Classified_ad

$20,000 OFFERED

FOR WASHTENAW

_______________

Wayne Politician Said to be 

after the Delegation

_______________

BACON FOR CONGRESS

_______________

a Big Deal is Said to be on to 

Turn down Smith and 

Wedemeyer

_______________

Considerable interest in republican circles is being exhibited in the congressional nomination next summer. Some of the stories being retailed from one republican politician to another are decidedly interesting. As to the exact truth of them, the Argus, not being on the inside of republican schemes. is not now prepared to vouch, but the opinion one republican has of the motive power which works another may be gleaned.

It is known that Bacon, of Wayne county. is an announced candidate for congress. He has a father-in-law who is worth several millions. It is told around that when Bacon went to Mr. Ford to see if be should go in for the republican nomination he was told to go in and he, Ford. would foot the expenses.

The following story is told by a prominent republican. He said that Wayne county methods were to be applied to the next republican congressional convention and that a prominent Wayne county worker had informed a prominent Washtenaw county worker, name not mentioned, that he could have $20,000 in return for the Washtenaw delegation in the congressional convention for Bacon. It was said that the Washtenaw worker was nibbling.

There is still another story afloat, told without any connection with the foregoing. A very prominent republican leader, when told of the rumor that Mr. Wedemeyer was after the Washtenaw delegation to turn it over to Congressman Smith, is said to have remarked with some heat: "Wedemeyer can have the delegation for himself if he wants it. but he can't have it to turn it over to somebody else. With Wedemeyer out. the delegation won't go to Smith. It will go to Bacon."

Evidently we are on the eve of a hot congressional fight.

_________________________

The Argus-Democrat is only $1 per year