Telegram-herald., 1888-05-11

ysrisRee with the spirit Of true Dskaoe-
racy.
Nov, thsrsfors, ws. the delegates Of the
Democracy of Michigan IA convention as
ssmble5. ao hereby
kssolte, fh&t IN our opinion the time has
come tor change IA The constitution u 1hs
Iniied States "a tAese particulars and We
hereby instrucl the delegates from Msch1-
gan 20 the National Demserstie Consen'
tlon. 10 BE keld IN the city OF ~. LOUIS
Missouri, on Jane next. that Il Is the sense
Of this convention that tAsy should hss
their best encessons TO have q plsnk ineor-
porsted IN The Democratic Nationsi plat
form 10 be there adopted pisuging ,ns
Democracy Of tue nation. 70 the sineno'
meDt OF the Constitution OF me bhise
States. go ss TO provide Tor the election oi
President. vics President and United states
Senators, by the people al large
Mr.. Davis was listened 10 Tor some min
utes while he advocated the construction oi
this new plank very elOquently. and ihen
Col. Geo. +. Sanford saio that tie mattel
was TOO important 10 be discussed and de-
bated upon Al that late hour. and moved q
reference 10 the COMMITTEES on Resolutions,
which was done.
Then came the work OF slecting the Chair
man of the State Central Committee. Z. X.
Whitman, OF Nashtelaw, moved the nomi-
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Chairman. by acclsnstion. and II was do re
by spontaneous uprising. The balance OF
the committee is as follows
Fifth district-Dsniel J. Campsu. JAS. w.
Flynn.
Second district--Chss. S. Gregory. Wash
tenaw; Chas Humphrey. Lenawee.
Third oistrict-John shean. Barry; Wm.
Ii. Parker. Calhoun.
Fourth district-Joha Kimnerles. Cass;
Chas. j. Lock wood. 81. Joseph.
Fifth district Thadeos b. Preston, lonia;
A. t. Calkins. Allegan.
Sixth district-John III. Fedowa. Clinton
Frank u. Rounsbsry. Livingston.
Seventh district-Robert Willis sanilaci
Geo. M. Crocker. Mscomb.
Eighth district-Geo. III. House. Saginaw;
Stiles Kennedy. Gratiot.
Ninth district-Robert X. Biacker. Manis-
tee; l. s. Law, Wexford.
Tenth district-Frank II. Thomac. Tus-
cola; Geo. l.. Robinson, AIpens.
Eleventh district-0eo. ii. Hayden. Mar.
queite; III. G. Davis. Grand Traverse.
Captain Hendryx. Of Van Buren, the old
est man in the convention. 50 years of age
but still hale and hearty, started with q
forcible speech for the continuation in
power of the Democratic party and the re
election OF Grover Cleveland; but the de
legates were tired aud impatient, and ths
old gentleman wss cut of short. The new
land old chairman of the State Contra
Committee announced the news received by
telegraph that Hon. Peter White had jus
rec.ived the appointment by the Prssiden
of Visitor from Michigan 10 the United
States Military Academy at West Point
List of delegates and slternates from th'
several districts were then called for and
are as follows:
First distr:ct-Edwin Houg. Rufus w.
| Gillett. Alternates-Frank &. St. Aubin
J. w. Flynn.
Second district delegates. III. Salisbury
Lenewee; Chas. K. Whitman, Washtenaw
| Alternates-J. Il. Sterling. Monroe; G. 4
| Cook, Hillsdale.
| Third district deleeates-John G. Park
hurst. Branch; Col. Hugh Richards. JACK
son. Aiternates-R. j. F'rost Calhoun; A
| ID. Bsughman, Eaton.
Fourth district delegates - Harvey
Sherwood. Berrien; w. G. Howard, Kala
nazoo. Alternates-FranK w. Lyle, Cxss
| Lester w. Tabor, VanBuren.
Fifth district deegates-Thos. f. Nc
Garry, Ionia; Thos. Savidge, Ottawa. AL
| ternates-Joseph Houseman, Kent; E. @
| Knapp, Aliegan.
| Sixth district delegates-Byron G. Stout
| Oakland; K. Is. Winans, Livingston. Alter
| nates-Sosiah Buckbee, Genessee; w. M
| Stevens. 1ngham.
Seventh district delegates-Alexander Hc
Le,lan. Lspeer; Fred w. Hubbard. Huron
Allernates-Abraham Smith, st. Clair; A
Nd. Clark, Sanilsc.
Eighth district delegates-Freemsn Es
| tey Isabella; J. s. Crosby, Montcalm. Al
| ternates, Jerome Turner, Shiawassee; Masor
| Anderson. Midland.
Ninth district delegates-A. V. Mann
| Muskegon: Wm. p. Nisbets, Mecosta. AL
| ternates. Geo. Wilson, Mason; Fred Neil
| soa, Oceana-
Tenth district delegstes-Jos .. Turner.
Bay; J. Maurice Finn. Crawford. Alter
mates. Judge w. H. Sinlgson. Iosco; G. w
| Perry, Clare.
| Eleventh district delegates-R. c. Fiani
| gan, Menominee; A. J. Scott. Houg ghton
| Alternates, q. A. Parker, Ontonagon; Jas
Gallagher, Mackinac.
| A motion was made th adjourn. One o
| the delegates made and put motion o
thanks TO Chairman Rutherford for his eff
| cient work in presiding over such an i'm
| mense body. This and several other vote
| of thanks we're all adopted in a lump by
rising vote, and no one sat down again. bu
| all considered the convention Gdjourne,
| and dispersed to their hotels with the uni
versa. expression on every lip that IL be,
been the most enthusiastic and still one O
the most harmonious Democratic conven
| tons ever held in the Peninsular State.