The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-06-30

Gov COmstOck did a wise thinl
AT the pre-prinary convention a
Battle Creek a few days ago wher
he had the convention to endors,
TWO other candidates besides him
self; Judge Arthur J. Lacy and
John * Stack. as candidates for
Governor. Misery loves company
so Mr.. Comstock did not wish 10
suffer alone the humiliation OF
leading his party down To an over
whelming defeat. He is willing u
divide the honors with his two OPP
ponents
No doubt the democratic admin
istration in the state has taken
the credit for having started
things going in the industrial
world and helped to bring on
prosperity 10 this state. Ii was.
however. the national adminstra
ton which started II and even then
the plants in Michigan. or most
because they had lost. or were
about TO lose their franchises
through inability 10 pay the man
ufacturers tax. Through the ef-
forts of republican Frank ID.
Fitzgerald. bit OF legislation was
ufacturers TO pay one-fourth OF
the tax which allowed them to be.
gin operations and employ men
What we are trying TO say is. that
men in the industrial plants
which have started operations un-
der the nee administration here
owe their Jobs o republicans who
were thinking OF their welfare.
As Is usually the case when
there are more than one colored
candidate in the field fer the same
office the cry goes up to the effect
that neither of them will be elected
because the votes will be split and
The Office viii be handed to the
white candidate upon silver
platter This is taking little too
much FOR granted and conceeding
too much 10 the other fellow. For
as result of this kind Of thinking
many voters stay away from the
poles or vote for the other man
because they want their votes &c
count for something.
or course no one wants his vote
10 he wasted; but a vote Is wasted
when YOU stay away from tn,
poles and is never wasted whei
YOU vote your true convictions
that is for the candidate of YOU
own choice. So pick your man. IN,
best of the number. think not O
his possible defeat and VOTE
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This column will watch will
more than passing interest an,
Will study the decision Of III,
Board OF ECication in answer /,
the requcs, of the civic Right
committee for more Negroes il
the educational and non-cduca
tional departments of the schoo
system II Will also watch the oct
ivities Of Mrs Laura +. Osborn
president OF the Board of Educa
ion, who is candidate for tn
seat IN the city Council made va
cant through Tie death of Dr JOIN
:. Hail Mrs Osborn welded
great influence over the schoo
hoard and could have used thi
same Influence In the behalf O
the group II she wanted too. W
smight have much TO say concern
ing other members of the schoo
board who are coming up for re
election soon.
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In answer to question put {
the column a few days ago as Z
whether or not there is real pos
sibility OF Negro being nominal
ed for IT, s Congress in the las
district. OF II Negro candidate
merely run as a matter of priv
lege. and with no hope OF bein
nominated. The query was sir
cere SO we give here some figure
taken from the primaries tw
years ago when Attorney Chas. I
Mahoney received the nomination
topping the list OF four other car
didates.
The Let district comprises tn
5th. 7th 9Th. 18th. 18th. and lot
wards and Hamtramck. Their
are approximately 100000 potter
hal voters in the district. Al IN
primary two years ago 44.69S vote
were cast for the 10 candidate
whose names appeared on the bal
lot. The ten democratic candidate
divided up 27.69S votes while IN
1--WE republicans split 1900 or tn