The Detroit times., 1917-02-16


Edgar o. Galloway. Hillsdale. and
John T.. Winship. Saginaw.
State highway commissioner
William II. Loutit. Grand Haven.
Former Mayor John w. Bailey, OF
Battle Greek. came back In the
third district caucus. In the Demo
cratic state convention. which had
its usual Bailey and anti-Bailey bat.
tie. with the er.mayor landing as a
member Of tho state central com
mittee. The NTH district caucus un-
seated tho veteran. George p. Hum
iner. from the committee. The line
up od the new state central commit
tee BY districts. is:
iGwm. 7, suilsn and James A
Edwsr Snn rr.n.do Mfni aud" eS.''h' 'h'
s-John w. Bailey. Battle Creek
and u: NJ Kennedy, Kalamazoo.
Thomss J., kavananGh. Paw
S-oeorGs r. Hoiiway. Grand Rap
IDS. and lionel Heap. Ottawa
Samss Lynch. Pontiac: Clinton
Roberts. flint
w. =. Mec.rsn. cArsonviiis. and
John 3. Smith. LApeer.
@Emmet l. Beach Sagtnaw. and
r. b. Preston. Ionia
CHARLES T. schew. Manistee
and Cornelius Gerber. Fremont
io-John r. Kinnane. Bay City. and
J. T. Richardson. Evart
and John J. cleary. Eseanabe.
IA. +. CorcorRn Iron River. and
W. Z. Madisan. Hancock.
i3-Edwin Henderson and Frank
u. Taman. Detroit
The cauouses also announced the
following on the resolution commit
Charles T. wilkins. Detroit; Jane.
y, Heime. Adrian, John Palmer
Eaton. Thomas Cavanaush. Paw Paw
c. ". weisner. ottawa, Louis Ham
lett Howell; John +. Murphy, Port
Frank o. aaffney. Cadillac. Don w
Garfield. Glare; W. l. McManus Jr.
Petoskey. NJ. T.. Scully. Marquette
Dr. II. r. Hoyt Detroit.
The convention adopted resolu
lions OF coincidence on the deaths OF
Lawton T. hemans. former !silroad
commissioner and Lawrence Price,
OF Lansing, who was Democratic
candidate for United States senator
last fall.
The platform drafted by a com
mittee OF which National Committee
man William Connolly. OF Detroit
Was chairman. follows:
The D<nocracy appeals 20 the peo-
pie OF the nation on the splendid
record OF reforms accomplished and
pledges fulfilled. No political party
IT, the history OF this or any other
nation has In 80 short time writ
ten into law 30 many remedial meas
urcs Responding 10 the progressive
thought and Aspirations Of tho Am
eItoan people. the Democratic party
placed on the statute books sucr
serve act for the purpose of estah-
fishing a democracy 81 credit and OF
freeing the country from IN" dangers
OF recurring panics tho rural credits
bill for the purpose % giving the
farmer the same free access 10 credit
that was accorded tho business man,
the shipping bill 90 restore the Am
ericAn nag TO the seas. the tartn
commission law 20 remove the tarirf
from politics and place Il where IL
belongs In the field ~ scientific
study.
The Democratic party during It's
control % the federal guvcrnment
has seen tho nation enjoy the great
fNA HNNNN fFNAhN W. iNH NiANhFA - fff"f'"
Try. commerce and finance are az
food tide Wealth has Increased -
per cent. the value OF manufactured
products - per cent capital - Der
cent. wages - per cent and exports
- per cent In truth. the only limit
C. our prosperity Is our ability 90
make and transport the commodtties
demanded NJ home and abroad. Never
In our history has there been "a
much money IN our Golfers as today
The aggregate resources of our ma
tionai banks are three hundred mil
lions more than the aggregate re-
sources OF the Bank "a England. the
Rank OF Frnnce the Bank ~ Russia.
the Reich Bank 81 Germany the
Rank % The Netherlands the Swiss
National Rank and the Bank OF ia
pan,
cratic PARTY is due In a large meas
urc 20 the ndeiity ~ it's representa-
tives In congress 20 the trust reposcd
IN them nv the neopls hn' IN Larger
measure u the sane. unselNsh
STEADY fearless leadership ~ Wood
row Wilson.
WORTHY Successor ~ Thomas Ief-
ferson woodrow Wilson hy his wise
and patient statesmanShip has pro
served America from the cRtacivsu
Of the world war. He has kent the
rres OF Christian civilization burn n Z
-tAe-AlfAFa- F,es.ee-- tfs-hr--e e.,
serted tho honor and the rights oi
our nation and It's citizens with nrm-
ness. dignity and prudence. In al