The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-31
ley and Albert Renner and Jane

ley and Albert Renner and Jane
Sugar are the other candidates.
IN selecting three nominees Tor
the six.year term, the voters will
have an opportunity TO cast a ballot
for candidates OF recognized merit
Among these are Samuel g. Mum
ford. president OF the board Of edu-
cation; Frank ". Alfred. general
manager OF the Pere Marquette rail
road Mrs. Laura r Osborn, who
has done much for progressive re.
form measures in Detroit. and who
was among the first TO champion the
measure providing for the creation
Of the smaller board.
Stephen d. Williams. an attorney
and former school teacher and su-
perintendent, In also being supported
by many friends. Alexander IA.
Rheinhold. a member OF the present
s. ool board. In trying to win place
on the new body for the long term.
he Ia known TO be backed by the
city Republican organizstit n. tho Il
can be raid OF him that he acted
" tn an independent minority I'm
most of the factional frsc9ses in
the school board.
The hght for recorder Is between
Prosecuting Attorney Charles n Jas
nowski and Attorney Charles T.
wilkins. the Democratic nominee.
wilkins has shown unexpected
strength. and IL can be traced 10
several good causes. First. his cleo.
ton Is considered necessary b.
many so that there may be one Dem
ocrat on the city election commits
sion. the recorder being one OF the
officials who must serve on this
body by virtue OF his once. The
defeat OF wilkins would place the
election machinery OF the city in THO
hands OF the Republican organiza-
ton headed by Mayor Marx. Sec
ondly. wilkins is being assured the
support OF many independent Repub-
llcans who decline 10 trail along
with the machine which Is behind
Jasnowski. In the third place, not
even wilkins opponents deny he is
we'll qualified in legal training 20
succeed Connolly on the recorders
bench
Judge Edward J. Jeffries Is being
opposed for judge OF the recorders
court by Assistant Prosecutor Harry
p. Keidan. While Il Is very proba-
BILE that Jefries will be returned TO
cfice. Keidan. hsrnessed up as a
running mate with Jssnowski il
showing much strength.
Police Justice Stein is conceded
n walk.away for another term. The
same may be said OF COUNTY Auditor
" illiam r. Moeller and County
School Commissioner Eber w. Yost.
rhe state offices 10 be voted upon
are Two justices OF the supreme
court, two regents OF the university.
OF public instruction.
member OF the state board OF edu-
cation. two members OF the state
board OF agriculture and state high
way commissioner. James o. Muir
IN. OF Detroit, is one OF the Republ
ran candidates for regent. and the
normal Republican majority OF Mich
igan is expected 10 carry him and
the other state candidates Of his
Marty IN victory
But one city charter amendment
will be voted on. This is the meas.
ure providing for the separation OF
city, state and national elections
In the aldermanic contests, Attor-
ney Charles Crane. the Republican
II conceded 10 be an
easy winner in the Fourth ward. VII.
liam J. Brennan. the Republican
nominee In the Tenth ward. is fight.
ing II out with former Aid. Patrick
o'Brien. O'Brien, saloonkeeper
was alderman from 1905 TO 1914.
and was defeated in the primaries
for the Democratic nomination last
August.