The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-15
Frensdorf and Others
Want Convention
On Record
WILSON'S BREAK
STAND LAUDED
Local Issues Entirely
Subordinate To Ma
tiOnal Crisis
BY W. l. CANON.


woodrow wilson IN the present in
ternational crisis. was the promise
Of the Democratic state convention
when n assembled here AZ II
O'Clock this morning, central stand
ard time
Resolutions that mean more than
the ordinary political convention
declarations. were SIN in course
OF preparation when NE delegates
frcm the S. counties % the state
assembled Happily enough. the
convention met in the new Grand
Rapids Armory = splendid building
that in every Way is in accord with
the national spirit OF real prepar-
ednsss. And happily enoCgh. too.
tho resouuGing cheers 81 the dele.
gates IN this hau o. Mars we're arst
heard when President Wilson was
acclaimed as the man OF peace
the man who bad kept the naticn
out Of war. uko stiT is striving 10
keep Il from war. and who needs
the friendly backing OF all good
Americans in The efforts that b. IL
putting forth TO maintain peace
With honor.
With iceas unani-nouS As - the
backing up Of the president and the
exact wording of the resolutions on
this point. 40 as 70 satisfy both the
pacidst and the variike IL possible.
The only thing 20 be settled and
With no battles ove- TIE candidates
&c be named. the delegates found
they stfIl Rad an issue facing them
that promised some excitement.
Edward Freasdo.i. q Hudson.
backed Up by number Of other
Democratic leaders. WAS determined
that the convention should declare
Itself in unqualified terms as favor
Ing real prohibition In Michigan
thru the medium 81 bone dry l1w.
Demand that such stand De Eksn
in the resolutions grew strongpr up
10 the tirle the convention cTef.c..
making the selection Of the commit.
tee on resolutions the most import
ant preliminary proceeding OF The
gathering. The bone dry forces want
the original resolutions 20 advocate
bone dry Laws. and declare they vin
carry the issue 70 the soor ~ The
convention II II Is not cared foy in
I the cor. naittee report
: Michigan Democracy II IN a
pridef1l mood here today. BAT ne
spirit above described il The pre-
valling spirit which II Is the IN
tent OF all To demonstrate IN the
resolutions TO be adopted
n may be said. IN this conuec
tion. that party lines ara down IN
sofar "a the usual expressions o.
disdain for the opposition Repub
lican party IL concerned. Repub
lean party principles as such. arr
no more TO the liking OF the Demo
Gratis assembled here than they ar
at any other time. but Republican
willingness TO back Up Preslden
Wilson in the present trying eondl
tons that confront the nation +
drawing Democratic cheers.
This was hrst manifested las
evening a. the "JoIiincation bar
quet." which preceded today's cor
yention. Congressman Scott Fer
ris. OF Oklahoma. In an address
euIogistic OF the presidents cours
turnout his whole tenure of orc
drew hearty applause and oheerin
from the thousand men and womei
in his audience when he declared
In this crisis. I want 10 Civ
credit where credit Is due. Gu
Republican friends. whom "
fought last fall and who fought ~
are standing loyaily behind on
president. In this crisis hey ar
Americans and we are American
we are no longer divided Part
ls forgotten. we are behind N
head Of the nation. Woodrow WI
son"
The same feeling pervaded III
convention crowd this morning I
fact. much more attention was b.
ing paid TO the way the presiden
should have Michigan Democracy
assurances Of support than TO n
candidates who are 10 be place
in nomination for once.
Former Supreme Court Justie
Rollin r. Person. OF Lansing. an
Charles NJ Wilson. Grand Rapid
attorney. are the candidates for ~
prcme court nominations by N
party.
James F. Duffy. OF Bay City. wi
, be one OF the two candidates 70
recent Of the University OF Mich
gan. The other probably viii b
an upper Michigan man.
For the qtate board Of agricu
trre the Democrats had no al
FgEre- choices. except that tbey Al
are in favor o. naming two cand
dates who are actually engaged q
farming. thereby meeting a deman
. OF the farmers FOR more represer
tatioh on this board. which COT
trolls the destinies Of the Michigan
Agricultural college.
Nominations probably will no