The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-12
Groesbeck, Mar7mdaLe
Man, Is Stare Chairman
rron . staff eorrespondent:

citing as was the dual convention
scene here yesterday on the stage OF
the .armory, il continued barely hal1
an hour. The powerful voice OF
Sybrant Wesselius, of Grand Rapids,
one of the Roosevelt leaders, hnally
announced that the regular state
convention OF the Republican party
was adjourned
The Taft faction was then left I'm
undisputed control. and the delegates
were asked 10 remain in the hall
awaiting the reports of the commit
tees. While the committees were
completing their reports the conven-
tIon was addressed by Judge Howard
West. OF Lansing, and Former Con-
gresham G. j. Diekema, OF Holland.
The six delegates 10 the national
convention were on motion of Charles
d. Joslyn, of Detroit. selected on one
ballot, and for choosing the six alter
mates. the rules were suspended and
the choice was by reclamation after
six nominations had been made. The
Misunderstanding are: John ID. Mac
Kay, Detroit: Capt. VIM. j. Richards.
Chrystal Falls; VIM. Judson. Grand
Rapids; Geo. B. Morley. Saginaw;
Eugene Fifeld, Bay City, and Fred
A. Diggins, Cadillac. The alternates
are A. It. Roberts, Marquette; n. A.
Thompson. Williamson; Ray Hart,
Battle Creek Crawford s. Riley,
Cheboygan Charles II. Warren. De-
froit; Charles Il. White, Niles.
The choice of presidential electors,
approval Of the selections made by
the district caucuses for members OF
the state central committee and the
election of Alex. ]. Groesbeck. OF De-
troit. as chairman of the state COM
mittee TO succeed Frank Knox, also
went through in the closing hour of
the convention, without discussion
and as a mere matter Of routine.
The presidential electors large
are: Judge W. l.. Carpenter, of De-
troit; A. B. Dougherty, OF Elk Rap
ids; and Judd Yelland, of Escanaba
The district electors are: First dis
trict, John n. Bagley. Detroit; Sec
ond, Col. II. S. Dean, Ann Arbor:
Third, Wafer X. Taylor, Kalamazoo;
Fourth, Silas q. Antisdale, BERGEN;
Fifth, VIM. Brown, Grand Rapids:
Sixth, n. NJ. Zimmerman, Pontiac:
Seventh, J. r. Johnson, Lapeer
Eighth, II. T. Wickes, Saginaw;
Ninth. II. G. Hutton, Ludington:
Tenth. Rudolph Drueltgen, Pressure
Isle; Eleventh. Thos: r. Walsh. Os-
ceoia; Twelfth, Geo. W. Mccormick,
Menominee.
The new state central committee
follows: First district Geo. B.
Yerkes and Milton Oakman, Detroit
Seconr, John T. Breck, jackson. and
r. t. Dobson. Washtenaw; Third,
Clayton Powell, Hlllsdale, and John
Davis, Calhoun; Fourth. DR. A.. w.
Scidmore, st. Joseph and John r.
Owens, Berrien; Fifth. Arthhr n
yandenberg. Grand Rapids, and Hen
" j. Horrigan. Ionia; Sixth. W. C..
Manchester, Detroit, and DR.. Bret
Nottingham, Ingham; Seventh, VIM.
Dawson. Sanilac, and w. f. Brown.
Lapeer; Eighth. o. Il. Sprague, Shia-
wassee,- and John Baird, Saginaw;
Ninth, John A. Sherman. OF Mason.
and +. NJ. Dickson, OF Benzie: Tenth.
f Or. G. X. Gray. of Emmett, and Rich
ard Fletcher. OF Bay: Eleventh.. A.
Adams, of Antrim, and w. y. Hop
kinson. OF Mecosta; Twelfth, K. II.
Shields. OF Houghton, and Robert A.
Douglas, OF Gogebic.
The platform adopted endorses the
national platform of 1908. and the
Taft administration. characterizing
the latter as truly progressive" and
declares that Republicans OF the
state and nation are rapidly coming
10 the conclusion that President Taft
from every viewpoint. ls entitled to
be renominated and reelected. The
de1egation elected at Bay City to at.
tend the national convention Is "in.
structed TO vote for and use every
Memorable means for the denomination
81 VIM. Howard Taft"
CHARLES.