The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-02-15
field OF 33 candidates.
MANY HACKERS

Held OF So candidates.
MANY HACKERS ,o
Simmons is backed by many
churches, fraternal and civic or.
CARNATIONS.
CHARLES R. A. SMITH. for.
mcr assistant United States dis
trlct attorney, is candidate for
Judge of the Recorders Court.
A Clty-wide committee IS try
ing TO get out the vote for Smith
with the appeal that Negroes
should share the responsibilities
of high public office.
Members of the clergy, social,
civic and labor leaders have
joined hands IN raising funds
and creating an interest in the
campaign 10 nominate Charles
r. A. Smith to Recorders Court
Judge. Sunnie Wilson is chair
man Of the finance committee.
RECORDERS JUDGE JOHN
p. ScALLEN was endorsed on
Wednesday by DR.. Timothy
Undertake, president OF the
Baptist Ministers Conference OF
Detroit and Vicinity. DIR. Tim
berlake appealed TO more than
400 DetroiI minister and mis-
sion workers 10 support the vet
eran Recorders Court Judge.
Rev. Timberlake said. Il
am appealing TO you in behalf
of Judge John p. Scallen. who
has been a lawyer for 81 years
and a Recorders Court Judge
for IL years. Lawyers and
newspaper men of our race
have testified to his sincerity.
honesty. and impartial admin
istrahon OF Justice.
AS president Of this Confer
ence. urge YOU 10 speak at
every gathering ana al every
opportunity in his behalf
FRANK &. SCHENdANSKE.
former chief assistant prescott
ing attorney, Saturday advocat-
ed immediate trial OF morals
cases involving minors IN or
der that the memory of SUCH
things might be more quickly
eradlcated from their minds.
Schemanske is candidate in
the spring election for the Re-
corder's court.
Il conferred with police and
officers of the Coprt.' he said.
while l was serving as chief
assistant prosecutor and set
in motion the plan for docket
ing cases OF minors immedi-
atelY in order 10 insure a
speedy hearing"
His announced candle acY
came the day SchemanSke re-
tired from the prosecutors Of
flee and returned TO his Buhl
building office TO engage IN pri-
vate practice.
For IL years he was an asSls-
tant prosecutor of Wayne Coun-
~ under Paul w. VOORHEES,, Ro-
bert NJ Toms, James +. Chenot,
Harry 5. Toy, Gerald h. Obi
en- and as an assistant district
attorney and a Michigan Public
Utilities Commissioner
Supporters OF Schemanske are
OF the same opinion as the Ne
gro leaders that IT IS almost an
impossibility 10 get a member
of the largest minority groups
appointed a judge. And the only
thing left for them TO do is 10
elect one OF their own with the
help of the people who share
their opinion.
EDUARD WERNER. a candi-
date for Common Pleas judge.
is well known to most Detroit
er's from his past musical actl-
vities. before entering the legal
profession. His quest for know
ledge however prompted hum 10
take a law course IN between
musical assignments and 8 years
ago he graduated from the De-
troit College of Law. he served
for three and one half wears
as assistant prosecutor.
He believes that the COM
mon pleas court Is the poor
mans court and II ought TO
be available for suits AGAINST
the city as aaginsi anybody
JUDGE FRANK B. FERGU-
SON of Wayne County Circuit
Court left the city Wednesday,
for Greensboro, Penn, where he
and his brother. United States
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