Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-21

of the state in the past is the best
pledge and promise for its conduct In
the future
Mr.. Alex Young of ST. Clair county
offered the following as a substitute for
the labor plank: Whereas, we believe
that the principles of justice require,
and the safety of republican govern
ment demands, an equitable distribution
Of the profits of labor between the en-
ployer and employed; we hereby sug-
gest and pledge ourselves to aid in es-
tablishing tribunals or courts of equity,
either state or national, wherein all
differences between labor and capital
may be equitably settled without loss
OF time or destruction OF life or prop
erty. Whilst we would freely offer
an asylum and home to the oppressed
of every land, we s.rcnuously oppose
and would prohibit by national law the
importation of all contract labor
from foreign countries into the United
States"
The substitute was referred TO the
committee on resolutions and was new
er heard of again.
Mr.. Van Loo, of Ottawa, offered as a
substitute for the temperance plank re-
ported by the committee the liquor
plank of the platform of 1882, as fol-
lows: at is the fundamental right of
the people to alter, from time to time,
the organic law of the state, as new cir
cumstances or growing evils may re-
quire, laying its foundation on such
PRINCIPLES and organizing its powers in
such form as to them shall seem most
likely to effect their safety and happi-
ness. The evils of intemperance have
become so great that, in the name of
patriotism. the most efficient measures
ought to be taken to reduce those evils
to minimum, and, as the members of
no political party are wholly agreed as
to whether this can best be done through
prohibition or the regulation of the traf-
tic in intoxicating liquors, and as tie
people are and ought to be the final ar
bitrators of this question, and as the
moral and intellectual people of the
state have asked that the question be
put TO the people by submission to them
Of prohibitoly constitutional amend.
ment, we again declare that we believe
it would be wise and patriotic for the
next legislature TO submit such an
amendment to direct vote of the PEG
pie. and we demand that it be so SUBJ
mitted.
The substitute was adopted by ris-
ing vote of 429. No negative vote was
taken.
The platform with this change was
Their unanimously adopted.
a protracted and animated discussion
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platform followed, at the close of which
vote was taken on the question of the
substitution of the plank in the plat
form Of 1882 for the resolution reported
by the committee, and the substitute
was adopted by p rising vote, the chair
declaring that 429 voted in the aiiirma-
tive.
The resolutions as amended were then
adopted.
The selection of electors at large was
the next business before the convention
and resulted in the choice of Dwight
Culver of Grand Haven and j. b.
Moore of Lapeer.
Important as is the work already done,
the real work of the convention was
the naming of the candidates for state
officers.
The Grst in order was the nomination
of candidate for governor.
The name OF Russell A. Alger of
Wayne was presented by Gen. Cutcheon
of Manistee in one of that gentleman's
happiest and ablest speeches.
Hon. j X. Boies of Hudson advocat
Ell the nomination of Cyrus G. Luce of
Branch, as a staunch, clear-headei
sagacious representative of the best in
terests of the people of the state.
Mr.. Hanchett of Saginaw in very
happy manner seconded the nomina
ton of Gen. Alger. At the close of
Mr.. Hanchett's remarks DIR. Rynd of
Lenawee addressed the convention in
support of Gen. Alger.
Mr.. Chamberlin of Berrien seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Luce as the farm
er's candidate of the state of Michigan,
and Mr.. Nichols of Calhoun and
Ramsdell of Grand Traverse
each supported The nomination of Mr..
Luce.
Messrs. Frazer Of jackson, Adams of
Marquette and Hubblel made remarks
supporting Gen. Alger.
Other speakers followed in support
of each candidate, and when the last
speaker had finished there was loud
call for a vote. An informal vote
was taken by ballot. The chairman of
each delegation received the votes and
passed them to the tellers, who collect
cd at the foot of the stage for the count.
After the tellers had finished the count
the chairman then announced that the
vbT,1a har af y1ta aot E1- Of
which Gen. r. A. Alger had received
S31, Cyrus &. Luce 2S6. Necessary to
choice, 30S. A cry of victory, being
combination of whoops, yells, stamp
ing of feet and clappiug of hands, inn
mediately filled the hall and made the
very building tremble. Hats were
waived and the excited delegates on the
Alger side jumped up and down and
shook one another's hands. The
demonstration lasted several minutes.
The votes as made on the second count
was Alger 2S5, Luce ESQ. The de-
crease in Ayers vote was finally &C
counted for when the discovery was
made that the tenth district had, after
having their forty .one votes counted by
the authorized tellers, taken the ballots
back to their seats, or otherwise
disposed of them, SO that they were
not included in the second count.
The convention next proceeded to
formal ballot. This vote was taken by
counties and call, the chairman of each
delegation responding as the name of
his county was called. The vote result
ed in the nomination of Gen. Alger by
much larger vote than he received on