The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-09-28
A NON-PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
Political Observatiio,,'
By ALFRED CASEY

The DELEGATE fight has stirred m
interest because OF the attempt Of tho az, ,,-
and the Bennett forces OF the Ford No.. As1
unhorse the control OF the Ram, corpc
Marshall headed the Wayne Count, ra ,o'ces
association that controlled hoftor ''sis d
cOlored delegation. This associa,ion ~. uai
up with the Gillespie Bennett proeran was
ough controlled about Is OF Tho W. Ra
that were lined up with The paras.u Osl7
There were independent orpaniza,io,s - pa
numbers OF delegates that lined m NTH ' 'u
other faction. WIN one
"hen the Bennett forces and m. a..
falled 10 work out common rr.r,.a
PIE FORCES preferred 10 trick Barnard .ra
piete control for themselves ral1e, nv nv WIN
mise with Alger. II gave Barnard ern,.
wnen the Gillespie plan partly f-i,ed Tux
miscarried and now both factions elfl i, NV,
convention IN Grand Rapids noxi rbnrsa.s
clamoring Tor recognition OF ifs s.t,...'"p
will put II up 10 the state con,sn,ia. ', ,,
either faction or neither faction - REG
lf Frank Mackav is In control NJ a. s,,, 'lN
u VIII he up TO him 10 iron out IRIS r,obi.a
the ways indicated So II will ne n.
won the county fight until tho Ronahii,,r S,'!
vention meets in Grand Rapids nox, Tbnr.as.
Mr.. Roxborough who has co,,..n.,
delegation for the past eight ,ear M
way 70 he suprlantcd in control n. ~
me successful Republican coneress,or,i ,o~.a
me First district. The enormous rsre~ -..
the control of jobs OF thousand. NJ no, lug
an advantage In electing ana ofs. ol,,-
delegates as 10 make successful con.,e,,,'..
Marshall In this matter forcroee conrln.0'
BEFORE WE LEAVE the result. =, ne -.
mary election. mention must ha MADE =. 4.
maze by raul X Holt Of tho SECOND ssna,o-,
r'c'. polling 1884 votes and Of Nh Lake noll,,
votes, the combined candidates 81 faese me-"
ing out more than 5000 votes IN ~. pr,narr 81
In this district whore the Polish ro'e-. r,n ~
entity heavy maiorties Il was con elAs,.o. !.
interest Tor these men 10 make tho s,te thrs
ing 10 me polls large numbers of ro,s-s ~, -
wise would fail TO come out AMI VOC g 49,
inc case Of those candidates ON TIA Ronrhi,sr
VINO ran for state senator o. tho Thir8 di.,~~
Digs maiorities In the Novens. eloc,,on =,
past TWO elections have heen oyarwheimiss \
coming election. Il threatens e,e.. ~ ~ Ma.
YET we have numbers Of men furnishings N.
opposition and contending for tho place on n.
publican ticket
Robert Lee Ward won the nominate. ~
with over thousand votes hirhs- san ,hs ~
IN Attorney Herbert Dudley Ye ,hers were
candidates working hard 10 ohfafr no rrh u
'~rs opponent All NJ these can6dafes lne-uI
tempo Of the campaign and public interest n
WITH THE FALLING hack of the W.lkis "A
dacy for the presidency and tho -iso q, No
wagner candidacy for governor NJ ihc state
Democrats sense hetter chance ~ rnnn,
state ticket In the Noyemher clr,tlor Conssa,I
~ the Democratic candidate FOR governor (. IN
mo pains in making most of the ennor1inl,y ID
MS. Last week Van Wagner w.. f..c,tol ~
The west side district nv Peter Ca.s, rher n
Nacrema club. the Rev Malcolm n.- no Rsr
Martin OF New Light Raptisi clH ~ Res |
Pttman OF Tabernacle baptist - rcr lr vii
Hartford Avenue Bantst and oitor nromiasr
zens ~ this district talked with iHrr nersonsgrj
promised the kind Of an Administrator 'ha' ~
snonsive to the social needs ~ Tic 'ir, 70 ssv
them OF the ear Of the governor on arY matter Il
~ affecting the interest Of thor pe0rlc
4 THING THAT Is puzzling = erss MANY R,]
" licans talked 10 IS the cnrron' tol indir'is
The daily newspapers that The WnAo vnfd1
not coming IN 10 It's expectations ~ capnrir- u
favor In the states whore Il was ca lated
weeks aro TO sweep big maioriies rs favor
don't understand this supposd hstkea'l f'ni
nefore The camnaien gets VOL und'rv Las Y
Wendell Wllkie was in Chicaro art he msF
speech before large Negro and iono foro and =
out directly for an Ant-Tynchine r. ronderl
the preindces that the Negro Is 81 npr'lef n 'rl
and pledeed himself n work foi ne 0egrafn
The Negro into the full economic Ire ~ Aneral
II was good speech made vih Tho 'har1
istic sincerity Of the candidate iha' won The "
applause Of the audience n struck ihf heart "a
most pressing problem Of the Norro tofar efo'1
discrimination. as Il reflected IN me f.rop'rto j
ly large number Of Negroes on tho rnin' rolH
message was what the Negro especially naW"l
near. Yet when many saw that n.Hf nnhllsheo y.
front page Of tho Detroit New ndi.a'pr nv,
swing to Roosevelt wiping out ~ % inf sa'e'
Wfllkie was supposed 10 he able 70 carry IVY.
month ago. now indicating that ih"' VII 80 !,
intending to 70 TO Roosevelt Il made many oi
Republicans feel small hope for their cause
should say TO them that these polls arc ~" y.
curate indicators ut this time Of what ne 'e.us .
In votes because the climax Of tho campaign r.
yet been reached and large percentage o' 'ns w
have not made up their minds as 10 how 'n''
vote In November. II may veil be that me s''r
Of Willkie went amiss in his acceptance sp'.
ratfying major part OF the Roosevelt plos''
that large numbers OF doubtful people because w.
re-ahirmed their faith In Roosevelt lhs wa
the public opinion indicated by the polls "''.
sentiment is hardening or crysialzing '''u'D
welt 1t may be that the wa, the eampalE"
conducted is welding the nation into one'''
prosecution OF national defense and "ah Ia.
member that the campaign does not r'a'" ~
until the second or third week In Oc'pe' =.
mental state OF the voters at that time wa !,
mine who will be elected the next president y
United States.
ALL NEGRO Democratic organlzauoH' -,
n io.<,o.. 49,, .,ou,h.r. sre IN Grand Rapids ~