Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-31
A QUIET CONVENTION
Michigan Republicans in Ses-
sion at Detroit.
TO COMPLETE STATE TICKET
Only One Issue in the Air for ANY
Excitement.
q. S. SENATORS BY DIRECT VOTE
Names Of Those Mentioned for Nom
ination-Present officials to Be
Renominated.
TO COMPLETE STATE TICKET
q. S. SENATORS BY DIRECT voT]

DETROIT, Mich, July 31.-With the cam
didates for governor and lieutenant govern
or nominated at the primaries several
weeks ago, the republican state convention
met here In Light Guard Armory at noon
today to select candidates for the Offices on
the ticket below that of lieutenant governor
and adopt platform.
All of the present state officials were
scheduled to be renomnated without oppo-
sition, and the only vacancies on the ticket
were for state superintendent of public in
struction and member of the state board
of education L. l.. Wright of Ironwood
Is conceded the nomination for the former
office and D. NJ. Ferry jr., of Detroit. is
generally thought to be certain of the nom
ination for member of the board of educa-
tion.
When the convention was called to order
by State Chairman Drekema there was only
one issue In the air which promised to fur
n1sh any excitement in the convention.
1t was the resolution which 1t was under
stood Congressman William Alden Smith,
one of the leading candidates for elect on
as United States senator to succeed Senator
Alger, would present to the resolutions
committee, and then to the convention,
pledging the party to the principle of the
nomination OF the United States senators
by direct vote of the people. This resolu-
ton was expected to produce a warm fight
In the committee on rules, and later when 1t
was presented to the delegates.
Representative ]. w. Fordney of Saginaw
was temporary chairman of the convention
and he spoke in part, as follows:
Temporary Chairman's Address.
1 do not believe there ever has been a
time in its history when the repubi san
party could appeal with more confidence
and with more justice for favor ana en-
hi 10
year.
And we stand, too, by what our party has
done and is seeking to do. We will endorse
ana uphold with better reasons and greater
faith than ever before that cardinal rr,n-
ciple of republicanism. the Amerieaa PRO-
tectiye tariff. We will stand by our Ge-
mand that the currency put into the hands
of our people shall be equal to The Dest
used anywhere on earth.
Let us not be fooled by smooth figures OF
speech. Let US not mislead ourselves into
calamity. With the United States Attorney
General continuing to enforce The tiust
laws we have now, competition Will regulate
the price of American-made goods. while
the tariff will shut out cheapy- made foreign
competitive products. We must not sac
rifice our prineely home markets simply
because we think it may curb the avarieious
so-cailed trusts. In our efforts to legisiate
against real and imaginary corporation
greed we must carefully guard the rights
of all men. under the Constitution. Tne
fact should not be lost sight Of that the
railways and manufacturing institutions.
equally as well as our farms, make The
backbone of our commercial supremacy,
and that they must be left secure in their
rights We must not be driven to hasty
and unjust legislation by critics or fheoriats.
The law will take care of The trusts; While
the republican party takes care Of he mar
ket and labor by maintaining a tariff that
protects. Let's stand pat.
Our tariff laws may, and no doubt SOME
times will, be revised, bu. when the time
comes 1t should be done by the friends of
protection and not by iis enemies, and IN
this I believe the American people Will at
the proper time act wisely.
Republican administrations have been
founded on great economic truths, the ma
tional workings of which navs brought this
nation to the very flower of a prosperity
which Is as welcome as former poverty and
panic were odious. And We will continue
our struggle in behalf of conditions that
will give opportunity 70 every American
boy, equality to every ei izen OF our land,
and will seek with evcr-increased zeal 10
realize here among men tue ideals of those
from whose hands we nave received our
party banners, and from whose hearts and
lips have come the inspiration that should
guide and will guide us in the righ.
directions through all the years - come.
After the appointment of committees, the
convention adjourned until this afternoon.