Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-28


Resolved, That Wildman Mills, as |
candidate for governor-a man worthy |
of our highest regard-would be step |
in the right direction and is the express
sion of this convention.
in little speech which was heartily APP
plauded by the anti.fusion element.
She was willing, though, to abide by
the wisdom of the convention If it saw
fit TO reject the resolutions.
After discussion tho matter was re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions
and the convention adjourned until
afternoon.
When the convention had been called
to order in the afternoon the list of DEL
egates was read and the convention
proceeded to business.
The committee on permanent organ
| iZatlon announced the appointment OF
Joseph A. Labadie of Lansing as per-
manent chairman and Horatio Pratt of
| Crosswell permanent secretary. The
chairman made the usual speech Of &C
ceptance.
The committee ON resolutions not be-
ing ready To report, committee of
similar committee from the Greenback
convention.
Shortly after the committee on reso-
| lutions announced their readiness to re-
port. The resolution introduced by Mrs.
Todd was completely ignored, and the
platform as reported by the committee
adopted without further discussion.
The platform as adopted by the con-
vention declares adherence to such q
policy as will secure equality of powers
20 all persons under the law. 1t sets
forth several reasons why such equality
does not exist, and mentions
first the separation of cap
ital and labor, unjust taxation, the
control of the highway of commerce by
corporations, the granting of the pub
lie lands to corporations and monopo-
lies, thus depriving actual settlers of
them, the creating of unnecessary Of
fees and the obnoxious practice of issu-
ing railroad passes TO men in public
places. A resolution was also incor-
porated paying 3 glowing tribute to
Buffers long public service, and pledg-
ing hearty support to him.
Mayor Cook of Muskegon prepared
and submitted several amendments
which were also adopted. The amend
ments ask of congress the enactment OF
legislation to prohibit the importa-
ton Of pauper and penal
laborers of other countries, of the state
legislature the enactment of n mechan,
les lien law, giving to the laborer the
first lien, denouncing with no uncertain
sound the contract labor system of oul
penal institutions, and demanding
the enactment of such laws by our state
legislature as shall allow and encour
age the establishment of cooperativ;
institutions, prohibiting the paymen
for labor in script and orders placing
labor and capital on equal footing, rem
dering property liable to executions issu
: ed on judgments for labor, and demand
ing the immediate repeal of the law by
which the bodies of tho poor are con
signed, because they are poor. to thu
: Ann Arbor picking vat.
At the evening session Mrs. TOdC
f; came forward with another resolution
' and presented the name of Wildman Mill
, for governor. Mr.. Forbes fusic mist
; moved to substitute Begoles name
/, The amendment was lost, and Mill
came out ahead. a motion was finall,
carried that the convention adjourn
I until o'clock Wednesday morning.
When the anti-monOpolists re-assem
bled on Wednesday morning the 20th
S. b. McCracken, of the conference
g committee, reported that it was agrees
Q to unite on seven of the presidential
electors. 1t was also conceded tina
there should be union on the state tick
( ct. though no specific form was pro
: posed. The following resolution wa
). adopted unanimously:
&. ReSolUed, That we offer to unite wit
the Greenback convention in nominal
= ing thirteen Butler and West elector
as follows: Inc Greenback convention
I TO name eight and the anti-monopol
\ five, and we recommend tn
z nomination of such electors.
: That if the Greenback convention
: shall determine to unite with the Dem
: ocrats, giving them six or seven cleo
: tors, as follows: The Anti-Moaopolist
to name two and the Greenback con
\ vention the balance, and that the nomi
: nations be made upon the understand
D ing and agreement that if elected, thos
: electors shall vote for Butler and West
: without reference to tho number of vote
4 cast by the parties to the union.
. That we fuRher recommend that thi
/ convention proceed to put in nomjna
j ton candidate for Governor, for Au
!. ditor- General and for Attorney-G General
: and that the State Central COMMITTEE
y be authorized to fill the electoral an
state tickets when the action of tn
: other convention shall be known.
Then ensued long discussion on tn,
: nominee for governor, the Begole fac
a ton waxing warm in support of thei
candidate, while the friends of Wildma
n Mills were no. outdone in enthusiasm
h The latter faction gained the day, an,
. Wildman Mills was nominated by &C
clamation.
4 Geo. r. Sanford of Lansing was nom
!. mated for auditor general, aud Franz
: w. Cook of Muskegon for attorney gen
/ eral. After some changes In the make
up of tho state central committee uh,
{ convention adjourned s,ne die.
Reversible Quality Of the Japanese.
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