Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-03
Sssolution for Investigation Of National
Chairman introduced.
IT IS PROMPTLY LAID ON THE TABLE
Convention Unanimously Against LOokini
Into Gambling Charges.
NMRERLE NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR
Resolutions DenOunce Protective Pol
icy of Republican Party a.
1espOnsibIe for All Corr
Doratlon Aliases.

DETROIT. Mich, Aug. Reimbursement
Of William J. Bryan as a presidential can
didate in 1903, the defeat of a resolution
calling on the national democratic comm
tee to investigate the charges made agT
Chairman Thomas E. Iaggart and d,
his resignation II they were proved.
the nomination of Charles II Kimmer.
Of Cassopolis for governor over Stanley E.
Parkhill Of Owasso. the only other candi-
date, were the features Of the democratic
state convention held here today.
About $50 delegates attended the conven-
tion and placed the following ticket in nom
inatlon:
. Governor-Charles II. Kimmerle, Cassop-
Lieutenant Governor-Rush Culver, Mar
quette.
State Tressurer-,Charles Wellman, Port
Huron.
Attorney General--Judge E. J. Doyle,
Auditor General-John Yueu, Vanderbilt.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Elmer r. Webster Pontiac
State Land ommissioner-Clarenee L.
Sheldon, Bay City.
Member of State Board Of Education
James f. Sullivan, Muskegon.
The resolution asking for the investiga-
tion OF National Chairman Taggart 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 cen
tral committee was on his feet as soon as
the resolution had been read with q motion
that It be laid on the table. The motion
unanimously carried
The resolutions say:
Evils under the form OF combina tions and
trusts which have so shocked the moral
conscience Of the nation in the last few
years, are a direct outcome of class legisla-
tion by the republican party, conferring
privileges on corporations at the expense OF
the common people. A continuance OF such
a. legislation is now threatened by the many
ship ship 81 subsidy sid bill. and inadeauate ina leo remedis
laws. enacted by the recent congress show
ing that there Is no honest purpose on tht
part of the republican party to relieve tht
people from the evils thus cast on them by
this unjust legislation. Their affilation'
with the classes thus favored make II abso
lutely impossible TO expect relief from re-
publican sources
1-ne platform tnen cites the rejection OF
the propositions of Senator LaFollette with
regard TO railroad legislation as proof oi
these assertions.
Endorsement of Bryan.
The endorsement of william j. Bryan Il
follows:
Fully believing in the honesty. integrit,
and wisdom of William j. Bryan and tina
under his leadership the nation would re
oeive relief from the many Ills above re
ferred to, We commend him to the peopl
OF the United States candidate 70
president in 1908.
The resolutions further favor the nomina
tions of all candidates by direct vote, nom
nation and election of United States sen
atoTs by direct vote; passenger rate o
not more than cents a mile in the lowe
peninsula and cents in the upper penin
sula; the elimination of the use of the eros
at the head of ballots and the use of
before each candidate voted for. and enact
ment OF laws making It criminal offens
for members of the legislature to accep
railroad passes.
The convention reelected John T. wir
ship OF Saginaw chairman OF the stat
central committee.