Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-18
Marked All That TrsnspIred at Re.
publican state Convention.
GOVERNOR MAKES GOOD SPEECH
Accepting His Nomination by Pri-
mary Baiiot--Remainder Of Ticket
Nominated by Acclamation-Direct
Senatorial Nomination Plan Fails.

Detroit. Mich. Aug. 1.-Brevity and
At the state republican convention in
Light Guard armory. Tuesday. At to
brevity: The convention began busl-
ness NJ 1850 a. m, adjourned at
11:55 till 2, and then. after waiting an
hour for the resolutions committee to
report. concluded all business by AIS.
II was the shortest republican state
convention in the history Of the party
In Michigan.
The fight that William Alden Smith
was expected to make In the conven-
ton on his proposition to have, after
this year, all candidates for United
States senator nominated by direct
vote, did not materialize. Smith, as
the fifth congressional districts mem
Der OF the resolutions committee, went
into session with the committee de-
termined, as he said, to fight for this
resolution:
Resolved, That this convention IA
vors the nomination OF party candi-
dates for United States senator by
direct vote of the people.
Smith made just enough OF fight in
the secret session OF the resolution
committee to delay the convention an
even hour and 10 minutes. Then he
subscribed his name as a member OF
the committee to the platform in
which this plank, instead OF his own,
was substituted:
"We heartily approve the action
taken by Gov. Warner in appointing
delegation OF distinguished citizens to
represent the state at the Iowa con
vention, to be held in September next
We earnestly recommend to those del
egates that they direct their efforts to
the end that the people Of the United
Safes so amend the constitution OF the
United States as to permit the election
vote OF the people"
Remainder Of Ticket.
These state officers were renomi-
mated by reclamation:
Secretary of State George A. Pres
colt, on motion of Devere Hail.
AuditorGeneral Bradley, on motion
OF j. NJ. c. Smith.
State Treasurer Frank p. Glazier.
on motion of William w Wedemey-
CT.
Land Commissioner Rose. on motion
OF William A Norton, of st. Johns.
Attorney General Bird, on motion OF
Clarke Z. Baldwin.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Luther l.. Wright, by 8. s. Cooper.
D. NJ. Ferry, Jr., for member of the
state board Of education, by Charles
Flowers.
William Alden Smith made the
speech renominating State Chairman
Diekema, seconded by Edward Hamil.
ton. Diekema was reelected.
Gov. Warmers Speech.
The feature OF the afternoon session
was the speech OF Gov. Fred M.
Warner, accepting, at this, the con-
vention's first session since the cleo
ton, the nomination given him in the
June primaries
1t was pronounced by those familiar
with his public career the strongest,
most carefully prepared and most
effective address the governor has
ever delivered
Kelley Accepts.
Patrick III. Kelley, nominated by
popular vote Of his party for lieuten.
ant-governor, followed Governor War
ner In a speech, in which he express
ed his great appreciation of the
honor conferred upon him. His Is the
first nomination of the kind for lieu.
trnant-governor. He said he would
enter Office unpledged, and would be
guided solely by the constitutional
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