The Detroit times., 1915-02-13
~ II. 4. eALLENeER.

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GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Feb. 3D.
The Michigan state convention threw
4 ont Wayne county.
Then it proceeded to nominate a
Z Wayne county man for the only posi-
hon within the gift OF the party for
b which there vas contest.
Alter preliminary events which
Threatened q repetition OF the now IA
+ xnous- -or infamous Bay City conven-
& ton. Michigan Republicans gathered
e (oeether In the spirit OF peace and
4 harmony. And they did so by the
( simple expedient of throwing ort the
IXorrlng delegates, and this was moth
& ~ more nor less than has been done
& l1mos without number In the case Of
Eonn1ler counties which have been
tkrown out bodily In case OF contest.
"a Frank B. Leland, Of Detroit. was
{ nominated for regent of the univer-
s. rffy BY g unanimous vote, made pos
B s1b1e ~ the switch of Kent county's
d votes to him after IL became APP
& rarent that he was nominated by a
nafe majority. The vote OF the 1,271
+. 1elegates to the convention. prior to
no switch OF Kent, stood as follows:
Leland, 6S2; stephens. $50; Culver.
< 1G2: Kiefer, So.
Or. Kiefer was not placed In nom
E1natfon but several votes were cast
<or him REGARDLESS Of this fact
The exclusion OF Wayne, q fact so
NJ that many members OF the Wayne
\ [oIegati0n haven't realized its Inn
( ooytance a yet, made a united con-
V6otton possible, and, also, served TO
Mn about the defeat OF Henry Ste
{ nh61n. OF Waters, for the regency.
<ophen's strength was not based on
+ ~ frst ballot, but was predicated on
Z ~ theory OF y possible switch to him
~ me secpnd, or, II necessary, third
|oounE with the Kiefer delegation
4 Unneaked, Stephens was left without
4 = III to stand on. while Leland gained
+ Inotood OF lost support by the exclu-
ni0n az the vote Of the metropolis.
The nominations were:
& Justices Of the supreme court:
+ Aaron ". McAlvay, OF Manistee. and
& VInS1us l. Brooke, Of Detroit
8uperintendent OF public instruc-
. Hon: Fred L. Keeler. Mt. Pleasant.
Member OF state board of educa-
Mon: Fred A. LETTERS, Houghton.
Members state board of agricul-
fure: William H. Wallace, Saginaw.
and Roy Waterbury. Highland.
y Regents of the university: Junius
B ~ Beale. Ann Arbor, and Frank B.
Leland, Detroit.
The short session OF Friday after
& uoon followed weary grind In which
{ ffedentials OF the warning factions In
Wayne county were presented first
before the state central committee
and later before the committee on
/. credentials. appointed by the temper
Z ory organization Of the convention.
B frank Fl. Watson, former United
States district attorney. who present
& "a the case Of the Nefer delegates
B before the state central committee
Inst night, gave way TO Alex Groes-
\ heck. former state chairman OF the
+ Ropublican party, and Judge J. o..
& Murfn. while Henry III. Zimmerman.
1oemer banking commissioner. again
Droeented the case for the Leland
1elegates- After the presentation of
+ evidence and lengthy argument of the
3 oueetion At issue, the committee went
s into executive session. later handing
down Its decision In the memorable
{. words Of Milo Campbell, chairman:
me state Of Michigan refuses longer
B - be . laundry tor Wayne county's
s Do1itical skirts
a move to seat the Riefer delega-
(Ion was voted down In committee
|.01o1n on the floor OF the convention
&on the question became the adop-
Nm or rejection of the committees
cDogt Herbert H Holman, Of SAM
ne. made the motion to seat the
I kIolor delegates as an amendment to
<%ho committees report. His move
h1Ied Of passage by an Overwhelming
no1ority. Then came the motion to
nlop< the committee's report. This
W@ut through without dissenting
<cko. The remainder or the ballot
~ Vas without features.
Wayne county was not the only one
- "get its" IN the convention yester-
~. Kent also had little dose OF
Her medicine. when. after casting
entire 81 votes for Henry Ste
hens, II was roundly Missed by the
nnomb1od delegates.
Keats vote was not changed until
~ e became apparent that Leland
~ nominated when wholesale
ollch WAS made to the Detroit man,
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