The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-26

Baleh would receive the nomination
for secretary OF state and that
Orlando +. Barnes, OF Roscommon
would be selected for the once o.
state land commissioner. Frank
o. Gaifney. OF Cadillac. has a strong
following for the nomination for at.
.orney-general.
While the Democratic throngs last
night crowded the hotels and other
places OF vantage, where they could
give expression TO their likes and dis
likes, their hopes and aspirations and
their choices for the Offices for which
candidates were TO be nominated by
the convention, the scenes brought
to mind the days when the party OF
Jefferson held sway in Michigan. A
long time has passed since the Demo
cratic party elected q governor In
the Wolverine state, but the political
barometer seemed TO point TO glowing
chances for success for Wilson and
Ferris In November. The optimism
that was displayed by the delegates
10 the convention was noticeable on
all sides. II was agreed last night
that the speech OF Congressman
Sweet, who had been selected ~
temporary chairman OF the meeting
would be suitable TO the needs OF this
progressive moment. With Wilson al
the head OF the national ticket and
Ferris leading the state ticket the
delegates agreed that the future look
ed exceptionally glowing.
Grand Rapids buZZed with activity
last night and today. A monster mass
meeting was held in the Coliseum.
where $500 people cheered the speak
ers-Goy. Marshall, OF Indiana, Prof
Ferris, Chairman Shields and other
prominent Democrats 10 the echo. The
feeling of hopefnlness that had been
displayed In the hotel Hobbies. in tie
streets where delegates gathered IL
informal fashion. and in the bywaTs
of the convention hall before the
meeting was called to order, wa:
bosted still farther by the speakers
of the evening Edmund c. Shields
chairman of the Democratic state cen
trail committee, was the first speaker
Congressman Edwin F. Sweet, who
broke through the rock-ribed republi'
can bulwark when he was elected two
years ago, and who Is a candidate for
reelection. was the next speaker. He
was followed by Prof Ferris, wha
stirred the audience to keen enthus'
iasm.
Gov. Marshall, yice-presidential
candidate, In his poignant speech, de
clared that the hope Of the nation lies
In the Democratic party. He pointed
to abuses that have imperiled the
government system under the rule oi
~ ~ oafd the
platform OF the national Democratic
convention, with sterling statesman
like Woodrow Wilson pledged to
carry out its provisions, II elected
ought to insure the people OF the Uni
ted States that there Is assurance OF
equality of opportunity and square
deal for all under Democratic rule.
Gov. Marshall paid his respects 10
Former Senator Beverage, who has
been nominated for governor of Indi'
ana, on the Bull Moose ticket.
I'm his speech as temporary chair.
man of the Bull Moose convention IN
Chicago said thel yice-presidentia
candidate, Senator Beverage dwcit
upon what he called the evil OF the
invisible governemtn.' The invisible
government is no new discovery for
the democrat. The genuine democrat
has been fighting that sort of govern
ment for more than three decades
He was fghting this menace to right
eausness and good government .durin {
all the years Theodore Roosevelt and
Albert J. Beverage did not know OF
its existence"
Gov. Marshall added that 1T would
reveal a surprising lack of foresight
II the American voters elect as their
ENJOYS to destroy this invisible gos'
eminent these two men who never
discovered its existence until afte'
they retired from Office