Evening star., 1896-08-14
ONLY STATE ISSUES
Pingreet to Oonfne Himself to Demand
for Local Reforms.
WILL NOT TOUCH THE MONEY QUESTION
Both Parties in the State Divided
on the Matter.
THE DISTRICTS


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, August II. 1896
Mayor Pingree of Detroit. nominated for
governor by the Michigan republicans
stands on the st. Louis platform so far as
protection. reciprocity. prosperity and Nc
Kinley are concerned. but he can hardly be
said to be orthodox on the financial Ques-
ton. In his campaign he will confine him
self entirely to state issues. and it may be
depended upon that he will demand many
reforms. The republicans in this state are
themselves SO divided upon the money ques-
ton that any other course would be exceed
ingiy impolitic for him. In several of the
congressional districts the republican can
didate will be advocating silver legislation
although it may not be at 1G to /. In other
districts the single gold standard will be
preached. With this diversity of views. by
leaving the financial question entirely alone
and avoiding national issues Pingree will
be source Of strength to the party general
ly. and some of the congressional candi-
dates and many county and legislative cam
dldates will owe their election very largely
to his vote-getting capacity
Opposition VIII Fall in Line.
Although the opposition to Pingreee was
bitter. the machine republicans will fall in
to line and will Loyalty support him. For
that matter. no other course is left for them
to pursue, because they cannot fight Pin
gree at the polls without injuring the
ticnal ticket. If Michigan should go against
Mckinley. Alger. Mcmillan, Ferry and
others high In the ranks of republicans
VIC uld find the national larder very bare
when it came to the distribution of the good
things under the Mckinley administration
They may not be enthusiastic they
have been in other campaigns. but they will
chip In for the campaign fund as literally
as in former years. and will not sulk when
called upon TO do their party duty. 1t will
be bitter pill for some of them. but they
will swallow it.
Whether not D. NJ. Ferry remains at
the head of the republican state committee
depends largely upon Pingree himself. Ferry
and Pingree have long been bitter in their
personal relations, but after Pingree's nomi
nation Ferry made the first advances
toward a reconciliation, and II Pingree
wants a renewal of the harmony which for
mery existed he can gain it without an eff
fort. 1t is proba BILE that the old state CEN
tral committee will conduct the campaign.
with Mr.. Ferry as chairman, but Pingree
will have his own personal committees and
managers. who will pay particular attention
to Plngreo'S interests. leaving the national
ticket to be looked after by the state COM
mittee. The two organizations will work
| Independently. but in harmony. one whoop-
ing it up on state issues and the other win
ming votes on national lines
Coed Roads Opposed.
| The state convention committee on reso-
| 1ut,ons was asked to incorporate into the
platform u plank favoriLg good roads,
but several of the members of the COM
mittee, chiefly from the agricultural dis
| tricts, objected on the ground that such
| plank would be opposed by the farmers
| who would see in it the possibilities. Of
| higher taxes
One of the members advanced some
what novel objection. He said that in
the country near cities, where the roads
are already good, the farmer boys are buy
ing bicycles, and instead Of staying at
| home evenings and going to bed early
| and being up carly in the morning ready
for work, as good farmer boys should, they
| in the evening and staying out late Of
nights and learning bad city habits He
| apprefended if good roads became general
this evil would become more and more
| prevalent. and therefore he was opposed to
! good roads and bicycles. The plank
which had been asked for in the name
! OF $1,000 bicyclists in the state, was not
| adopted.
Republican Congressional Nominees
| The republican congressional nominees
| to date are John B. Corliss, in the first
district; General George Spalding, second
district; Alfred Mines, third district; Will
| lam Alden Smith, fifth district and w s.
| Linton, eighth district. Snover in the
seventh. Bishop in the ninth. and Cr,lmp
| in the tenth will be renominated without
| opposition when the conventions are held.
| In the sixth district d. d. Aitken with
| drew from the race when he entered the
| gube-natorial race, but defeated for gov
| ernor he may go In for renomina ton.
| There are seven candidates for Thomas
| seat in the fourth district, several In the
| eleventh to succeed DR.. Avery, and three
| or four in the twelfth to succeed Stephen
\ Sfrir ton
! held last week, and the resolution adopted
! is fair sample of the Interpretation put
| upon the st. Louis platform in this state.
| 1t reads follows:
| I'VE are in favor of the use Of gold sill
| yer and paper in our currency, and are
opposed to either gold or silver monometal-
lism. Therefore. we are heartily in favor
| of the declarations Of the republican plat
| form adopted at ST. Louis"
| Democratic State Convention.
/ The democratic state convention will be
/ held in Bay City August %. and all the
| other anti-republican conventions will be
held at the same time and place with the
| view Of putting up combination ticket.
| Wellington r. Burt of Saginaw is promi-
| nenty mentioned as the gubernato can
| didate. He made an unsuccessful run for
! governor in 1883 against Luce, on the dem
| ocratic and greenDack fusion ticket, and
| lost by about 1890 plurality. In closing
|
| row among the party managers over ex-
| penses incurred, and many bills were not
| paid. and it is needless to say never will be.
| Mr.. Burt is ranked among the millonaires,
and could contribute literally IL he would.
| Justin r. Whiting of Port Huron, whom
| Don NJ. Dickinson slaughtered In conven-
| tion two years ago, Is also spoken Of, and
| would probably be the strongest candidate
] that could be named. Spencer o. Fisher
has not yet emerged from under the ma
| jority Of 10000 which was piled up against
| him two years ago. and although his name
| has been mentioned, he Is not candidate.
| The democrats and their allies will be
| unable to put up vigorous campaign,
| owing to lack of funds but they will
| make good deal of noise in the country
| school houses with local speakers, and will
also have any quantity Of literature to dts
| tribute.
The Gold Democrats.
The gold wing Of the democracy has ef-
| fected q provisional organization with
Thomas A. Wilson as national committee
man, and an advisory committee Of twenty
members, and will elect delegates to the
national convention in Indianapolis and
nominate electors. Whether or not a state
| ticket will be put up has not been decided
| upon. Don M. Dickinson has taken no part
! a dYv1O vYonu in V1,l