The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-05-28
REPUBLICANS OF MICHIGAN
PROCEEDINGS OF STATE CoNvEN-
TON AT GRAND RAPIDS.
Victory for Anti-Primary Reform Ele-
rnent-The Delegates Selected
The Platform.

Grand Rapids, Mich, May 19.-As
state republican convention held here
Wednesday developed on the question
of primary reform, involving the nom
ination of candidates for state Offices,
the legislature and congress by direct
vote Of the people. The anti-primary
reform element scored decisive vic
tory. Congressman William Alden
Smiths minority report from the COM
mittee on resolutions, pledging the
party to the enactment Of a general
primary law, was defeated by the vote
OF S08 to 262.
Delegates-at-large to the national
republican convention were elected
unanimously as follows: Dexter M.
Ferry, OF Detroit; Ralph Loveland, of
Saginaw; T. ]. O'Brien. of Grand Rap
ids, and Capt. Thomas Walters, of Ish-
peming Alternates-at-large: James
o. Murfin, Detroit; E. G.. Rowley, Bay
City; d. X. Van Raalte, Holland, and
Whitney Watkins, of Jackson. The
electors-at-large are Phillip H. McMil-
Ian, Detroit, and Homer e. Buck, OF
Bay City.
The platform enthusiastically en-
dorsed the administration OF President
Roosevelt, saying: 1--WE are pleased
and proud In this convention to give
expression to our confidence In the
wisdom and high integrity OF President
Roosevelt and to add the name OF
Michigan to the unbroken list OF states
of our union which are demanding his
denomination and which will insure
his reelection. We bespeak for the del
egates from this convention to the
coming national republican convention
the high privilege of casting their vote
as Michigan's representatives for Pres
ident Roosevelt as the republican can
didate for president of the United
States
On the subject Of tariff the platform
says: 1--WE recognize that the require
ments of yesterday may need modifi-
cations to meet the demands Of to-day
and tomorrow and in the formulation
of such notifications we only wish to
insist that no backward steps in party
policy shall be taken"
The platform also declares: I'VE
have no sympathy or favor for any So
called reform Of reciprocity which
would open the markets Of the United
States to any competitors for free en-
try Of goods which we manufacture to
the full extent of the home markets"
The policy of the party as to labor
and capital. the currency and other ma
tional issues are endorsed.
AS to primary election reform, the
platform SAYS: "We favor general
election law that will insure every mu-
nicipal and political district in the
state the right to decide for itself the
method by which 1t should nominate
its candidates for public Office and del
| egates to the state conventions. We
| favor the retention of the state conven-
ton for the nomination OF state Off
GERS, believing the best interests OF the
public and the republican party will be
best subserved thereby"
Ger-itt j. Diekema, Of Holland, was
unanimously reelected chairman OF the
new state central committee. which
was elected Wednesday, and IA presi-
Dental electors were also chosen.
The new state central committee de-
cided to call the convention for nomi-
mating a state ticket June 30 at Detroit.
Congressman Edward l.. Hamilton, OF
the fourth district. will be chairman.
The date for the nomination Of candi-
dates for justice of the supreme court
was set for September T. at Saginaw,
and ex-United States Senator John
Patton, OF Grand Rapids, will preside.