Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-12
PEOPLESPARTY NAMES.
THE CONVENTION AT JACKSON
AND ITS RESULTS.
Declare Strongly Against Fusion---John
w. Ewing, of Grand Ledge, at the
Head of the Ticket.

The first state convention of the
Peoples party of Michigan was held at
jackson. Chairman Belden of the state
committee presided at the opening.
Rev. j. ID. McCaul made the opening
prayer and Mayor Brooks made an
address of welcome which was
responded to by A. S. Partridge.
Edward 5. Greece was selected tenn
porary chairman. In his speech he de-
clared against fusion of any kind and
was cheered loudly. Fred 5. Price was
chosen temporary secretary. The
credentials committee reported $50 del
egates present TO east 7S5 votes. Tenn
porary officers were made permanent.
The Omaha platform was adopted as a
whole. When the work Of making
nominations began the name of John
w. Ewing, OF Eaton county, was first
mentioned and strongly supported for
governor. Other names presented were
Hon. Geo. +. Richardson, Judge A. T..
Cole, Carrollton Peck and Eugene L.
Belden.
When the vote was finally taken it
resulted: Ewing, 37@; Richardson, 81;
Cole, s. Total vote cast, AL; necessary
to choice, 292. Ewing's nomination
was made unanimous. The remainder
of the ticket is as follows: Lieutenant
governor, Geo. II. sherman, of Wayne.
Secretary of state, Frank Nj. Wander
cook, of Gratiot. State treasurer,
Joseph w. Welton, of Kent. Auditor
general, CaITollton Peck, of Lapeer.
Acknowledgement, A. A. Ellis, of IOnia.
Superintendent of public instruction,
o. NJ. Graves of Emmett. Commissioner
sN,f 4, ~ Is,,. g
Houghton. Member state board of ed
ucation, Wilbur ii. Clute, of Bay.
United States senator, Eugene III. Bel
den of Jackson
Chairman Beiden, of the state central
committee, resigned and a. w. Nichols
was named in his place.
The resolutions us adopted were as
follows:
Resolved, That in order TO vouchsafe TO
the people liberty of thought and conscience
OF speech and press we demand: a. The
absolute and continued separation of
church and state; e. That there shall be
no appropriation OF either state or munic-
dpal funds or property 10 any religious,
ssectarian or relgio- politicO institutions;
90 That all school for the general educa-
1tion OF the young shall be under the super
vision and inspection OF the state.
Resolved, That n private army is a stand
2 ing menace TO the liberty of the American
people, and we denounce that band of mer-
eenaTies known as the Pinkertons.
Resolved, That the system OF employing
convicts I'm our penal institutions in any
Industry that enters into competition with
free labor should be abolished.
Resolved, That our convict labor should
be employed in improving our public high
ways,
Resolved, That all manufactured articles
should bear the name of the manufacturer
and the destroying, defacing or covering
up in any way or the name OF tho manu-
facturers shall be deemed misdemeanor.
Resolved, That as the prOprietors OF
manufacturing institutions and mines are
attempting 10 make imperative the Aus
tralian or secret ballot system by compell-
ing their employees 20 work on election
days, we demand that all election days be
made legal holidays.
Resolved, That mine inspectors should be
elected by tie people instead of by the
board OF supervisors, who are now con-
trolled by the mining corporations.
Resolved, That all lands sold for deln-
qucnt taxes shall be purchased by the state,
the title after reasonable time IL not re-
deemed to become absolute and held for
actual settlers in limited Quantities
Resolved, That the people should have
the right 10 propose laws and to vote upon
oil legislative measures OF Importance.
Resolved. That we are in favor OF equal
suffrage within educational qualifications,
and wedeclare ourselves uncompromisiRgly
opposed TO all fnonopolistic trusts and COM
Dimes of whatever nature they may be.
Resolved, that in all cases of difficulty
betwoen employers and employees we favor
its submission to arbitration.