The true northerner., 1912-07-19
MUSSLEMAN DEFINES POSITION
AS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
Grand Rapids Man Can See No Necessity for Forming
Third Party. Believes Republican Party
Will Set Its House in Order.

is the most perfect type of real demo
crat that has been presented to the peo-
pie Of America since the days of Andrew
Jackson. He says the tariff will be the
issue OF this campaign and | agree with
him when he says further: Looking
into the heart OF the high cost OF living,
you will find there the tariff" he
furnishes absolute credeutia that he is
a true democrat, who does not believe in
the principles of protection.
came from the Bay City convention
a very thoughtful man. l came from the
Chicago convention a sad and disap-
pointed man. IL | did not believe in my
heart that my party can and WILL
throw overheard the weights that
would do as my father did ip 1856, when
be left the old Whig party and cast
his lot with the new born republican
party.
1t must be apparent to every unpreju-
diced observer that conventions created
by caucuses have outlived their useful.
ness and | do not hesitate to state that,
IN my judgment, the greatest good com
ing from the Bay City and Chicago con-
ventions will be the incontrovertibe evil
dence that future nominations for presi.
dent of the United States should be
made by direct primary vote.
THE COMING STATE CONVENTION.
The coming state convention will be
made up Of representatives. chosen by del.
egates elected at the August primaries
and of necessity will, as near as our sys.
tenn affords, represent the sentiment of
the rank and file of Michigan republi-
canism. Knowing this to be true, | be-
lieve that the State Central Committee
should be re organized at the approach.
ing state convention and if it is possible
to do so, ! would 90 farther and recon.
mend that new presidential electors be
selected for those districts where the
proceedings al Bay City were in ary way
irregular
As an instance of the methods pre-
vailirg at that convention. | will cite my
own Congressional district, the fifth. At
the district caucus held at the appointed
time and place, Mr.. Fred j. Mauren,
editor of the Portland Review, was chos.
en- our presidential elector without oppo.
sltion For some reason and by meth.
DDS completely foreign to my theory of
OF the political square deal" the name
OF another land most estimable citizen
IN every way was substituted for that of
Mr.. Mauren. 1t is such methods of
political manipulation that has so
aroused the public conscience. II such
errors and irregularities are corrected,
together with the selection of new
State Central Committee, it will remove
the clouded title that is now hanging
over the party organization as chosen at
Bay City. No committee is greater
than the welfare of the whole party, and
If there exists the slightest doubt as to
its legal standing, as was indicated at its
last session, the committee itself should
be the first to remove any possible taiLt
set OF rules, clearly setting forth the
duties of the State Central Committee
regarding any future contests and mat
ters incident to the preliminary orgaui-
zation OF conventions, should be adopted
by the convention.
platform should be adopted that
will represent the progressive sentiment
of the party in Michigan and it should
be so definite in its utterances and so
plain 10 its provisions that there can be
20 room for doubt regarding the position
of Michigan republlcanism por of the
duty incumbent upon any candidate OF
hn al
legislative office at the November cleo
ton.