The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-09-30
:PINGR{E HID A WALK AWAY
Everything in the Republican Con-
vention Went His Way.
MINATED BY ACCLAMATlON.
New State Central Committee and Chair
man are With the GovernOr-Upper
Peninsula Gets Two Places tho
Ticket.
The Republican Ticket.

Secretary of state-Justus s. stearns,
Mason.
.Auditor-general-Rc d. Dix, Ber-
ricn.
ey-general-Horace NJ. Oren,
! Chippewa.
State treavsrer-George E. Steel.
! Wayne.
Commissioner OF the londofIice-Wm. A.
! French, Presque Isle
Superintendent of public instruction
| Jason 70. Hammond, Hillsdale.
Regents of the state university TO fill
Xaoancy-Short term-Eh Il. Sutton,
Wayne.
Long term-J. Byron Judbins. Kent.
Mon bers Of the state board of eJuca-
tion-Short term-E. f. Johnson, Washte-
nav.
Long term-E. A. Plott, Genesee.
Charm an Of the state central commit
!ee-Gen. Arthur +. Marsh, of Aliegan.
1t was Pingree's convention from begin
| ming to end which gathered in the new
Light Guard Armory at Detroit, under
the call for Republican state conyen-
! ton, The district caucuses resulted in
/ Gov. Pingree securing a majority of two
| in the state central committee. There
| were no Contesting delegations save in
! Sheldon and S. NJ. Stephenson headed ri
! val factions, and even this was settled in
committee without going before the con-
| Vention, Sheldens men winning out
The convention was called 10 order by
| State Committee Chairman D. NJ. Ferry
! who asked Rev. Nehemiah Boynton 10
! offer prayer. After Committee Secretary
Award had read the formal call for the
! convention Chairman Ferry read a
! speech. in which he outlined the duties o.
! the convention. His reference to the war
governor was greeted with an enthusiast
! tic outburst OF cheering. This was re
peated when he scored papers and per
| sons who are criticising the war depart
ment. In concluding his address Mr.
Ferry sprung surprise by declaring that
! he was in no sense candidate for re-
election to the Craftsmanship of the state
central committee and that circumstances
made Il impossible for him 10 continue to
serve in that capacity. He did not say
| whether or not the fact that the Pingree-
ties had secured control of the committee
were n part of the circumstances"
Grant Fellows, OF Hudson, the tempo
rary chairman OF the convention, was
cordially received when introduced by Mr..
Ferry. Mr.. Fellows made a speech which
was literally applauded, particularly when
he touched up the critics OF the war de
who know the secretary of war have con-
fdence in the honesty and the ability and
the integrity Of Russell a. Alger. We are
glad that he courts investigation and we
know that he will come out clean and
spotless and that Michigan will be proud
er Of him than she has ever been before"
Mir. Fellows declared he was an cXpan-
sionist of the most extreme type and IA
vored Uncle Sam keeping all the Span
ish possessions which had come into his
| az
| ton Of President Mckinley was highly
| lauded and the temporary chairman con-
cluded by predicting that Michigan will
on the Sth of November roll up her Gus
| tomary Republican majority, thereby in
dorsing the president, the secretary OF
war and her war governor"
When Mr.. Fellows had concluded his
remarks, the name of Frank II. Lodge, OF
Wayne, was proposed as secretary of the
convention, and he was chosen without
opposition. The chairman then intro
| 1lppn la nrpSi1Qpt a Michigan
| Gen. Duifeld. of Santiago" and, amid
wild cheering, the general stepped for
ward. He did not make a speech but
thanked the convention for the cordial re-
ception accorded him and invited the del
egates to visit the Michigan club rooms
during their stay in the city.
After a recess for dinner the commit
tees were not ready to report, so speeches
were in order to fill the time. Webster
Davis, assistant secretary of the interior,
was first called upon and made an elo-
| quent presentation of the blessings or Re
! publican rule.
Fred J. Blakely reported for the COM
mittee on permanent organization. recon-
| mending that +. o. GrosVenor, of Mon
roe. be permanent chairman. and Frank
! r. Lodge, of Detroit, permanent secre-
! tary. The report was adopted without
dissenting voice. and Mr.. Grosvenor was
! presented as permanent chairman and
expressed the hope that his rulings would
be as kindly received as they would be
| sincerely made.
Then there were calls for O'Donnell,
! and the eX-congressman, of Jackson, was
! escorted to the platform. He said that If
| he were a member of the committee on
| resolutions he would insist on the inser-
! ton Of plank demanding that wherever
| the United States flag has been raised
that it should never be taken down. The
war with Spain has cost too much I'm
| treasure and blood to be lost. 1t was
won by the prowess of our army and
W. w. Wcdemeyer. Of Washtenaw. dep
uty railroad commissioner, told how bad
ly the people throughout the state wanted
once to equal taxation was heartily
cheered. lie urged the delegates to stand
by Gen; Alger and TO go forth prepared
HaZen s. Pingree. ovid cheering.)
| Charles 70. Townsend. Of Jackson. was
INTRIGUED, and talked for a few minutes
| dwelling on the record OF the administra-
! ton in the war with Spain, and express
ing the belief that 1t had made Republ-
cans.
There had been calls for Marcus Polla-
| sky and that erratic orator was intro
| duced but he made such a TRADE against
Pingree that the delegates would not hear
him out.
The Platform.
The report Of the executive committee
was then announced and after being
read by Henry NJ. ChccVer, chairman of
the committee, was voted upon and de-
clared unanimously adopted without de-
bate. The platform is as follows:
! The Republicans of the state Of Michl-
| gan, in convention assembled. make the
! following declaration of political prlnci-
| pies:
!. We indorse the present national Re.
publican administration and give expires.
sion TO our confidence in the honesty, in
| tegrity and patriotism of our president
| William Mckinley. During the trying
| times that eliminated in war with
| Spain he displayed rare ability and dis
erection until the final cessation of hostii-
Ties, which we hope will speedily result
| In permanent peace.
We indorse our honored secretary OF
war. Russell A. Alger and commend his
| conscientious, patciotic and unselhsh de-
votion TO the honor of the nation and the
welfare Of the army We denounce the
unjust attacks made on him and offer
| him our undivided support and confidence.
3. We readirm the principles Of the ST.
Louis platform and pledge them our sup
port as a sure guarantee of national pros
peTity and honor. We stand upon the ex-
listing go.- standard and condemn the
proposition TO admit silver free and un-
limited coinage at the ratio OF 16 to by
this country alone, believing that such
proposition would irreparably disturb bus
iness already recovering from the shock
of Democratic rule.