Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-04
Michigan Democrats Choose Him
TO Lead the State TIcxet
This Year.
BRYAN IS ENDORSED FOR 1908
Convention Refuses to Ask Investiga-
tiCn of Tom Taggart.
David B. Hill on the Bryan Reception
Executive Committee - North
Dakota Democracy In
dorses Bryan.

Detroit, Aug. 3. = Endorsement Of
William ]. Bryan for president in 1903,
the defeat Of a resolution calling upon
the national Democratic committee to
investigate the charges made against
National Chairman Thomas E: Tag
CART and demand his resignation Il
they were proven, and the nomination
of Charles Fl. Kimmerle, of CassOpO-
lis, for governor, over Stanley e. Park
hill, of Owosso. the only other candi-
date, after a spirited ballot, were the
features Of the Democratic state con-
yention, lseld here.
Ticket That Was Nominated.
About 800 delegates attended the con-
vention, ard placed the following tick
ct i'm nomination: Governor, Charles
Fl. Kimmerle CassopOlis; lieutenant
governor, Rush Culver, Marquette;
secretary Of state, P. J. Devine, Stan
ton; state treasurer. Charles Wellman.
Port Huron; attorney general, Judge
e. ]. Doyle, Grand Rapids; auditor
general, John Yuell, Vanderbilt; super
intendent public instruction, Elmer L.
Webster, Pontiac; state land commits
sioner, Clarence L. Sheldon, Bay City;
member state board Of education, JAS.
e. 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 r. 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 a motion
that it be laid Oh 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-
Yention 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 c3.1l-
binations and trusts and declared re-
lief impossible from Republican
sources. The Endorsement of William
J. Bryan is as follows: Fully be4iev-
ing in the honesty, integrity and W s.
dom Of William Jennings Bryan. and
that under his leadership the people
would receive relief from the many S
above referred to, we commend him
to the people Of the United States as Il
candidate for president in 1867
Other Platform Declarations.
The resolutions further favor the
nomination of al candidates by direct
vote; nomination and election of Unit
ed States senators by direct vote; a
passengerrate of not more than ? cen s
a mile in the lower peninsula and 3
cents in the upper peninsula; the elm
inatiOn Of the use Of the cross at the
head Of ballots. and the use Of Il cross
before each candidate voted for, and
enactment of laws making it a Grim
inal Offense for members of the legis-
Iature to accept railroad passes.
Tie convention reelected John T.
Winship Of Saginaw, chairman Of tie
state central committee.