The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-09-04
The TRIPLE AIlinncc Ticket.


The Democrats were IN Armory hall
ready TO begin business at O'Clock n
the afternoon. but the PopuIsts ana 81
verites were Still struggling on how they
should divide NJ the ha.f vote granted
them by the Democrats. When Chalr-
man Barkworth finally called the conVen-
ton 10 order at 2:3) II. J. Campau. OF the
conference committee, announced that Tie
Populists had adopted the report of the
conference committee, and that the ST.
ver,tCs and PoDul.sts would now CONFER.
DR.. Fred-iric Dunn, Of Detroit from
the Silver convention, took the PLATFORM;
He said he was a Republican who could
not swallow the St. Louis platform. THE
silver convention has adopted the con-
ference report" said he. and we are pre-
pared 10 be swallowed by the Denocrattc
anaconda" Then the band played Rally
Round the Flag. Boys" and the dele
gates rose. swung their hats and shouted.
as they realized that there was at least
a chance for the long-deferred fusion 70
be accomplished J. NJ. Powers OF Eaton.
w r. Burt, of Saginaw, and Geo. /.
Hummer. OF Holland. were appointed
committee to escort the Silvertes TO the
Democracy. Il. s. Grece, of Detroit. Tor
the Populis:s announced the adoption o.
the conference corlmittee report amid
cheers, and the Popul!sts were also invit-
ed TO come with the Silwertes.
A motion by A. 4. Ellis. ex-attorney-
general. that II the Popul SITS and Silver :
ties had agreed to vote under the unit
rule that the Democrats do the same.
This created a sensation, but was adopt
ed Then the Silver men and Populists
marched in to the music OF the band.
while the DEMOCRATS stood on their chairs
and shouted. Three cheers for l6 to l
were gwen. II took ten minutes to get
all the delegates seated. The hall was
crowded and the seats on the platform
were all taken, the female delegat be-
ing given places of prominence. When
ne delegates had become settled II 5.
Greco offered a resolution that the per-
manent Officers of the mass convention
be as follows: Chairman, II. u. Bark
worth. chairman of the Democratic con-
Greenv!le, and S. W. Hopkins of MT.
Pleasant. chairmen OF the Populist and
Silver conventions, respectively secre-
tary. Frank II Hosford. of Detrot; as
sitant, f. NJ. Van der Cook, of st. Louis:
S. Il. Parkhill. of Owosso and A.. w.
Bahlke of Alma the secretaries OF these
A committee was appointed to adopt
an order of business. Nominating speeches
were limited to five minutes, and that
the speeches be made by delegates. The
first nomination came from the fifth dis
trict when G. Il. Watkins, of Ionia, pre-
scented Charles II. Sigh, of Grand Rap
ids. The speaker promised that y ne e, Was
he said, distinctly represented the union
silver sentiment OF tie state. Cheers
greeted the close Of Watkins speecn,i ,ha
r. r. -hieids, of Livingston, took the
platform to nominate solomon i. Big
nall, OF the same county. Shieids was
introduced as the man thai nag nodn' nro-
voled only a few hand-claps.
O'Brien j. Atkinson, Of ST, Clair; said
he had expected TO second JUSTIN *,
Whiting hut as Alfred Luckin- who was
10 make the nominating speech. was alb
sent, Atkinson would have TO take the
initiative. He said Whiting bad the vir-
fue OF having been chief executive of
his city without trying to become COVER
nor Writings name received liberal APP
plausc. The seconding speeches occupied
several hours, without Bienall being men
TONED very often. and at $3.50 T. h.
Shields Withdrew his name, leaving only
Sigh and Whiting IN the race. and finally
party feeling became Injected into the
speeches. This resulted In. a fight be-
tween the Democrats, who favored whit
Ing, and the Popullsts and Silverites, who
spoke for Sigh, as to how the vote
should be taken-by counties or districts.
This was continued until Z o'clock. when