The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-20
REPUBLICANS OF
MICHIGAN FACE
WARM CAMPAIGN
Three Candidates Are In the Field
For United State Senatorial
Plum

Detroit, Mich, July 19.-(By the
Associated Press)-Michigan' repub-
lican contest for the United States
senatorial nomination at the statewide
primary September 12. regarded by
Michigan politicians as one of the
most important campaigns in the
country this year, is in full swing.
Three candidates are in the field.
Senator Charles E. Townsend, veteran
senator from Michigan, exponent of a
Lakes-to-Ocean waterway and one of
the. most prominent members of his
party in Washington, is defending his
seat against two aspirants.
One OF these is Patrick II. Kelley
of Lansing. congressman from the
sixth congressional district.
The other is Major John G. Emery
of Grand Rapids, former national
commander of the American Legion
The issues in the Michigan campaign
promise to be sharply drawn, with
the seating of Senator Truman II.
Newberry, junior senator from Mich
igan, as one of the chief battle cries
of Senator Townsend's opposition, es-
pecially in the camp of Congressman
Kelley. The senior Michigan senator
upheld his rival in the senate when
he was under fire following charges
of unlawful campaign expenditures.
Senator Townsend is seeking re-
nomination on his record at Washing
ton. His supporters hail him as the
father of the Lake-to-Ocean water
way idea and point out that he has
worked long and earnestly in behalf
of this project. Among his friends
are many of long time republicans of
this state, which has been strongly
republican.
Friends of Congressman Kelley are
campaigning with the assertion he
is of the progressive" type of re-
publicans. Mr. Emery hopes for the
solid support of former service men.
He came into prominence when
chosen head of the American Legion
upon the death of Frederick w. Gal
braith, Jr., last year, serving in that
capacity until the last national con-
vention of the Legion.
Major Emery is a former service
man, having served as an officer with
the A. E. F. Before entering the
service he was in business at Grand
Rapids.
Each of the three candidates pro-
pose to enter every county in the
state during his campaign. Major
Emery at present is conducting his
campaign in the upper peninsula
Congressman Kelley has opened his
campaign in the southern part of the
state. Senator Townsend has given
his first campaign speeches in south
ern Michigan. and plans a whirlwind
campaign during August.
Senator Townsend, in a recent De-
troit address, answered those Who
have criticised him for his stand on
the Newberry question, saying:
1T is not the use, but the abuse
OF money that should be and is con-
demned in election campaigns. Ex-
penditure of a single dollar to bribe
a single voter is a detestable crime.
Expenditure Of a single penny to cor
rectly inform single voter is a COM
mendable and justifiable act of good
citizenship.
THE people not only are entitled
to know. but must be fully informed
as to the candidates themselves, their
qualifications, and what they stand
for, else they cannot exercise the
right of suffrage intelligently on cleo
.tion day. Reasonable campaign ex-
penditures. when honestly made for
the political information of the peo-
pie, are not wrongful. but are neces-
sary to insure an intelligent exercise
of the right of suffrage"
MEETS WITH SLIGHT ACCIDENT.