The Detroit times., 1914-10-28

Ing. All candidates on the Republi-
can city, county and state tickets
have been invited TO speak.
The Metropolitan club. an organiza-
tion OF policemen. firemen and other
civil service employees. has gone on
record as opposed to the constitutions
al amendment barring the operation
OF fraternal Insurance companies In
the state. The club alleges that the
adoption OF the amendment would do
away with the benefit systems of
their respective organizations.
Frank x. Martel, prominent In the
Detroit Federation of Labor, has COM
piled list Of Issues which, he alleges.
Rep. Doremus lodged" while In
Washington. The list shows that
Doremus failed to vote on the attempt
to break the Democratic gag rule;"
the resolution providing for an investi-
CATION OF the election Of Rep. Whaley,
In which II was alleged, the corrupt
practice act was violated; The VIII
liams woman suffrage state rights
bill; the bill to prohibit interlocking
bill; the immigration bill: abolition Of
the hteracy test for immigrants: and
the bill providing for trial by jury In
contempt cases. In addition, Martel
alleges. Doremus voted for the ship
subsidy bill and actively opposed the
amendments intended to strengthen
the csmpaign publicity bill and the
law regulating interstate shipment OF
prison-made goods. measure which
had tho united support of union work
men of the United States.
Friends Of Charlie" Nichols, Repub-
lican candidate for congress In the
new Thirteenth district, have replied
to letter supporting to have been
written by a United States army
colonel In which II is intimated that
Nichols both deserted the colors dur
ing the Spanish-American war and bor.
rowed money which was never return
ed. AS q matter Of fact Nichols never
enlisted, having been sent az q civilian
attache. He became separated from
his company when he went TO q tele-
graph ONCE to learn of the condition
OF near relative. who was at the
point Of death, and the ship sailed
without him. Nichols admitted hav-
ing borrowed $40 from the colonel. At
that time he was receiving q small
salary and was unable to repay the
money at once. The obligation was
discharged by the payment Of small
sums ranging from 81 to IS at q time.
The original letter. which was In the
possession Of The Times for several
months and which was not published,
stated that the debt was discharged
In this way, but the persons who are
giving anonymous circulation to the
letter have stricken out this para
graph, making 1t appear that Mr..
Nichols had failed to repay his bsus-
factor.
II would not take the governorship
of Michigan II 1t were handed to me-
on silver platter and knew that the
liquor interests had anything to do
with It," declared H. r. Pattengill,
Progressive candidate for governor In
a speech at Jackson Tuesday night.
Whenever liquor goes into politics
We have rotten politics.. When booze
goes into pubic affairs. business goes
out"
Were It not for the candidacy cf
Stewart Hanley for Judge Of probate,
according to county building pOliti-
clans, the counting Of the vote for
county Offices would be a mere for
mality. practically every man on the
Republican ticket being absolutely
certain OF election. Judge Hanley has
made q wonderful campaign, taking
the non-partisan election Of the Judi
ciary as an issue. His election q prac-
tically conceded.
Former Representative d. A. Green,
who went to the Bull Moose ranks two
years ago, formally announced his re.
turn to the @. o. p. at mass meeting
In the armory at Pontiac Tuesday
night. Congressman 8. w. Smith, In
a neat speech, welcomed him back
into the Republican fold. Congress-
man Pat" Kelley was the principal
speaker Of the evening.
Ofty Clerk "Dick" Lindsay, who
broke his leg shortly after the prt
mary election. is rapidly recovering.
He will not, however, be able To take
any ective part In his campaign for
reelection, depending entirely upon
the work Of his friends, who have
been active In his behalf. Lindsay b
optimistic, Insisting that he will pull
through despite the handicap under
which he has been laboring.
Another instance Of the wet" en-
dorssment OF the Ferris candidacy for
governor came out Sunday when the
Michigan Personal Liberty Alliance,
an organization Of 200 Social" clubs
In Detroit. Bay City, Saginaw, Flint,
Grand Rapids and other Michigan
cities, went on record for the govern
or at convention In Grand Rapids.
This addition to the ranks Of the
Staatszerband, Royal Ark, Brewers
association and other similar orRaniza.
tions seems to offer conclusive proof
that the liquor interests haven't much
to fear from Michigan's good, gray.
governor"
Impeachment proceedings against
"Batty" McGraw and the other mem
bers of the election board In the ninth
precinct of the Fourth ward, failed to
make their appearance In the COM
mon council, Tuesday night, when
several of the aldermen were absent.
making II impossible to take up the
case. McGraw and his board, charged
with fraud by Charles M. Carson, will
thus be ION the job" on election day.