The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-07
0IyG8EE WINS THE FIGHT.
NAY COST TIE DEMOCRATS
~ MICHIGAN'S VOTE.

The It. Clair Delegation Gets " Hair
- and Backed by Pingree's
Ids. the Fighting Mayor Is
o., in with a shout over the Nc
-, ,fachine-The Nominee Has
,--.st Following in the state and
nj. Election Thought to Take
,,,.htran out of the Doubtful Col
otber Republican Meetings.
80 Paoids. Mich. Aug. 6--Notwith-
-.-- the continued heat and humid
- ,ekerby hall was again packed with
- ties and spectators when Chairman
49, rapped the republican state con-
- 10 order at 1880 O'Clock this
r,orning for its second days's session
T5s St. Clair delegation question was
e-s- taken up. and the convention by viva
rs. vote sustained its action Of last
--,. seating both contesting delegations,
-, each delegate half a vote. Benton,
5I.~-pett of Saginaw, Bliss adherents, ap-
$50 from the ruling Of the chairman
= .ba question, but the convention, by
q /, overwhelming vote, laid the appeal
The table. This emphasized Mayor
1,'-gree's victory of last night, and his
....rsprs received the result of the vote
with much applause.
The delegates then took the floor to
second the nomination Of the different
4 candidates.
The seconding speeches occupied nearly
an hour and at 10:45 roll call was order
el for nomination for governor. The first
&ballot resulted in Pingree, SSs; Bliss, 2S6;
IO,DounelI, 50; Wheeler, AZ; Aiken, IS; Con-
ant, %. INCA
choice. The vote was as follows: Pingree,
IN. Bliss. 29S; O'Donnell, rs; Aiken, AZ;
Wheeler "a; Conant, II; necessary 10 ehOlce
The third ballot was taken amid much
evcitment There were many changes,
and when the ballot was finally announc-
n Pingree lacked only twelve votes of a
Nomination. The totals on the fourth bal
lot were as follows: Pingree, 449; Bliss,
gO; O'Donpell, Is; Aiken, II; Conant, 2.
Pingrees nomination was then made unan-
A great demonstration followed the an
.nouncement of the nomination of Mayor
Pingree, which was led by his adherents.
4 After the convention had Gained down,
motion to adjourn until o'clock was put
and declared carried and the convention
adjourned.
The nomination of Mayor Pingree is a
direct blow to the Mcmillan machine,
which held control of republican politics
. in Michigan for nearly ten years and prob
ably means its overthrow. Mcmillan has
bitterly opposed Pingree's political ad-
vancement since the latter first made his
appearance in local politics in Detroit,
and the two gentlemen have been bitter
political enemies. me senator was at the
head Of the republican state committee
when Pingree was turned down in his
|gubernatorial aspirations two years ago.
D. NJ. Ferry, the new chairman of the
state central committee, is also a bitter
political opponent of Pingree, and a ma
GRITTY of the committee is also opposed to
him. Pingree, however, built up strong
machine in Detroit and Wayne county
and by his anti-cOrporation speeches gain
ed a great personal following among the
farmers and poorer classes of people
throughout the state. This following was
successfully organized by Albert Pack,
president of the Detroit railway, the first
.3-cent-a-mile railway in the United States,
in the mayors behalf.
1t IS claimed that on account of the may
or's great personal following that Michi-
gan, which was supposed to be in the
doubtful column this year, will be taken
out Of it and will go republican as usual
When the convention rea ssembled at 4
clock the state ticket was completed
as follows:
Lieutenant observation-disclosures B. Duns-
tan Of Marquette.
Secretary of State-Rev. Washington
Gardner of Lansing
State Treasurer-George Steele of St.
& onns.
Auditor General-Roscoe D. Dix of Ben
4 ton Harbor.
Attorney General-Fred A. Maynard of
Grand Rapids.
State Superintendent of Land Office
W: A. French of Presque Isle.
State Superintendent of Public Instr1lc-
uon-J. T.. Hammond of Charlotte
Member Of State Board of Education
}. ". Simmons of Owosso.
Inc convention then adjourned sine die.