The State

The democratie state convention was held in Grand Rapids on the lOth inst. After prayer by Rev. Dr. Campbell Pair of Grand Rapids Gen. L. G. Rutherford was called to tho chair. He was afterward named as permanent chairman of the convention, and Peter Rush was chosen permanent sccretary. The committee on resolutions presented the following, which was adopted : The democratie citizens of Michigan, by their delegates in state convention at Grand Rapids assembled, actiug with all voters in accord with the national administration, in its efforts to reduce taxation to the legitimate wants of the government, economically administcred, do declare : 1. We believe, now as ahvays, in that bed rock principie of all democratie government, that all national and state legislation should secure the greatost good to the greatest number of the people. 2. We believe that the habitual disregard of this principie, in the legislation of the republican party for the quarter of a century during which an inscrutable Providence suffered that party to interrapt the conti nuity of democratie administrations, is the prolific mother of business demorahzation and of the burdens laid on labor, discontented because buried beneath unjust class legislation 3. We believe that this system of class legislatura eannot long be continued; that the living question of the hour is, whether it shall be gradually and wisely changed, or whether it shall be continued until it becomes a burden too grievous to be borne. 4. We believe in that principie of civil service which requires tho citizen filling any post of public duty to give his time and abïlity to the honest and conscientious discharge of that duty. We also believe that he can best do this when in sympathy with the principies held and the ends sought to be attained by the administration entrusted with the executive duties of government. 5. We believe in a striet construction of the Constitution, without the assumption of implied powers, not delegated to the United States, but reserved to the states respecti vely, or to the people. 6. We seek by national legislation, among other, these ends : (A). Gradual but certain reduction of the tax upon imports in the direction of a revenue basis; to the end that grevious burdens shall be removed from the laboring masses and an accumulating and oorrupting surplus in the treasury be diminished to the lowest point consistent with the niaintenance of the national faith and credit. We declare ourselvos in the fullest sympathy with the letter and spirit of the President' message upon this subject. It i a manly state paper, altogether in the interest of the laboring taxpayer; instinct with the wise rigidity of will of "Old Hickory," and, "by the eternal !" it has pure justice and holy truth for its inspiration. (B). Such tegislation as shall further save for the citizen and the settler the public domain, and wrest from corporafe and alien claim every acre not now legally theirs. That all unearned land grants to corporations be restored to the government as speedily as possible, for the uso andbepeflt of actual settlers (C). Just and liberal pensionslaws, caref ully guarded from the inroads of those not entitled to the bounty of the government; and the democratie party renews its pledge of gratitude and indebtedness to those who so nobly risked their lives for the preservation of the Union. We proudly approve of the eonduct of the pension department by the present administration under the gallant soldier, John C. Blake, as the best and purest since the war. and we condemn in the strongest terms. Uit! recent slanders of the memories of the dead patriots who gave their lives and best services to their country. That the pernicious system of imported contract labor, inaugurated by the republican party t is detriintintal to the interests of the working classes of this country, and has been productive of diseord and confusión in the past and is derogatory to the genius of American liberty: and while extending a hearty democratie welcome to honest labor seeking a home among us, we deprécate the policy which has ipaugurated such a system, and demand its entiiii suppression. No radical reduction of tho Interna] revenue from whisky and tobáceo until the burdens upon the necessaries of lifo shall havo boen Utrgely roinovod from the taxpayer and his family. A distinet and mánly reeognition of the effort of all nations for freer government and home rule. That we appreciate the honor conferred upon Michigan by the wise appointment to the natiouaí cabinet of our able and distinguished fellow-citizen, Hou. Don. M. Dickïnson That