The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
PdLduer of
The Politicians

Inc POiffiCIQflS
William II. Green. candidate for the
Republican nomination FOR county
clerk. says he is satisfied with the
assurances OF support he Is receiving
and believes he will make q good
showing In the primary.
George Brown, candidate for the
legislature on the Republican ticket
was one of the band OF newspaper
workers who formed the first staff oi
The Times. Brown was engaged as
political reporter because Of his ex
perience In that line I'm the east and
on other Detroit newspapers. In the
city hall and In Lansing. where he
had been legislative correspondent for
one regular and two special sessions
while Pingree was governor, he was as
well known as any one OF the politi-
cal world, and he was thoroughly re.
spected as being absolutely fair In his
work. He was very close to the "Old
Man" and was often consulted In
matters where the governor was
leary, as he would say himself, OF
politicians. Brown went through the
stirring times OF Pingree mayoralty
and Pingree governorship and then
wrote the last chapters OF that re
markable mans life. being sent to
New York by his paper to write the
story Of the reception of the remains
None of the candidates, the new ones
or those seeking denomination, can
boast OF a greater intimacy of legis-
lative and executive business than
Brown can, for the trained and capa-
bic legislative correspondent learns
many things that few senators and
representatives ever get In touch
with
Mark Paterson. optimist, says that
he is going to represent the Sixth
ward In the common council The
fact that he Is incapacitated for hard
campaigning, by spinal trouble that
forces him to depend on crutches
does not dim his optimism. He has
worked against obstacles for years
and when he entered the present
campaign, on the Republican ticket
he made up his mind that he was go
ing to win. He has hosts OF friends
who are plugging hard" for him. Pat
erson works for the health board
taking care of the vital statistics, and
his eyer-present courtesy, extended to
the many who have dealings with the
board, will undoubtedly be rewarded
by nice showing at the polls. He
has lived In Detroit for 20 years. and
Is rearing family here.
Arfh u 70 fnr "a
Republican nomir alton for state sen.
competent to look after Detroits In
terest In the office he seeks. He has
the ability and Is In every way fit for
the responsibility.
In an open letter to Postmaster VIM.
j. Nagel, e. F. Kelley candidate for
the Democratic nomination for con-
gress In opposition to Frank Doremus,
charges Nagel with having been a
party to vote swapping In the First
precinct of the First ward, two years
age, when Doremus, congressional
candidate, received l31 votes, and
Kelley, Democratic candidate for SEN
ator, received only 25 votes, 1873 go.
ing to Haniey. Kelley,s Republican op.
ponent The letter says. further, In
part:s
upon recent visit to Boston.
learned diligent search had been made
to uncover something In my past, but
without success. My family tree In
Boston is large. well-known. and re-
spected, and my three or four visits
yearly are pleasant reunions. Now
listen, Mr.. Postmaster. You are sore
because my entrance as congress.
sional candidate spoils your plan to
trade votes to Marx; sore because
my entrance foiled your attempt to
have the public believe that the ad-
ministration at Washington endorsed
Mr. Doremus' candidacy; sore because
my entrance means that the machine
Democrats will have to stay In the
Democratic party column on Tuesday.
and has He'd your hands IN making
political deals in this primary, at
least"
The voters will simply be bestow-
ing credit where credit Is due by NOM
mating Thomas Farrell to succeed
himself as county clerk. The affairs
of the Office have been handled In a
pdlnSIakluBV DuSluebsuke uduucI
during Mr.. Farrell's administration.
Had a business man In his employ q
clerk who had looked after his inter-
ests With the same degree Of efficiency
with which Mr.. Farrell has served
Wayne county. he would not part with
thst clerk in hurry. The people
should be as appreciative Of faithful
and loyal service as business man
would be. The application OF business
methods to public office is what our
government needs. Mr.. Farrell has
applied them to his ONCE, and they
should be employed now In his belief.
T. J. Anketell says to The Times:
Without rejecting In any way on
Mr.. Pounds veracity- and assuming
that he was misinformed. no over
lures we're made by the Progressive
Democratic league to the National
Progressive party in any way. shape
or manner. One OF our members
brought word to us that some OF the
loadara NJ the National pro0raaoiva