Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-05

saries Of life in preference TO the Injuries.
Recognizing and declaring that prohibition
of the LIQUOR traffic has become the dominant
issue in national and state politics, we invite
to 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, aud insure the best welfare Of the en-
tire land.
A clause strongly conforming local option
was inserted in the platform at first pre-
sented. This was objected TO, and second
resolution was presented which after much
debate, was adopted.
Local option is a policy of moral blindness
and prOcrastination. With equal indlffer-
ence il votes temperance up or votes IL
down. In principle it is the old doctrine OF
popular sovereignty, and as 1t then meant
slave sovereignty so now IL means ultimate
liquor sovereignty. And we hereby declare
our opposition TO the enactment of such
laws by the legislature as the policy of the
state, although wherever such laws exist
we indorso all efforts to secure closing tho
open grog shop Hereunder, at the same
time well knowing that the result will be
unsatisfactory. Weespecially condemn the
course of the last legislature in enacting
such law in the face of the strong prohi-
bition sentiment indicated by the vote or
the people upon the amendment, and we
hold the party in power responsible FOR the
great loss of time, energy and money IN
Cured in the futile effort to close the open
saloon in 3S counties in this state under the
unconstitutional local option law.
The following resolution was also
adopted
We indorse the movement of the organ
ization Of the prohibition army OF the Blue
and GRAY as a measure well calculated TO
harmonic the different sections OF our
country and promote the cause OF prohibi-
ton.
Myron H. Walker of Grand Rapids, then
nominated Hon. A. 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,
$40; Russell, 240.
Eber T. Saunders of Saginaw City nomi-
mated Stewart b. Williams OF Saginaw for
lieutenant governor.
A. s. Partridge of Flushing nominated
Red John Hamilton (Eighting 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 acknowledgements by ris-
ing vote.
Peter NJ Hagel of Lapeer 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. \. 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 reclamation.
j. +. Montgomery OF Kalamazoo was
named and nominated as superintendent of
public instruction, and William II. Hart of
Wahgamegah was placed on the ticket as
nominee for member of the state board of
education.
The convention then authorized the ap-
pointment of a committee, with the chair
man of the convention as chairman of the
committee, to notify the nominees before
the dato 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. ID. Power of North
vile, Treasurer Caleb PitlSin of Detroit, and
Secretary William A. Taylor OF Lansing.
The vacancies were filed 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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