Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-26
BLISS IN TIE LEAD
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Before Republican Convention
at DetT4t.
FULL STATE TICKET
MeeRAw HAS GRANGE FOR
SECOND PLACE.
fractional Trouble Between Delegates
From Upper Peninsula May Wreck
Their Chances.

DETROIT, Mich. June 26.-When the
state republican convention was called to
order in Light Guard Armory shortly after
IL o'clock 1t was the universal anticipation
that Governor A. T. Bliss of Saginaw
would be re-nominated on the first ballot.
The last effort this morning to effect a
combnat ton of the uninstructed and anti
Bliss delegates and unite In the hope Of
downing Bliss was a failure. A meeting of
the delegates was called for o'clock at
the Hotel Cadillac. This was the hour for
holding the congressional district caucuses,
and result only about twenty-five
delegates appeared at the Cadillac and the
meeting was declared off.
The expected Endorsement by the upper
peninsula delegates at the twelfth congress
sional district caucus of either ex-senator
Maitland of Negaunee or S, N. butcher Of
Newberry> for lieutenant governor did not
take place, and the rival upper peninsula
candidates will both go before the cOnven-
ton. This may result In the upper PENN
sua losing the lieutenant governorship, as
William T. McGraw Of Wayne county Is
making strong bid for the nomination
and the upper peninsula fight will be of help
to him. Although Bliss nomination is con-
coded on every hand 1t is expected that the
names of other candidates will be presented
to the convention. They are Justus s.
Stearns Of Ludington, who made the prin-
cpal fight against Bliss in the campaign;
George B. Horton of Fruit Ridge, Lenawee
county, master of the State Grange, and
John Patton of Grand Rapids.
State Chairman Gerrit j. Diekema OF Hol-
land called the convention to order and in
PRODUCED Representative William Alden
Smith of Grand Rapids as temporary chair
man.
Mr.. Smiths Remarks.
After thanking the delegates for the
honor conferred on him, Mr.. Smith said, in
part:
bring to you from the national capital
the personal felicitation OF the President Of
the United States. Of our distinguished
senators and Of each Of my colleagues In
the House of Representatives, all OF whom
have commissioned me to bear their friend
ly greeting and to express the hope that
party harmony and unity may be the out
growth of your deliberauonsI
We may be justly proud Of the history OF
our political organizatioiine Since the birth
of the republican party ,extgencies in pub
lie affairs and the devsIoPMfnt of public
thought have brought to the theater OF ac-
ton many political organtzatians-some ap-
pealing to the Judgment some the con-
science. Of the American people.
Many of our CONFERENCE.-The given ad-
herence Loyalty and earnestly for time,
and have then abandoned the vehicle, or 1t
has from force of circumstances, ceased to
be of public utility. Such has been the
fate Of the greenback parry OF the popunst
party anu "oA tAiiiy
championed for time but unable to stand
the stress of political weather.
But the great republican party-once led
by Lincoln the loved. Grant the chiyalrous
and Mckinley the inspired-pow presided
over by that sturdy yourgI giant, who
knows neither fear nor fivor, but dis
charges his burden some duties with untir-
ing energy and clear vision, creditable ailke
to his country and his party The repub-
lican party moves among the political
forces of our time with strength undimin-
ished purpose endaunted rand glory undim-
med. i, .-e-: