The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-08-14

FOR order again and asked for reports of
the committees, but none were ready,
ana inc time was occupied by speeches
by several well-known Republicans. Fin
ally the credentials committee announced
mat they could not be ready to report
before $50 p. IN. and asked to be given
more time. The ringree delegates oh
Jected to delay, but were outnumbered
ana adjournment was taken until 1890 d.
m, or at least the chairman decided that
the motion was carried, and that settled
The heat had not been lessened in the
least when the convention reassembled
as the shadows of night were falling and
the electric lights did not have a very
coonne effect upon the atmosphere,
ready for or the DELEGATES
had scarcely sounded before the st.
lar county hght was again sur lie tapis
Judge M; c. Burch. chairman of the
port of the committee, which was n com
plete list of the delegates outside or
Arenac, Alger. ana st. Clair counties.
They did not have time enough to hear
the complete evidence on tho ST. clair
contest, but wished further time on that
matter. He asked for the wishes of the
convention and motion to receive Gre
dentials from all but the three counties
was carried. f.. N. Bates, of Moline.
moved that each OF ,he three contesting
counties have twenty minutes each in
which to present their case. A point of
order was raised that the matter was in
the nands OF the committee. but the chair
Q1SDOSed
matter and 1T took it out of the hands of
the committee. Another point OF order
was made that the convention should be
permanently organized before any such
point well taken, and the report of the
committee on permanent organization and
order or business was called for The re-
port OF the committee on permanent or
ganization was that j. Wight Giddings
be made permanent chairman OF the con-
Vention, and that Burton Parker of Mon
IN Et,aa
was adopted, as was the report of the
committee on rules and order of business
The permanent officers were then sworn
according to law, and Chairman Giddings
took the gavl after Victor M. Gore
withdrew with graceful compliment to
his nj, successor: In taking the chair, Mr..
soundness of the Chicago platform. His
conclusion was, (which is the best to
select the boy orator of the Platte or
brought down the house.
f. N. Bates then renewed the motion
that each of the contesting. counties be
it's case. II. H.. Hatch, of Detroit, said the
Arenac and A,ger controversies cut but
little figure and did not warrant taking
so much time of the convention. He
made OF st. C.air and that thirty min
utes be given to that county After some
voted upon and carried without OPPOSE
ton. There was some misunderstanding
on the motion, several delegates, inc,ud-
Guiding Col John Atkinson asking that
the. matter be reconsidered and referred
back to the committee on credentials to
report at 8 o'clock on the st. Clair fight.
!rhe motion was ed and the fight |
went back to the committee. The Arenac
and Allger contests were settled In n mo-
Eent by waving the Irregularities and |
seating the delegates present.
J. w: Wilkinson. of Marquette, chair
man OF the committee on resolutions, re- |
ported as follows:
The Platform.
The Republicans of Michigan, In convention as
do affirm:
i. We declare our continued allegiance to the |
Republican, party, which now az heretofore.
stands for the unfolding OF law and order the
and protection of the commerce
OF our country, Its industries. its labor Its farms
ana Its hresldes; the development OF Its
sources. The maintenance OF Its credit and the