The diamond drill., 1918-06-08
SENATOR VIA PAYROLL ROUTE.

SENATOR VIA PAYROLL ROUTE.
Ex-Governor Warner, in his an
nouncement as candidate for u. S.
senator, states that he will have no
paid force OF lieutenants working for
him. This statement is aimed at the
Newberry campaign which has caused
considerable comment about the state
because OF the number OF workers"
who are commonly reported to be on
the payroll" The committee main
tains headquarters in Detroit and
boomers are at work all over the
state, including publicity manager,
all OF whom are understood TO be
well compensated for their activities
So far as we know, neither Mr.. Os-
born nor Mr.. Warner have any such
organizations. The maintenance of
paid boosters has caused considerable
comment about the state, so much
so that il remains to be seen IL the
flage that II is supposed to be.
AS sample OF the wind" that
these hired men are pumping into the
campaign OF the gentleman for
whom they are working we might
cite an item that appeared in last
Sundays Chicago Tribune in which
II was stated that the Newberry can
vas was meeting with great success,
that at the Press and Printers CON
vention at Lansing there was much
discussion OF the senatorial canvass
with the Newberry sentiment very
much in the ascendancy; that the up
per peninsula is especially active in
Newberry's interest. The article ev-
identity emanated from the Newberry
headquarters as II bears certain ear
marks that indicate its origin. lis
for pumping hot air of this kind that
the publicity manager is hired and,
judging from our knowledge OF af-
fairs, there is an excellent pumping
plant in operation.
We happened TO have been in at
tendance at that Press and Printers
convention. 1t was attended by the
press agent OF the Newberry cam
paign We met all the members OF
the press gang that were present, and
that was mighty few, so few in fact
that the publishers decided 10 secede
from the federation and start again
the old Michigan Press Association.
AS for political talk at the convention,
there didn't appear to be any OF IT,
II was necessary to approach the
subject II one wanted 10 talk politics
in order to get any expression at all
In reply TO our query as TO how the
people in their districts felt on the
senatorial question. almost all OF the
editors we talked 20 said that IL Ford
doesn't come out Osborn looked to be
by far the best bet. III Warner came
in he would cut into Osborn's vot,
some but not enough TO do any ser
b ious harm. One OF the best knowr
country newspaper men In the lower
peninsula when asked how the New
berry campaign was taking. said a
he look at us with a twinkle II
his eye, "Say. do you know what tn
bunch cost LELAND two years ago
You certainly know how he came out
Well. that's the way we size up thi
Newberry boom"
Another prominent newspaper mar
one who has his finger on the politi
cal pulse OF the state, for he is himsel
in the game, said Il note that the Re
Cross and other war workers ar
pretty well represented on the allege
payroll" doubt that It's going I
work out we'll for their principal 10
the people resent mixing this wa
work with politics"
Now, as to the upper peninsul
There were two press representative
from the upper peninsula at thu
Press and Printers convention ar
both OF them are avowed Osborn me-
no that the statement in regard
the upper peninsula is about as absur
as that about the great preponde
ance OF sentiment among the printer
N ta probablo that the article r,