Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-08-16

share with him the pleasures of victory.
Senator JAY A. Hubbell of Houghton,
moved that the resolution be referred to
| the committee on resolutions. The motion
was adopted and Mr.. Hubbell then moved
that all resolutions be referred to the com
mittee without reading. This also prevailed
and the convention took recess until the
next day.
In the evening a rousing ratification
meeting was held, and speeches delivered
by Gov. Luce, Gen. Alger, Hon. Jay A.
Hubbell, Col. Atkinson, Robert K. Frazer
and others.
The convention was called to order at 10
o'clock on the 9th inst.
The committee on credentials reported
| accredited delegates present from all coun-
ties except Gogobic and Iron. The report
was accepted and adopted without reading.
| The committee on permanent organlza-
ton reported the names of Hon. q. w. Farr
of Grand Haven for permanent chairman,
and Col. Il. M. Irish of Kalamazoo for per-
| manent secretary.
Mr. Farr took the chair, and thanked the
convention for the honor conferred than
| which, he said, he know no greater lie
said: To-day was day for business. But
| the delegates were present largely because
they were fond of the republican party for
| its great and historic past, and from That
past they had the promise Of grand frui
tion in the future. IL the party could de
| pend upon its past to how rich feas,
would IL sit down! Nothing for 80 years
worthy TO be remembered could be found
which was not the work OF the republican
| party. II the democratic party could live
on its record the prodigal son, who lived on
| the husks which the swine refused, would
| have died of govt.
Mr.. Farr said Mr.. Cleveland had vetoed
more soldiers pension bills than all the 9TH
err presidents combined. Never until
| Cleveland's administration had battered
| Of A forced home
the almshouse The Fitz-John Porter case
| received his attcntion-one relief bill which
the president did not veto.
After Mr. Fairs address the convention
proceeded TO the nomination OF candidates
| for state officers. This work proceeded
rapidly until encouragement was reached,
when there was contest, four candidates
| being decentralization Parker OF Mon
roe; Edward r. Edwards Of Newaygo;
| Stephen V. X. Trowbridge of lonia; Will
liam H. Padgham of Allegan. An informal
| ballot was ordered, and resulted in the
choice of Trowbridge.
Another contest occurred when the can
didates for members of state board of edu-
| cation was reached.
| Joseph e. Easterbrook was named for
denomination by an Eaton county delegate
and his nomination was made by acclama-
| ton.
Senator Giddings of Cadillac, in a telling
! speech, presented the name Of Perry f..
| Powers of Cadillac for member of the
state board of education. He asked for his
nomination on behalf Of the young repub-
! leans of northern Michigan, and as rep
| resentative of the state press.
The name of T.. O. GrosvenOr of Jones'
vile, was also presented and ballot order
ed which resulted in the nomination OF
| Powers.
The ticket as completed is as follows:
| Governor-Cyrus G.. Luce OF Branch.
out mt ~ Il ~
aid of Delta.
Secretary of state--Gl r. Osmun of
| Wayne.
State treasurer-G George L. Maltz of AL
| peua.
Auditor general-Henry H. Aplin of Bay.
Commissioner Of the land ofice-Roscoe
| ID. Dix of Berrien.
Attorney generals. V. Il. Trowbridge
of Ionia.
superintendent of public instruction
Joseph Estabrook of Eaton.
Member state board of education-Perry
| F. Powers of Wexford.
| The convention then proceeded TO name
| the electors with the following result:
Electors-At large, X. A, Alger OF Wayne
and Isaac Cappon Of Kent.
! Edward Burk.
| II-Junius +. Beal.
| IU.-Richard Kingman.
w. w. French.
| V.-Don j. feathers.
| VI.-James NJ. Turner.
| VII.-John 5. Thompson.
| VIII-Elliott r. Grabill.
| X.--Harry p. Merrill.
XI.-Pcrry Hannah.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions submitted
| the following:
The republicans of Michigan, assembled
| in state convention, reaflirm their faith and
confidence in the principles expressed and
| candidates selected by the national repub-
! lican party at its recent convention In Chi
| cago. That in Benjamin Harrison we recog-
| niZe undoubted integrity, high statesman
ship and devoted patriotism, and pledge to
him and his honorable and distinguished
| associate our vigorous and earnest support.
We do most fully and cordially indorse
the wise, economical and statesmanlike ad-
ministration of Gov. Cyrus G.. Luce, and
| commend the vigilance and courage with
which he has discharged the Official duties
Of his great Office. We are also justly proud
of the faithful and capable manner in which
| every state officer has discharged the duties
of his Office during the present term.
We believe in that system of protection
which has built up and diversified our in
dustries, and has made us the best fed,
clothed housed and the happiest and most
ivilized of peoples; which has rewarded
Dor with wages and conditions unequalled
/ elsewhere and which has made our mar
| kets the envy OF all the world.
We arraign and censure Grover Glove
land and the democratic party for their Bit
! ter and disloyal attacks upon American in
| dustries and American labor, especially for
! their direct and merciless blows aimed at
Michigan, and those of her great Industries
which have advanced her TO the front rank
| in the march of states. We arraign them
for placing wool on the free list, the effect
of which has already been TO greatly reduce
the price, and which, il adopted, would alb
solutely drive from our farms the growing
| of sheep.
We believe in a reduction Of the increas-
ing surplus and national revenues to gov
ornamental requirements by an American
protective and republican method, and not
by an English free trade and democratic
| system, and that such reduction should be
made with the encouragement of our indus
tries and the better wages Of our worlSmen
ever in view.
We cordially indorse the progressive e
temperance legislation enacted by the last
legislature, and regret that its full fruits
were not realized owing to the technical
defects in the laws, held by the supreme
court TO be in conflict with the constitution.
| We record ourselves as in favor Of the i'm
partial enforcement of the temperance laws
Of the state and recommend to the next