The Detroit times., 1916-09-30
No Man Has Right To
Cast Off Friend To
Win Votes, He Says
CALLS COUZENS'
STATEMENT JOKE
Candidate Asserts PO-
lice Change Doesn't
Promise Much
JUDGE CONNoLLN.

"Death-bed repentance on The eve
OF election was the term used 1T
Z Judge William T. Connolly u q
speech at Hogan, lall. 80 2sf
Michigan.aye TO describe The action
y Of the present c.u administration .H
4 if's chanEo OF police commissioner.
"It seems 10 De- a case ~ the
. present powers savnE 'o Themselves
I'll. do as like an ms l'fa au- Hh.n
] get down tho home -tr-,ea lt
square myself the clnjifate con
tinued "They seem however .o
have the can not design te .fs
< courage sacrifice th'E pli.uca.
manager as matter of policy ui.
Iespie was q close friend Cf fla
mayor Yet he was cast int0 ey-
terior darkness 20 serve 'he mayor
purpose | want 20 say 90 YOU that
no man bas a right 90 saurilr" bis
friend for political advantage
Handwriting on the Wall.
'1f there had been amy cause for
dissatisfaction In regard 20 police
administrator nos there Gas terr
for two wears Mr declaration that
would appoint Frank ~ Croai pol's
commissioner was the cause foy tar
sacrifice The administration WAS
beginnlng TO read r1e harifv tt55stt- 55stt 3 g
on the w8l
Crooks thruout the country ars
saying The lids on and eYor1 I6i6S
goes In Detroit ard they flock here
10 get their dir in The noneypot be-
cause the police administration and
public ofhcials are giving the city
nationwide name as teing Wide
open"
a mention Of the Belle Isle bridge
aroused a ripple Of laughter in iaa
audience. Il don't blame you to-
laughing" said Judge Connolly 'Taa
only thing I might 1lane ElI for ls
the excessive cruelty Of laughing
at IT,"
sarcastically the candidate refer
red TO the statement of James
couzens. appointee OF Mayor Marx
as successor 20 JOHN Gillespie in the
Office Of police commissi0utr. that
sIndge Connolly is novice ir pub
Nc AFFAIR."" THE ncW police com
missioner unwittinEly plrpefiates
Joke into an otherwise serious earn.
rafgn," he said Il think HAT the
administration is te2.nrinc % feel
that know more about public A.
fairs than they would Vsh."
No Hope for Improvement.
Referring 10 Couzens appointment
the Judge declared that. Judging
from his public utter1nces he CJui1
see no indications for The better IN
police administration mo matter
how good. how smart or how rich
the incoming commissioner Nigh.
be-
The meeting In Hogan lall Was
composed OF wcstsideis 10 whom The
Judge referred as friends q mf
boyhood DAYS" The hall was crowd
ed and many stood IN The corridor
outside The doors. The candidate
remarks met with an instant ard
sympathetic response
Preceding Judge Connolly's od
trc-s tfttt-tti+- it-sisi r afszs candidate tc--
police Justice. in a stirring appeal
Tor support In his campaign. wa
heartily applauCed by the gathering
Entenza has worked himself up from
q boyhood Of poverty 90 admission 20
the bar, securing his legal education
after he was sc wears of age
In an address az Oidfellows Tenn
pie, Leland and Morar.sts. Judg
Connolly was introduced by State
Senator James Murtra. who cridciz
ed the new police commits sjcHcr'> re-
mark that "the saloCn closing prob.
lem was dehatable," by recalling
statement made by Mr Colzcns in
talk In the Board ~ Commerce SOW
sral years ago that he was in favor
Of the elimination OF saloons IN DO.
troit" Judge Connolly spoke also
a. meeting OF the Buil3in- rrade,
council al No lo3 Gtat0tcFc