Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-09-05
IT'S TURNER.
TBEREPUBLICAN CONVENTION AND
TIE STATE TICKET.
The General Proceedings Briefly
Sketched.
The State Committee and the De-
claration or Principles.

In Detroit on Thursday morning with Hon.
Austin Blair as permanent chairman and
James Van Kleek secretary. Mr. Blair in
brief speech thanked the convention for
the honor conferred on him and among
other things said: The conventions action,
he said, would stand for the expression of
the republican party. He hoped for wise
action as III the past, when the republican
party was in power. He limited that there
was some reason to complain of the repub-
lican legislature of Michigan, in view of
the fact that the supreme court had to set
aside so much of its action. This must
cease and occur no more. The supreme
court is not intended TO legislate, and when
Great statues supported by the people were
set aside somebody should be held response
BILE. Nobody but the people had the right
TO legislate. These faults must be cor
rected, as they grow up by the carelessness
Of party long in power.
On presentation of candidates, motion
was carried combining speeches to five min
utes and supporting speeches to three min
utes.
John IIolbrook Of Ingham county, pre-
sented James nj. Turner as q candidate for
governor, and Fred Maynard Of Kent coun-
| ty, endorsed Nj. Turner's candidacy.
sented the name of John T. Rich. The
second came from Senator T. =. Cosgrove
of Hastings. Speeches were made by
other delegates and then the voting began.
On motion the chair ordered the conven-
ton TO proceed to an informal ballot, at
which the delegates arose with a roar and
began the active distribution of tickets.
Charmen of delegations at once began to
pass the hats which were emptied on the
teller's table. Following was the result of
the first informal ballot for governor on
! the call of counties: John Il. Rich, 443:
James NJ. Turner, 49S; majority, "a. AS
the roll call proceeded, cheers broke out
from both sides, the heaviest being from
the Turner men, but as it progressed they
! grew silent, only to break out occasionly
as the figures grew, while the Rich men
were undcmonstrative as rule. Towards
| the close it was sccn to be close and the eX-
element grew intense. Several counties
voted half and half.
Wayne finally came in with T. w. Palmer
! l, 30 for Rich and 63 for Turner. This
practically settled it for Turner. It was
made unanimous in his favor and he was
declared nominated.
Tickets and hats arose in the air with q
/ long yell OF delight from the Turner men,
and Turner was vociferously called for.
Pending his arrival, denomination of can
didates for lieutenant governor began, X.
B. Mcknight of Saginaw, presenting the
name of 4on. William S. Linton of Sagi-
nav.
A. w. Giddiags was placed in nominal
ton b. j. G. Van Dusen of Escanaba, and
Michael Kern named Byron S. Waite for
the upper peninsula.
Thomas b. Dunston of Menominee said
the upper peninsula did not want leuten-
ant-governor, but wanted treasurer, and
he would second the nomination of Gid.
dings.
Here the roar of the convention an
nounced the arrival of Turner, who was
accompanied by his defeated opponent, Mr..
Rich. His family accompanied him, as he
said he never got anything good without he
shared it with his good wife and the babies
| He praised Detroit, the metropolis of the
two peninsulas. and her men by name;
Baldwin, Joy, Palmer, Zach Chandler, Nc
| MILAN and the nations standard bearer for
1913, Alger. The great war governor,
Austin Blair, was praised, and so was that
greatest Roman of them all, Cyrus G..
Luce. MIR. Turner promised in the event
of election to do his best for all the people
of Michigan.
John II. Rich followed, who gracefully
bore out the decision of the convention to
hearty applause and freely gave his sup
| port to the candidate. He said he came in
as farmer, but as it proved that Jim's
farm was little too big for him, but he
would ask his adherents TO support Tur-
ner. He carried it off go pleasantly that
the convention gave him three cheers.
At this juncture the convention adjourned
to 2:30 p. m. city time.
| When the convention reassembled the
matter of nominating alieutenant-goveTnor
proceeded. After several speeches, Eras-
tus N. Bates of Allegan moved that Linton
be nominated for Acknowledgements by
reclamation, but this was not carried, and
the con IGNITION proceeded to ballot.
Before the voting reached the fifth or
sixth county, it became apparent that
there was no hope for Waite, and young
man from Menominee named II. j. Wish er
withdrew his name and moved that w. S.
Linton be nominated by reclamation, and
it was ca rried-
Rev. Washington Gardner was nomin-
ated for secretary of state also by acclama-
ton.
For auditor general Theron +. Giddings
| received the nomination; Prof. Orr Schurtz
I Was AOI Va puDllC
instruction; James NJ. Balloa for member
of the state board of education; Edward
Cahill for justice of the supreme court
which completed the ticket so that it
stands as follows:
For Governor-James NJ Turner.
For Lieut. Gov.-William S. Linton.
For Secretary Of State - Washington
Gardner.
For State Trcasurer-.Ioseph b. Moore.
For Auditor General-Theron +. Gid
dings.
For Com. of State Land Office-John c.
Berry.
For Attorney General-Eeniamin w.
Houston.
For Supt. of Public Instruction-Prof.
Orr Schurtz.
For Member Of the State Board of Ed
ucation--James M. Ballou.
For Justice Of the Supreme Cour-. cd
ward Cahiu.
THE PLATFORM.
The declaration of principles adopted
follow:
The republicans Of Michigan in conven-