The age-herald., 1900-05-02
MICHIGAN SENDS
 BRYAN DELEGATES And Recommends Charles A, ToWne as Running Mate. STRONG PLATFORM ADOPTED Chairman Campau of the State Demo- cratic Committee Won Decid-
 ed Victory and Had His
 Slate Adopted
STRONG PLATFORM ADOPTED

Port Huron, Mich, May 1.-The first state political convention in Michigan was held here today, when the democratic rep resentatives from seventy-seven counties elected delegates to the national conven- tion and adopted resolutions embodying their views on the various political issues of the day. Following are the delegates at large:
 Daniel J. Campau of Detroit, Thomas E. Barkworth of Jackson, Wellington R. Burt of Saginaw and Rush Culver of Marquette.
 In addition to his own unanimous cleo tion as first delegate at large, State Chair man Campau won an easy victory in the selection of the other candidates on the slate which he had favored. The delegates are instructed to vote for William J. Bry- an for president and the nomination of Ex-Congressman Charles A Towne of Minnesota for Bryan's running mate is recommended.
 The Platform
 The platform in part follows
 The democracy of Michigan pledges it. self to a renewal of the struggle for equal rights and equal privileges as expressed in the Chicago platform ana so ably cham pioned by our gallant leader in that great struggle for commercial, industrial and financial freedom.
 We sincerely deplore and condemn the action of the republican majority in both Of the two houses of congress and of Pres ident Mckinley in refusing to be bound by the constitution In the government of Por- to Rico and of the other islands recently acquired from Spain, and in putting the United States in the attitude of having the most despotic and tyrannical colonial pol Icy of any modern nation
 We denounce the whole republican scheme of imperial presidential dependencies, not only as unconstitutional, but as extremely impolitic and unwise and unworthy of lib- eIty loving Americans.
 We believe this policy has been dictated to and forced upon the administration of President Mckinley by the mercenary com blnations known as trusts. The trust is supreme in political as in industrial activi- ties. In both 1t is unmixed public evil. The economic advantages of industrial com plnations are entirely lost to the people and swell the profits of arrogant and consc ence- less magnates, who feed on the reprehensi- ble indgence of their victims. We request our delegates to the national convention to urge upon that body the selection of the most practical and effective of the many pianS TOT curtalllnS the powers of the trusts and to pledge the party to specific legislation upon the lines adopted.
 We still endorse the movement for the historic union of gold and silver as pri- mary money metals, and in general those principles of governmental reform enunci- ated so clearly in the last antional platform of the party.
 We are unalterably opposed to militarism and conditions requiring a large standing army.
 We are in favor of home rule for our cities; equal and just taxation and muni- cipal ownership of public utilities
 We extend our sympathy to the citizens of the South African republic in the gal lant fight they are making for life, liberty and home
 We are in favor of a federal income tax and the election of United States senators by the people
 We condemn the present republican ad- minstration in this state as the most cor rupt and scandalous in the history of this commonwealth.
 We instruct the delegates from this state to cast the vote of the state for the Hon. William J. Bryan for president.
 We heartily approve of the nomination of the Hon. Charles A. Towne, to the vice. presidency and greet him a native of this state, whose love of right and justice rose superior to partisonshp and whose splendid ability, fearless courage and statesmanship emnently fit him to be placed by the side of our great leader as a joint standard bearer in the coming cam paign.