Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-30
WARNER Is CONCEDED
WILL BE NOMINATED By THE
MICHIGAN Republican,
State Convention Is Held at Detroit
Today-RepreSentative Hamilton
Delivers a Strong Speech.

DETROIT. Mich, June 30. - With the
nomination of Secretary of State Fred NJ.
Warner for governor conceded on every
hand. the main ISSUE WAS PRIMARY reform
when the republican state convention was
called to order today at Light Guard ar
mory. On this question also the Warner
forces seemed TO have complete control
of the siua ton.
Their attitude was for a reafarmation Of
the primary election plank in the platform
adopted at the recent convention at Grand
Rapids. This called for county option as
to the abolition OF the convention system
and the introduction Of the primary election
for officers below the state ticket.
Justus S. Stearns Of Ludngton. who has
until today been a candidate for the guber-
Material nomination. withdrew from the
race, explaining that he would not care to
be candidate upon any platform that did
not call for the primary election system for
all offices
Homer Warren Of Detroit and George B.
Horton of Lenawee county. master OF the
state grange two other candidates for the
nomination for governor. will also be placed
In nomination. but 1t Is conceded that they
have no chance against Mr.. Warner.
Representative VIM. Alden Smith of
Grand Rapids. one of the primary reform
leaders, today formulated compromise
harmony. but stated that he had little hope
of it's adoption by the convention. Repre-
sentative Smiths harmony plank will call
for compulsory primary elections for the
nomination for governor, the nomination
of subordinate state afficers by state con
vention and local option for municipal.
county and district nominations Represen-
tative Smith will be member of the reso-
buttons committee, and has stated that he
would make hard fight for primary re-
form both In the committee and on the
floor of the convention
When the convention was called to Or
der Representative Edward L. Hamilton of
the fourth district was introduced as tenn
porary chairman. Representative Ham1-
ton addressed the convention as follows:
Hamilton's Ringing Speech.
Last week at Chicago we nominated
Theodore Roosevelt for President and
Charles w. Fairbanks for Vice President
and We present them with equal pride to
our friends and to our foes.
1T Is a well-known legal maxim. If you
have no case. abuse the plaintiffs attorney.
Translated into politics this means If you
have no principles. abuse the opposing can
didate.
Some days ago Governor vardaman Of
Mississippi Is reported to have said: The
issue this year Is Roosevelt
THAT suits US. We ready to main
tain the affirmative Of that ISSUE
I'm the three years since Theodore Roose-
Welt went into the White House to the
sound Of bells tolltng for the death OF Will
lam Mckinley he has lived In light COM
pared with which the light that beats upon
a throne is only candle light, and has
disclosed no weakness, and has given to
this republic an administration Of fncor-
ruptible integrity. sleepless vigilance ana
undaunted courage.
gentlemen on the other side don't like
Mr Roosevelt; they say he Is indiscreet.
IF this be so. then his is the indiscretion
which protects American labor and Amer
lean industry and at the same time re-
strains corporate combinations within the
bounds of law: which promotes and pro.
tects American agriculture: SENDS rurai
mail routes to every farmers door: re-
claims millions of acres Of public land TOT
homestead settlers: establishes the republic
of Cuba; establishes civil government IN
the Philippines; digs the Panama canal: de-
fines Alaskan boundaries; reorganizes our
army; strengthens our navy: strengthens
thu Monroe doctrine: protects China from
Acknowledgement. and at the Same time re-
duces taxation and reduces our public DEBT
If this be indiscretion give US more OF IT.
Gentlemen on the other side don't ike
Mr. Roosevelt; the craft OF his diplomacy
is to tell the truth and shame the devA
and go straight from premise to CONCLUSION,
and he sometimes goes across lots
Gentlemen on the other side don't like
Mr. Roosevelt; he is physically and morally
brave and he has proved 1t.
inc civil wal ooAAS RoOpAo cS~--~
to Mr. Lincoln and asked him to remove
General Grant, and he said: I can't spare
Grant; he fights We cant spare Theodore
Roosevelt; he fights: but he fights fair and
he fights for the right
"Our friends on the other side are gooo
deal like men the deck OF an ocean
steamer; they can storm ana rave anu eA-
pound: they can walk backward or for
ward. or they can stand still, or they can
ait down or they can go below. but the
ship will keep straight on Its way