The Detroit times., 1914-09-09

ocrats are tired of Henderson, who
gained party support by making
speeches In behalf OF the down.trod-
den workingmen. and now has
steady lob as arbitrator for the ID.
u. r.
And IL you'll look over their list
OF delegates, you will find that rs
per cent OF them are law violators OF
course. there are some fine gentlemen
In the list, but they don't know who
they are associating with. And you
can make that as strong as you like"
Judge Connolly Is quite as bitter In
his denunciation OF the progressive
Democrats, whose leakue he refers
TO as "a cabal Of political crook.
"They have talked about clean pol
itics," he said, "and have boosted
that they would Gust the socalled
machine from power. and In trying
to make good their threats, they have
resorted to dirty trickery and have
adopted methodist which are criminal
under the law. recently passed, gov.
erning political conventions. Thehy
have tempered with a convention"
Percy Grose, chairman OF the
county committee, called the conven-
tion or the regulars" to order at g.
o'clock and Secretary John p. Scal-
len read the call fro mthe state com
Imittee. apportioning 239 delegates to
Wayne county for the state conven-
ton. TIE names of the delegates to
the county convention were read, and
among them were those Of George w.
Moore and John NJ Cyiford, neither
OF whom answered.
Chairman Crosse moved that Ed
winn Henderson be made temporary
chairman. and after perfectly reg
ular choyps OF lays" Mr.. Henderson
mounted the platform amid loud ap-
plause. and proceeded to designate
the convention In session as the only
true Democratic convention, and to
take hard slap at the progressive
Democrats by declaring that the law
now provided ways and means of
holding conventions, and only one
convention could be called under the
law, and that one was the one In
progress.
3 Chairman Henderson paid a high
tribute. to President Wilson without
using the presidents name. when he
said, This country Il most fortunate,
while q war that will devatate two
thirds or the world is In progress,
that the militant campaigns Of Dem
ocracy have placed In charge OF az
fairs here, at this critical time.
member Of that liberty-loving party"
Chairman Henderson paid a high
tribute to Gov. Woodbridge N. Ferris.
that Michigan had never had
2 better administration than at pres
emit.
Percy Crosse made motion that
Chairman Henderson be made Der.
manent chairman, which was prompt.
" acQuiesced In, as were Crosses mo-
tons for appointment OF committees
On credentials. apportionment, and
Chairman Hendersons
earnest perusal Of the personnel OF the
as canned" and handed
% him. was one Of the amusing things
II the session.
Mr.. Henderson insisted that he and
Secretary callen should be sworn IN
Is permanent officers, and the oath
was administered by Attorney Crosse |
The various committees met during a
recess or q half hour, and then march |
I'd out and read the prepared list Of |
delegates, and the resolutions drawn |
BY the silver-haired and silver.tongued
ate Senator James Murtha, and read
with flourish by John +. Kennedy.
The resolutions Landed President |
Wilson, Congressman oremus, Gov. |
Ferris, who was referred to as 'our
superb governor" Mayoralty Candi.
date Frederick F. Ingram. and the
other candidates.
The following members OF the coun-
~ convention were elected:
First ward-Eidney Doyle; Second, |
Percy w. Crosse: Third. John Schin- |
der; Fourth. B. A. McGraw; Fifth, An
thony Ibbotson; Sixth, William Cough |
lin; Seventh, James A. Murtha;
Eighth, James B. Foy; Ninth. Albert !
Klebba; Tenth. Henry ]. Hastings:
Eleventh, Joseph Majeske; Twelfth, |
Frank ID. Eaman; Thirteenth, Andrew |
G. Baird; Fifteenth. w. ]. Lee; Six |
teenth, John Sunday; Seventeenth, |
Thomas O'Neil; Eighteenth, Timothy |
Burns; Ecorse, Elmer LAbadie; Tay-
or. John Crowley; Romulus. Jacob |
Van Buren,, Albert Day; |
Canton, B. w. Huston; Plymouth. Har.
y Robinson; Worthwhile. Thomas Muir.
look: Livonia, Daniel Mckinney; |
yankin. John Fitzgibbon; BEDFORD. I'd.
Dearborn. Fred Grogan;
8 - $3.50 d 2 - = - : 4 = i = ~ !