The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-17
GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
The Meeting Of the Michigan Democrat

The Meeting of the Michigan Democrats.
DETROIT, Mich, July 10.-The democratic
state convention met at the opera house at
Lansing at noon to-day. The convention
was called to order by d. NJ. Dickinson,
chairman of the state central committee. d.
Foster Pratt was chosen temporary chairman.
After the transaction of the customary rou-
tine work the convention took recess until
2:3O %. m. On Resembling the convention
effected a permanent organization and re-
elected d. Foster Pratt permanent chairman
The following resolutions were adopted;
The democratic party of the state of Michi-
gan in convention assembled, renewing It's
fidelity to its time honored principles, stand.
credit and the nations faith, for the constitu-
ton and the laws, and for the great truth tnat
this is a government of the people, where the
i. That we arraign the republican party for
its corruption I'm Office, its unwise legislation
and its wick ed perversion of the peoples will
as expressed at the polls. It has squandered
the public funds and lands and cor
rgpted the body Fl, poiit ntsbord II a mas
incapable, who have used their positions
as private perquisites. 1t has legislated lor the
rich. oppressed the poor and created gigantic
monopoIies. 1t has burdened each town and
city with debt and taxation, and driven them
commerce from the sea, and destroyed our
once powerful navy 1t completed It's career
of crime and dishOnOr by stealing the preSi
dency from the people, and placing fraud In
the presidential chair
2 We indorse the investigation of the cleo
toral frauds TO the end, that the truth OF his
tory be vindicated and repetition OF such
crimes prevented.
j. We declare that gold and silver coin is
the money of the constitution, and that paper
currency should be converted into such coin
~ the will of the holder. We ara opposed 10
the further forcible reduction OF the volume
of the currency, and we affirm the action OF
congress prohibiting such reduction. We de-
clare that the PROSTATE condition OF the
business interests of the country 1mperatlVely
demand that taxation, both state and
national, shall be reduced to the lowest point
consistent with the attainment OF the OBJECTS
for which such taxes shall be levied, and that
economy shall be practiced in every depart
ment of the government. We congratulale
the country upon a reduction of over nf y mill
lion dollsrs in the national expenditures DUR
ing the last four years, and which result was
secured BY the democratic house of representa-
tives.
The following state officers were nominal
ed: For governor, Orlando NJ. Barnes; for
lieutenant governor, A. p. Swinford, of
Marquette; for. treasurer. Alex Mctarlln, OF
Genesee; for secretary of state, George II.
Murdoch, of Ber1eD; for auditor, General w.
J. i. SchermerhoIn, of Lenawee; for commits
sioner state land Office. George II. Lord, OF
Bay; for attorney general, A. B. Morse, OF
Ionia; for superintendent of public instruc-
ton, F. Friesdale: for member of the board
OF education f. F. Uhl, of Grand Rapids;
for chairman of the state central comittee,
William B. Moran, of Detroit, The conven-
ton adjourned at o'clock.