St. Paul daily globe., 1892-04-14
WILL IGNORE THE LAW.
Michigan Republicans Kick on
Fair Legislation.

DETROIT, A pril l3.-Ihe principal
hotels are crowded tonight with dele
gates tu the Republican state cOnyeu-
ton, which will meet tomorrow. There
will be SO delegates in the convention.
Congressman T.. L. Allen, OF Ypsl-
lanti. will be the TEN porary chairman.
and there is talk To night OF making ex-
Senator Palmer permanent chairman.
Gen. Alger Will be present at the con-
yention and make a speech. as II IS his
desire that the Michigan delegation be
sent 70 Minneapolis next jane unin-
structed.
In the county convention today there
was a bitter fight between the factions
headed by Senator Mcmillan and Mayor
Pingree for control OF tie state central
committee, and the fight may be taken
up tomorrow. as the convention will
have the appointment OF chairman of
the state central committee, and Sen
ator Mcmillan IS candidate. The cleo
ton of Col Henry NJ. Duffield and W.
III. Elliott today as delegates 10 the ma
tiOnal convention from the First dis
triet Detroit removes them from the
contest for delegates at large, and the
field is now narrowed down 60 ex-Sen-
atOr Palmer ID. Nj. Ferry and Mayor
Pingree.
Ii has been formally decided to test
the cOnstitutlUDality Of the minor law OF
the last Democratic legislature, and the
convention tomorrow will ignore this
legislation and nominate two presiden-
tial electors AT large. as has been done
from time immemorial, and, IN addition
10 this. each congressional district eau
Gus will be expected To select one
elector. and report his name 10 the state
convention. In other words. a complete
set of electors will be named "a be
placed upon the state ticket. This
is. OF course. in conflict with
the minor law OF the last
legislature, which not only pro-
vides for the election of presidential
electors by the several congressional
districts. but goes farther and divides
the state in two districts at large. in
each OF which an elector at large is TO
be chosen. BY this means the Demo
Gratis have hoped to assure themselves
in the future OF ten out OF fourteen
presidential electors OF the state OF
Michigan. the entire fourteen votes
having usually been cast i'm the electoral
college 1Or Republican candidates IN the
past.
1T is our intention" said Hon. II. W.
Duffield after the state central commit
tee meeting tonight. Ito ignore the
minor law aud then proceed TO test Its
validity after the eon7entlon. beiicying
that the law Is contrary TO the language
and spirit of the constitution"
The result OF the remaining local CON
YentiOns throughout the state today
shows that there is no doubt that Alge
will largely dominate the convention to-
morrow. The Harrison faction IS Ia
such hopeless minority that even To-
night all that is asked is that the Gus
jOmary resolutions approving the past
Republican administration be adopted.
DO you expect the delegates to the
national convention to be instructed for
you?' Gen. Alger was asked tonight.
Il dc not. neither do | desire it: il
the convention should do such thing.
! would release the delegates from their
instruction al once. | shall be gratiiied
to receive the Endorsement OF tile Re
publicans of my state, but | would not
desire the support OF any delegate
whom it would be necessary u bind tC
me by Instructions"