10 months ago, the action of the
state central committee IN Gaining q
.Welfare Convention" will be re-
ceived Win satisfaction Whether or
not that convention shall take upon
itself the function OF indicating a PREF
arence in the matter OF gu0ernator-
ial candidate-Whichs seems 10 De the
only thing of immediate uncertainty
in PARTY affairs-the meeting can
scarcely he otherwise than factor
In contributing To the impetus thal
IL mainly toward restoring the party
TO complete popular favor. Cohhsel
and conference. conducted in u spirit
az tolerance and reasonableuess must
always be OF good effect and as we
have no doubt that the welfare CON
yenifon will meet under the ANNA
ton of this spirit Il shQgnA be r.
ceiyed with approval ana suTSort ny
rank.and-file members OF the party
The fading OF factional Hines is quite
noticeable they can be entirely wiped
aut II wisdom shall control the de-
liberation OF the coming conference.
The Battle Creek News takes d.f
ferent view of the plan IN the folloW-
ing paragraph:
"The Republican state central com
n.ittee has called welfare CONFER
erce'n at Detroit. to draw comfort
from the fact that ii would be dim
Gull To fare worse.
The Calumet News, always a val
liant champion OF the iron and copper
interests. has the following TO say OF
Candidate Whitney Watkins:
Some OF our editorial neighbors de-
sire Watkins make the run Tor gov
ernor on the Progressive ticket think
ing he would be elected says the lsh-
peming Iron Ore. We, would like 10
have him try II is our opinion thar
he would not fare so well as in the
last campaign He is for tonnage
tax on iron ore and copper. Wnlch IL
a blow aimed directly at the leading
Industries OF this region and at the
rhine worker in particular It's an.
other scheme TO add 10 the cost OF
the miners living. Watkins Is for IL
strong. and this upper peninsula
should be strongly against him. He
is no friend OF this portion OF the
state"
The Pontiac Press Gazette is re-
eponsible for this splenetic para.
graph.
Frank Knox, former chairman OF
the Michigan Republican state central
committee. embalmor OF Chase Os-
borp's aspirations and editor OF the
500 News, now publisher Of a news
paper at Manchester y. r.. writes 10
Editor George Harvey OF me North
American Review that he seldom
AGREES with him. This rs the strong
est endorsement that Frank could
have given Col. Harvey respecting the
scundness OF the brilliant New York
er's views, and was no doubt received
as such"