The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-14
PRIMARY
FIGHT WILL
BE LIVELY
Many Sharp Contests
Are Scheduled For
March z
FIFTEEN SEEK
BENCH PLACES
Half Hundred Are Can
didates For Small
School Board

didates For Small
School Board
What appeared AZ first 20 be Like
tame primary election In De,roil
and Wayne county has. on the clos
ing day for the fling OF nomination
petitions. assumed the proportions
Of a huge contest between many
candidates for comparatively a few
ofnces
March : is primary election day
and booths In Detroit. including
those in the recently annexed area.
viii b. open from o'clock in the
morning until II o'clock in the
evening. eastern standard time
Unexpected developments have
turned the spring primary into an
affair Of large proportions. Prose
cutting Attorney Charles II Jasnow-
sal surprised politicians by jump
ing into The race For recorder. and
Judge William r Connolly. Demo
cratic leader o., the state. threw
another bomb into political camps
by announcing be would retire from
The bench and would not BE- can
iidais for any other public once
Added 20 this. two alderrnsnic
contests we're made necessary by
ne death % ar alderman and an
alderman elect
The race FOR circuit Judge has al.
t-acted no less than IS candidates.
including al six OF the present
JUDGES
Adoption az ~ charter amend.
nent providing FOR school board
Z seven members has moved IS
men and women os Detroit 20 offer
heir services q ire city. FRYE %
charge. so they may have a hand
z guiding The AFFAIR % The city's
educational system by o'clock
'hi- evening the time limit for ~
ing Of petitions. q Is expected that
his number will have risen 10 81
~ least. as several who announced
heir candidates. had not sled AZ
noon
Jasnovskfs sudden determine
10 cloak himself IN the ermine of
he judiciary plunges him into what
Is admitted 20 be strenuous battle
With Attorney Eugene l. Mister
sky While Jasnowski has reason
70 expect The support % ne Re
publican orranl1ziion. Mistersky
says he has taken this into ac.
oount He has been campaigning
since last July. and he declares he
las a formidable organization q
his own
Charles 7. wilkins Il the Demo
ratio candidate FOR recorder and
he Is regarded BY leaders % t,s
1arty as the strongest man WHO
could % picked 70 make tho race
Judge Edward J. JeTries. ~
course is without opposition on mo
Democratic ticket Harry 2 Kei
dan. assistant prosecutor. and
Cobert " Toms. a former assistan,
orCsecutor are the Republican can.
didates
In the circui, Judge race some
'avyers who are admitted 20 have
strong political backing a.
tempting 20 Gust present. noun.
b"n,s The present judge are
George & Hosmer. Alfred J Nur
ply. p VI Hally. George p Codd
Henry Nandell and Philip T. Van
Zne Among the Republican candi,
iaies are Clyde / Webster. former
United States district attorney and
'ra " jayne superintendent n, tho
recreation commission In me 10
rcit Bar association primary Mr..
Webster ran ahead ~ one % the
7epublican judges. Philip r Van
Zle
Candidates for police Justice.
"ouniy auditor. and for several
state oflces also will be chosen
Justice Christopher z Stein f.
without opposition on the Repub.
lican ticket The Democratic can.
iidats IL Prank G. Moriari'y Com.
y Auditor william ?. Moefisr "a
being opposed for The Republican
nomination By A Peter Kennedy
Two regents for the University ~
Michigan VIII De chosen and James
o Murhn. OF Detroit. f. one ~ the
men who will be nominated as A
candidate az the Republican state
convention. according 20 present
Indications
The ballot will De heightened BY
The names OF candidate For the
state board Of agriculture. state ga.
nerintendeut OF public Instruction.
and state highway commlssioner
and for two justices ~ The ~.
preme court.