Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-07-06

FISHER. Every district supported the
nomination up TO the Tenth, when Mr..
Weadock, in supporting the candidate,
said he was man of unparalleled
strength, and described his splendid
political career. II move his nomina-
ton by IA rising vote" said Mr.. Wea-
dock. Peter W hite, on behalf of the
Twelfth, moved that Mr.. Fishers nom
ination be made unanimous. "All in
favor of making the nomination signify
| by rising vote" Everyone responded
with a cheer of eXultation. A com
mittee was appointed 10 escort the
candidate to the platform, but Mr..
Fisher was not i'm the hall. When Mr..
Fisher entered the hall, amid cheers,
the band began playing the Fishers
Hornpipe." Three cheers for Spencer
o. Fisher" shouted someone. The
nominee thanked the delegates as soon
as the great noise had ceased. lie said
he appreciated the honor. He was
happy TO have labored in the same
party which had for its head Grover
| Cleveland. In the course of his re-
marks he paid high tribute to repre-
sentative Democrats throughout the
state. The resolutions, he said. had
! been read by him and he could indorse
| them. lie had received the nomina-
| ton without any solicitation, and he
asked the support of the entire DcmOc-
racy. He stated he was in favor of
unlimited free coinage of silver; tariff
| reform rs laid down by the Wilson
| bill; free lumber. free wool, free iron
ore and free coal, announcements
which were received with the greatest
! satisfaction. lie was in favor OF an
! income tax, ana in favor of the clcc-
ton of senators b. the people.
THE committee OF resolutions Is
ready to report. announced the chair
man and Chairman Black read the
! platform of which the following is the
substance:
The Democratic party OF the state OF Michi-
| gan. ~ convention assembled declare that we
believe there are NJ thts time certain principles
4 TO Dc settled bY the pep q, through thei. gov
J eminent, aud that such principles are impor-
/ tant ana should be approached and considered
/ with courage, candor and dcibcratlon There
! tore. with malice toward none ana with charity
| for al. We resolve rs follows
| For the expenditure of pub ic money only for
| actual ne scs~itics O. the government. DenOuncc
/ the TAXATION upon consumption Of articles as
| advocated by tie protection system OF the Re-
/ publican parry as eDriChing the rich at
] the expense oi the poor, ana we there
| fore reatnrrc the principles of the Demo-
! cratic national convention IN Chicago IN 1872,
| anu rcpudiatC any departure thCrclrOm. We
! declare in favor Of the free ualimited coinage
| OF silver AT "a ratio that will permit the debtors
! 10 pay their debts upon the same basis in
! which they We're contracted. Demand that all
/ issues OF circulating medium be under act OF
\ congress and fuli legal tender. Favor home
! rule. and that changes in municipal charters
I be submitted for the approval Of the people and
i condemn local gerrymanders by the Republican
! Oppose any effort to make religion n test 70
| eligibility u hold oficc. Whereas. II Is charged
/ that certain corporations IN the upper PENN
| sula dominated by English and eastern CAPITAL
! have maintained possession of many thousands
! Of acres OF valuable timber and mineral lands,
! the equitable title wheretO Is in the United
\ States: Resolved, That we call upon the pres
/ ent administration and our senators and repre-
/ sentatives TO take such measures rs will bring
/ about the speedy restoration OF all such lands
/ 10 the public domain for the benent OF actual
4 settlers. thus carrying out in full the policy
! naugurated by President Cleveland during his
| first administration. Oppose trusts and
! 'watercd stocks and demand practical and
\ direct laws TO put an end 10 schemes which
! take honest dollars from people by combina-
! tion without return in value OF Gny kind
| Recommend the nomination OF candidates for
! senator by the representatives OF the people in
! state convention.
Denounce all fraudulent alterations OF cleo
/ ton returns GA amendments and demand that
all state officers guilty OF the same shall re-
\ ceive criminal punishment. New laws should
| be passed by the next legislature Of Michigan
/ providing better safeguards against fraudulent
! elections returns.
Demand an open waterway for shipment to
i the ocean. The highest estimate OF such cost
] Is iOA.OOb.OVl ana tnht WORK OF necessary pubic
| improvement viii give WORK 10 an army OF un-
/ employed and enable the northwest 10 reach
the soaboard without hcing robbed by cOrpo-
/ rate rings in terminal charges etc.
! We indorse Grover Cleveland as our leader
( and as president. and we are unfalterug
/ IN our faith In his patriotism, statesman
| ship, answering honesty OF intellect and OF
| heart and his splendid courage and sterling
| Democracy. We pledge TO him and TO his en-
4, tire administration our undoubting and devoted
support. -. =. -, ,on,.,o,,o, ,r,,o,, ,r,n
4 bring about fair system OF arbitration TO set
! tie difficulties that may arise between capital
/ and labor. We declare in favor OF liberal rem
! sons TO soldiers of the United States army,
/ aud believe the per diem pension bill before
congress will fully cover all claims.
| We denounce the system OF protection.
| We invite the attention OF the voters or this
| state to a comparison of the lavish appropria-
| tions and expenditure OF the Republican admin
| istration OF this state with the strict economy
! OF the Democratic administration Of Gov.
! Winans. We emphatieally declare against the
! Republican methods OF uni twfully converting
| the state public school lands into public debt.
When the work on nominations was
resumed the ticket was completed as
follows, with the principal contest for
the Office of Encouragement between
John ID. Conely, of Wayne, and James
ID. O'IIara, of Muskegon: Lieutenant
governor, ex-senator Jordan, of Barry;
secretary of state, Lewis f. Ireland, of
| 4 NbNOi ENiANAhis "oiitSo -
O'IIara, of Muskegon; state treasurer,
Otto Karste. of Ironwood; auditor
general, Frank III. Gill. of Kent; COM
missioner of state land office, Peter
Mulvaney, of Calhoun county; superin-
tendent of public instruction, Albert
+. Jennings, of Manistee; member of
the state board of education, Michael
Devereaux, of Mt. Pleasant.
After the work was all done, the
credentials committee came in with
their report Chairman Jerry Falvey
presented majority report and Nat
Stuart minority report. Peter White
moved the adoption of the majority re-
port A very hot time was experienced.
The committee in its majority report
stated that all counties were entitled
to full delegations except the counties
of st. Clair, Ottawa, Tuscola and Mus
kegon. The committee reported in
favor of seating the Howell delegation
in Tuscola, the WaallSes delegation in
Muskegon county, the seating of Mr..
Burch in place of Mr.. Harrison in the
Cass county delegation. The Seventh
district delegation was on hand with q
grievance. The Phillips delegation
was seated after protracted debate.
When tho list of cop,rniftoao boI