Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09
TWEEN THE LAKES.
MICHIGAN NEWS RECORDED IN
BRIEF ITEMS.
Michigan rsohibitionists Split al the Lam
sing Convention The New Nationa'
Party Formed and Two State Tickets
Nominated,

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caused n break in the party in Michigan
at the state convention at Lansing.
There is now Prohibition party and
a National party-both working
against the evil of drink, but radically
disagreeing among themselves as to
what sort of money is best for the
country. The Nationalist call them
selves broad gauge. They believe in
| free silver, woman suffrage, govern
mental control Of railroads, the refer
endum, prohibition, restriction of emf
grafton and all these are put into a
platform. The Prohibitionists stand
on a one-plank platform-the prohibit
tion of the liquor traffic.
The Nationalists met in the armory
with $50 people present. Chairman A.
L. Moore, of Pontiac, opened the ball.
After prayer by Rev. +. X. Clark, of
Edwardsburg. j. 5. Evans, of Branch
county, was made secretary. Commit
tees were appointed and a
new state central committee was
selected by districts. The plat
form committee reported favoring
coinage of silver, restriction of immi-
grafton, government ownership and
control of monopolies. Resolutions
were also adopted calling for reduc-
ton of salaries in proportion to the
ability of the people to pay and con-
demning the Republican party for the
passage of the Shaw anti-fusion bill.
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districts, with ID. w. Grandon, of
Adrian, and A. c. Wisner, of Athens,
electors-at-large. The following CUB
ernatorial ticket was nominated: Gov
ernor, John Gilbertson. of Clare; lieu
tenant-governor, Harvey Il. Hatch, of
Marquette; secretary of state, Salem
A. Dean, of Flushing; state treasurer,
Isaac n. Shepard, of Shepard; auditor
general, A. S. Jackson, of Mancelona.
attorney-general, John 5. Evans, of
Coldwater; land commissioner, Rudolph
r. Atkins, of Petoslzey; member state
board of education, Joseph Il. Steere,
of Ann Arbor; superintendent of public
instruction, Mrs. Lucy S. Morehouse,
of Big Rapids.
convention was considerably smaller.
John Russell, the venerable ''father of
Prohibition, presided and w. A. Tay-
lor was made secretary. After com
mittees were appointed and a state
central committee elected platform
for straight-out Prohibition and that
alone, was -adopted. The folloE asg
a: n - I, ou have a bin.~ Maj, >, -. IN :
Stafford, of Plymouth; lieutenant-gov-
ernor, Henry Andrus, of Edwardsburg;
secretary of state, Geo. Roelofs, of
Grand Rapids; state treasurer, w. c.
Edsell, of Otsego; auditor-general, w.
A. Heartt, of Caro-: attorney-g general,
Noah w. Cheever, of Ann Arbor; land
commissioner, VIM. Parmenter, of Yer
montville; superintendent of public in
struction, II. N. Avann, of Albion;
member of the state board of education,
Elmer Houser, of Detroit; presidential
electors-at-large, John Russell, of New
Haven, and Samuel Diclxie, of Albion.
Republican State Convention August 5.
The Republican state central com
mittee met at its new headquarters,
in Detroit, to transact business
principally relating to the coming
state convention. ID. +. Award, of
Clare, was reelected as secretary and
Chas. Wright, of Detroit, treasurer.
Chairman ID. Nj. Ferry appointed the
following executive committees: A. w.
Smith, of Adrian, chairman; Lou Burt,
Detroit; L. +. Giddings, Kalamazoo; +.
w. Wait, Sturgis; G. w. Watkins,
Grand Rapids; Lincoln Avery, Port
Huron; Walter S. Eddy, Saginaw; II.
W. Carey, Eastlake; L. L. Shepard,
Bay City, and G. G. Griffey, Negaunee.
There was not much of contest over
the date of the state convention and it
was set for August 5. Detroit and
Grand Rapids were the only candidates
for the location of the convention and
the latter won by a vote of 20 to 4.
Victor M. Gore, of Benton llarbor, was
chosen TO act as temporary of the con-
vention. He is gold advocate.
Crop Prospects.
The weekly bulletin of the Michigan
weather service bureau says that the
weather has been generally favorable
for crops and harvesting Wheat and
rye harvesting have been well started.
Haying has continued. Pastures are dry
inc nm somewhat and POTATOES are be-