Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-09

Inc hepuDllcdn 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. II. Wallace.
The delegates We're 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 1880 p. IN.
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 summary Of two years OF close
observation, he expressed the convic-
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 fracE-
ly admitted that some Of the 1920 acts
Of the legislature to which he had
given his assent had proven 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 guise
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 op-
timism were outlined and satisfaction
with the primary law and he expressed
gratitude for the honor of being the
first beneficiary under it's operation
Correction of defects in that law were
recommended
General legislation for the more eff.
Client 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. NJ. Warner. OF
Pennington.
For Lieutenant Governor-Patrick H.
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 Commissioner-Willi 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
vi. Y,
State Central Committee.
The congressional districts chose
these members to serve as the State
Central Committee:
First District. j. Navin and Jas
o. Murfin, Wayne.
Second DISTRICT. Hawley Chris
tian, Wayne; w. w. Wedemeyer
Washtenaw.
Third District. E. Watson
, Branch; Frank Knappen, Kalamazoo.
Fourth District-George K. 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 William VI. Smith
Clinton; David l.. Evens. Tuscola.
Ninth District-W. Z. Osmun, Mus
kegon; L. o. Shaw, Newaygo.
Tenth District-Dever Hall and
Frank Buell., both of Bay.
Eleventh District r. Welch
Osceola; Orville Dennis. Missaukee.
Twelfth District-Robert II. Shields
Houghton; Robert A. Douglas, Iron
wood.
Hon. Gerritt ]. 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 compromise and the com
mittee made this report which was
Vice-President Fairbanks is the