The Professor Has No Show

THE PROFESSOR HAS NO SHOW

For the Congressional Nomination this Year

COPELAND IS MEANT

What a Tiller of the Soil Says of the Mayor's Chances - Wedemeyer a Great Favorite

A prominent out-in-the-county republican dropped into the Argus office Wednesday to pay up his subscription and remained to chin a bit. Having discussed the progress of the season, the crop prospects and the beef trust, about which his business appears to have given him some decided ideas, he was asked about politics in his section.

"Well," said he, "interest in my section seems just now to be centered in the congressional situation."

"What are Smith's chances for renomination?" asked the Argus.

"I don't think he will be renominated," replied the visitor. "Smith has his friends, though. But he has had two terms and has made too durned many promises."

"Say," continued the visitor, "what does this University professor mean by shying his castor into the ring at this late day? Is he in earnest or is he simply a blind for some other fellow?"

"Do you mean Mayor Copeland?" asked the Argus.

"Yes, he's the man," was the reply.

"He's undoubtedly out in dead earnest for the nomination," replied the Argus.

"Well, he is making a mistake. It isn't his year. There is but one Washtenaw man who stands a ghost of a chance in landing that nomination and that man is W. W. Wedemeyer. Of course, I'm an original Wedemeyer man and there are many more and their number has been incresing since four years ago. I've liked that Dutchman ever since I met him as school commissioner. He ought to have been nominated four years ago. But he's a better man now and better known than he was then. He has campaigned all over the district, and the state, too, for that matter, and this will be a valuable asset if any Washtenaw man is to stand any show. As school commissioner he extended his acquaintance to every school district in the county, and he has a host of friends in each district who will remember him in his present ambition. He is almost as well known in the other counties of the district. Your mayor is undoubtedly a bright man, but even if he had the Washtenaw delegation solid, which he won't have, how could he expect sufficient support from the other counties of the district where he is not known to nominate him? You know my business takes me into the adjoining counties and I tell you, while each county has a candidate, still I believe Wedemeyer is their second choice. I run onto Wedemeyer men wherever I go. These men will be in the convention in no small numbers, and when their local favorite son goes down they will show their hands for Wedemeyer. I tell you, if Washtenaw expects to win the congressional persimmon, she must go to Adrian with a man who is the second choice of enough other delegates to name him when the break comes, and the only man we have who is second choice outside is Wedemeyer. Now you remember what I tell you," said the visitor as he pointed his index finger at the Argus and took his departure.