The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-08-03
Marked All That TRANSFERRED at Re-
publican State Convention.
GOVERNOR MAKES GOOD SPEECH
Accepting His Nomination by Pr
mary Ballot-Remainder of Ticket
Nominated by Acclamation-Direct
Senatorial Nomination Plan Fails.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 1.-Brevity and
harmony marked all that was done
at the state republican convention in
Light Guard armory, Tuesday. At to
brevity The convention began bust
ness at 1850 a. m, adjourned at
1855 till 2, and then, after waiting an
hour for the resolutions committee to
report, concluded all business by 1925.
IL was the shortest republican state
convention in the history of the party
in Michigan.
The fight that William Alden Smith
was expected to make in the conven-
ton on his proposition to have, after
this year, all candidates for United
States senator nominated by direct
vote, did not materialize. Smith, as
the fifth congressional districts nfem-
Der of the resolutions committee, went
into session with the committee de-
termined, as he said, to fight for this
resolution:
Resolved, That this convention IA
yors the nomination of party candi-
dates for United States senator by
direct vote of the people.
Smith made just enough Of fight in
the secret session of the resolution
committee to delay the convention an
even hour and 10 minutes. Then he
subscribed his name as a member OF
the committee to the platform in
which this plank, instead of his own,
was substituted:
1--WE heartily approve the action
taken by Gov. Warner in appointing a
delegation of distinguished citizens to
represent the state at the Iowa con-
vention, to be held in September next.
We earnestly recommend to those del
egates that they direct their efforts to
the end that the people of the United
Safes so amend the constitution of the
United States ais to permit the election
of United States senators by direct
vote of the people"
Remainder Of Ticket.
These state officers were renomi-
mated by acclamation:
Secretary of State George A. Pres
colt, on motion of Devere Hall.
Auditor-General Bradley, on motion
of J. M. G. Smith.
State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier,
on motion of William w Wedemey-
er.
Land Commissioner Rose, on motion
Of William A. Norton, of st. Johns.
Acknowledgement Bird, on motion of
Clarke E. Baldwin.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Luther L. Wright, by S. S. Cooper.
d. NJ. Ferry, Jr., for member of the
state board Of education, by Charles
Flowers.
William Alden Smith made the
speech renominating State Chairman
Diekema, seconded by Edward Hamil-
ton. Diekema was reelected.
Gov. Warmers Speech.
The feature of the afternoon session
was the speech of Gov Fred M.
Warner, accepting, at this, the con-
vention's first session since the cleo
ton, the nomination given him in the
June primaries.
It was pronounced by those familiar
with his public career the strongest,
most carefully prepared and most
effective address the governor has
ever delivered.
Kelley Accepts.
Patrick Fl. Kelley, nominated by
popular vote of his party for lIeuten-
ant-governor, followed Governor War
ner in a speech, in which he express
ed his great appreciation Of the
honor conferred upon him. His is the
first nomination of the kind for lieu
tenant-governor. He said he would
enter Office unpledged, and would be
guided solely by the constitutional
cOnceDtiOn of his office