The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-06

an not nominated that section Of the
state lying west Of Jackson and south
OF Kalamazoo will have no representa-
ton whatever on the state ticket"
Chairman Diekema. OF the State
central committee, paid Acting Secre-
tary Whelan and Chairman Williams,
OF the committee ON speakers. q hign
compliment, Wednesday. declaring
that the work had never been cleaned
up In such good shape as this year
With the arrivals of the big guns OF
the party Wednesday morning, In
GLIDING Chase S. Osborn. candidate for
governor; Senator William Alden
Smith, who will be temporary chair
man; Congressman Townsend. and w.
r. Knox, scheduled 10 be chairman OF
the state central committee, interest
in the convention became lively.
Osborn is keen for progressiveness
and equally anxious for harmony, and
to this end he Is willing to stand for
an Endorsement OF the good features
OF the Warner administration. II they
can be segregated from the bad.
Should the friends OF Warner succeed.
however, in securing a sweeping In
dorsement of the administration. IL Is
certain that Osborn would repudi-
ate il.
Yet, Mr.. Osborn does not propose TO
stand In the position OF dictator
There Is no disposition on his part
to arrogate TO himself powers that
rightfully belong TO the convention.
lnasmuch as the primary law has tax
en- the nomination of governor out or
he AS o. a hA comes
10 the gathering simply as Repub-
lican he says. BY the same token. ne
will feel free TO refuse TO stand on the
conventions platform IL II does not
adequately represent the sentiments
of the great mass of Republicans who
believe in a progressive government.
Stands on Old Platform.
Il am standing on the platform on
which | was nominated" said Mr.. Os-
born to The Times. The things
stood for In my ante-primary speeches
stand for now. expect that the plat
form TO be adopted by the convention
will reflect the wishes of the people
as clearly expressed in the primary!
Mr.. Osborn came directly from the
500. arriving at TAO over the Mich
igan Central The candidate is en-
loving excellent health. His voice Is
In fine shape and. in every way. he
seems fit for the coming fray Mr..
Osborn and his party are registered
In the Pontchartrain.
Senator Smith and Congressman
Townsend came in on the Z: Is. Mich
igan Central train from Grand Rap
ids and went at once TO the Pontchar-
How Diekema Would Build II.
CONGRESSMAN Gerrit j. Diekema,
chairman OF the state central commit
tee, arrived late Tuesday afternoon.
He freely expressed his views as 10
what position the platform should take
on national issues. Ii should indorse
both President Taft's administration
and Col. Roosevelt's new nationalism.
he said IL should also indorse the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law as the best
that could have been made under the
but at the same time
should stand for a tariff commission,
he said.
Mr.. Diekema was pleased over the
outcome Of the New York convention.
Taft and Roosevelt have brought the
PARTY together, he declared. and IL the
insurgents now turn against Rooss-
welt. as Senator Cummins' paper has
intimated they might do. they will be
left high and dry in the congressman's
opinion. There may be a fight in the
over the tariif plank. as
many OF the delegates are known to
be thoroughly opposed 10 any indorse
ment of the PAYNE law