Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-02
ANTI-HEARST.
Michigan Democrats Sends An
Uninstructed Delegation.
Georgia Tells Its Delegates to Vote
!, for Judge Parker.
Nebraska Lets Bryan Write Platform
and Head Delegation.

Detroit, Mich, June 1.-The anti
Hearst element in the Michigan Democ-
racy, headed by Daniel j. Campau of
Detroit. national committeeman from
this state, triumphed over me Hearst
supporters at every stage in the Demo-
cratic state convention held here, to-
day, to select delegates to the national
convention and an uninstructed delcga-
ton was sent to the convention. While
there arc some Hearst men among the
district delegates to st. Louis, the dele
cation was instructed to vote as Il
unite.
The first test Of strength was on tho
report from the committee on creden-
tails. BY vote of .27 to $50 minority
report of the committee seating the
cOntesting Hearst delegation from Ma
nistee the only county from which there
was a contestinG delegation, was ia
bled. Following this victory, Daniel j.
Campau was reelected national COM
mitteeman from Michigan and of the
four MISUNDERSTANDING chosen. not one
was Il member of the Hearst element.
The Hearst members of the committee
on resolutions disscnted from the plat
form prepared by the majority andp re-
pared Il minority report, but after the
majority had been read, failed to pre-
sent their platform.
The following were elected delegates
at-large to the national convention:
Daniel J. Campau of Detroit: Thomas
Il. BarkWOrth of jackson; John Power
of Escanaba, and George d. jackson or
Bay City.
The alternates are: Judge James
Pholan of Detroit; c. w. Hendricks OF
Cass: Hiram Hoyt of Muskegon, and
George w. Weadock of Saginaw.
The convention ratified the selection
of "a delegates to the national conven-
ton made at the district caucuses in
the morning.
The resolutions adopted by the con-
vention We're unusually brief. Opening
with an expression of confidence in tie
national convention they say:
The selection of candidates for Pres
itient and Vice Prcsiu ant of the United
States, we trust to that great body, con-
fiIent that it will name candidates for
those high offices who can and will
achieve success for the Democratic
party and redeem the American nation
from the monarchical cXtravagant and
corrupt political organization which
now controls it.
THE Democratic national convection
will have its opinions on all the great
questions now pressing nupon The con-
sidcratiOn of the American people. That
convention can safely be depended upon
to freely and fearlessly declare those
opinions. In its own language it will
properly denOunce the criIninaliy aS-
greSSiv". deSpOtic, un-American, OK
travagant and dishonest Republican
administration.
1.-THE declaration of the attitude OF
TIE Democratic party upon the indie
pcndence OF the people of the Philip
pines, the just arraignment of the
trusts. the manifold abuses of high
tariff taxation, the important questions
of finance and all other matters Nc"
pending before the American people,
can and will be clearly elucid1tcd IN
the Democratic national platform.
And on that platform. more than eight
million of voters Will stand unIar cir
cllmstanccS that afford Il bright FROM
Use OF complete and overwhelming vic
tory.
THE Michigan delegation IS hereby
directed to vote us Il unit" on I'll H,lcS-
lions arising in III" na; ional cunyt TT on
as directed by Il ma jority Of the dele
safes.