The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02
The report was adopted with ap.

nation of four delegates at large to the
st. Louis Convention by calling the roll
Of counties. Messrs. Augustus U. Bald.
win and William L. Weber were put
in nomination. After speeches in high
eulogy Of Mr.. Weber by Mr.. Little, of
Saginaw, and others, G. H. Taylor, of
Grand Rapids, moved that he be elected
by reclamation to head the Michigan
delegation at st. Louis, and the motion
was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Swineford nominated Peter White
and remarked that the latter was the
man who was claimed to be owned by
Senator Chandler in the late Senatorial
contest, but who proved true to the
Democracy and aided to defeat lack.
Chandler. Mr.. White was elected by
reclamation.
VIM. p. Wells said that he was in
structed by the Wayne county delega-
ton to present candidate for delegate
at large. The custom has been to &C.
cord to Wayne county one such dele.
gate. The Democracy of Wayne were
in harmony upon principle and upon
men. AS the only other candidate for
the place from Wayne county he took
pleasure in nominating Merrill l. Mills.
Great applause from Wayne county
Mr.. Wells spoke eulogistically of Mr..
Mills as Democrat, and moved that he
be nominated by reclamation. Carried.
Messrs. Parkhurst and Foster Pratt
were both nominated for the fourth del
egates at large.
G. III. Taylor, of Grand Rapids, asked
the convention to pause and reflect.
The delegates thus far chosen were all
from the eastern part of the State. He
wanted the western part of the State to
have some representative, and moved
that Hon. Henry Chamberlain be elected
the fourth delegate at large by acclama.
ton.
Mark D. WILDER made rip.roaring
speech for Chamberlain.
The name of Augustus q. Baldwin,
of Oakland, was withdrawn. 1t was
then moved that the roll be called for
the election of the fourth delegate, but
the motion was lost and Henry Cham.
berlain was elected the fourth delegate
at large by reclamation.
DISTRICT DELEGATES CHOSEN.
The convention then proceeded to call
the roll of districts for district delegates
and alternates to the St. Louis Conven.
ton, and the following names were pre-
sented:
LIST. Delegates-A. W. COPELAND, Ed.
ward Kanter.
I'd. Delegates-Heman G.. Redfeld,
George G. Munro.
Sd. Delegates-A. G. Bovine, NJ.
Shoemaker.
4th. Delegates-George B. Turner,
E. o. Briggs.
5th. Delegates-James Blair, Fred.
A. Minis.
9th. Delegates-M. V. Montgomery,
j. D. Norton.
18th. Delegates-W. L. Bancroft, j.
NJ. Wattles.
Sth. Delegates-Geo. L. Burroughs,
A. G. Maxwell.
9th. Delegates-Thomas D. Stimson,
Edward Ryan.
The delegates thus reported were de-
clared elected as delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The convention, then proceeded, on
motion of j. Logan Chapman, to elect a
chairman of the State Central Commit.
tee. Mr.. Wells presented the name of
Don NJ. Dickinson, of Detroit, for the
office, with a few compliment tary re.
marks. On motion of Mr.. Joslin Mr.
Dickinson was unanimously elected.
The districts were then called for the
election of members of the State Cen.
tral Committee from the several dis
tricts.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Chauncey Joslin, from the Commit.
tee on Resolutions, submitted the fol
lowing report:
MAJORITY REPORT.
The Democrats of Michigan, in con
vention assembled, considering
That by departure from the princi
Piles on which our nation was formed
/. the Government of the country is being
changed from a Federal Union Of States
to centralized oligarchy;
That the powers and trusts conferred
by law, instead of being used for tn
benefit of the whole people, are used b.
officials for their private and persona
benefit;
That professed politicians, instead o
,, laboring for the country's good, seel
! only the good of their party and them
selves;
That as legitimate consequence cor
: ruption is found so common as to CLAIM
: responsibility; and, believing that tn
present deplorable condition of the NOR
ais and business interests of the countr,
is the result of corrupt and partisan
i administration which ignores the publ
good and with view, so far as in on
: power, of correcting these evils, we de
: clare that we recognize the following a
9 principles held by the constituency W
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