The Yale expositor., 1906-08-10
The REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.
THE NOMINEES WERE NAMED BY A UNANIMOUS
VOTE FOR EACH OF THEM, WITH APPLAUSE.
The PLATFORM AND GENERAL FEATURES.

The Republican state convention
was held in the Light Guard Armory,
Detroit, on Tuesday to nominate state
officers and transact the usual conven-
ton business. There was no inhar-
mony, no objections to any candidates,
no scrambles for place and all was
done in harmony and unanimity. The
preliminaries OF the night before
showed that there would be nothing to
delay the proceedings and there was
not. The convention was called to or
der by Chairman Diekema and prayer
was offered by Rev. Mac. H. Wallace.
The delegates were welcomed by
Mayor Codd. Representative Fordney,
of Saginaw, was chosen temporary
chairman, and made a lengthy ad-
dress. Committees were appointed and
a recess taken till 1870 p. m.
At the afternoon session speeches
were made by Governor Warner, p. II.
Kelley, candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor; Senator Burrows and others The
governors address embraced these
points
AS a summary Of two years of close
observation. he expressed the convic-
tion that there never was a time when
the people watched as carefully and
interestedly the conduct of public af-
fairs and when officials generally were
more responsive to public sentiment.
In an inventory of the accomplish
ments of his administration, he frank
ly admitted that some Of the 1920 acts
Of the legislature to which he had
given his assent had proven a disap-
pointment. One of these was the law
making changes of venue mandatory.
Another was the law limiting to de
pendent relatives the right Of action
against those responsible for death or
injury caused by carelessness or neg
lect.
Another was the Galbraith law per-
hitting manipulation under the guse
of "equalizing values" in fixing the
railroad rate of taxation. It's passage,
however, had the advantage of result
ing in a judicial determination of an
important question.
Divers grounds for Republican OPP
timism were outlined and satisfaction
with the primary law and he expressed
gratitude for the honor of being the
first beneficiary under its operation.
Correction of defects in thai law were
recommended.
General legislation for the more eff
cient regulation OF corporations was
also recommended
The Nominees.
The candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor having been nom
mated at the June primaries, the tick
ct was completed by the unanimous
choice of the convention for all the
other places and is here given:
For Governor-Fred. VI. Warner, of
Pennington.
For Lieutenant Governor-Patrick II.
Kelley, Of Lansing.
For Secretary of State-George a.
Prescott, of Tawas City.
For State Treasurer-Frank p. Glaz-
Ter, of Chelsea.
For Auditor General-James B. Brad.
ley, of Eaton Rapids.
For Land INSTRUMENTATION II.
Rose, of Bath.
For Attorney General-John E. Bird,
of Adrian.
For Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-Luther l.. Wright, of Iron
wood.
For Member State Board of Education
DEXTER NJ. Ferry, .Ir.. of Detroit.
State Central Committee.
The congressional districts chose
these members to serve as the State
Central Committee:
First District-T. ]. Navin and JAS
o. Murfin, Wayne.
Second Dstrict-T. Hawley Chris
tian, Wayne; w. w. Wedemeyer,
Washtenaw
Third District. f. Watson,
Branch Frank Knappen, Kalamazoo.
Fourth District-George f. Bardeen.
Allegan; George w. Merriman, Van
Buren,.
Fifth District-B. F. Hall, Ionia; E
NJ. Barnard, Grand Rapids.
Sixth District-Geo. w. Cook, Gene
see; Seth Rupert, Livingston.
Seventh District-A. e. Sleeper,
Sanilac; w. T. Hosmer, Macomb.
Eighth District-Willam NJ. Smith,
Clinton; David L. Evens, Tuscola.
Ninth District-W. f. Osmun, Mus
kegon; f. o. Shaw, Newaygo
Tenth District-Dever Hall and
Frank Buell., both of Bay.
Eleventh District-T. r. Welch.
Osceola; Orville Dennis, Missaukee.
Twelfth District-Robert II. Shields,
Houghton; Robert A. Douglas, Iron
| wood.
Hon. Gerritt J. Diekema was re-
elected chairman of the committee.
The Platform.
The committee on resolutions re.
| ceived this one from William Alden
| Smith
Resolved, That this convention fav-
| ors the nomination of candidates by
| direct vote of the people.
There was some discussion which
ended by a compromise and the COM
| mittee made this report which was
Vice-President Fairbanks is the
| guest at the summer home on Macki.
nav Island of j. n. Corey, of Indian
apolis.
After battling nine weeks with three
diseases, appendicitis, typhoid fever
and measles, which attacked her in
| turn, Adelaide Shank, y years old, OF
Flint, is dead.