The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-20
URGES CITY
TO TKvIART
VOTE S TEAL
Judge Connolly Asks
Citizens to Stand
Guard In November

gSrten 10 a university"
With this as a parting shot. State
Senator James 4 Murtha concluded
his introduction OF Judge William
= Connolly, candidate for mayor. 20
more than 1000 persons who throng.
cd the Elks' temple Tuesday might
az a meeting OF the Young Men S
7 Democratic club II was the biggest
meeting yet held in the campaign
Scoring the administration and
conditions that exist IN the city VI
der The NARY administration. Judge
+ Connolly clothing his figures OF
speech IN athl terms OUT OF com
ul!ment 20 the yourg men who were
, IN TIE majority IN The audience. call
I'd on his audience 20 heStir them
selves. "a true sportsmen. IN the In.
te-ests ~ the square deal
Judging s-orl recent revelations
n our city. said the Judge 1T Is
no. always Tho fellow who gets the
most votes who Is elected There
arc men 3. Ibis community who are
nor Only willing. but eager 10 rob
the citizen o. his vote at any oppor-
turi.v
"The question devo]ves itself into
; not getting more votes than the 9th
or fellow. but 10 get the votes count
led honestly I want YOU, my friends.
! TO watch AZ he D0'ls ~ this mayor
! atty election and see that the vote
counting is on ire square, so that
when the ballots are all counted. no
matter Shat the result. there can b.
no -sproach cas- upon the cry and
II can A. least - said that we had
ar homes election
Judge Connolly challenged Mayor
Mars claim % the title Of father
~ he Fairgrounds
~ hear that the mayor claims 20
be father e. he Fairgrounds, - the
candidate declared Il hear also that
~ claims there we're 900 cases 81
breaking saloons dismissed from
ny court. Or the court records !
| could a7d only four cases OF saloon
Law violations The playground
claims NAV BE- taken A. the same
ratio-l.o0o to four
The fudge asserted that he, him
self was member OF the commits
| sion that was appointed 20 establish
laa first playground. long before the
presen mayor was in once Detroit
is Far behind in the matter ~ play
grounds and baseball grounds for
The ANA eur teams ~ the city In
corppartsou With cities like Cleve-
land. he said. and Ar 1unced his IL
| IGNITION, n elected mayor. 70 pro
mote playground work
Judge Connolly ccuched his open
INK sentences IL baseball terms
"Yo1 al have seen az he ball
games the FELLOW who sits there and
can tel yor how much better this
| o',- might have heen made or that
I situation handled " ~ said Those
4ni5rv--- ahat call hleachsr
managers. Politics Is much the same
way. We cen get plenty. - man
! ayers. but ghat we need " lots OF
good husfllng active players. Re
/ member. the game is won BY the
PLAYERS. not hv tNs managers
/ A. the conclusion Of Judge Con
nollv's spec c. the crowd rave ire
/ rnerdnus roar Of applause which
hardly had subsidized when woman
IN TIE gallery arose and led another
| 'Hurrah for Connolly
| Senator Nurtha. In his 'ntroduc-
/
! ne audience BY "sugCerfi1g' thai
when winter comes and the river Zee
Charts 70 pile NJ against he new
/ PeIIe Isle Bridge probably the only
hing that viii hold n down vii -
/ 80 or 90 statements f-~r Etf'"
i rUzssraid. M vor N--T's secretary '
re tisclajrsad = r-edit f0f .Sr pa
( -ola Dill that b 'ostcred IN tNe state
erats saving that tho parole idea
v,as suggested 70 hin by Judge Con
-0lly
Os-e-us Rage Req leans
Ahdressing The meeting before 'he
arrival % Judge Connolly, Congress.
man Frank r DoreUus arrnlgned
he national Republican party FOR
he effort 20 inject into tho campaign
tho impression that che south IL In
he saddle" AZ Washington and f.
runrinr the country.
1T Is n BE- regretted tNat orr op-
por ents. IN casting about 'or an Ia
sue. have seer A. 70 infect sectional
IAN into thls campaign he said
"r-nable % successfully af'pek the
treat progressive record % this I'D
nrir'q.ration, they deliberately ar
I peal 70 prejudice hy seeking 20 kin
/ 1le anew the dad embers of sec
/ tional feeling between the north ard
/ he south.
The nost n, ~ have been ron
! y-r'ulatinE ourselves that THE Is d
RENTED country. recognising 70
! -arth south east or we,t No party
should by appealing 20 mdicc. at-
/ tempt % gain votes By arraying the
7--.h against NE south half cen
fy-v after The cloae % fe Civil war
/ n n no. only IN appeal 20 preiDdice.
hu' II wholly uniustihed by The
facts
"rt vii be observed nv the care
mi reader that our opponents 10
not claim that the legislation ~ he
past three ard ono haN years 20 sec.
/ 'ional They confre their efforts 20
an attemp' ~ show that southern
men dominate the administration.
! The truth Go that nothing In connec-
| zion with this administration stands
ont more clearly than the fac' that
n has been national admiriHfra
! ton The measures u has enacted
into law are nationwide In their
( scope and application. and IN no
sense provincial or sectional"
! Congressman Dorenus went on 60
cnumerate varioIt important com
mittees I'm 'hr house ~ TapTesonta-
fivns and senate. showing thar on
each committee The members from
Tho south were decidedly iu thn mt
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