The Yale expositor., 1898-07-01

by which the people were better served at nue..
less expense than any prior or subsequent ad'
mtnistration.
alter the adoption OF the platform an
other wait ensued 10 give the conferences
committee OF the three conventions timU
to report, and n recess was taken.
The m embcrs Of the triple conference
committees labored all the afternoon, fin
ally reaching an agreement that the olnces
OF governor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ana state
treasurer should go 10 the Democrats, the
Offices of auditor-general, attorney-gen-
eral and superintendent OF public instruc-
zion TO the silver Republicans. and secre-
tary of state, land commissioner and
member Of the state board of education
to the Populistss the nominations to be
made in the separate conventions and
the three TO come together and Tatify the
whole. The report recommended that the
triple name and the vignette used in 1896
should be continued.
AS soon as the report was made the
Democrats rushed their business 10 q fin
ish. Fred A. Baker complimented Henry
a. Robinson. of Detroit. as political
philosopher. but withdrew his name in
favor of Justin II. Whiting amid APP
plause. Whiting was then unanimously
nominated for governor.
Fred Warren, of Detroit nominated DR..
Edgar Z. Smith, OF that city. for lieuten-
ant-goVernor. VIM. +. Preston. OF Mack
inaw. nominated Michael +. Mcdonald,
young Sault Ste Marie lawyer, for tho
nounced Smith Withdrew and Mcdonald
was nominated. DR.. Smith was rewarded
by being unanimously nominated for
Then came the election OF a chairman
Of the state central committee. and Dan.
lei j. Campau. OF Detroit. was elected
without word OF opposition. Mr.. Cam.
pau, in his speech of acceptance. said he
thought the honor paid him was due
rather To the principles he represents
than TO his personal popularity. The con-
VQDtfOD tbCn took a In nCrm.t thu.
other conventions to make their nomina
lions.
The Populists had had n rather warm
time over tho conference Comni"ee's re.
port. Hd s. Greece Of Detroit. and several
others objected to the plan OF uomina-
tons I'm separate convention. They want
ed TO meet in mass convention. as was
done two years ago However. they were
voted down and the conference commit
tee report adopted 10y a vote OF ~ To 81.
Greco and T.. j JCnrlcs of Detroit, made
the fight against The conference commit
tee report in the interest OF Henry \.
Robinson's candidacy. They realized that
IL separate conventions were held Whit
ing would carry the Democratic gather
ing, whereas in case n mass convention
OF all the elements was held liurinSun
would have had more strength but The
light ended I'm favor OF the conference re
port ana then all was smOCtlt sailing
The regulation Populist platform WIS -
affirmed and clause added denounciuI
war bonds. The officers nominated Were
as follows: Secretary OF state Leroy 1.
Lockwood. or Coldwater; land counts
sioner. Carlton Peck. of Lapear. member
of he board OF education, George H. wa.
let's, OF Marshall.
The silver Republicans had slight
row over their resolutions. The plntfurm
"a reported declared for bimctallsm bIlt
did not specify the Chicago brand Thee
Was ohjcc ton ard the committee pt..
pnTcd anothcr report. in which the ratio
of ~ IN / was mentioned definitely The
financial plank also declares that McRm
Icy aud Gage practically adopted the gold
standard faith OF the indianapolis plat
fnrm. The increased bond issues since
1879 was viewed with alarm n" resUlu-
ton further declared in favor OF viGur.
Gus prosecution Of the war Attention
was called 10 tho high patriotism OF Mich
tCan \ volunteers. a dcmand was made
for better pay for private soldiers. direct
legislation WAS favored. the union OF the
reform parties urged CougreSsnien
Rtuckcr and Todd were comIlimentPd for
their vote on Hawaii. The platform alSu
opinCd that no reforms could hr expected
from Republican LEGISLATURES. doiuinste ted
as they are by federal patronage
The Republican, silver mon introduced
an innovation. aud gave their male emit
dates the company Of lady Ms Flora
y. Rcnkes. superintendent ~ schonla rr
Barry county, WAS nominated Tor super
intsndent Of public instruction. and she
is probably the first woman Uhat ever ran
on state ticket In Michigan. I.e other
nominations made were John I. FItsbie
Of IIllStlule. for audi OF general aud
ROYAL A. llawley. or lOtta. for attorney
general.
The three conyentions nmnICanatcd IN
the Democrats hHll and went through tho
&C remony at indnrsiug the cHndidAtes
named. and then the gathering uTgani7rd
as the convention of tile Democratic
Peoples tlniou-S silver party. with T. L.
BaIkworth In the chair and FRANK Van
derCook. ~ -. Louis. as secretary Ar
ter organization. Mrs Elizabeth Eagles.
field OF Grand Rapds. made "A speech In
which she said she wonld soc 10 II that
the women of the state would help the
fusion ticket II there was "a woman upon
il.
Justin r. Willing. In accepting the
nomination for governor. said he would
not discuss important issues. I'VE uro
now united" ne said. land we shalt soon
become the majority party of the state.
applause II may be TOO suon tn hope
for this In this campaign. hut two years
from now I believe we shall caTty the
state for William j. Bryan" applause }
Mr. Whiting said one or the heaviest bur
dCns of the people is their debt. and there
WAS no hope of getting rid OF II under the
gold standard. Whiting went on with the
discussion Of the silver propaganda
saving the people are suffering from
bond slavery" and that there WAS n
Tuck 10 make more important issue OF
the matter nf taxation, which. he said
was Sttdining at n gnat and swallowing
camel IT shall make an effort to con
duct u vigorous campaign and bring u 10
| u successful ISSUE was Mr.. Writings
closing remark.