The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-06
Michigan Men Meet and Make
Much Noise
POTATO PATCH PlNGREE
Is the Most Promising Candidate fol
Governor
1ichigan Is Silver State but the Gold
bug Platform Will Be Indorsed
With Great Emphasis
Associated Press Special Wire.

/ GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. Mot
for dozen years has a Republican state
! convention in Michigan been attended
and noise as the one now in session.
The town is full of candidates and
boomers. Not quarter of them can
get into the hall, which at the fall of the
chairmans gavel contained sweltering
mass of 5000 people. The chief interest
attaches to the contest for the guberna-
torial nomination. Fl. S. Pingree, the
mayor of Detroit, originator of the Pin
gree potato patch scheme for utilizing
vacant city lots for the poor, has the
second time made q determined on
slaught on the governorship. Opposing
him are Col. A. T. Bliss, Saginaw; ex-
Congressman j. O'Donnell of jackson;
a. o. Wheeler of NIanistee, and ID. d.
Aitlzin. Arrayed against Pingree also
is the influence of the state Republican
machine. The machine candidate is
said to be Bliss, though this is denied.
The situation at the opening OF the
convention is involved in the greatest
doubt. Pingree has undoubtedly the
lead but will lack a majority on the
first ballot. Close after him is Bliss,
confident of winning.
d. Nj. Ferry, chairman of the state
central committee, called the conven-
ton to order at Il o'clock. Rev. John L.
Jackson made the opening prayer and
Victor NJ. Gore of Benton Harbor was
made temporary chairman.
a lively fight was in prospect over the
delegation from st. Clair county. The
regular convention was captured by
Bliss, but the Pingree element bolted
and sent contesting delegation. The
contest was forced upon the convention
Immediately at the close of Mr.. Cores
Speech by motion of q Detroit delegate
that pending a decision by the commit
tee on credentials the Pingree delegates
be admitted to the convention. This
aroused a storm. The matter was ar
gued with much heat, amid mingled
cheers and Kisses. A plan for harmony
prevailed and the contestants were tenn
porarily admitted.
After the appointment of the usual
committees, the convention adjourned
until 3 p. IN.
Although Michigan is supposed to be
strong silver state, it is expected that
the st. Louis platform will be emphat-
icaly endorsed.
AT 2:30 the committee on credentials
was till trying to settle the st. Clair
county fight and asked for further time.
A motion to adjourn until evening was
lost, the Pingree men insisting that the
st. Clair contest should be brought into
the convention at once. in the shape of Il
majority and minority report. After a
long wrangle, the motion to adjourn un-
til 1880 was renewed, and on q rising
vote, the chairman declared the motion
carried, to the disgust of the Pingree
men and the galleries, it being claimed
that it was clearly negatived.
At 7:30 the committee on credentials
was still unable to agree on the ST. Clair
contest, and the convention decided to
take up other business.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor J. Wright
Giddings was made permanent chair
man. The report of the committee on
resolutions was adopted without debate
of amendment.
The platform endorses the nominees