The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
BRYAN AND THE CHICAGO PLATFORM
Such is the Shibboleth of the Michigan
Democracy

Port Huron, May 1.-The first State
political convention of the year in
Michigan was held here today when the
Democratic representative from n
counties elected the delegates to the
National convention and adopted con
else resolutions embedding their views
on the political issues of the times.
Three of the four delegates at large
were elected unanimously, but the
three cornered fight which ensued
over election of the fourth developed
enough acrimony to quite offset for the
prevailed up to that point Following
are the delegates at large:
Daniel j. Campau. of Detroit; Thos.
L. Barkworth. of Jackson; Yelling
ton r.. Burt. of Saginaw; Rush Culver,
of Marquette.
In addition to his own unanimous
election as first delegate at large,
State Chairman Campau won an easy
victory in the selection of the other
candidates in the State which he had
favored
The platform adopted reaffrms the
Chicago platform and instructs dele
gates to cast the vote of the State for
William Jennings Bryan for President
and heartily approves of the nomina-
ton of Charles A. Towne, of Mime
sofa, for Nice-P President as eminently
fitted to serve as "a joint standard
bearer with our great leader in the
coming campaign
The platform condemns the Repub-
lican State administration as corrupt
and scandalous:" favors the initiative
and referendum TO prevent injurious
legislation; opposes the greenback re-
tirement; militarism and large
standing army; favors a Federal in
come tax and popular election of
United States Senator'S and extends
sympathy TO the South African Repub-
lies in their gallant fight for life,
liberty and home" IT condemns the
action of the Republican majority in
Congress and of President Mckinley
in refusing to be bound by the Con-
stitution in the government of Porto
Rico and of the islands recently ac-
quired from Spain; and in putting
the United states in the attitude of
having the most despotic and tyran-
nical colonial policy of any modern
nation.
The platform continues:
I'VE denounce the whole Republi-
can scheme Of imperial presidential
dependencies. not only as unconstitu-
tional, but as extremely impolitic
and unwise. and unworthy of liberty
loving Americans.
I'VE believe this policy has been
dictated to and forced upon the Adj
ministration of President Mckinley
by the mercenary combinations.
known as trusts. The trust is SUI
preme in political. as in industrial
activities. In both it is an unmixed
public evil. We request our delegates
to the National convention to urge
on that body the selection of the
most practical and effective of the
many plans for curtailing the powers
of the trusts, and to pledge the par
tx to specific legislation upon the
lines adopted.
We still endorse the movement for
the historic union of gold and silver
as primary money metals"
Temporary Chairman Helme in his
speech confined himself to State
issues, denouncing the present State
administration and condemning the
methods of securing the Republican
gubernatorial nomination by use of
money as evidenced by the present
campaign between three millionaire
candidates. Hiram ID. Hudson, of
Mancelona, was permanent chairman.