The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
REWERS in
ERRYSQUABBLE
over ELECTION
Fked Opposing Candidates In
primary and Sore Spots Are
ise Aftermath
|MPUS WILL CHECK
LIQUOR FOLKS PULL"
Eort Now Made To Get War
ring Factions Together To
49, Buck Osborn

" ..st
ne writer Of q political almanac
November might do well TO In
Dc warning to the Michigan
bwers' association. as follows:
About this time OF year look out
ructions, denominations and re-
|iiattons."
There II q fine row on In the ranks
the Michigan Brewers association.
- row may terminate, for a time.
political power of the organiza-
N and its allies In the state. And
odd part OF II Is that the brewers
We nobody but themselves to blame
the entire ruction.
The trouble began long, long
ne ago, when, hard put to II to de-
10 between Alex j. Groesbeck and
ederick C. Martindale, for the Re-
blican gubernatorial nomination.
B Brewers association decided that
eh were acceptable and refused TO
AXE positive Endorsement of either,
that time the only prominent can
dates In the field.
Feeling themselves free to do as
~ pleased politically. inasmuch as
Se organization has signified no pref
ence, hquor henchmen Immediately
u into the game. and thereby hangs
tale.
John Mohn, OF the Michigan Bond
kg q Surety Co.. an organization IN
n
rested, went at II hammer and
|ngs for Martindale, campaigning up
nd down the state and through sew
k1l OF the wards OF Detroit.
William c. Manchester, attorney
~ the Brewers association, got the
bee In his bonnet and
Uttered the race for the Republican
In the Thirteenth dis
fict. He was also active in his eff
|wts to put Martindale across.
Archie +. bunting, attorney for the
{ichigan Bonding q Surety Co.,
tpilled the beans by insisting on
the congressional race In
10 First district In opposition, to
Aarles e. McCarty, candidate per-
tctly acceptable to the liquor inter
tts, it's claimed.
lNow here Is what happened:
Mohn worked for Martindale and
lartindale didn't win. Neither did
lroesbeck, but the Groesbeck crowd
J sore az boil claiming that, had
not hesn for Mohn,s efforts. qroes-
eek might havezwon. \.
The Brewerss association has TIC
lon on its hands because Of the nom-
nation of Osborn, many Of its mem
ers claiming that, had q definite
hoicA been made for one or the other
the opposing candidates. the vote
vould not have been split, and their
nemy, Osborn. might have been
eaten.
The Groesbeck crowd favored Mich
ls In the Thirteenth district congress
lonal race. When Manchester en-
cred the lists, they tried to dissuade
Inn, and, when he insisted on going
4 and swung what little support. he
ould toward Martindale, consider
bic soreness resulted.
Bunting mixed up the dope" on
he east side by entering the race
gainst the wishes OF Mohn, associ-
SO0 with Hill III iuC hiCuiSdu DOuu-
1g & Surety Co. Bunting claimed
no support OF the Brewers associa-
lon. Mohn, 50 the. story goes, fol-
,wed Bunting to practically every
Official meeting in his district, and
assisted that Bunting did not have
he support OF the brewers, and
'orked against him in many other
rays. Bunting ran far down In the
1t Of congressional aspirants. Nc
'arty winning on the strength of
Johns labors.
Hence more soreness.
Now, with Groesbeck sore at the
organization, Manchester
ore ct Groesbeck. and Groesbeck
nd his crowd reciprocating that feel
ng to marked degree: with Bunt
ng and Mohn at swords points, and
be Martindale gang mad as hornets
{ the Groesbeck faction; to say moth
az of bitter feeling among the MEM
ers Of the organization themselves,
he question at issue ia tho liberal
anks Is how to combine the warning
actions to defeat Osborn. They ad-
aft It's some Job.
$500 Ts. ------------