The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-10-03

Michigan Republicans went on
record i'm their state convention, which
was held at Kalamazoo last Thursday,
TO promote the get together movement
which their nominee for governor
Chase. S. Osborn, has been preaching
over and again throughout this
campaign. They did this not alone
by proclamation but by an enthnsi-
astic reception TO their candidate AS
he mounted the rostrum. pandi-
monium breaking loose and reigped
for several minutes with unexpected
enthusiasm.
Mr.. Osborn was ready Tor the oo-
casion with carefully considered
speech in which he pleaded for that
same spirit of harmony now that Zac
Chandler pleaded for in the dark days
Of the war when the newly organized
party was split with dissensions and
the renominaton of Lincoln seriously
interferred with.
Mr.. Osborn stated that she object of
the republicans at the present time IL
TO rehabilitate the party or TO use his
exact words,
We are gathered together here as
Republicans.
We have been entrusted by all of the
Republicans of Michigan by delegation
20 repre- sent them. We are here to
think in terms of party, because only,
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consideration and adopt the whole do
we represent in cohesive solidarity the
composite sense and spirit OF the party.
The individual has no place here
except as an instrument OF free and
Independent expression.
We shall address ourselves 10 the
work Of reoonstructing the Republican
party so that il shall be what its
founders intended It TO be and what
il has been during all of its positive
working history, the greatest and best
instrument of perfecting ana continuing
government In our nation.
The object of party is TO supply an
organization that will bind men of
sufficiently common belief TO bo
homogeneous into an entity for the
service of mankind within the horizon
off its possible operation No party
IN any nation in history has reached
such high plane of altruistic and
economic service as the Republican
party OF the United States of
America.
Mr. Osborn then detailed how, when
In the dark days of the civil war the
party was rent with internal strife,
Michigan through the agency Of
Zaoariah Chandler, restored harm ony
in the ranks and was thus instru-
mental in resuuecting the party and
saving the nation Although Mr.
Osborn did not say 50 in so many
words yet the appeal, so squarely in
place. couldn t.help but bring TO one 8
mind the necessity for new move
ment for rehabilitation and that
Michigan has again the opportunity
to-be In the forefront Of this move
ment.
The address was direct appeal TO
all factions TO get together and a
notice that no action OF his would
cause any Of them TO have any reason
for refusing 20 support the republican
ticket from top TO bottom.
de closed his speech with the
following tart arraignment of the
democratic party in this state.
In Michigan our good gray Dem
ocratic governor. whose crown is as
beautiful as the coat of the rare silver
fox, has confessed his own failure in
terms 80 sad and disappointing as Co
be tragic. AS we love all the people.
let us also love our Democratic brethern
and give them men for government
who always find the tools OF high
performance adequate The straight
Republican ticket.
The spirit of harmony was so
apparent that the contests in the con
vention were of the most unspirited
ana friendly affairs. O. b. Fuller was
opposed by DR. Seidmore for auditor
general and was victorious by large
margin while G. &. Vaughn won out
for secretary of state Ia three
cornered contest The republican
ticket 20 he voted for in this state will
therefore be as indicated at the bead
OF this article.