Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-06

Recognizing and declaring that prohibition
OF the liquor traffic has become the dominant
issue In national and state politics, we invite
20 full party fellowship all who on that one
dominant issue are with US agreed, in full
belief that the party can and will remove
sectional differences, promote national
unity, and insure the best welfare OF the en-
tire land.
A clause strongly condemning local option
was inserted in the platform at first pre-
sented This was objected TO, and a second
resolution was presented which after much
debate, was adopted.
Local option is policy ofmOral blindness
and procrastinatiOn With equal indffer-
ence IL votes temperance up or votes IL
down. In principle II is the old doctrine of
popular sovereignty, and as IL then meant
slave severe nty so now il means ultimate
liquor sovereign And we hereby declare
our opposition % the enactmen of such
laws by the legI allure as the Pc icy Of the
state, although .erevcr suCh avs exist
we indorse all enc 10 secure iOsing the
open grog shop thu "urd"r. - lac same
time well KNOWN That the rest will be
unsatisfactory Weespe tally COZ Tenn the
course of the last legislature l. cnacting
such Il law in the face OF the STR ~ prohi-
bition sentiment indicated by H. vote of
the people upon the amendment and we
hold the party in power responsi le FOR the
great loss OF time, energy and money in
saloon in - counties in this state Inder the
unconstitutional local option Laws
The following resol alton Was also
adopted:
We indorse the movement Of the organ
ization Of the prohibition army of the Blue
and Gray as measure well calculated to
harmonic the different sections Of our
country and promote the cause of prohibi-
ton.
Myron II. Walker of Grand Rapids, then
nominated Hon. \. b Cheney Of Sparta,
Kent county, for governor Delegate
Woodman OF Wayne, seconded the nomi-
nation
DR. Gordon Of Mt. Clemens nominated
Rev. John Russell Of Macomb county, and
was seconded by Rev. John Hamilton of
Birmingham.
The vote was taken, and stood Cheney,
$50: Russell, 30.
Eber T.. Saunders Of Saginaw City nomi-
mated Stewart b. Williams of Saginaw for
lieutenant governor.
A. y Partridge Of Flushing nominated
Red John Hamilton (Fighting Jack Hamil-
ton of the Twenty-third infantry. Sew
eral seconding speeches were made, and
then Mr. Hamilton got up and withdrew
himself Mr. Williams was then chosen
candidate for heutenantg governor by ris-
ing vote.
Peter NJ. Hagel OF LapeeI was nominated
by reclamation for secretary of state.
Alfred Wise OF Lansing and William II.
Hart of Wahgamegah, Tuscola county, were
named for state treasurer Mr.. Hart with
drew from the race and Mr.. Wise was
nominated by reclamation
ID. a. Waterman of Detroit was named
as attorney general, and Guernsey B. War
ing of Ridgeway was named as candidate
for commissioner Of the state land Office.
Lemuel Clute of Ionia was nominated for
attorney general by acclamation.
j. r. Montgomery Of Kalamazoo was
named and nominated as superintendent Of
public instruction. and William H. Hart OF
Wahgamegah was placed on the ticket as
nominee for member Of the state board OF
education.
The convention then authorized the APP
pointment of a committee, with the chair
man OF the convention as chairman of the
committee, 20 notify the nominees before
the date Of the mass meeting in Grand
Rapids July 81, which will be addressed by
Sam Small.
The directors of the Michigan prohibition
alliance met at noon and accepted the resig-
nations Of President A. d. Power Of North
vile Treasurer Caleb Pitkin Of Detroit, and
Secretary William A. Taylor OF Lansing.
The vacancies were filled by the election OF
Albert Dodge of Fowlerville as president,
and Alfred Wise and VIM Wise, both Of
Lansing, as treasurer and secretary
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