Washtenaw At The State Convention

There was a full turn out of the Washtenaw delegation to the democratie state convention in Detroit, Tuesday and also a number of other demócrata from the countv. The convention defeated the free silver element in their plans to conimit the democrat party of Michigan to populistio notions. In this district the flght was very close. T. A. Wilson, of Jackson, sound nioney, defeated T. E. Barkworth for a memoer of the committee on resolutions by a deoided majority. The two district delsgates elected were L. H. Sanburn, sound money over W. Stearns, and Elmer Kirby, silver. Hon. James S. Gorman, of Chelsea, was made permanent chairman of the convention, made a good speech and presided with great firmness and decisión. Rev. W. O. Waters, of Detroit, formerly of St. Andrew's church in this city, made the opening prayer of the con vent i on. The Washtenaw delegates cast two votes for Barkworth for member of the committee on resolutions and 1 7 for Wilson. They cast a solid vote for Whitman for member of the committee on permanent organization, and Mr. Whitman was elected to that position. For delegates and in the oonvention, the sound money men had fifteen votes and the free silverites four, two' of the Jatter oocassionally joined the majority. J. Willard Babbitt was elected one of the altérnate district delegates to Chicago ; Edward Duffy was re-elected to the state central committee ; William Donegan, of Northfield, was made one of the assistant seotetaries of the conven ti on.