The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-12
CREDENTIALS COM
MITTEE HAVE FACTION
FIGHT IN CHARGE


-. sses 800
good independents. but none Of them
IL good enough TO nominate candi-
dates for once In the Republican
party" said the judge. This remark
was greeted with wild cheers
/ At the conclusion OF Judge Carpen-
ter's address. Congressman p. H. KEEL
ley was called TO the platform.
Congressman Kelley has paid par
ticular attention TO the shipping bill.
now al Issue IN the United States SEN
ate. He declared that with every ship
purchased by the government the ".
8. purchased "a shipload of trouble"
Senator Smith spoke for IL hours
on this bill the other day" said Con-
through he told me that hessmade
many statements that he couldn't
prove. May our senator's be given
strength enough--for that's all IL
takes-to carry this fight on for 20
days more. And II they can beat II
In the senate by March 4. We can beat
It In the house after March A.
The first round of the battle be-
tween the Leland and Kiefer delega-
tons was fought out Thursday night
before the state central committee
and at the close of the presentation
or lengthy arguments. the committee
went on record as favoring the exclu-
sion OF both factions from the tenn
|parary operations OF tho convention.
This unprecedented and rather
doubtful action Of the state central
committee IL merely recommendatory
and the committee on credentials
may do a. II pleases.
It 10 the general belief here that the
fight will come ON the floor Of the con-
vSntion. the question being on the
adoption OF rejection of the commit
tee report.
The Wayne situation proved the
only knotty problem Of preconvention
business the state central committee
being closeted for hours with repre-
sentstives of both factions before
reaching q decision.
Frank H. Watson former district at
torney at Detroit. presented the
Kiefer side OF the controversy and
Henry II. Zimmerman. the case OF the
Leland delegates. The question at
issue appeared to be whether the city
or county committee was entitled to
handle caucus and county convention
work, although Mr.. Zimmerman de-
voted considerable time to discussion
OF alleged frauds In the caucus. A
marked hostility to Wayne was mani
feet everywhere and one OF the mem
bers of the committee stopped Mr..
Watson ct one time, to inquire II
WAYNE county politics wasn't pretty
rotten all around" A query which
provoked general laughter.
After presentation of the argu-
ments, the committee went into ex.
ecutive session for almost an hour.
John Baird, of Saginaw, and William
E. Brown, Of LApeer. were the prin-
fcipal' speakers. Then o committee
consisting Of william Il. Brown ~
chairman, Claude Hamilton. OF Grand
Rapids, and Otto Ihling. of Kalama'
zoo. was appointed to pore over the
afiidavits and other evidence present
ed by the rival factions and to report
back to the committee at 10:8O
o'clock. The committee announced
its failure to agree at this hour and
was sent back for further dslibera-
ton.
At midnight It presented its report.
recommending that both delegations
be excluded from the temporary or
ganixation.
Interesting II true" II q piece OF
information handed out In an un'
guarded moment by an upper PENN
sula delegate last night. He declared
that he had positive information thai
the head Of the Oakman- Kiefer dele
CATION had conceded Kiefer's defeat
! and had made deal with the
Stephens forces by promising to swing
the delegation to the Otsego county
candidate after the first ballot.
The Stephens candidacy now looms
up as mighty factor In today's DELHI.
erations. The Otsego county man
claims to have eight Of the eleven
districts outside of Wayne and de-
clares emphatically that he will dom
mate the situation. Be that as II
may 1t II generally conceded here
that should bitter Tight develop In
the convention w. T. Culver, OF Lud
ington, r. the logical dark horse
nominee. The initial fight. however
will be between Leland and Stephens