Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-10-13
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
THE KEYNOTE SPEECH, MADE
BY SENATOR SMITH, PRAISED
OSBORN AND TOWNSEND.
PLATFORM MADE PROGRESSIVE
AND NO ANiMosiTIEs STIRRED
UP AMONG CANDIDATES.
The Ticket and General Features Of
the Convention Briefly
Noted.
overnor-Chase S. Osborn.

Governor-Chase s. Osborn.
nt-Governor-John Q. Ross.
Secretary OF State--F. c. Martindale.
state Treasurer-Albert T.. Sleeper.
Attorney General--Franz c. Kuhn.
supreme Court Justice-John f.
Auditor General-Oramel b. Fuller.
The Republican state convention as
sembled in Detroit Thursday, com
pleted the ticket for state offices,
adopted progressive platform. was
addressed by Senator William Alden
Smith. Hon. Chase S. Osborn and
others. Senator Smiths address was
the Keynote of the campaign, of
course. The nominations were unani-
nous; they being denominations, with
the exception of encouragement
mere were five candidates for this
once, but Kuhn had the greatest
strength and, though not having votes
enough to nominate on the first bal
lot, rapid-fire of changes after the
roll-call settled the matter
The main points of Senator Smiths
speech follow:
The Republican party is big enough
and tolerant enough to accommodate
all the hosts of good government.
The mere right to live here does
not carry with it the right to befoul
our birthright and besmirch our insti-
tutions.
Partisanship is the necessary hand
maid to democracy.
The importers who rail against the
tariff are pelican patriots.
The high cost of living cannot be
charged to the tariff law. 1t is world
wide, while no European country has
gone through general tariff revision
1t took the Democrats in congress
eight months to frame the Wilson
law and every man connected with
It's passage has been trying to live
down the stigma ever since.
1t would have been easy to drift
with friends on popular wave out
TO sea, but / chose to follow the course
we pursued for Ia years.
No party organization has accom-
plished more for humanity than the
party Of Roosevelt and Taft.
Convention Notes.
While the vote for encouragement
was being footed by the tally clerks
the convention was addressed bv Mr.. |
Osborn, who emphatically stated that
the promises he made the people dur.
ing the primary campaign would be |
fulfilled If he is elected governor
All the defeated candidates were |
given the opportunity to pledge |
their loyalty, but Patrick Fl. Kelly |
was the only one who was present
and he did his part cleverly. Sen
q
but he was not present and |
Grant Fellows had also disappear.
ed when he was called for
PIanks in the Platform.
President Taft lauded.
Congress commended for the pass
lge of beneficial legislation, including
ne tariff law, giving special atten-
ION to the preservation of the wage
scale of workingmen.
Establishment of tariff commits
ion approved, to preserve the princi-
lie or protection and by the removal
II inequalities to make another gen
raj revision of the tariff unneces-
AIRY.
President commended for his deter
to reduce public expendi
VI 90 anu Ills OppOSlllOn TO future I'M |
cientific rivers and harbors appro-
bills
Declares for probity and efficiency
n the conduct of state affairs as
ypified in the character of Chase s.
osborn. and pledges a businesslike
administration.
Commends legislature for the pass.
ge of general laws of the last SEES
ion, and recommends the passage
I primary election statute which
hall require the publication before
lection of statements showing the
Expenditures by candidates and the
ources of contributions to their
ampaign funds.
Declares in favor of the state re-
CRYING the right to regulate rates
nd construction of water powers in
he state.
Urges next Legislature to provide
'r commission of experts to review
lie entire system of taxation and
lvors non-partisan commission TO
ontrol the states wild game and
sh.