The Latest Judson Dodge

EDITOR HELBER ON THE PRIMARY ELECTION

The Last Move of the Judsonites to Capture the Votes of Unwary Anti-Machine Republicans

Eugene J. Helber, of the Washtenaw Post, has had considerable experience with the tricks of the republican politicians at present in control in this county. Here is what he says in his paper of their latest primary election scheme under the caption of "The New Judson Dodge to Fool the Republicans."

"County Chairman Green seeks to spring it upon the republicans of Washtenaw in order to secure their co-operation in electing the men Bill used such high-handed methods to nominate. They now talk primary election in nominating a county ticket; these fellows who constitute Governor Bliss's machine and who have fiercely fought down every effort for a primary election law until after they have accomplished their purpose, the renomination of their patron, Governor Bliss and a congressman, by the corrupt use of money in hiring voters to attend caucuses to vote their slate, in defiance of the will of the mass of republican voters. They see the threatened danger aroused by their violence to the rights of free voters, they see themselves confronted with an overwhelming defeat and the consequent loss of the fat jobs of the gang, which has banded itself together for the purpose, as they say, of getting the party swill and they are alarmed. They fear that they may be forced to work for a living and this thought is very distressing to them, so they are trying to consiliate the men they have wronged by talking primary election for the county ticket. They hope to fool the outraged people once more thereby. Who ever knew Bill to do anything else? He boasts openly how he fools men. There may be some that will again be fooled by this fake scheme, which is simply a design to catch votes for Governor Bliss, his patron, as also for Townsend, as in case of the election of either he will again be taken care of for a period of years, either as oil inspector under Bliss, or postmaster of this city in case Townsend is elected. It means all gain or nothing, therefore the desperate methods. The poor dupes who will accept the promises in good faith and accept and nominations on the county ticket, will find themselves only traded off and defeated. Only men blinded by greed for office and lacking good sense will listen to their talk, let alone, trust them, for it means certain defeat."