The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-02
WIS A GREAT GATHERING
CONVENTION OF MICHIGAN DEMO-
Gratis HELD AT PORT HURON
TO SELECT DELEGATES
THREE UNANIMOUS CHOICES
The Fourth Received Sweeping
Majority on the Call of COun-
des-Text of the
Platform.

EFO1I1 dORON, Mich, May 1.-The first
state political convention in Michigan
was held here today when the Demo-
cratic representatives from seventy-seven
counties elected delegat ties to the national
convention and adopted resolutions en-
bodying their views on the various politi-
cal questions at issue. Three delegates
at large were elected unanimously, but
the three-cornered fight which ensued
over the election of fourth developed
enough Of acrimony to offset for the time
being the harmony which had prevailed
up to that point. Following are the del
egates at large: Daniel ]. Campau, of
Detroit; Thomas e. Barkworth, Of Jack
son; Wellington r. Burt, of Saginaw;
Rush Culver, of Marquette.
In addition to his own unanimous cleo
ton 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 In The dis
trtct conventions, but his temporary OPP
ponents today gracefully seconded his Sc
lection
The contest of the day was brought
over from the Grand Rapids districts
which had two aspirants for a place as
delegate at large. One of these William
F. Mcknight, OF Grand Rapids came
with county delegation which although
instructed for Nick night had divided so
that half Of them had come out for his
opponent, George +. hummer, of Hol-
land. The final result was that neither
was elected, the honor going to Culver
the upper peninsula candidate, by the
following vote: Culver All, Hummer 2S1,
Mcknight 104.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform, as adopted without de-
bate, is as follows:
The Democracy of Michigan greets
again the friends of good government and
reform and pedges itself to a renewal of
the struggle for equal rights and priv
llegeS as expressed in the Chicago plat
form form and so ably championed by our gal
liant leader in that great struggle for
commercial, financial and industrial free
dom.
Looking toward the future, but not I'M
mindful of the lessons and teaching Of
the fathers Of the republic, from Wash
ingtOn and Jefferson to Jackson and Lin
coin, We demand that the government
founded and preserved by them shall not
depart from those principles of human
ity, justice and equality upon which they
built the constitution.
I'VE sincerely deplOre and condemn the
action of the Republican majority in
both Of the two houses OF congress and
of President Mckinley in refusing to be
bound by the constitution in the govern
ment of Puerto Rico and of the other
islands recently acquired from Spain, and
in putting the United States in the atti-
tude of having a most despotic and ty
rannical colonial policy Of any modern
I've denounce the whole Republican
scheme of imperial dependencies, not
only as unconstitutional, but as extreme
" impontic and unwise, and unworthy Of
liberty-loving Americans We believe
this policy has been dictated to and forced
upon the administration of President Nc
kinley by those mercenary combinations
known as trusts. The trust is supreme
In political as in industrial activity In
both it is an unmiXed public evil. The
economic advantage or industrial COM
bnations are entirely lost to the people
and swelled the profits of arrogant and
constituencies magnateS, who feed on the
reprehenSible Indifference Of the victims.
We request our delegates to the national
convention TO urge upon it the selection
OF the most practical and effective of the
many plans for curtailing the powers Of
the trusts and 10 pledge the party to
specific legislation upon the lines adopted.
I've still indorse the movement for the
historic union of gold and silver as pri-
mary money metals, and IN general those
principles of governmental reform
enunc!ated so clearly in the last nation
al platform of the party. We are OPP
posed to the retirement of the greenback
currency and to the national banks hav-
ing monopoly. of the paper money of the
country.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to mill
tarism and conditions requiring a large
standing army We are in favor of home
rule for our cities and Just taxation and
municipal ownership Of public utilities
We favor the initiative and referendum
as the best means yet offered for the pre-
vention of obnoxious and injurious legis-
lation. We extend our sympathies TO the
South African republics In the gallant
fight they are making for life, liberty and
home rule
we are for a federal income tax and
for the election of United States senators
by the people
eve condemn the present Republican
administration IN this state as the most
corrupt and scandalous in the hist Dry
of this commonwealth.
I'VE instruct the delegates from this
state to cast the vote of the state for
the Hon. w j. Bryan for president. We
heartily approve of the nomination OF
the Hon Charles y. Towne to the vice
presidency and greet him as a native of
this state, whose love of right and Jus
tice rose superior to partisanship, whose
brilliant ability, fearless courage and
craftsmanship eminently fits him to be
placed by the side of our greater leader
as g Joint standard bearer
SELECTING THE MEN
At the afternoon session Hudson Man