The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-03

Tenth district--Delegates--Stew-
art d. Gordon. Midland. and F. r.
>. Keiton. Bay City; alternstes, T.
T. Cameron, IEabelle. and William
Agans, A.rerac. Presidential elector
Guy T.. Smith. Gladwin. Resolu.
tions--A J. Doherty, Clare. Mem.
BEES Of state central committee
James F.. Davidson. Bay City. and
Edward Drerst- Big Rapids.
Eleventh district-( Delegates and
alternates previously elected. -
| Presidential njamin Ge-
row, Mantrtique. Resolutions-Mer-
lin Wiiev. Sault Ste. Marie. State
central committee--Dr. c. j. Gray,
Petoskey, and Henry Doesch, Es-
| canada.
Twelfth Observation-Disclosures and
altcrnates previously electedD-
Presidential electors--Homer Guck
Houghton Resoltuions-Alton r.
Roberts, Marquette.
Arthur II. VRndenburg. Of Grand
Rapids, whose keynote" speech
opened the convention. declared that
the Democrats this year can write
their platform In Ave words, 1--WE
have changed our minds"
And the country's answer Will
thunder back: so have we,'" de-
clared Vandenburg.
| The Republican faith. Vandenberg
declared. can be registered at Chi
cago in equally short measure:
| +" We stand for protection--pro-
lection for American lives and prop
erty anc American territory--pro-
lection for American men and
women protection for American
honor and disnity-protection for
American taxpayers who demand
economy and efficiency In govern
ment--protection for American in
neutrality-suspicious. for the Ameri
can nag
Sarcastically. Vandenberg refer
red to "our Mexican meanderings of
the past three years." which he held
responsible for the present Mexican
crisis. But he uttered q plea to
Democrats and Republicans alike to
stand together for America First"
until the crisis has passed.
vandenberg strongly urged enact
meat OF preparedness measures, de-
claring that "the greatest vital and
challenging peace need which con-
| fronts us as a nation Is the need
Tor the erection OF an adequate ma
iional defense"
The text OF Mr.. Vandenburg's
speech follows in part:
Even as we need -hyphenated
Americans In matters OF interna-
tionai moment, so, now-as We con-
front constitutional requirement
%nes calls TO ss need "n
| hyphenated Republicans. Let us take
the hyphen out from Conservative
Republican; out from Radical Re
can: out from Progressively epubli-
can: and let us put all of these
| basicly harmonious creeds thru the
great melting pot of party and COM
as pure gold from the smelter-just
plain. I'M hyphenated Republicanism
the faith OF our fathers brought
down to now and lifted to the crying
needs OF the present hour.
"Whatever international responsi-
bilities may he our destiny. In re-
| Spouse to foreign policies framed In
| cloister by our president. we shall be
citixens in standing Tor America
First" behind this president as we
| would behind any president. But We
| can fulfill that responsibility to the
| and undivided Republicans i'm stand
ing FOR n new national leadership In
| which we may have confidence
eGua, to our Loyalty The fact ,.mn .hs.
threaten is no reason why we should
| suspend our quest in this direction
| On the contrary. IL fs very excel
| lent reason why we should the more
compass and the more firmly demand
| helmsmen for the ship OF state who
| may be the worthiest to help ride
| out the storm.
| There were enough anti Democrat
| votes in the United states In 1912 to
have treated woodrow wilson and
failures have cloouentiy demonstrat
| cd that they richly deserved. Mr..
Wilson himself polled but ~ per cent
| OF the popular vote. He polled fewer
votes than did his god father Bryan
| on each of the occasions of his three
presidential defeats. In other words.
| he was an accident. As II was in
| 1912, so Is II now. There Is an over
whclming anti-Democrat majority in
| this nation. II has learned the Lin.
coin lesson that a house divided
| against itself cannot stand. II II be
| given proper leadership and adequate
| creed--the factors which are entire
| ly within the control OF this and
| similar conventions--it will not so
much as hesitate in its forward
"Since 1854. when Michigan's orig
| inal Republicans stood bravely for
| ward beneath the banners of a faith
which was to strike the iron from
bondage and bid q race stand free.
| there have been but three Democratic
81 Republicans. This In a Republican
state today just as truly as II ever
was In the yesterdays. And IL this
great anti-Democratic majority shall
be given truly Republican inspiration
lin leadership and creed-the VIC
torious Republican prophecies for
next November are so plain that ne
Here in Michigan the voters are
going to give chief attention to the
| advocates of state economy. They
are going TO applaud such leadership
as gtves assurance OF invoking such
new machinery for producing econ.
| represents. And they are going to
demand lower taxes consistent with
progressive necessity. An increase
| OF Is1 per cent In state taxation from
1908 to 1915 ~ q red danger signal
which II would be absurd to over
! look.
MANY times in our. history the