Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-02
TO NOMINATE A TICKET
Three Possible Candidates for the Gov
ernorship.
NO CONTEST FOR LESSER OFFICES
The Address of the Temporary Chair
man Paid Tribute to Bryan-Re-
publican Legislation Scored.

sible candidates for governor were being
discussed by the delegates to the demo-
cratic state convention when Chairman
John T. Winship called them to order In
Light Guard Armory today. They were
Charles II. Kimmerie Of Cassopolis STAN
ley E. Parkhill of Owosso and james W.
Helme OF Adrian.
A boom for George P Hummer of Hol-
land was started among the delegates last
night, but Mr.. Hummer punctured II be-
fore the convention today by the positive
announcement that he would not accept the
nomination.
Thomas E. Barkworth of Jackson who
has been mentioned for several weeks as a
possible candidate. announced yesterday
that his health would not permit him to
consider the proposition.
There was little discussion OF candidates
for the lesser offices the state ticket
and the men whose names were mentioned
as possible gubernatorial candidates were
passive rather than active.
1t seemed to be the undercurrent OF opin-
ion that Mr.. Kimmerle's chances were best
and that he would probably receive the
nomination. Prominent delegates said
that the resolutions would enthusiastically
indorse William ]. Bryan for the demo-
cratic nomination for President and would
pie of candidates for all Offices. including
United States senator.
Temporary Chairman Hendry spoke In
part as follows:
Temporary Chairman's Address
am not here to array class against class,
but I here to say that / stand with
the common people as against the aggres-
sions of plutocracy. Ten years ago | sat In
the national convention of party in
clash Between the two contending forces,
the classes against the masses. In that
memorable convention democracy received
new baptism of freedom 1t faced with
out fear. pomp and power The cause of
the common people triumphed. That strug-
gle was prophetic of the destiny of de-
mocracy. and it stands today, as IL always
will stand. fer the cause of the great
wealth-producing masses of our citizenship
against graft and plutocracy. The diff
ference then and today between the DEM
ocratic and republican parties is the Diff
ference between q calloused hand and 4
calloused heart. Long, determined and bit
ter was that convention struggle. The
great masses of our party crying out for
Justice asked but for a leader. From out
the broad west came a young man. quiet,
poised and cool and in eloquent words.
with convincing logic. voiced democracys
first and only demand-equal rights TO all,
special privileges to none. Into his hands
was given the standard of democracy. He
carried II with credit TO himself and honor
to his party. Time has vindicated the wis
dom of his position and the breadth OF his
judgment The men who said him Nay"
in 1896 today support him. not only do they
support him, but. In the name of united
democracy, they say I'VE will 60 down in
ships to the sea and welcome back to home
and to leadership the great American COM
moner, Bryan May he not only realize
that his past is indicated by the welcome
of united party. but may he be blessed
with greater clearness of vision. that
looking into the future he may see the day
OF promise the day of victory, the day
when he shall have been chosen the chief
executive of this great nation.
Every declaration of principles contained
In the platform of 1895 that was at that
time declared a heresy is today accepted
orthodox by all parties and peoples. ex-
cept the privileged few. against whose
predatory habits those declarations were
directed. / do not except the money plank
We said then that there was not sufficient
circulating medium per capita to carry on
our trade and transact our business. 1t was
condition confronting us that must be
met and to meet Il we declared for bimet-
alisrn as the remedy. II Is not owing TO
any particular standard that we prosper.
but ii is because we have what we then
claimed we must have-a sufiicency of
money. 1t has been the great influx of gold,
the tremendous production of new gold
have given sufficient to meet the condi-
ton. The Almighty caused to be deposited
in the earth this treasure that has been
discovered to us. The republican party
never created one grain of 1t. / have no
quarrel now to make on that issue. | care
not by what means the end was reached.
This / know that the conditions now pres
ent are those we declared must be present.
The principle has been vindicated.
That platform declared against the aggres-
sions of railroad corporations and demand
ed legislation against rebates. Have the
revelations of the past few months left
any shadow of doubt in your minds to
the truth of that declaration and the neces-
sity for the application of that doctrine?
We have a so-called rate law but recent
ly passed by Congress. You know its his
tory. At the crucial time, when certain de-
feat stared the railroads In the face-at q
time when the people were about to come
into their own-a hasty kitchen conference
was called-your President surrendered TO
the railroads and the dark lantern brigade
The very features of that bill making Ii ef-
ficacious were stricken out, those things
demanded by the railroads inserted; the
people lost, the railroads won. II you have
any doubts of the truth OF this assertion,
wait until that law is construed by the
courts, and then see IL, in the last analysis
of that act, the railroads are not victorious
That platform declared for tariff for
revenue only. The trusts own and control
all the so-callsd protective industries. aud
when you strike the tariff you hi. trust.
The stand-patters In the republican party,
the House. are In absolute control OF the
republican Congress, and never the
people hope for revision OF the tariff SO
long as there is republican majority In
either branch.