Candidates For Congress

CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS

Seems to be a Dearth of Material

WASHTENAW CANDIDATES

They Have Not Yet Developed 

Wayne County May Choose Man

The question is often heard on the streets, "Who heard on the streets, "Who are the democrats going to nominate for Congress." As a matter of fact nobody knows. There has all along been a dearth of candidates. This must not however be taken as a bad sign. The delegates to the convention can thus exercise their judgement in picking a man who possesses merit and vote-getting qualities.

To date there is only one really announced candidate, the Hon. John Strong, of Monroe, who was lieutenant governor under the Winans administration. The Monroe county convention passed a resolution requesting its delegates, who are already selected, to urge his name as representative in congress. Mr. Strong was chairman of the endorsement of his candidacy in the following well timed speech:

"I most heartily thank you for the honor of being your chairman and for naming me for the honor of representing you in Congress. The occasion is one more than I can really realize. Think of your district; one of the most populous and wealthy districts in the United States. If I should be the choice of the convention I would gladly accept the nomination. When you go into that convention I want you to select the man that can control the most votes. I don't care who he is. I want to elect our man. If you can find a man that can control more votes than I can, name him. I thank you. I will do the best that I can to be elected. I will say this: 'I never have been defeated.'"

It is not likely, however, that Mr. Strong will be the only candidate. Lon O'Mealy, a bright Adrian lawyer is said to be in the hands of his friends. Willard Stearns, editor of the Adrian Press and known throughout the district as a campaigner, is said to be in a frame of mind where he is more than willing to accept the nomination. Orrin Pierce, of Hudson, who made the run four years ago, and who is believed to be stronger now than then, while not in any sense a candidate, would not decline a nomination, his friends say, if offered to him.

City Attorney John Miner, of Jackson, a bright lawyer and good speaker, is reported to be in a receptive mood.

There has been considerable talk among democratic politicians of going to Wayne county for a candidate, a section of the district that has always been terribly snubbed by congressional conventions, although it furnishes the republican majorities. Ex-Mayor Henry Roehrig, of Wyandotte, is spoken of as a candidate who would have a good prospect of winning. He is a fine man, young and active, and has always rolled up heavy majorities in the republican stronghold.

Washtenaw candidates have not developed and none of the above names, with the possible exception of Mr. Strong, can really be said to be seeking the nomination. But evidently the democratic congressional convention will have a number of names from which to select a good candidate.

The democratic congressional convention will be held in Ann Arbor, August 27.

Three other candidates from Wayne county have been mentioned, Dr. James Cahalan, of Wyandotte and Alfred Bailey, of Trenton, the postmaster at that place under Cleveland, and Marx, the Wyandotte brewer.