Four Big Candidates

The contest for the repnblieau nomination for jndge of the supreme conrt next spring promises to be an interesting one for Aon Arbor, for among the candiddtes for the honor wiiï be Judge E. D. Kinne, of tbis oity, Judge C. B. Grant the present incumbent, forruerly postmaster of this city, Attorney General Pred Maynard, of Grand Rapids, who was born here and whose parents still reside here, and Jndge MoAlvay, of Manistee, wbo is at present acting professor of Jaw in the oniversity and who like the otber three is a gradúate of the Ann Arbor high school and the nniversity. Jndge JVIcAlvay was a pupil of the high school when Jndge Grant was its principal. There may be other oandidates bnt these are enough to ruake it interesting for Ann Arbor. Of course the Washtenaw delegation will go to Jndge Kinne without a contest. He has made a fine repntation on tbe circuit beucn, is well equipped mentally and is probably the most popular runner in this congressional district, having twioe been elected cironit judge by tremendous majorities in a district composed of two democratie oountis. But this solidity of Washtenaw will not be due to the fact that tbe other candidatos do not have inany friends here. For they all have warm personal friends in tbis city. Judge Grant will represent the anti-Pingreeites in the figbt. Juáge Kinne and Attorney General Maynard each evidently expect the governor's support. Judge MAlvay expeets to divide the Kent county delegation with Mr. Maynard. The Detroit Evening News of Monday has the following apropos of tbis interesting contest: O. E. Butterfield, circuit conrt commissioner of Wsbtenaw, is iu the city today. He is a Pingree man and a sírong personal frieud of Judge Eciwárd D. Kinne, of Ann Arbor, who is being boomed by Pingree followers for the supreme bench, "I think," said he, "that Kinne has a cinob. It's settled tbat be will be the Pingree candidate. How about Maynard? Oh, Maynard thinks he's in it, bnt he isn't." "There's something peculiar in the situation," said a prominent. anti-Pingree leader. "Just afterthe close of the legislativo session of '97 the goveruor made a speeoh booming Maynard. Since that be basn't said a word about tbe next supreme judge in publio, or in private either, so far as I can learn, aud sometirnes be has carefully avoided the question. "Last spring, when tbe governor's followers met at bis residence in this oity, Kinne presided, and sinoe then he has trained faithully with the Pingree forces, so I have no doubt be either is, or thinks he is, the settled Piugree candidate. "But we will oppose his nomination by advocating Judge Grant. He's in thetfield, the aDti-Pingree forces have settled on him for their candidate and we'll make Kinne hustle. "