Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-30
DETROIT MAYOR
NAMED SENATOR
FROM MICHIGAN
James CouzenS Is Appointed
to Fill the Unexpired
Term of Truman H. New
berry, Who Has Resigned

Lansing, Mich, Nov. 90 Mayor
James Couzens Of Detroit today
was appointed by Governor Alex
j. Groesbecll as United States
senator from Michigan to fill the
unexpired term of former senator
Truman II. Newberry who re-
signed.
Mayor Couzens has accepted the
appointment, the governor said.
The governor announced Mr.
Couzens, who has gained nation
wide prominence through his mu-
nicipal railway venture in Detroit
would take his seat in the senate
as soon as his Detroit affairs could
be arranged.
"Mr. Couzeus becomes senator
with not q single string attached"
the governor said. He made no
promises; cHacted none
"Mr. Couzens will have my earn
est cooperation and support in
whatever he undertakes at Wash
ington for the best interests of this
commonwealth. IL at any time he
should ask for my advice or assist
ance, it will be given freely and
gladly. He is at liberty to take or
refuse it,"
Arguments against the appoint
ment of Mr.. Couzens on the
grounds that he should not be TAX
en- from the Detroit mayoralty be-
cause he has not had sufficient
time to develop the municipal
street railway program which he
has inaugurated, were met with
this statement by Governor Groes-
beck:
III municipal ownership Of its
street railways is good thing for
Detroit under Mir, Couzens' direc-
tion, it should bo q good thing un-
der any other able men. | consid-
er the objection that Mr.. CouZens
is too valuable a man for Detroit
to lose at this time, is strong
reason why his usefulness as a
public servant should be extended
to all Michigan"
appointment Of the Detroit
mayor to the senate is seen in po-
litical circles as definitely eXplod-
ing the belief previously advanced
in some quarters that the governor
himself would be candidate for
the senate for the full term at the
1924 general elections.
Mr.. Couzens, it is generally eX-
pressed here, will be 4 candidate
for the full term.
Mayor Couzens was born In
Chatham, Ontario, so years ago.
Reputed to have fortu1 of many
millions, he started his career as
q "neWsie'' on a passenger train
In 1908 he became associated with
Henry Ford In the manufacture of
automobiles 3a- Detroit, taking. .
position as bookkeeper. When he
severed his connection with the
company in 1915 he was vice pres
ident and treasurer.
Mr., Couzens' first public office
was that of police commissioner, to
which he was appointed in 1916.
He was first elected mayor of De-
troit in 1918 and his reelection
last year was by 10000 votes, the
largest majority ever given De
troit mayoralty candidate.
A proposal sponsored by the
mayor for the purchase of the De-
troit United Railway lines lost by
a few votes in 1919. lie then oh
tanned authority of the voters to
build a municipal system ana ar
ter this was we'll under way. he
negotiated the purchase OF the prl-
vately owned system and consoli-
dated it with the new city lines,
after the voters had authorized the
move. The consolidation went
into effect in May. 1922, and De-
troit became the largest city OPP
Grating it's own traction system.
Mr.. Couzens won the reputation
of free giver through numerous
gifts to the city's institutions. The
community fund receives from
him annually 100000. lie has
established numerous houses and
settlement houses. His largest gift
was early this year when he
pledged $5,0O0,00O to q children's
hospital which is to treat crippled
children without cost.