The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-01
WITHOUT STRUGGLE
GOVERNOR RICH. OF MICHIGAN, RE-
NOMINATED AT DETROIT.
Pingree Men Talk of an independent
Ticket-Indiana Political News
Gilroy's Prediction.

DETROIT, Mich. July 1.-The State Re-
publican convention was held here to-day
and Governor Rich was renominated with
an overwhelming vote. There is talk of the
Pingree men from Detroit calling a con-
vention and nominating Mayor PingTee as
an independent. The ticket chosen to-day
follows:
Governor1Gov Jones T. Rich.
Lieutenant Governor-Alfred Mines, of
Branch county.
Secretary of State-Rev. Washington
Gardner. of jackson.
Treasurer-James NJ. Wilkinson. of Mar
quette.
RoScommon.
Attorney-general-Fred A. Maynard, of
Kent.
Land Commissloner-wnliam A. French,
of Pressure Isle.
superintendent of Public Instruction-H.
r.. P~attengill, of Ingham.
Member Board of Education-Perry T.
Powers, Of Wexford.
The convention was called to order by
W. r. Bates, secretary of the State GEN.
tral committee. at 1925 o'clock. The con-
vention hall was packed and great enthu-
siasm was displayed. After a call of the
convention had been read Mayor Fish made
an address of welcome. This afternoon,
as the committee on resolutions was not
ready TO report, the nomination of the
State ticket was proceeded with. George
A. Farr, of Grand Haven, placed the name
of Gov. Jones T. Rich in nomination. Sew
eral others seconded the nomination. Col.
A. L. Bliss was placed in nomination for
Governor by c. L. Benjamin. of Saginaw.
Mayor Pingree's claims to the nomination
for Governor were not formally presented
TO the convention. After the presentation
or the name of Aaron I. Bliss, of Sagi-
nav, a vote was taken and the Pingree
men carried out their plans. As outlined
vote. The result of the vote was an
nounced: Rich, 721; Bliss, 9S; Mr.. Blank"
121. OF the votes for Mr.. Blank" LOG
were from Wayne county OetroiO, the
countless. one to three from each: Gov
ernor Rich and Colonel Bliss addressed
the convention, but Pingree did not re-
spond to repeated calls. There was no
considerable contest over the remainder or
the ticket. The Pingree men voted, in
some instances, in opposition, to the Rich
slate. but their Influence did not govern
the result in any case. Pingree men to-
night continue to declare that the De-
portunity to vote for him as Governor.
They say the plan to bring him out as an
independent Republican candidate. substi-
tuting his name for that of Rich at the
head of the ticket made to-day, would be
carried out. Some of them have fixed the
date of the independent convention for
The resolutions adopted to-day contain
the following:
procity as advocated by that matchless
statesman, j. G.. Blaine, should. under
our protective system, be the policy of our
government and applied in our trade re-
lationS with other nations.
1.-The sword and torch must not settle
economic differences. We believe in arbi-
tration as one of the means to solve labor
disputes.
we believe in the use of gold and silver
as money metals to be maintained in cir
c~ulation on a perfect equality and inter-
convertibility.
Resolved, That we send a hearty greet
ing and welcome to our young sister re-
public of the seas (HawaiD, and assure
her of our most earnest sympathy ana
best wishes for a glorious future.
believe in the honesty and integrity
of the Republican press of Michigan, ana
desire to take advantage of this occasion
to give formal expression of our high ap-
probation of the invaluable support rem
dered the party in the past and to be
rendered in the future