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Democratic State Convention

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
August
Year
1892
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Demócrata oí Michigan will meet in State Convention, at Hartman's Hall, in the city oí Grand Kapids, on the 17th oí August next, at 10 o'clock a. m., íor the purpose of placing in nomination candidatos of the party to be presented to the people at the coming State electlon. The Stato offices for whlch eandidates are to be named at this conveution are: Governor, Lieutenant Goveruor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Auditor General, AttorneyGeneral, Commissioner of the State Land Office, Superintendent of Public Instruetion, and Member of the State Board of Education. By the action of the Democratie Stato Convention, held at Muskegon, May 4th, 1892, the Democratie State Central Committee is directed toinclude in the present eall the nomination of a candidate for United States Senator. It will aJso be the duty of this convention to nominate one Presidential Elector and one AlternalePresidential Elector for the Eastern Electorial Distriot, one Presidential Elector and one A lternate Presidential Elector for the Western Electorial District, and like candidates for each of the twelve Congressional Districts of the State. According to the rule adopted by the Democratie State Convention held in Detroit in 1880. and since followed, every county in the State ie entitled to one delégate to the State Convention for each 500 votes oast for Governor at the Ja6t general electlon, and one additional delégate tor af raction of not less than 350 votes. All deletfates must be residents of thecounties they represent. The delegates from each congreseional district will meet in caucua at 10 o'clock a . m. on the morning of August 17th, at quarters t be hereafter designated, and recommend candidates for Presidential Elector and Altérnate Presidential Elector, and persons for service upon the several committees of the convention. Each district will be entitled to one Vice President of the convention, one Assistant Becretary, and one member each of the committees on credentials, permanent organization, order of business and resolutions. The Democratie party cordially invites all friends of the principies enunciated by the party in its platform; all opponents of unjust and illegal taxation, the prodigal expenditure of the public money, and other abuses of republican mis-rule; and all men who have participated in the achievement of the recent great victories of the Democratie party, or who desire to share in the Democratie triumph of this year, to particípate in the elcction of delegates to this convention.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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