The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29

10 shreds by the tempest OF feeling
which was let loose late In the after
noon over the nomination OF John
Lind for governor and the attempt TO
introduce n direct resolution I'm the
party platform fayoring county OPP
ton.
For more than three hours. up to
the very minute when the motion to
adjourn was carried, there was no let
up to the scene OF disorder except for
few moments when Chairman
Michael DAILY managed TO make him
aelf heard after terrific pounding with
a piece OF by scantling which he
used as gavel.
Mutterings OF the trouble were
heard early in the day and an unusuaf
condition existed. The entire dele
CATION was a unit In declaring that
John Lind was one OF the best Demo
Gratis in Minnesota. The delegates
were all his friends. but divided into
two factions. One insisted that Lind
must he nominated despite his repeat
ed refusal TO be a candidate and his
final fat declaration, In telegram
from Portland. Ore. that he would
not accept the nomination. The other
Minnesota and had nothing TO gain by
the nomination and that he was OF
sufficient importance TO have his
wishes needed by the convention.
The latter faction shook fists at the
chairman and at the other side. while
those bent on nominating Lind howl
ed, Missed and completely blocked the
proceedings. until. by sheer force OF
sh.xr mol
point and secured the nomination.
Even then the friends opposed to
the nomination took advantage OF
motion TO make the nomination unani-
nous to argue. They wanted an op-
portunity to submit the nomination
to Mr.. Lind by telegraph and await
his answer-to take a recess until
o'clock at night II necessary-but this
failed, and finally the nomination was
made unanimous and the convention
adjourned at 6:33. Other nominations
were made by reclamation.
On the matter of resolutions there
was no contention except for a plank
on county option. The anti-county
optionists were In the saddle In the
committee on resolutions. This com
mittee heard the resolutions offered
by the county optionists and then
voted them down and inserted a
plank declaring for the initiative and
referendum, which the committee de-
clared would answer the same pur-
pose.
On the other resolutions In the plat
form there was no fight. On national
issues the platform says:
I'VE deplore the weakness and the
timidity of President Taft, who, with
his own campaign promises still fresh,
but dominated by the predatory In
terests, weakly failed to use the tre-
mendous forces OF his high Office to
force a recreant congressional major
| ity to do its duty Of tariff reform. No
subsequent effort to fulfill party prom
ises can atone for this supreme fail.
ure to restore public confidence.
I'VE condemn the national admin
istration for its initial effort to pre-
vent the conservation of natural re-
sources and have nothing but con-
tempt for Its insincere efforts to APP
pear 10 support conservation after
public disapproval OF its course was
manifested.
I'VE condemn the retention OF
Richard A. Ballinger as secretary OF
the interior after exposure of his
methods OF conducting the affairs Of
that Office relating TO conservation
and declare tt 10 he a national scan