The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-13
DEACON"
ELLIS BACK
IN SADDLE
Fallen Grand Rapids
Boss Regains Old
Authority
KENT CONVENTION
is BIG SUCCESS
Lincoln Club Banquet
Addressed By Gen.
GOethals


Addressed By Gen.
G0ethals
By ". L. CALE0x.
fofs6 Ccvyespo~ds~f Detroit 1s1ss)
GRAND RAPuB, Mich. Feb. Ia
II political cards have been ~
enunsd IN Kent county 20 suddenly
- 10 make everybody take notice.
n1tting In the Dealers seat and
sniling blandiy ~ one and all. IA
49, Other than that master q
psiitical arta Deacon osorgs h
-
TAe worthy deacon has sAged n
Gone back in Republican circles. He
wAs the ruling spirit IN the Kent
cosnty Republican ccnvsntson Mon
~ and be win b the ruling spirit
q IL dsisgatiou of II men who viii
- = the state cunvcntion In Dc
essls nsxt Tuesday.
There were many Who thought the
ooncoa vas al IN politically. For
- yenrS ~ rulsd Grand Rapids N
- nayur. Ho went bull-mcosfng In
1o11 and ~ went bach 70 the q. o.
- . couple a ysArs later. But be
punafnsd a top Of the heap thru IL
- NTH oas ysas ago. than he fell
r ~ sixtA mayoralty battle and
- rug1Eo1 u he sidslinssL
Laa fsQ ~ was decisiveiy beaten
- u state senate. YESTERDAY.
- 1e3sUnxss mst COR ths county
ounvunfisa- Whsa tAsy nfhsred
Nv e1nnA ~ v9p mostly young
- and tAst IL esusfsy districts
Uuss esmplsesly rspresentsd- Zero
Weather ard he snOv arffts had nct
~ the young fArmer Delegates n
nDma. Thsy euantsA - end found
- wUrU maDklv ul11s Dsa Tue
lonoun had caDenpo1 ~ es1nAv en-
unnf1m n ~ ssAfAsAiGnad nuanr
- anA ehsgs vas nons b rstard
- - having ths ~ - 10 %
Unn1o 1sIsgattoa-
~ . inward Cor uhs1r sarnsst2sss
= - canss. ths farmer dsasgatss
vugU glvsn . btg innreass IN rvprc
onnenG1m q - dsaagax1sa that gDes
- DuGxu1L Also. 10y al took the
$500 thAk Kant county Rspubiscans
ouNo v1Dsd IL slaxs oIsan- They win
- - - convention with no old
ororuD 70 ssttls and no gruAgss TO
0nnro -. Theg regard tho old
OUW1 n thGlr county - out Of
G1nGD politfcal since the Democrats
dIoann1 up a than % completely
~ an But they have saved Dear
90 Wlis 70 iead them
~ the deacon pruposss - run
- commissiooerat-larR nsxf
1noneA 0ranh Rapids has decldsd 70
nuvo oummission form a govern
oDon& and Ulis practically YIN be
nnck h - mayor II - sucrssds In
- projectsd candidacy Tor commits
0Ennor. h even has snIisted 10 his
UDvDort ~ man who dsfsatsd him
= year "a. Mayer Tilma
b vas en top a this Kaleidoscope
po11ttcal day that the big lincoln
60 banquet w.s bald hsrs last
n1ghl n vas quite proper. there
oDgs. that the principal speahsr Of
- sveuing. Maiden George
Uos(hals. sAould talk shout slips
- slides-s OF couxpA Gen.
0osehals vas disooasfng the Pspama
oonAi. but then tho canal has moth
~ a the Kent county q. o. p.
Ohen II comes 70 slips and slides
The banquet vas . big success.
William Alden Smith vas abls to
~ here IN time to oct N toastmas
~ end 10 tell how II feds to BE-
~ over py Ford. Deacon Ellis
~ . smils yard wide for every
oo6y end the crowd was vel pleased
- 80 and hear the man who buit
- BIG ditch ~ Panama
~ Kant county delegates TO the
DU1yeol snvsntion say that viii ask
0erv Tor only one thing. Thsy want
AM n. FreelAnd given the nom
1nnttun for member Of the state
ooor1 Of education.