The Yale expositor., 1896-07-10
TWEEN THE LAKES.
MICHIGAN NEWS RECORDED IN
BRIEF ITEMS.
Michigan Prohibitionists Split at the Lam
sing Convention The New Nationa'
Party Formed and Two State Tickets
Nominated,

The split which occurred In the FRO
hibition party ut the national conven-
ton at Pittsburg some weeks ago has
caused a break in the party in Michigan
at the state convention at Lansing
There is now Prohibition party and
National party-both working
against the evil of drink, but radically
disagrecing 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
platform. The Prohibitionists stand
on q one-plank platform-th prohibit
ton 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. Il. II. Clark, OF
Edwardsburg, j. S. Evans, of Branch
county, was made secretary. Commit
tees were . appointed and
new state central committee was
selected by districts. The plat
form committee reported favoring
prohibition. woman suffrage, free
coinage of silver, restriction of immi-
grafton, government ownership and
control of monopolies. Resolutions
were also adopted calling for a 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.
Presidential electors were chosen by
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
encouragement, John S. Evans, of
Coliwater; land commissioner, Rudolph
r. Atkins, of Petoskey; member state
board of education, Joseph Il. Steere,
of Ann Arbor; superintendent of public
instruction, Mrs. Lucy S. Morehonse,
of Big Rapids.
The attendance at the narrow guage
convention was considerably smaller.
John Russell, the venerable ''father of
Prohibition" presided and w. A. Tay-
Tor was made secretary. After com
mittees were appointed and a state
central committee elected a platform
for straight-out Prohibition and that
alone, was adopted. The following
ticket was nominated: Governor, X. G.
Stafford, of Plymouth; lieutenant-gov
ernor, Henry Andrus, of Edwardsburg;
secretary of state, Geo. Roclofs, of
Grand Rapids; state treasurer, w. G.
Edsell, of Otsego; auditor-general, w.
a. Heartt, of Caro-; attofney-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-atlarge, John Russell, of New
Haven, and Samuel Dickie, of Albion.
Republican State Convention August o.
The Republican state central COM
mittee met at its new headquarters,
in Detroit, TO transact business
principally relating to the coming
state convention. ID. Il. Award, of
Clare, was reelected as secretary and
Chas. Wright, of Detroit, treasurer.
Chairman ID. NJ. Ferry appointed thc
following executive committee: A. w.
Smith, of Adrian, chairman; Lou Burt,
Detroit; Il. L. Giddings, Kalamazoo: f.
w. Wait, Sturgis; G. w. Watkins,
Grand Rapids; Lincoln Avery. Port
Huron; Walter S. Eddy, Saginaw; II.
w. Carey, Eastlake; Il. Il. Shepard,
Bay City, and G. G. Griffey, Negaunee.
There was not much of a contest over
the date of the state convention and it
was set for August s. Detroit and
Grand Rapids were the only candidates
for the location of the convention and
the latter won by vote of 20 to 4.
Victor M. Gore, of Benton HarbOr, was
chosen to act as temporary of the con-
vention. lie is gold advocate.
Crop Prospects.