The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-07
Judge Calls Attention
To Dirty Streets and
Alleys
CANDIDATE
is CHEERED
Good Crowds Greet
Democratic NOmi-
nee Friday Night

"The civil service cmployc Of the
city who is giving 100 cents worth
Of service for dollar viii not be
molcsted by nae and need have no
fear ~ removal from Office by me
should be- elected mayor OF Detroit, %
aid Judge William =. Connolly In a
speech delivered before large
crowd IN OleieU-k hall. Thirty.third
and Ash-st, Friday night. in which
ne also announced that he was in
favor OF nonpartisanship in city
politics.
In three meetings the candidate
was received 10y enthusiastic audi
euccs Both a. Oleiowski hall and
at Murdoch hall. Thirty.second and
buchanan SITS, the judge was receiv-
ed by large crowds Later ne ad-
dressed a meeting Of the Delta
Theta Phi fraternity no, SIC Jefrer-
son-ave
IF The civil service employe at
tends 10 his business and keeps his
nose out of politics he need have no
tear that / viii interfere with him,
the candidate said. II would consider
the civil service Law binding on my
self as well as the city employe."
lie raped the j. T. w head, say
inl that the commissioner Of public
works Is too busy TO keep the streets
and alleys clean because he Is hold
ing political rallies OF city employees
in tho -. T. W garage, telling them
to line up the city precincts for
MAN and u~tu~tirg them how and
where 20 pur up Marx banners
Declaring Tor -par'isanship in
city polite, mo- said. 81 have advo-
Gated md stood for a non partisan
hip ballot could never see why
"a mans views on the tariff and
trusts would qualify MIN as a public
WORKS commission or any other
municipal office
81 wish 70 repeat that | have not
been conducting a personal cam.
qaien--a campaign OF personal Will
fcation Yet my friends on the 9TH
cr side see III 70 abuse me- Their
abuse, however. VII not greatly ar
feet ma. as | have been knocking
around In politics for 20 years and
am getting used 10 it
Subtle reference was made 10 the
fF
tr John Gillespie. who Is said 20
have called the Democratic candi-
date "hig sHn In addressing a
Marx meeting TLursday night .-a-..-.
Answers Gillespie
- had a sort OF notion that the
resignation of the former commits
sIoucr vas made ~ the mayor and
not 10 ne" the judge said, 81 am
NOT Yet mayor OF the city. but the
former commissioner remarks last
night would tend 20 lead others 10
believe that was responsible for
his resignation
Roforring 10 the new commission
or. James Cogzous. the speaker de
clarcd n" had nothing 20 say be
cause be was q new man and 'it IS
better 20 DO q good historian than a
bum prophet"
lie continued his arraignment OF
the administration for laxity in
pushing public projects, mentioning
again he new public library, the
proposed art institute. the now mu-
nicipal court building and ALWAYS
provoking a ripple Of laughter when
he mentioned the Relic Isle trIdGe.
In reference 20 the proposed new
garbage reduction plant he said h.
was going around like old DioFoncs
who sought an honest man with .
lantern. but all I can find OF 10
plant was a receipt for $1,000 of
the peoples money that had been
paid 20 the architects for the pro.
posed structure"
Antonio EntenZa. candidate for
police Justice addressed two Of the
meetings, and asked for support IN
his candidacy because. he said, he
had been born and raised among
the common people. Vac familiar
with the troubles of the working