The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-21
Frittere A way
Enough For $500
Homes
TELLS WHY HE
WASN'T AT WORK
Recorder Explains He
Was Discussing City
Vote Fraud

Despite Tho role 's7r was blow
ing Friday night. the three nceuns
addressed by Judge william p Con
molly were wellatterdeG end NOR
than l.e0e persons heard 'he Canit
date fay the administration Tor
wastefulness an@ ffNfScieDcy
He repeated M assertion thar
use. 900 00O--enoYrh>Ato Guild s5"H
workingmcns homes-has Tassed
thru the hands Of the city admins
tration in the last three years and
oneehalf. and the taxpayers have
-frrttc -u--rrt-tf--t,- -t-.--.i.4@r .----
money
~Thc money has beer tritterec
away" the candidate declared.
Referring 40 criticism that has
been directed tcaxFa the maune' IN
which he prssSaes~ over his bench as
recorder. Judge Connolly said
The man who permits tho city
to b. oyerrun with crooks Is worse
than the judge who tries 70 reform
them when they are brought into
court have always believed that
II is better &C try 10 reform a nan
than to send him TO prison
Excessive taxation. inefficient az
ministrstion Of police Affairs and
lack OF initiative ard pertinacity OF
purpose. were some OF The things
he charged against the present sd
ministrauon. which he character
lied as "wasteful and detrimental 20
the best interests Of The commu-
nifty"
A capacity crowd greeted the
candidate in Elks Temple and re-
fponded enthusiastically 0y hand.
clapping and cheering &C his salliel
of wit and sarcasm against Mara
and his administration. Tlamet's
hall, Rivard and Gather nests. ana
Lutomski hail Tronbley-ave AMI
Dubois-st also held large audiences.
Declaring that Mayor Marx indllg-
ed in 'captious" criticism when he
scored Judge Connolly for being alb
sent from his court fer = period
Monday morning. the Democratic
candidate issued a statement Friday
evening. saying that his absence
from court was In the ciiy's inter.
csts. He was in consultation with
Samuel J. Graham, first assistan.
attorney.general OF the United
States. regarding the receLt dis
closures of fraud IL the resistra-
ton.
The attorney-genersl had been IN
the city for three days investigating
the registration scandal and called
IN other judges Of the city e consult
regarding the matter. the statement
continues. and ne had been 'keenly
interested In the consistent way the
precincts whore these frauds abound
voted overwhelmingly for certain
candidates in the recent primaries
The hour and one-half spent away
from court for consultation with the
attorney general was not wasted End
may conduce 10 get an honest cleo
ton In the city this fall" The state
ment continues.
WHEN his honor, the mayor, was
informing the public that was ab
sent from my court one hour and q
half Monday morning, be nigh
have told them, In fairness. that
held court until halfpast six that
evening In order TO catch Up; and
that this has happened several days
recently in order that the court work
might te kept up He may also
learn both from hir corporation
counsel aud his latest police commits
sloner that Rave frequently held
night sessions from : p. m. 70 10 80
p. m. in order TO hurry along SUCH
city cases as the Michigan Central
depot approach"