Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-06-26
MICHIGAN DEMOCRACY.
Tim Tarsney, a. p. Swineford, O. N.
Barnes and O. W. Powers
Delegates at Large.
Proceedings of the state Convention

Proceedings Of the state Convention
The state Democratic convention o
Michigan met In Whites Theatre il
Detroit, June Is.
Shortly after II o'clock o. M. Barnes
of Lansing stepped from the rear of tn,
platform, seized the gravel, and BY
reason of the authority vested in hin
as chairman OF the state central commit
tee called the convention to order. TIL,
appearance of MIR. Barnes, who IS look
ed upon as a power among the workers
Of the party, was the signal for ap
plause. The chairman simply said tina
he was performing duty attendan
upon his position, and introduced tn,
Rev. Mr. Mathews, who offered a pray
or, asking divine wisdom and guidanc,
in this affairs of the convention.
The call for the convention was ther
read by III. +. Pennington of Charlotte
Mr.. Barnes then announced that Dor
M. Dickinson of Detroit would b,
called upon to preside as temporary
chairman of the convention, state
ment received with the heartiest ap
plause. Col. Michael Shoemaker o
Jackson and Maj. Morse of Ionia were
appointed a committee to conduct Mr.
Dickinson to his place as presiding of
ficer.
In very timely speech Mr.. Dickin
son accepted the honors conferred upor
him. He reviewed the past of the party
and spoke enthusiastically of the glor
ious prospects opening up before 1t al
the ensuing election.
The reference of the chairman Il
the Samuel j. Tilden was re-
ceived with lusty cheers, though the at
tempted excoriation of James G. Blaine
seemed to strike chord that was fal
less responsive. The name of Grover
Cleveland brought down the house anC
required minute of good hot work fol
the convention to vent the enthusiasm
created by the name of New York,
governor. Bayard and Mcdonald got
some showing of applause, and there
was faint clapping of hands for Butler
The result of this test, as of all thai
followed, showed the superior strength
of Cleveland among the Democrats Of
Michigan.
Stewart of the fourth district moved
the appointment of one delegate from
each district as committee on creden'
tials. and the following gentlemen were
chosen:
First district, James b. Lauder
second, H. Z. Hall; third, John W.
Fletcher. Calhoun; fourth, j. w. Fland
ers, St. Joseph; fifth, Henry Fralick,
Kent; sixth, Homer II. Colvin, Pontiac
seventh, JudsoI Farrar, Macomb; eighth
Lewis II. Wilcox, Shiawassee: ninth, S,
S. Watrous, Newaygo; tenth, w. l.
Churchill, Alpena; eleventh, George
Morton of Holton.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIzA.
TION.
Dinsmore Cramer of Wastenaw NOV
ed the appointment of a committee con-
sis.ing of one delegate from each dis
trict on permanent organization and
rules. On the suggestion of the respec-
tive districts the following were chosen
as such committee.
First. George II. Stellwagen, Wayne;
second, F. Swain, Ypsilanti; third, b.
F. Wheat of Branch; fourth, Josiah l..
Halves, Kalamazoo; fifth, Charles l..
Wilson, Ionia; sixth, Fred II. Warren.
Livingston; seventh. Il. G. Walker, st.
Clair; eighth, Nj. II. Stanford, Midland;
ninth, Levi A. Law, Wexford; tenth. A.
c. Maxwell, Bay; eleventh. E. S. B. SUIT
ton, Chippewa.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Kennedy of the
sixth district the following committee
on resolutions was appointed.
First, Geo. II. Penuiman, Detroit;
second, .. p. Wing, Monroe; third,
Eugene Pringle. jackson; fourth, Jas
+. Jordon. Van Buren,; fitch, X. S.
NEWMAN, Ailegan; sixth, Richard Bay
liss st. John; seventh, O'Brien j. At
kinsen, st. Clair; eighth, Charles P.
Little, Saginaw; ninth, ID +. Glidden,
tenth, +. A. Z. Weadock, Bay; eleventh,
Nj. II. Crocker, Marquette.
At this point the convention adj
journed until 2:30 T. N.
Immediately after the convention as
sembled the following resolution was
introduced:
ResolUed, That the chairman of the
Democratic state convention be instruct
ed to send to the Now York State con-
vention the following dispatch: "The
Democracy of Michigan, in convention
assembled, send greeting to tho Democ-
racy of the Empire state and would en-
Enthusiastically hail the nomination of
Grover Cleveland for President of the
United States in tho interest of nation
al honor, popular government and peo-
pies prosperity"
A regular tempest in a tea pot was
caused by the introduction OF this reso-
luton. A motion was made and lost
that Buffers name be substituted for
that of Cleveland, but the chair finally
ruled that business could not be trans
acted until the convention had been
regularly organized, and recess of Is
minutes was taken as the committees
were not ready to report.
At o'clock the machinery was again
set in operation, and the committee on
credentials not being ready, the report
of the committee on permanent organi-
cation and rules was called for. There
was some objection to this, but the
chair promptly 4uieted 1t by quoting
the precedents afforded by two previ-
Gus state Democratic conventions.
Judge Halves, as chairman of the
committee, then read the report. Rec
ognizing the propriety of the action
taken by the state central committee
in organizing the convention, the COM
mittee recommended that Don M. Dick
inson be retained as permanent chair
man and Mr.. Pennington of Charlotte
as permanent secretary.
They further suggested the name Of
John A. Bell of Detroit as reading