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Snowstorm
Can't
Stop
Detroit
Mayoral
Candidates
During
Final
Weekend
Campaign
Before
Primary
By HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit
DOWNTOWN
DETROIT
--
Nearly
half the
field
running
for the
Mayor of
Detroit
job made
stops at
downtown
clothing
stores
to meet
merchants
and
shoppers
Saturday
afternoon.
The
Broadway
Randolph
Merchants
Association
members,
City
Slicker
Shoes,
Henry
the
Hatter,
Hot
Sam's
Quality
Clothes,
JL Stone
Co.,
Serman’s
and The
Broadway,
held a
meet-and-greet
reception
with
Detroit
Mayoral
candidates
Saturday
afternoon.
Rotating
through
the six
downtown
Detroit
retail
locations,
candidates
shared
with
local
residents
their
plans
for the
city.
The
event
offered
voters a
last
opportunity
to meet
the
candidates
and
provide
a forum
to ask
questions
and get
answers
on
issues
in a
relaxed
and
informal
environment.
Fifteen
candidates
face off
in the
February
24
primary
election.
The
primary
will
then
narrow
the
candidates
down to
two for
a
special
election
to be
held in
May.
Photo by
HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit
While at
Henry
The
Hatter
on
Randolph
St.,
Wayne
County
Sheriff
and
Mayoral
Candidate
Warren
Evans
commented,
"I'm the
best
candidate
for the
mayors
job
because
I have
the best
business
background
in terms
of
running
a
municipal
corporation."
While
browsing
the hat
inventory
Sheriff
Evans
went on
to say,
"These
are
minority
businesses
and they
are
small
businesses
and boy,
they're
hurting."
To
backup
his
statement
the
Sherriff
purchased
a dapper
hat.
Photo by
HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit
Lesser-known
mayoral
candidates
Duane
Montgomery,
D. Etta
Wilcox
and
Donald
Bradley
remain
hopeful
and
enthusiastic
about
their
chances
on
election
day. The
three
candidates
toured
all the
stores
during
yesterday's
the
merchant
walkthrough.
Doc
Bradley
said,
"We want
to heal
our
city,
protect
our
seniors
and
repair
the
schools."
D. Etta
Wilcox
stated
she is
running
primarily
because
Detroit
is
suffering
from a
lack of
leadership.
Photo by
HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit
Mayoral
candidate
Freeman
Hendrix,
showed
at
Serman's
Clothes,
to talk
with
long
time
owner
and
customers
at the
location.
He was
also
shopping
for a
suit .
Mayor
Kenneth
Cockrel
Jr.,
Dave
Bing,
Nick
Hood,
among
others
did not
attend
the
Saturday
event.
But
other
candidates,
such as
did
attend.
As
Tuesday's
primary
race
nears,
voters
will
pick two
candidates
who will
advance
to a
special
election
in May
The late
spring
election
will
determine
who
fills
the
remainder
of
former
mayor
Kwame
Kilpatrick's
term.
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