The Detroit times., 1914-06-12
BULL MOOSE ARE
In STRATEGIC
PLACE, THEY SAY
Think They Can Draw Much
Support From Disgruntled
i'm Old Parties
TALK OF FIGHTING CHANCE
IN MAYORAL CONTEST
No Opposition to Marx in Pri-
mary-DemOcrats Await
COnnOlly's Action

Politicians are wondering what the
.Progressiyes viii do in the mayoral
fight, this fall. and considerable i'm
.portance is attached TO their action In
the primary The Progressives oc,
.cupy a position which Justice Jeffries
would cali strategetlc." and they
know il and are determined to make
the most OF II.
I'VE have a fighting change" says
Ralph Hail Ferris Everything de
pcads on our securing man to run
foi may or who will command the
confidence OF the thousands OF Repub
leans whom Mayor Marx has alienat
ed and the Democrats who do not like
the party domination OF Judge Con
molly and of Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike who are Disguised with the
bipartisan agreement under which
Detroit IS being governed.
We have two men under considera
ton one OF them has promised that
he will run provided we can secure
Iproper candidates for the rest OF the
ticket. including tie aldermaniC
Offices II the whole ticket includes
men OF the highest caliber such as
We are trying 10 induce 10 enter tbs
! fight he will consent 10 be a candi
cate The other may also become q
candidate. but he had made no definite
indication OF his intentions There
may be a contest in the primary and
there may not be.
The Progressive leaders decline e
give the names OF any OF the men un
der consideration for office They are
planning a sudden coup which vii
surprise the voters and arouse then
enthusiasm
All Is quiet in the other parts
camps II IS very doubtful that Mayor
Marx will have any Republican on
pouent IN the primary Thare Is
plenty Of dissatisfaction with hiv ad
ministration especially among bust
ness men There has been a great
deal Of talk on Griswold-st but II has
not taken the form OF action Bus
ness men are VIGOROUSLY inadept az
politics They talk indignantly. hu'
when Il comes TO selling the reins
they wait for someone else TO act
The Progressives are counting on this
well-known fact 10 bring them the
support OF the business men who are
anxious for a capable city govern
,mept
| In the Democratic party. everyone
I Is waiting 20 see what Judge Connol
lly will do. Party leaders like Franz
ID. Eaman say that IL is still too early
to stir up the people with the noise
Of candidates. The Democratic lead
ers are hoping that Judge Connolly
will decide to become a candidate
put all admit that they do not know
what he is going to do. n he de
clines 10 run. the leaders will be a.
sea unless they can unite on justice
Jeffries -
Horatio S. Earle will not be Pro
gressive candidate for mayor
I'm too busy making money anI
doing good 10 people-my newsboyt
and others" said Mr.. Earle. I'm
making more money than | can pos
sibly use for my living. and I'm TIL
ihappiest man in the city OF Detroit
/ by gum don't want 20 get into pol
iitics. though / don't regret what dit
two years ago. made 81 speeches
I in my campaign. and In every one o
/ them | talked for Theodore Roosevelt
the greatest and grandest man In tn
country. and I'd make 1877 more 10
him II was called on. But | don
uant- To camnaign- for myself L don,
want TO dislike anyone or be dislike
and it's hard 10 go through politi
jcal campaign without causing a lttl,
lad feeling"
I Max Koch, city treasurer. and Rich
ard Lindsay, city clerk. will nrobabl'
have no opposition for denomination
Their petitions are being circulated
Former Aid. Charles f McCarty. who
recently jumped back from the Bul
Moose 20 the Republican party. Il
passing about petitions proposing hi'
candidacy for congress In the FRS
district Nearly all the present aid
ermen will run again. Estimato
George w. Ross Is a candidate in th'
Eighth ward against Aid. Case or WI
son. Estimator Cowan. In the Eight
eenth ward. and Estimator Anklem. "
the Eleventh will be candidates fo
Republican aldermanic nominations