The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-03
Michigan Democrats Choose Him
to Lead the State Ticket
This Year.
BRYAN IS ENDORSED FOR 1908
Convention Refuses to ask Investiga-
ton of Tom Taggart.
David B. Hill on the Bryan Reception
Executive Committee - North
Dakota Democracy In
dorses Bryan.

Detroit. Aug. 3. - Endorsement of
William J. Bryan for president in 1908,
the defeat of a resolution calling upon
the national Democratic committee to
investigate the charges made against
National Chairman Thomas L. Tag
CART, and demand his resignation If
they were proven, and the nomination
of Charles II. Kimmerle, of CassOpO-
lis, for governor, over Stanley Z. Park
hill, of Owosso. the only other candi-
date, after a spirited ballot, were the
features of the Democratic state con-
yention, held here.
Ticket That Was Nominated.
About $50 delegates attended the con-
yention, and placed the following tick
ct in nomination: Governor, Charles
II. Kimmerle, Cassopolis; lieutenant
governor. Rush Culver, Marquette;
secretary of state, p. J. Devine, Stan
tom state treasurer, Charles Wellman.
Port Huron; attorney general, Judge
E. J. Doyle, Grand Rapids; auditor
general, John Yuell, Vanderbilt; super
intendent public instruction, Elmer X.
Webster, Pontiac; state land commits
sioner, Clarence L. Sheldon, Bay City;
member state board of education, Jas.
L. Sullivan, Muskegon.
Anti-Taggart Resolution.
The resolution asking for the investi-
CATION of National Chairman Taggart
was presented to the convention by
| Chairman Fowler, of the resolutions
committee, after the platform had been
adopted. +. O. Wood, of Flint, ex-
chairman of the state central commit
tee, was on his feet as soon as the
resolution had been read with u motion
that it be laid on the table. He said
that there was nothing to prevent
wholesale unproven charges being
made against any man, and that it
was improper and wrong for the con-
ventiOn to take any cogniZance of such
charges. Another delegate observed
that the convention had plenty to do
looking after its own business without
interfering in other peoples. Edward
Ryan, of Houghton, vehemently at
tackled the motive which he said was
responsible for the resolution.
Endorsement OF Bryan.
The resolutions declare against com
binations and trusts and declared re
lief impossible from Republican
sources. The Endorsement of William
J. Bryan is as follows: Fully believ
ing in the honesty, integrity and wis
dom of William Jennings Bryan, ant
that under his leadership the people
would receive relief from the many ill
above referred to, we commend hin
to the people of the United States as
candidate for president in 1905"
Other Platform Declarations.
The resolutions further favor tn
nomination of ali candidates by direc
vote; nomination and election of Unit
ed States senators by direct vote;
passengerrate of not more than cent
a mile in the lower peninsula and
cents in the upper peninsula; the elm
nation of the use of the cross at tn
: head of ballots, and the use of a eros
$ before each candidate voted for, an
:. enactment of laws making it a erin
: inal offense for members of the legis
: lature to accept railroad passes.
! The convention reelected John ]
, Winship, of Saginaw. chairman Of th
!, state central committee.