The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-09
Only Wayne Men Chosen by Both
Kiefer and Leland To Be
Recognized
CENTRAL COMMITTEES
WOULD "PASS THE BUCK
Clever Plan Would Leave Reg
ency Fight Up to Local
Politicians
6Y II. A. 6ALLENGER

LANSING, Mich. Neb. s.-The com
mittee on credentials OF the RepiDh-
can state convention, to be held In
Grand Rapids next Friday will. In all
probability, dodge all responsibility
for deciding which OF the rival Wayne
county delegations shall be seated.
Mayor Marx, members OF the Wayne
Legislative delegation and several 9TH
er prominent citizens were selected as
members OF both the Leland and
Kiefer delegations In two conventions
held In Detroit last Friday.
And, as a result OF that fact, the old
game. OF passing the buck" always
fayorite In politics). will be resorted
to by the credentials committee.
The plan, as now suggested by prom
inent Republican politicians who have
become tired Of the stenchful hight
for political supremacy In Wayne
county, Is that the credentials commit
tee seat only those members whose
names appear on both lists or dele
gates. In this manner the committee
will have passed the buck" 10 Wayne
county itself inasmuch as Act No. 2OS
of the Public Acts Of 1895. which spec,
lies the manner In which county and
state conventions shall be conducted,
declares that, when vacancies occur In
delegations to any party conventions
the same shall be filed by the delega.
ton from the district In question.
BY seating the delegates whose
names appear on both lists the creden.
tials committee will have shifted the
responsibility for seating Leland or
Kiefer delegation to the shoulders or
the Wayne county politicians who
stand In" with both factions and, In
tcidentally, will be relieved Of dim
cult political problem.
The law fails to specify how many
members shall be seated from each
district and the credentials committee
may seat as many or as-few as II
wishes, thus its action in recognizing
only the delegates whose names ap-
pear on both lists will be perfectly
legal.
The provision of Act No. 203 which
relates to the filing OF Incomplete
delegation read as follows:
"All vacancies occurring In any
delegation to such convention shall
be filed by majority vote Of such
convention; IL In a city or county con-
We ntion, OF the delegation from the
ward or township; II In state or con-
gressional convention by q majority
from the delegation from the county"
whether or not Wayne county viii
figure prominently In the choice OF Q
regent to the state university Is q real
problem, as prominent Republican
politicians here are inclined TO believe
that the decision will be made before
the WIS on the list are reached.
II II understood here that Wilmer
r. Culver, OF Ludington. will retire
from the race before the matter be-
comes an issue before the convention.
| No definite confirmation OF this fact
can be obtained, however.
A prominent upstate Republican
politician, who was In Lansing today,
declared that there had been an aston
ishins change In sentiment relative to
the regency fight throughout the state
He declared that, although not lie
land man himself, he believed that Lo
land would be nominated before
Wayne was reached.
stephens will be a strong factor In
the race, however, as he has a con
siderable number Of the northern
counties with him and viii put up
ain fight. His strength, II Is said
here. has been underestimate gener
ally.
/ Mr.. Leland was in Lansing today
and In calling on friends among the
members of the legislature, expressed
the opinion that the opposition to hii
candidacy would not prove formid
able