Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-03
MICHIGAN HOLDS
A PRESIDENTIAL
PR|MART TODAY
NEW LAW Is GIVEN FIRST TRIAL IN
BAY STATE-vOTERS WILL
CHOOSE FROM FEW NAMES.
WOODROW WILSON Is ONLY DEMO
CRATIC CANDIDATE BEFORE
THE ELECTORS TODAY.

DETROIT, Mich, April 3.-Nichigan'>
presidential primary iaa. enacted AT 4
special session vi the i~~lature IN 1912.
wa gwen IT. initial tra 1dav. Electors
oil the various political parties went to the
polls to register their preference for .
didate, who are expected 10 figure IN the
national conventions this summer.
The national progressive ~party-which
swept the state four years ago-waS with
out a candidate. When Theodore Roose-
Welt notified Coleman c. Vaughan, secre-
rary OF state, to disregard the petitions
which progressive leaders had filed to
place his name on the primary ballot, those
leaders decided not To suggest another
standard bearer.
Woodrow Wilson Was the only demo
cratlc candidate. Despite this fact. demo
cratic leaders said he would receive 4
heavy complimentary vote. a sharp con
test between the two state factions OF the
party over the nomination OF a national
committeeman, was expected TO enliven the
ballottmg.
Three names were on the republican
ballot William Alien Smith. United States
ser Tor Of Grand Rapids; Henry Ford of
Detroit and William u. Simpson OF Detroit.
The latter has been prominent III the al
fairs Of the socialist and progressive par
ues, Ia Detroit. After MIR. ford's name
was placed On the ballot, he announced
That hc should not De seriously considered
~ a candidate. senator Smith made 4
statewide campaign.
William p. r.. Ferguson of Pennsylvania
Is the candidate vi the prohibition party.
None OF the other parties participated IN
inc primary.
Backed, seemingly, BY the entire demo
cratic state administration. Edwin o.. Wood
OF Flint, national committeeman, j. At
tempting to prevent The leadership from
passing into the hands 0i William a. Com
stock III Alpcnu.- The ~latter's name was
put Oh the ballot by So-caIled Original
Wilson men" III Wood receives 4 malonIy
Of the votes today. he will be reelected al
the democratic slate convention To Dc held
mere May Il. Should the ComstUck forces
be victorious. the delegates TO the state
convention will be considered morally
bound To ratify the primary choice.
Neither the republicans nor progre>~ive>
had more than one candidate Tor commit
tccman. Charles B. Warren Of Detroit
viii be rcnominated IN the republicans.
ihWprJ-r1=aIye. cpuddate u Gustavus u.
Pope Of Detroit.
MIrhigan'~ presidential PRIMARY law
makes ~ change III the method of e~icctlng
delegates to the national conventions. The
delegates viii BE chosen in the regular
manner at district caucu~c~ and state con
vcnrIonS. These delegates. however, are
obliged To vote at the national conventions
Cor the candidates of their respective par
ties who were endorsed ut the state PR
mary. The law does not specify a. q
whether the Michigan delegates must re-
main loyal to the primary choice after the
first ballot.
The dates WI thc three principal state
conventions follow Republican. Lansing.
MAY q: Democrat, Lansing. May N: Pro
erc~>ivc. Jackson. May 2. Convention
dates Of the other parties have not been
announced.