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

Despite The gale that was blow
Ing FRIDAY night. the three meeting
addressed by Judge william 3 Con
nolly were well-attsrdef srd nor
than 1000 persons hearG the canl
date aay the administration for
Wnstefulness and neficiency
He repeated his assertion 't7-
$50. 600 o00--enough 90 71il5 -so'
workingmen homes-has PASSED
thru the hands Of the city admin
tration in The last three years and
one-half and the taxpayer have
little or nothing 70 show for f5e
MONEY
"The money has beer fr;,terel
away" the candidate declared
Referring to criticism thai BIAS
been directed toward the manncr 10
which he presides over bis bench a-
recorder Judge Connolly SAID
"The man who Permits the CHS
10 be overrur with crooks Is worse
than One Judge who tries 70 reform
them when they are brought into
court ! have always believed that
il is better &c try 70 reform a man
than TO send him 20 prison
Excessive taxation ineGc.en, az
ministTati0n Of police AFFAIRS and
lack OF initiative ara Fertinaclty of
purpose. we're some OF the things
he charged agains, Tie present al 4
ministratlon. which he character /
he'd as "wasteful and detrimental 10 4
the best interests Of me commu.
nifty"
A capacity crowd greeted tne .
candidate in Elks' Temple and ~
tponded enthusiastically 0y hana .
clapping and cheering &c his sailies 1
OF wit and sarcasm against Marx /.
and his adn iristration. Tiumet's I
hall, Rivsrd and Gather nests, and /
Lutomsh hail, Tro.nbley.ave and
Dubois-st also held large audiences
Declaring that Mayor Marx ndalg-
ed In 'eaptious" criticism when d.
ecored Judge conn olly for being ab-
sent from his court fer period
Monday morning, the Democratic
candidate issued a ststemen, Friday
evening. saying that bis sbssHce
from court was in the citys inter.
ests. lie was in CONSULTATION With
Samuel } Graham first assistant
attorney general OF the United
States, regarding The recent dis
closures Of fraud IT, the resistra-
ton.
The attorney. general had been n
the city for three days investigating
the registration scandal and caile4
In Other Judges teff t. ',
regarding the matter. TIE flatemen
continues. and he had been "keeuly
interested la the consistent way the
precincts where these frauds abound
voted overwhelmingly for certain
candidates in the recent primaries a"
The hour and one-haif spent away
from court for consultation with the
attorney general was rot wasted snl
may conduce 70 get an honest cleo.
ton in the city this fall &" The state
ment continues
WHEN his honor the uayor vas
informing the public that was ab.
sent from my court one hour and Z
half Monday morning. be Nigh
have told them. in fairness. that
held court until half past six thai
evening IN order 20 catch up and
that this has happened several DAYS
recently in order that the court work
might .e kept up. lie may also
learn both from his corporation
counsel and his latest police cummi-
Fioner that Rave frequently held
night sessions from : p. m. 70 1880
y m. in order 10 hurry along suca
city cases as the Michigan Central
depot approach