Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
Resolution Demanding an In
vestigation Turned Down by
Michigan Democrats
BRYAN HEARTILY ENDORSED
Attempt to Give Tom Tassart Black
Eye is Defeated by Vote to Lay Res
clution on the Table-kimmerle Is
( Nominated for Governor of Michi-
/ gan.

OF William j. Bryan for president in
1908, the defeat of resolution calling
upon the national democratic commit
tee to investigate the charges made
against National Chairman Taggart
and demand his resignation if they
were proven, and the nomination OF
Charles kimmerle of Cassopolis for
governor over Stanley E. Parkhill of
Osso, the only other candidate, after
spirited ballot, were the features of the
democratic state convention.
About $50 delegates attended the
convention, and placed the following
ticket in nominations:
Governor Charles H. Kimmerle,
Cassopolis
Lieutenant Governor-Russ Culver,
Marquette.
Stanton.
State Treasurer - Charles Wellman,
Port Huron.
Attorney General - Judge E. j..
Doyle, Grand Rapids.
Auditor General - John Yuell, Van
derbilt.
Superintendent Public Instruction
Elmer r. Webster. Pontiac.
State Land Commissioner-Clarence
L. Sheldon, Bay City.
Member of State Board of Educa-
tion--James E. Sullivan, Muskegon
The resolution asking for the inves-
tigation of National Chairman Tag
CART was presented to the convention
by Chairman Fowler of the resolutions
committee, after the platform had been
adopted. e. o. Wood, of Flint former
chairman of the state central commit
tee, was on his feet as soon as the
resolution had been read with a mo-
: ton that 1T be laid on the table. He
said that there was nothing to prevent
wholesale ullproven charges to be made
against any man. and that it was inn
proper and wrong for the convention
9 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 attack
ed the motive which he said was re-
sponsible for the resolution. and it was
then unanimously laid on the table.
But two candidates were placed in
nominate ion Tor the governorship. Mr..
Kimmerle andaMr. Parkhill. Mr.. Park
hill drew unexpectei support in the
early balloting and until Wayne cast its
100 votes for Kmmerle the result was
In doubt Waynes vote gave Mr.. KIM
merle the lead of the ticket and Mr..
Parkhill Immediately moved that his
nomfrta ton be made unanimous. There
+ was no contest for any other office,
and in fact it was necessary to call the
roll twice to secure candidate for
auditor general.
4 The resolutions say:
Evils utader the forms of combina-
lions and trusts which have SO shock
ed the moral conscience of the nation
in the last few years are direct out
come of class legislation by the re-
publican party, comforting privileges
upon corporations at the expense of the
common people A continuance of such
legislation is now threatened by the
many bills of like character, as, for In
stance thu, ship subsidy bill and in
adequate remedial laws, enacted by the
recent congress showing that there is
no honest purpose on the part of the
republican party to relieve the people
from the evils thus cast upon them by
this unjust legislation. Their affilia-
lions with the classes thus favored
make it absolutely impossible to OBJ
tain relief from republican sources.
+ The platform then cites the rejection
e the propositions of Senator La Fol-
lette with regard to railroad legislation
as proof Of these assertions. The in
dorsement of William J. Bryan is as
follows:
Fully believing in the honesty, in
tegrity, and wisdom of William j.
Bryan, and that under his leadership
the people would receive relief from the
many ills above referred to, we COM
mend him to the people of the United
States as a candidate for president in
1908"
The resolutions further favor the
nomination of all candidates by direct
vote; nomination and election of United
States senators by direct vote; a pas
senger rate of not more than'two cents
mile in the lower peninsula. and three
cents in the upper peninsula; the elm
ination of the cross at the head of bal
lots and the use Of a cross before each
candidate voted for, and enactment of
laws making it criminal offense for
members of the legislature to accept
railroad passes.
ERAsURE IN SAGE WILL.