The Detroit times., 1910-10-08


Grand Rapids at o'clock this morn
ing with delegation. He was easily
the leading figure of the gathering, ad
vising. debating and in other ways aid
ing his allies In the plan OF battle. He
made his claim regarding the upper
peninsula shortly after he arrived.
Although an hour and three-Quar
tiers late. the Wayne delegation ar
rived with banners flying and band
playing this afternoon. The crowd
marched directly TO the convention
hall and caucused there. They were
called to order by Judge Connolly
who announced the following selec'
tions, which were unanimously en-
dorsed:
Chairman OF the delegation. Elk.
: Mayor VIM. b. Thompson; member
OF committee on credentials-James
ID. Burns; resolutions-Frank f. Do
remus; permanent organization
Jas. A. Murtha: state committeeman
Henderson and Maggie.
Because the NJ. u. X. wanted to
show the Detroit delegation what q
splendid third rail system il has be.
tween Kalamazoo and Jackson, the
program OF the convention was shot
TO pieces this morning. After wait
ing from IL o'clock until noon in the
academy OF music for the arrival Of
the delegation from Wayne county
IL was announced that the special
carrying that contingent was an
hour and half late and would not
reach this city until 1245.
The balance OF the delegates got up
and left in disgust. as the band play.
ed, "He walked right in and turned
around and walked right out again.
After most Of them had disappeared
IL was announced that the delegates
would reassemble at l o'clock.
The delay SO disarranged the pro-
gram that II Is possible a night SEES
sion may have to be held in order
to get through today.
The Detroit delegation came as far
as Jackson on the Michigan Central
There 1t was detained and to6k two
NJ. y. r. specials. Whether the lat
ter stopped TO allow the members OF
the party to view the country, exam
Inc patent switches. or just broke
down. was not announced when the
news OF the delay was given out.
At the opening OF the convention
the party leaders announced that they
had agreed on four candidates: James
T. Scully for attorney-general; Or
lando F. Barnes, OF Crawford for
land commissioner. John Peterson OF
Ironwood for state treasurer and
Mark Norris for supreme court jus.
tice.
II was close to 2 o'clock when the
convention was called to order by
Chairman Shields. He did SO in a
speech denunciatory OF the Warner
administration, which was declared
TO be one which had made all self-re
speeding Republicans blush with
shame.
1T is the duty of such Republicans
70 aid the Democratic party to clean
the state government" he said. by
electing Democrats who will put II up
on an honest and economical basis. y
At the conclusion. Frank ID. Eaman
OF Detroit, was called. His name
ELECTED great applause and as he
arose to speak. he was again greeted
with cheers.
Temporary. Chairman Eaman in his
address 10 the convention. made a
singing attack on so-called Republi'
can misrule. He arraigned Osborn
for contributing to Warmers cam
paign fund, branding him part and
parcel OF Warnerism; challenged the
Republicans TO make public the cam
psien contributions before election
raped them for passing a tariff law
and then admitting II was wrong, and
attacked Congressman DENLY and
other Michigan congressman.
MIR. Eaman's speech follows:
The campaign which IL this year be-
fore the Democratic party of this state
the most unique attributes OF any cam
paign within the memory or most OF
US. IL ~ campaign In which promi-
nent members of the Republican party
ments against the continuation OF their
power. This is true in our state. and
II IL true In the nation.
What words. for illustration, could
be more powerful or more eloquent In
condemnation OF the Payne-Aldrich
tariff than those delivered In congress
and on public rostrums since by Re-
publicans whose years OF public SER
vice numbers more 'han three gener-
atoms IL is not possible for language
to describe the perndy OF the worst
tariff bill ever passed by any congress
in the history OF this country, more
aptly than that used by Senator Doln-
yer. Of Iowa: where ne openly BRANDED
devised and made up as trnfficker
would barter his wares over a bargain
counter. Those, he said, who had in
terests to be served IL they were pow
erfuI enough. secured the privileges
special to themselves and hostile 20
the Interests OF the country at large,
which they demanded. Not alone was
IL a matter OF barter and sale: II was
also the "deliverance OF the goods" In
payment for contributions lavishly do
mated in the last Republican presi-
Dental and congressional CAMPAIGNS
The national Republican committee
refused to publish a list OF those VINO
had contributed TO its campaign fund
until after election. an absolute viola
tion OF the promises they had made,
that the voters OF the country at large
would be given an opportunity TO know
where their financial backing was COM
Ing from
Conflict Among Republicans.
say some OF the strongest argu-
ments that can be presented TO the
electorate OF the state OF Michigan
why the Republican party should not
be continued in power, are TO be found
in the confession OF Republicans them
selves Could our candidate for gov
ernor, Mr. Heamans. In any possible
period OF frantic excitement or en-
shusiastic appeal. censure the Repub-