The Detroit times., 1915-11-01

!. IS TESTFOR
MACHINE
Marx Crowd Pulls
Every Possible Wire
to Garry Purchase
EVERY PRECINCT
WILL BE REACHED
If Plan Falls Mayors
Friends Are Not
to Blame

Special election day. Nov. 2, Is
not a legal holiday. according to a
verbal opinion given by Corporation
Counsel Harry j. Dingeman. There
fore all city oftice5 ought 10 be open
for business as usual. The ruling
also allows saloons TO remain open.
Several department heads called
on the corporation counsel. Satur-
day morning. for legal advice re-
garding the closing of their Offices
on election day 10 give their en-
ployes an opportunity TO vote-and
work-for the success OF the pur-
chase plan. They expressed gen
eral disappointment when they
learned that they were without le-
gal excuse for closing shop on Nov
2. City Treasurer Max c. Koch
was the only department head who
didn't care.
1T will give the boys in my Office
an opportunity TO catch up with
their work. he said. They will
have plenty of time to vote after 4
o o'clock. | don't care what they do
on the purchase plan after or before
ONCE hours"
The administration will make
supreme effort 10 put the plan across
Tuesday Every political wire that
may possible bring forth a Eyes"
vote will be pullec. The Marx or
ganization that is behind the plan
is much stronger than the "twin-six"
political machine that rolled up a
whopper vote for the mayor OH his
reelection a year ago. II Is said
by those on the inside TO be the
greatest political machine ever or
gained in the history OF Detroit
city politics. II will reach out into
every precinct in the city on elec-
ton day.
The new Marx machine has many
ramifications and it's wires cross
and recross in many places. II the
machine vote fails &c give the plan
the necessary so per cent il will be
because the unfettered voters torn
out in force TO oppose 1t. The many
strange political, alliances that have
been horn as a result OF the street
car fight may result in a peculiar
tangle IN the next general election.
BY careful work the fabric Of the
car plan political organization has
been woven and interviewer until il
might be said 10 resemble rag rug.
including all sorts OF colors. com
binations, material. etcJ The new
and the old-line politicians are work
ing together TO carry out the wishes
Of the mayor and his friends The
saloonkeeper, the butcher, the baker,
the candlestick maker, the ward
politicians-they have all been cali
ed upon to stand by and deliver.
Even the power OF the church has
been evoked II, some instances. Il
Is a supreme effort and the admin
istration chiefs have issued gener-
al call.
The aldermen, with the exception
Of q few. are keeping out OF the
street car fight as much as posi-
bile. Many are admittedly luke-warm
or absolutely opposed to the plan,
as they will admit in confidence. but
for political reasons the majority OF
them are trying &c steer a middle
course, fearing disaster on either
side. Also. not few personal
scores aud old grudges will be even
ed on election day Some OF the
present politicians and many fosfner
politicians are conc ealing brick
with which 70 swat the plan be-
cause their personal feelings have
been subjected TO more or less
rough usage in the past by the news.
paper that Is for the plan, hook, line
AMI sinker
The announcement on the coun-
Gil committee board SAYS that the
council will meet as usual, Tuesday
night, indicating strongly that the
aldermen do not want TO be around
he election booths any more than
they can possibly help.
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