The Yale expositor., 1902-07-04
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
rnor n. II. Hiss Renomlnated ON TN
Tirst Hallot.

Governor A. n. Hiss Renorn mated ON the
Firs, Ballot
In the shortest time on record for a
state convention. Michigan Republl-
cans Thursday did what shouting and
counting was TO be done. Al $3.50 p.
m. the speeches had all been made and
the following ticket had been nom.
mated:
For Govcrnor-Aaron T. Bliss. Of sagi-
nav
For Northumberland - Alexander
Maitland. OF Ncgaunce
For uditor-Genoral-pCrry +. Powers,
Cadillac. renomuated
For Attorney -Gcncral-Charles a. Blair.
81 Jackson.
For state TREASURER Daniel Mccoy,
Grand Rapids. rcnominated,
For Secretary OF Statc-frcd NJ. War
ncr. Of Pennington. rcuominatci.
For Commissioner of the Land ONCE
Edwin \. WILDLY. OF Van buren, fthom-
For Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
tiun-pclus Fan. OF Albion. renominattd.
For Members Of the state Board OF
Education-patrick ~. Kelley, OF Detroit
Luther l.. Wright. ~ lrouWood.
The convention was called 90 order
az 1880 o'clock BY Gerrit j. Diekcma,
OF Holland. chairman OF the state cen
trail committee. who introduced Rev
James N. Barley pastor of the Forest
Avenue Presbyterian church. After
prayer the temporary chairman OF the
convention. William Alden Smith. CON
gresham from the fifth district. de-
llycrcd an address that called for fre-
quent applause.
Gov. 4. r. Bliss. candidate for n re-
nomination. was an interested specta-
tor I'm the gallery Candidate Stearns
was not present during the morning
or afternoon. but his Wayne county
manager. Homer Warren. sat in the
gallery "A few yards To- the left OF the
governor.
The Bliss men were very nearly ac-
curate In their estimate of 500 votes
for their candidate. the Saginaw col.
oncl rolling up Sil on the first ballot.
against PA for Stcarns, 40 for Horton,
and 22 for Patton.
The hardest worked lot Of men
I'm the convention were those on the
committee on resolutions. The cause
OF their troubles was the disagreement
over the question OF primary elections.
The State League of Republican Clubs
haa declared for primary reform. and
Charles T.. Townsend. representing the
league. appeared before the committee
20 urge the adoption OF the plank pre-
pared 10y the league committee. lie
was backed by Charles ID. Joslyn. OF
Detroit.
The members from the interior. how.
ever. objected 90 any plank which
would positively demand the passage
Of a primary bill next winter holding
that the voters I'm the less populous
counties do not want 10 drop the con.
yentlon sytem.
Accordingly there was a long debate
running all through the noon recess.
the result of which was a compromise
which commended the primary cleo.
tion plan. but which merely recon-
mends that the subject be carefully
considered by the legislature. instead
Of instructing the lawmakers 20 legis-
late the convention system out OF ex-
istencc.
Homer Warren. chairman of tic
primary election committee OF the
state league OF Republican clubs.
after reading the plank of the plat
form ON election reform. said: "Thc
convention declaration Is not ms strong
as we would have made H. hut | feel
satisfied with what has been done. and
we shall keep on with or campaign to
bring about the passage OF general
primary election bill In the next lcgls.
lature"
Fred n. Fcnton. president ~ tho
league. also expressed liis satisfaction
with the platform and hfs belief that
primary bill will be passed next win.
ter.