The Irish standard., 1900-05-05
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS
state Convention at Port Huron Sc
lects Delegates Mt Large to
kansas City.

Port Huron, Mich, May 2.-The first
was held here Tuesday, when the dem
ocratic representatives from N coun-
ties elected delegates to the national
convention and adopted resolutions
embodying their views on the various
political issues of the times. Three
| of the four delegates at large were
elected unanimously, but the three
cornered fight which ensued over cleo
tion of the fourth developed enough
acrimony to quite offset for the time
being the harmony which had pre-
vailed up to that point. Following are
the delegates at large: Daniel j. Cam
pau, of Detroit; Thomas L. Bark
worth, of jackson; Wellington r. Burt,
of Saginaw; Rush Culver, of Mar
quette. In addition to his own unani-
nous election as first delegate at large,
State Chairman Campau won an easy
victory in the selection of the other
candidates on the slate which he had
favored. Some opposition to Campau
had developed in Detroit in the county
and district conventions, but his tenn.
porary opponents gracefully seconded
his selection.
The contest of the day was brought
over from the Grand Rapids district
which had two determined aspirants
for a place rs delegate ut large. One
of these, William F. Mcknight, Of
Grand Rapids. came with n county dele.
CATION which, although instructed for
Mcknight, had divided SO that half OF
them had come out for his opponent
George p. Hummer, of Holland. The
final result was that neither was elect.
ed, the honor going to Culver, the upper
peninsula candidate by the following
vote: Culver, 444; Hummer 2s1; Nc
Knight, 104.
After choosing alternates at large
adopting the platform and ratifyine
the selection of national delegates, a.
chosen by the district caucuses, the
convention adjourned sine die. The al
ternates at large are: George P. Hum
mer. of Holland: Thomas Cook. of AL
Logan; Emery G. Weimer, of Ludington
and Charles i. Casterlin, of Lansing.
Following is a synopsis of the plat
form adopted:
1t renews allegiance to the Chicago
platform; demands that the government
shall not depart from those principles Of
humanity. Justice and equality upor
which the constitution was built: con
dennis President Mckinley and congress.
for action with reference to Porto Rico
denounccs republican scheme of imperia
presidential dependencies, and declares
Its belief that this policy has been die
tated to and forced upon the administra
ton of President Mckinley by the mer
cenary combinations known as trusts
urges national convention to select tn
most practical and effective of the man!
plans for curtailing the powers Of tn
. trusts. and to pledge the party to specific
. legislation upon the lines adopted: In
dorses bmetallism: opposes retirement o
greenback currency and giving injurious
legislation; extends sympathy to the citi
: zens of the South African republics in tn
, gallant fight they are making for life
liberty and home: favors q federal income
tax and the election Of United States sen
a tors by the people: condemns the presen
republican administration in Michigan
as the most corrupt and scandalou
: in the history of this commonwealth
nstructs the delegates from Michigan I
cast the vote of the state for Hon. VIII
, liam Jennings Bryan for president, an
. heartily approves Of the nomination O
, Hon. Charles A. Towne for vice presl