Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-18
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS
THE STATE CONVENTION AT
ORANp RAPIDS.

Farmer winans Selected to Head tn
Ticket with John Strong for secon
Piace-The Platform AdOptod-The Com
plete Ticket
EDWIN Il. WINANS S...... .Governo
JOHN STRONG. ...... Lieutenant Governo
ID. n. SOPER R............ Secretary of Stat,
FIXED BkAAsrAD~.....:........Treasure
A: a. ELLIS. S................ Attorney Genera
GEORGE w. STONE. E...... Auditor-Gen
DAVID A. HAMMOND. Board OF Education
j. W. MCGRATH. Justice of Supreme Cour
DAVID BACON. ...... Land Commissions
+. 3. FITCH.... Superintendent OF Schools
A Grand Rapids mich. dispatch says
The Democratic State convention
assembled here with an unusually large
attendance, Ex-Congressman w. III.
Ford acted as temporary chairman and
made speech.
After the usual committees had Deen
until g:3o p. m.
received. and In brief lnll in the pro-
oecdings short speeches were made by
oxGov. Begole, w. II. Burt, M. V.
Montgomery and others.
The presentation OF candidates for
the several Offices was then in order.
For Governor, Terrence r. Shields, OF
Livingston county, presented the name
OF Edwin B. Wlnans, OF Hamburg.
Gen. Parkhurst, OF Coldwater, present
ed Frank A. Dean, OF Charlotte. Sec.
onds were beard for both sides, but It
was quickly apparent that WInans was
In the lead. The latter was sent for be-
fore tho roll was called. and in a brill
liant speech withdrew In favors Winans.
Mr. Winans was nominated by acclama-
tlon, and i. M. Weston, General Park
hurst and Terrence II. Shields were
sent out TO bring him In. Mr.. Win
ans Is an old man. farmer, twice
congressman, four times In the legis-
lature, man OF affairs, immensely
popular with the farmers and city
people alike, and was greeted with three
cheers and tiger. lie spoke briefly,
thanking tho convention for the honor,
which he felt was given not so much to
himself as to the farming In terest.
John Strong, OF Monroe county, was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor by
acclamatIon.
For treasurer three candidates wore
presented-Fred Marvin OF Detroit,
Artnnr Meigs OF Grand Rapids, and
Fred Braastad OF Ishpemlng. A vote
was taken after several Introductory
speeches, which gave Braastad 427,
Marvin 347. and Meigs l4t. Before the
result was announced /. NJ. Yves ton, on
behalf OF Kent, withdrew Meigs and
threw Kent's SO votes for Braastad; !;
Allcgan, Iona, and Ottawa, all Meigs
counties, did likewise, and then the
Marvin counties began falling into the
Braastad line. 1t was stampede. On
Waync's motion Braastad's nomination
was made unanimous. and the conven-
tion took recess until o'clock.
city, chairman OF the committee on
resolutions, read the platform, which
rcailirms the declaration Of principles
in tho platform adopted by the party in
its last national convention; points with
just pride to the prudent, wise, and
statesmanlike administration OF Grover
Cleveland; condemns the administra-
tlon OF Benjamin Harrison for its utter
disregard of its solemn pledges made to
the people before election; denounces 1t
for its extravaganza, by which the treas
ury surplus has been wiped out; reaflirms
the obligation OF the people TO the
soldiers and sailors OF the war for the
preservation OF the Union, and favors a
policy OF liberal pensions TO their dis
abled survivors and dependent families;
denounces and condemns the high tariff,
believing that internal revenue taxes
should not be higher than required to
maintain the government economically
administercd; especially condemns the
Mckinley tariff bill, which still further
resticts the market for American prod
ucts while 1t increases the burden of tax
ation, believes i'm froo aud unlimited eotu
age OF gold and silver, unhampered by
conditions as to the legal-tender qualities
OF either, and unhampered by the pro-
visionsof tho bill suspending coinage OF
silver after July /, 1901; denounccS the
Lodge force election bill, which has
passed the House and has the active
support of tho administration, al
revolutionary and unconstitutional;
declares in favor OF forfciting unearned
lands; condemns the policy OF giving
bountios TO promote commercial re-
latEons with other countries until closer
commercial relations with those coun-
tries can be maintained; and favors a
secret ballot and such legislation
as shall be adequate to effectually
preserve the purity Of elections while
securing to each voter the exercise OF
his right OF suffrage.
Inc pIHbI OTH was NOCllcTOuSlJ up
plauded. The ticket was then filled as
follows:
Auditor-George w. Stone Of st.
Clair county.
Attorney -General---A. A. Ellis OF
Ionia.
Commissioner of Land Office-Col.
David Bacon Of Niles.
Justice OF the Supreme Court-John
w. McGrath Of Detroit.
Secretary Of State-Daniel Il. Sopel
OF Newaygo.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Ferris s. Fitch OF Pontiac.
State Board OF Education David A,
Hammond Of Charlotte.
A resolution OF sympathy was adopt
| cd en- the death OF Judge Christiancy
Repeated cheers were given for th'
state ticket and for Ford, Weston ant
| Cleveland Dan J. Campau, OF Detroit
was nominated as Chairman Of tn,
State Central committee by acclamatioI
| and the convention adjourned.
1 Fear of m Chavanno Duthroak.