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• General
  • Candidate list: Leland, Sleeper, Gardner, Dickinson, Diekema, Musselman, Martindale
  • Straw Vote
  • 5 GOP Candidates
  • Capitol Followings

• Albert Sleeper
  • Leland and Edwin Denby decided not to contest with Sleeper over Wayne nomination?
  • German newspaper likes Sleeper

• Alex Groesbeck
  • Gets out of race to not fuck with Leland

• Sybrant Wesselius
  • Positions

• Frederick Martindale
  • Martindale enters
  • Third Time Running
  • May spoil Leland
  • Petitions printed
  • Withdraws

• Luren Dickinson
  • Dickinson Will Not Run
  • Petition Printed
  • Out of Race

• Gerit Diekema
  • Petition Filed
  • SOmething probs
  • Positions

• Frank B. Leland - Finished
  • Enters race
  • Enters race 2
  • Banker enters
  • Hints several other candidates
  • Leland and Edwin Denby decided not to contest with Sleeper over Wayne nomination?
  • Wayne County Endorses
  • Martindale may fuck over Leland
  • Names confused
  • Petition Filed
  • Support in Wayne
  • Former Governor Warner
  • SOmething probs
  • German newspaper attacks Leland
  • Leland Attacks
  • Offers Congrats

• Anti Saloon Guys happy with either Sweet or Sleeper
• real campaign doesn't start until October 1

• Charles Bender
  • Bender, on primary ballot, but dropping out for committee to select Sweet
  • Bender and Sweet
  • Ferris likes Bender
  • Frank Eaman, Bender considered
  • Connolly says it might be Bender, others say Sweet, won't be Henry Ford
  • Committee tentatively decides on Bender, Bender now wants to run
  • Ferris thinks about 3rd term, suggests Bender if he doesn't run
  • Chairman and Ferris urge Bender, still undecided whether he accepts
  • Bender declines nomination
  • Bender declines, Chairman doesn't take it as final, Sweet asked, he declines
  • Bender only name filed
• Edwin Sweet
  • Sweet might be nominate, will stay in Washington if cabinet prospects are good, Bender refused nomination, Sweet reconsidering
  • Bender will quit after primaries, push for Sweet after primaries
  • Ferris Admits Plan to get Sweet for Governor
  • Sweet Nominated
  • Accepts nomination, resigns as secretary
  • Confirmed by Committee
  • Open Campaign at Speech in Sturgis
  • Talk of resignation, urged by Wilson to run
  • On this day, resigns as secretary
  • Prohibition open question
  • Prohibition not talked about by Sweet
  • Praises Wilson and shit like that
  • In favor of Prohibition
  • Sweet secretary again after general loss
• Henry Ford
  • Mentioned several timed he wasn't interested
  • Flint still wants to nominate him
  • Ford for Govenror
  • insurgent votes, stickers
  • Promoted through paper slips
  • Ford's Total

By March 2, a number of candidates had declared their candidacy for the Republican nomination, including the following: Albert Sleeper of Bad Axe, Washington Gardiner of Albion, Luren Dickinson of Charlotte, Gerrit J. Diekema of Holland, and Frank B. Leland of Detroit. The Yale Expositor had also reported the potential for Amos S. Musselman of Grand Rapids and Frederick C. Martindale of Detroit to run.

By late July, it was unclear if incumbent, Democratic governor, Woodbridge N. Ferris, would run for a third term or not. Democrats had considered Charles H. Bender, president of City Trust & Savings Bank, and Edwin F. Sweet, United States deputy secretary of commerce. Both men were from Grand Rapids. On July 25, a meeting of the Democratic state central committee had favored Bender for the nomination. The committee was against asking Henry Ford to run, as he was uninterested in politics. By this time, it was known Governor Ferris would not be running for re-election. Ferris had endorsed Bender's nomination. On July 26, the committee had tentatively selected Bender as their candidate for governor.

Bender had earlier said he did not want to be a candidate. Bender was more interested in business than politics. By July 27, Democratic Committee Chairman A. E. Stevenson and Governor Ferris urged Bender to run, though he was not swayed. Stevenson did not accept Bender's refusal as final and, by July 28, began circulating petitions as preparation for Bender's name to appear on the primary ballot.

By July 31, Bender still refused the nomination, however, he was the only name filed to appear on the Democratic primary ballot for the election in August. Bender ultimately allowed his name to be on the ballot, but had made it clear that he would resign as nominee after the election. In the primary election, despite Ford's disinterest and his name not appearing on the ballot, he received 1,344 votes. His candidacy was promoted with paper slips.

Bender's refusal left the responsibility of choosing a gubernatorial nominee with the state central committee. Ford was asked by the committee to accept the nomination, though he refused. The committee had decided to return to a potential candidate from earlier consideration, Edwin F. Sweet. After the primary, Sweet had received a telegram asking him to run, though he could not give an immediate answer, as he was in North Dakota, and he'd have to consult with U. S. Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield in Washington, D.C. before he could consider it. By August 17, Governor Ferris had endorsed Sweet's nomination. By September 5, Sweet agreed to run for governor, after being urged to run by President Woodrow Wilson via telegram. On September 21, Sweet's nomination was confirmed by the state central committee. On September 26, Sweet resigned as deputy secretary, and left Washington for Michigan to begin his campaign.