Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-18

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Sharply contrasting with pre'i
Gus conventions wre,e delegate;
engaged in f9ee-for-sll achts, tho
county Republican convention moi
today m eas, Technical. Ii.sr
School and unanimously elected
former Prosecutor Paul N. kocI-
hes as general chairman
EarI.er EDWARD \ Barnard lonl
time COP bass. had telceraphec
hls fol7lWers not 10 attend The con
Nerron, leaving The combined
froCes If The WaNne precinct or
ganizauen and the so-gailed Ford
group Led bvJohn Gillespie IN con-
troll OF convention delegates.
The only opposition 10 he noni-
nation OF VOORHEES, came rom
Mitchell Q. Nixon a Dearborn gro-
Ger who declared;
"The nomination % VOORHEES,
MAY he all right with YOU. but
it's not with me. We must play
ball with the working man and
until we give the working man
consideration the Republicans
viii he on the losing side
NOMINEE WITHDRAWS
Nixon nominated George ".
Brady of Dearborn. but Brady
promptly withdrew and the noui-
nation Of VOORHEES, was made unan-
imous.
The former prosecutor was also
named chairman Of the committee
10 select delegates 10 the state
convention n Grand Rapids and
chairman OF the committee ar
ranging transportation for the
delegation.
Besides Noohies the committee
10 select convention delegates con-
sists Of Louis J. Colombo Jr..
leader of the Wayne rPecinct Or
ganization; former Gov. Wilbur
NJ. Brucker and Harry Hoppe and
Max Barbour, allied with the Gil
-leSpie- group -eeHabiaat4 efl- ef
the Gillespie and Colombo groups
defeated Barnard in a rioiouS con-
peHtien last September. -
Barnard reached as many Of his
delegates as he could by telephone
and telegram during the night and
instructed them not 20 appear at
the county convention today.
This morning Barnard's two
lieutenants. John B. Sosnowski.
a former congressman, and Bud
Blum, an employee of the state
liquor control commission, were
busy at the convention rounding
up those Barnard delegates that
did appear and sending them home
After comforting until long after
midnight with his lieutenants.
Barnard sent his delegates the fol-
lowing telegram;
at our banquet last night our
delegates agreed they could not
(, participate in a convention with
Gillespie, representing the Ford
Motor Company; Alger, Colombo.
:. Brucker or the Precinct Organi-
zatlon because of their attitude
toward labor, which will mean
defeat of the party in the COM
ing Spring election.
Therefore, we request that
you do not attend the county
convention today or participate
In any way with these groups.
Do not permit any one to use
your credentials.
EDWARD y. BARNARD
Technically. the decision was not
made by the delegates who at
tended the boss politicians usual
Convenuon-eVe banquet last night
ar the fuller Hotel II was made
by the chief himself long after his
followers went home, full Of tur-
key
Barnard 5 surrender was brought
about by strange combine Of
Gillespie, former Gov WILDER NJ.
Brucker Fred NJ. Alger and Louis
Colombo Jr.
we have the votes to beat
them" the former boss con-
tended today But this eonven-
ton is unimportant and there is
no reason for another battle.
"Let them take charge and
produce another Democratic VIC
tory in April"
Barnard last night led about go
delegates.
At the same time about 500
anu-Barrard delegates and friends
were fed steak az Masonic Temple
by Alger. Colombo and Gillespie.
Principal speaker ~ Masonic
Temple was former Supreme Court
Justice George VI. Clark who CO.
clared ire Republican Party is eX-
perlenclng Us zero hour because
O Wendell l. Wilkcs action ir
backing President Roosevelt or
the lease-len1 bill.