The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-02

JACKSON. Mich, March 1.-The Re-
publican state convention held to NOM
mate a justice of the supreme court
and two regents Of Michigan univer-
sity, was called to order at IL 30 today
by Chairman Marsh, of the state CEN
trail committee. Representative John
j. Carton, of Flint, Pingree leader,
was called to preside as the choice of
the state committee for temporary
Chairman. Mr.. Cartons reference to
gold standard victories was greeted
with cheers. His mention Of Gov. Pin
gree and his equal taxation issue
brought out roar Of applause.
After appointment of committees the
convention took a recess until 20
The committee on resolutions had
long and heated contest over PROPOSE
ton to reaffirm a clause in the state
platform of 1898, which declared in ia
vor of the passage of the Pingree-At-
kinson bill for taxation of railroad ex-
press and telegraph properties. Antic-
ipation that a reaffirmation of this
plank by today's convention would as
sist largely toward the passage of the
Atkinson bill by the senate, in which
body the bill is now pending, made
the question hotly debated one.
A motion to reaffirm the entire '98
platform was defeated by a vote Of 6
to o, and subcommittee, consisting of
two antiPingree men and one Pingree
man, recommended a platform which
made no reference to the Atkinson bill,
but Endorsed the administration of
Gov. Pingree, and hereby affirm our
declarations in favor of such laws as
will compel every dollars worth of tax
able property within our state to bear
iI1ct Poi, nd e,ho 90
public burdens"
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The committee, by vote of to 7,
refused to substitute the '98 taxation
declaration for the one quoted. Final
ly, by a vote of to 5, the following
was substituted by the committee for
the plank in question:
And we recommend that the present legis-
nature pass some act that shall embody the
principle of equal taxation, to which our
party is already committed.
The remainder Of the platform ex-
presses confidence in President McKin-
ley and congratulates the country
upon the establishment of honorable
peace; the revival of industry and pros
perity is accredited to the wisdom Of
Republican principles and their adj
miniStratiOn; gratitude is expressed for
the sacrifices Of soldiers and sailors in
the late war. The money plank is as
follows:
We reaff1rm the principles Of the St Louis
platform, and pledge them our support as
sure guarantee of national prosperity and
honor; We stand upon the existing gold
standard. and condemn the proposition to
admit silver to free and unlimited coinage
at the ratio of 16 to l.
A minority report was submitted, re-
affirming last years taxation plank.
The convention had warm fight
over the two reports, but adopted the
majority report.
CANDIDATES CHOSEN.
Judge Claudius B. Grant was nom
mated to succeed himself as Justice of
the supreme court on the fourth ballot.
There We're six other candidate the
leaders in point of strength being ex-
Attorney General Maynard, of Grand
Rapids, and Judge PIT. Van Zile, of
Detroit. Justice Grant led with a big
vote throughout *
The two candidates for regents of the
university, Col. H S. Dean, of Ann
Arbor. and COL Eli B. Sutton, Of De-
troit, were nominated by reclamation.