Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

dence by their strong speeches for
instructing delegates. Archie Mccall
of Ithaca lead the fight aided chiefly
by Dewitt Vought OF Alma Both
factiops delved deep into definitions
of simon-pure Democracy, some going
back of Jeffersonian Democracy to
the days of Samuel Adams, when the
Wilson men claimed it was the Gus
tom to instruct delegates. c. M.
Brown lead the opposition in support
of the committees resolution. He
claimed that instructing delegations
was boss rule, that one man instructed
could do the work of sixteen, that
the delegates would not be allowed
TO exercise their own judgment
bound them down hand and foot to
Woodrow Wilson. Dewitt Vought
praised Bryan and his campaign de-
manding that the people rule Upon
the mention of Bryan's name the
convention went into a wild uproar
of applause. Mr. Vought claimed
that the people of Gratiot county
stood in strong majority for Wood
row Wilson and demanded that the
delegates be instructed to carry out
the wishes OF the people. An amend
ment to the resolutions was proposed
by Archie Mccall instructing the del
egates for Wilson. When the vote
was taken the amendment carried 81
to 27
The delegates elected to the state
convention are Philip Creaser, Archie
Mccall, L. L. Conn, John Burns, De-
witt Vought, Dennis Haus, V. p
Cash. John c. Sullivan, Davis Hull,
Charles NJ. Newton, w. d. Tucker,
c. ID. Peat, William Troub, Frank
Peach, Frank French, and DR.. l. n. |
Brainerd There was no contests in
the selection of the delegates. The |
names of James X. Wright. John T !
Mathews. c. M. Brown, and Adam
johnson were proposed for delegates
but all of these gentlemen refused to
go instructed and so declined the |
honor
Hon. Woodbridge Ferris of Big
Rapids was present at the convention
and at the close gave an address He
opened by reminding the gentlemen |
that the Democrats had not yet elect
their president and that the battle |
ahead was the hardest of the career |
of the party. He then pictured the
conditions OF the country in regard to
home life at the close Of the civil |
war. He pointed out the great |
changes that had come over the !
country. This lead up to the princi-
pie thought of his speech. That was
his warning of revolution that he |
held was bound to come in the next
twenty-five years. If not peacefully |
gained through righteous Nlegislation
he declared it would result in blood
shed. Next he took crack at the |
t;riff decrying it System of extor-
ton" Following this Mr.. Ferris |
took up woman suffrage, declaring |
that also was bound to come He |
declared every important bid of pro-
gre live legislation of the past
twenty-five years was socialistic for |
true progress moved along that line.
Mr. Ferris next found his inspiration
from the craftsmanship of Abraham |
Lincolf He spoke more Of and |
paid higher tributes to Line oln Re-
publcanism than of Jeffersonian or
any other kind of Democracy. The |
address was concluded with eulogy |
of Woodrow Wilson. the speaker
paying timely tributes to the man and |
claiming that it was not Woodrow !
Wilson'S fan that he was a silk :
stocking Democrat" Mr.. Ferris ad-
dress was intensely interesting !
throughout though he did not hit
much upon political issues, satisfying
himself with touching popular sub
jects.