The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-14
X. H. Ferris Sees Victory For
Bull Moose Man II Demo-
cratic Nominee Retires
DECLARES LATTER HAS
NO CHANCE OF ELECTION
Average Voter Regards Him AS
Faddist," Asserts Progress
sive Leader

date, will divide the forces making
for righteousness. cannot be substan
tiated by facts" said Prof. Ralph
Hall Ferris, former charter commits
sioner and candidate for congressman
In the new Thirteenth district, In re-
ply to the request Of lngram's sup
porters that Mr. Pound withdraw
from the mayoralty race.
On the contrary. the facts show
that 1t Is Frederick +. Ingram, the
Democratic candidate, who is In fact
II not In purpose, attempting to III
vide the decent anti-machine vote.
Ingram canont possibly be elected
mayor OF Detroit. He has made q
splendid. fight f0s radical reforms In
preceding years; but his identifica
tons with these reforms has given
the average voter q feeling that he
is faddist, and the voters will not
elect faddist mayor Ingram's ad
vocacy of radical reform when re
form was unpopular has eliminated
him from serious consideration as q
mayoralty possibility.
But. further, by accepting the
Democratic nomination, Ingram un-
Willingly put his head In the trap
set by the bipartisan machine. For
Connolly. while publicly flirting with
Ingram. will, without doubt, throw bis
entire organization strength In the
November election against Ingram
and for Marx, thus hopelessly defeat
ing Ingram. The fact that Connolly
put up no candidate in the primaries
against Ingram, Is evidence of his In,
tention. by giving Ingram an unop
posed nomination. to eliminate hir1
from city politics by an overwhelming
defeat. Ingram, In his childlike In
nocence OF practical politics, fell for
Connolly's game, nor apparently does
he yet realize he Is being offered ur
as sacrifice to the bipartisan ma
chine.
THE recent primary elections and
the Republican and Democratic coun'
ty conventions In Detroit have clear.
ly demonstrated that these parties
are definitely and completely in the
control of the bipartisan machine,
Consequently the only chance OF
wrestling the city government from
Its rapacious grasp. lies In the sue
cess Of the Progressive party, which
was originally formed as protest
against the political crookedness IN
control OF the old parties and offers
the decent anti-machine element oi
the electorate the only ef1cient
means OF regaining control of the
city government.
'sThe normal Progressive party
strength In Detroit based on the re
turns of 1912 and 1918, Is not less
than one-fourth OF the city's average
voting strength. The total vote ir
an OF year rarely exceeds 10000, di
viding about 1880 Progressive ant
$500 Republican and Democratic
votes. These 1850 Progressiv,
votes will In any case be cast solidl,
for Pound.
THE recent primary vote cast fol
Marx, as compared with the com
bined vote for Mcvicar and Ingram
represents rather more than the full
voting strength OF the bipartisan
machine. relative to the Republican
and Democratic anti-machine vote
But taking this vote as an index,
is safe to say that rather less thai
two-thirds of the normal Republican
and Democratic vote Is either cor
trolled by the machine. or 10 to
strictly partisan to break away iron
party lines. Two-thirds of the $3.50
probable Republican and Democrat
votes means not more than $500
machine votes to be cast this fal
leaving some 1880 antimachin
votes in the two old parties.
eIf Ingram had refused the Demt
cratic nomination and so forced Coz
molly to nominate machine cand
date, these 1880 anti-machine Repul
lican and Democratic voters woul
have had the untrammeled opportunit
of uniting with the 1880 Progressiv
voters behind the Progressive cand
| date for mayor, making q total Pro
gressive and anti-machile vote OF som
$4,000 for Pound, as against only IS
600 machine and partisan votes to b
divided between Marx and the Con
molly nominee. Since the bipartisan
machine could probably deliver no
more than four-ffths OF this vote q
Marx, or $4,000, Pound would be elect
ed by clear plurality over Marx o.
about 1000.
This possibility ingram. by being
the Democratic candidate, is doing his
best to prevent; for with ingram and
Pound In the field, the anti-machins
Republican and Democratic vote vii
tend to divide between Pound and
Ingram, thereby making Il virtually
impossible for Pound to receive more
than 10000 votes, or for Ingram Il
receive more than $1,000 votes, leav
ing about $4,000 Republican and Dem
ocratic machine votes for Marx. Thus
IL Is as clear as day that Ingram, b,
remaining q candidate, will effectuall,
divide the anti-machine vote, and 8,
asure the reelection OF Marx.
IF Ingram sincerely desires tn,
elimination OF the bipartisan machine
and II this desire II really stronge
than his personal ambition to b,
mayor. he will declare himself Ii
favor Of Pound, and withdraw from
the mayoralty race himself BY y,
doing he will force Connolly to mann
a machine man, 10 take his place a
the head OF the Democratic ticket
thus dividing the machine vote, an.
uniting all good citizens irrespective,
OF party, behind Pound to GUST the ma
chine.
Nothing Ingram has ever done vii
be more TO his credit than this on,
act. II his supporters really want tn,
elimination OF the machine, and no
the creation of new Ingram-Ahearn
Miller machine. they viii advocat
Pounds candidacy, and urge Ingram
Withdrawal. NW y
The issue is clear. Will ingram al
vide the forces making for righteous
ness OF will he by one manly &C
unite these forces for real trump