The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
The Michiganders.

DETROIT, June 1S.-The democratic
state convention met in this city this
forenoon. Charles j. Dickinson, of
Detroit, was temporary chairman.
After the appointment of the usual
committees, the convention took re-
cess till the afternoon. Delegates to
Chicago being chosen from the differ
ent congressional districts as follows:
First district-D. J. Chapman, John
Harrison; second-Col. T. M. Hollo-
way, John Strong; third-Col. M.
Shoemaker, D. Hubbard; fourth-C.
H. Kemmertz, F. E. Stevens; fifth
III. b. Peck, J. H. Whitley; sixth
M. l.. Bragg, Arthur j. Eddy:
seventh, Elliott j. Stevenson, M. j.
Bravv; eighth, James K. Wright, ia
rome Turner; ninth, Robert r. Black
er, Daniel E. Soper; tenth, s. o. Fish
er, @. III. Black; eleventh, William p.
Preston, Jno. w. Powers.
The convention was fully attended
and very enthusiastic. The preferen-
ces of the body are Enthusiastically for
Cleveland for the presidential candi-
date.
The democratic state convention, up
on re-assembling this afternoon, made
the temporary officers permanent, and
at once proceeded to bushes.
Resolutions were introduced in
structing the chairman of
the state central committee to tele-
graph the New York state democrat
&c convention that Gov. Cleveland
was the first choice Of the Michigan
democracy. This created quite an up
roar and was debated at considerable
length. While the preponderance of
the convention was REFLECTED by the
sentiments of the resolution it was
argued that the New York conven-
ton was divided upon the subject and
that this might seem like of1icious
meddling with other peoples business.
This view finally caused the tabling
of the resolution by decisive ma
jority.
The following were chosen delegates
at large to the Chicago convention: o.
M. Barnes, Tim E. Tarnsey, o. Pow
ers, A. p. Swimford.
The following resolutions reported
from the committee were adopted:
Resolved, We, the democracy of
Michigan, in convention assembled,
pledge ourselves anew to the constltu-
tional doctrins of the democratic
party. We deplore the fact that Sam
uel j. Tilden has declined are-election
to the presidency of the United States,
and we affirm our faith IN sentiments
expressed by him, in his noble states
manlike letter. We believe that
home rule is the essence of free gov
eminent, that the lines bounding state
and national authority should be
clearly defined to insure the broadcast
liberty of the people. We believe in
the economical administration of the
government, and we denounce the
republican party in power for its
waste and extravaganza in squander-
ing public money. We demand an
immediate reduction in the present
outrageous system of taxation, which
is accommodating over $1OO,O00,0OO
surplus each year. We heartily
endorse the action of the democratic
majority in congress in its endeavor
to reduce taxation.
We believe in commercial freedom,
the right of every man to buy where
he can buy cheapest, snd sell where he
can sell dearest. We denounce the
present tariff levied upon over 1000 ar
ticles as masterpiece of injustice, in
iQuity and false pretense. We de-
mand that all custom house taxation
shall only be for revenue. We in
struct the delegates to Chicago, elect
ed by this convention to insist upon
the reaffirmation of their policy on
tariff reform, as essential to
the consistency and success of the
party.
We denounce the republican party
for its hypocrisy in betraying the
movements for the reform of abuses
while it has the sole responsibility ,and
yet, has placed in nomination for pres
ident man identified with all these
abuses and corruptions which has dis
graced our politics during the tim,
while his party has been in power.