The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-23
CANDIDATES FOR
PROSECUTOR GET.
NAMESONBALLOT
County Election Commission, by
Vote Of Three To Two, Re-
verses Former Ruling
ACTION IS IN DEFIANCE
OF SUPREME COURT
Legality Of Nomination. May b
Questioned and Other Com
plicati0ns Are Possible

The names of candidates for prose-
cutting attorney will be printed on the
oficial primary ballot. In spite OF the
law to the contrary.
County Auditors Moeller and Gut
man and County Treasurer K. y.
Stein, constituting q majority or the
county election commission. 30 voted
In, a meeting OF the commission In
the auditors ONCE, Tuesday morning,
which was called at the request OF
Guy A. Miller, one of the candidates.
Probate Judge Durfee. chairman, ana
Capt A. e. Stewart, the fifth member
OF the commission, voted no In de-
ference to the supreme court.
The action OF the commission 10
practically In defiance of the court.
which recently denied a. petition by
Mr.. Miller for a mandamus to compei
the printing OF the names on the pal
lot. II also reverses the commissions
former action, for when the question
first arose and II was pointed out thar
the primary law prevented the print
ing OF the names. the commission
was almost unanimous In voting 70
leave them of. Accordingly the ON
cial ballot, as first prepared, left q
blank space under the head or prose
cutting attorney, and II would have
been up to the voter to write In the
name OF his choice or paste II In with
a printed sticker. The printing OF
the ballots, however, outside OF few
samples, has been held up pending q
final disposition Of the vexanous
question.
But II was not In spirit OF def
|ance that the majority members OF
the commission voted for the print
ing of the names OF candidates, but
rather with a desire to eliminate
fraud and give all the candidates an
even chance. :.
Judge Durfee acknowledged that II
liz were left 10 the voters TO write IN
the names. many mistakes would De
made and nasty mess would result.
And he expressed the opinion that
from 20 to 30 per cent Of the electors
wouldn't even take the trouble to
vote for prosecutor. He based his Cd
lection solely on the law, but bowed
to the will Of the majority.
Auditor Moeller, VINO made the mo-
Ition providing for the printing OF the
names. declared that II was the duty
of the commission to make IL as easy
| for the people az possible to choose
their public servants.
cts fool law anyhow" was Aud
Iitor Gutman's comment.
AS a result OF the commissions ac'
itiou. all sorts Of complications are
possible. and the legality OF the nom
ination made at the primary VIII be
open TO serious question II anyone
cares IN raise the issue In the courts.
II also sffords an opportunity Tor
any candidate 10 have his name VIII
ten In by friends and then claim the
legal nomination.
However. both the leading candi-
dates, Mr.. Miller and Charles HAS
Inowski. the present prosecutor. are
sotisned with the commissions rul-
ling. and Proctor X. Owens, the third
candidate, has previously tried TO
have his name printed on the ballot,
so ne Is hardly In a position TO cues
tion the legality OF the present action.
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