The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-02
POLITICS
ACTIVE IN
LANSING
E0rdney's Decision rs
Try for Toga Sets
Leaders Figuring
C.. O. =. PLANNING
CONVENTION
New ApportiOnment Of
Delegates Center
of Interest
BY W. l.. CALNoH.
tstor Correspondent Detroit Times

(stor Correspondent Detroit Times)
LANSING. Mich. Jan PLENTY
Of politics accompanies the opening
OF legislative activities here today.
Announcement wired from the out
aide and backed up here by William
Wallace. OF Saginaw, that Congress.
man Joe" Fordney OF Saginaw. will
be candidate for United states
senator in 1918, caused much gos
sip. Former Governor Chase $
Osborn had previously announced
himself a candidate for senator and
tho prospect OF an Osborn Fordney
battle for the seat now occupied by
williani Alden Smith IS enough 20
make all the politicians begin Ito do
some figuring
The Republican state central com
mittee members are here for meet
ing this afternoon AZ which fhcy are
10 set the time and place Tor hold
Ing the spring convention oi thr
party rho convention pro5ahi nh'
10 20 either Detroit or Grand Rap
IDS and Viii 3, held ,omotm casiy
in February n Vill name tNo cW
didates for the 1ate uprem bench.
two candidates for regent Of the
L OF W. and candidates for one OF
two other state educational posi-
lions
or principal interest IN connection
With tho meeting Is the new appor
tYonmenf az delegates tbat must ne
had Tho delegates arr apportioncd
every two years on rho basis of thf
party vote cast IN each county in
the state FOR the candidate for see
rotary OF state in the November cleo
tiou
Because ~ the heavy Republican
vote In Wayne county Nov. Z last
WAYNE finally will come into rs
own" in tho Republican state con
ycntions 80 nc held in the coming
two yeary Us vote was q fraction
--evrr-s1 per cent 81 tho entire Ropuh
'ican vote IN rho state and q viii
have. as A result. gi per c'n' OF The
delegate 10 the conf rnfions
n Is up 20 the state central com
mittee to specify whether one dolc-
gate will be- allotted for each 200 Re
publican votes east. for each 2ap
votes. FOR each 300 votes or for some
number on which convention repre-.
sentation can be based
Formerly the apportionment was
one delegate FOR each goo votes. bur
on this basis, because Of the nix in.
crease in the party vote last Noyem.
her. the total number OF delegates
would b. 1872 During tie past two
years II VAS .iS2 II $50 Is chosen
As tho basis The total number az
delegates will be l,2fs and h 200
chosen the total delegates VIII bc
l.20f
Wayne's share under The one dole
gate 60 200 votes apportionmcnt
would be 3s3 delegate. an increase
'fotfed 10 ~ In tho past tno years.
WAYNE VIII have 30G OF tho 1873 ~
$50 votes Is set for apportoumcut
purposes and 1e5 OF the i,2o7 II
600 votes IS made tho apportion
ment basis.
Kent county stands 70 lose ten
delegates as compared with what IL
las had recently because the county
slumped something fierce In i's Re-.
publican vote last November Cal
houn stands 70 lose Eve delegates
and Kalamazoo 20 lose three Sag
NAV will lose four and several 9th
org one or two each G.nesee STANDS
10 gain ton or eleven and 20 be tied
With Saginaw IN convention impor
lance Oakland stands 90 gain Eve
or six BAY stands 10 gain two or
three and many others from one 10
three each.