in Grover Cleveland we have found a fearless, honest and ablo leader; a man with ability to form convictions and moral courage to assert and enforce them; a true exponent of democratie principies, and a safe man to executo the laws governing a free and independent peoplo. Wa therefore join in the spontaneous and universal demand for his renomination and re-election. The laboring man, bearing in his hand an indispensable contribution to our growth and progress, may well insist, with manly courage, as a right, upon the same reeognition from those who make our laws as is accorded to any other citizen having a valuable interest in charge ; and his reasonable demands should be met in such a spirit of appreciation and fairness as to induce a conteuted and patriotic co-operation in the achievement of a grand national destiny. I. M. Weston, G. Yaple,M. H.Chamber[ain and P. White were chosen delegates at large, and L. G. Rutherford, R. A. Montgomery, P. A. Dean and L. C. Holden, alternates. The following district delegates were chosen : First district - Judge Édward Haug of Wayne, Rufus VV. Gillett of Wayne; alternates, F. H. St Aubin of Wayno,' J. W. Plynn of Wayne. Second- Lester H. Salsbury, Lenawee; Charles K. Whitman, Washtenaw ; alternates, C. F. Cook, J. M. Stirling. Third - Col. N. Richards, Jackson; Gen. John G. Parkhurst. Braneh; ultcrnates. R. J. Frost, A. B. Baugham. Fourth - Harvey C. Sherwood. Berrien; Wm. G. Howard, Kalamazoo; alternates, Frank W. Lisie, Lester W. Tabor. Fifth- Thomas Savage Ottawa ; Tluiüias McGary, lonia; alternates, Joscph Houseman, E. C. Knapp. Sixth- E. B. Winans, Livingston; Byroa O. Stout, Oakland: altepnates, loseph Bugbee and Wm. M. Stephens. Sfvonth- Frcd W. Hubbard, Huron; Alex. MeClellan, Lapeer, altornates, A. M. Clark and Abram Smitli. Eight- Froman Esty, Isabella ; J. S. Crosby, Mountcalm ; alternates, Jerome Turner and Macon Andcrson. Ninth- Wm. P. Nisbet, Mecosta; A. V. Mann, Muskegon; altérnales, George Goodsell, Pred Nielson. Tenth Joseph Turner. Bay; J. Maurlce Finn, Crawford; alternates, Judge W. H. Simpson and C. W. Perry. Eleventh- A. J. S'ot.t, Houghton; R. C. Flanigan, Menominee; alternates, Charles H. Parker and James Gallagher. The state central committee is as follows, with I. M. Weston as chairman : First district Daniel J. Campau, Jas. V. Flynn; second, Charles S. Gregory, Washtenaw, Charles Humphrey, Lenawee; third, John Shean, Barry, Wm. H. Parker, Calhoun; [ourth. Chas. H. P. Klmmorlee, Cass, Chas! .;. Lockwood, St. Joseph; flith, Thadeus B. Preston, lonia, R. E. Caüdns, Allegan; 'ixth, Jolm Fedewa, Clinton, Frank G. Roundsville, Livingston; seventh, Geo. M. Crooker, Macomb, Abraham Smith, Lapeer; eighth. George JJ. House, S;;;naw, Stiles Kennedy, (rul int ; iiinth, K. I. Blacker, Mantetee, J, Law, Wexford; tenth, Frank Ii. Thomas, juscola, (leorgo L. Robinson, Alpcna : etovi nth. H.C. Davis, Grand Traverse, Geo. W. Payden, Ishpeming. Aerandmass meeting was held in the evening. The delegates, it is said, favor Gen. Black for vicc president. UNION LABOR CONVENTION. The State Cmivpiition (,'lionses Delegates to Cmcinnatt. The stuip convention of the Union Labor was held in Lansing on the 'Jth inst., ,;iinptedthe following platform: 1. The committee recommend that the ielcgatesto Cincinnatl be left free and unramuieled, so as to bring about an honest inion of all the forcea in the country op.osed to monopolies of every name and na2. That we approve patrlotism, personal vorth and unselfish devotion to tlie be ■ s of the people, wherever and whenover found. 3. That we honor any man who seeks to better the condition of his lellow men by opposini; iinjust, unequal and monopolistic legislatura, 4. That wc reeognize in Gen. J. B. Woavcr an honest, intelligent and peerless statesman, a brave soldier, a safe leader, and a true friond. That we heartily endorse his congressional aclions, prominent among whieh is lojtftl defensa of the Federal soldiers in demanding equal remuneration for those who saved the Union, as has been granted those who robbed the treasury of the nation. We hail him as the champion of the people's rights, and if in the wisdom of the national conventiou he is nominated for president, the Union Labor party of Michigan pledge him their cordial and unaniinous support. Ben Colvin, J. M. Porter, were chosen delegates to the Cinoinnati convention, and WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS. The flour contract for the state's prison has been let to the Eldred milling company of Jackson. The price is fixed by a sliding scale, according to the price of wheat, and will be 10 cents per 100 cheaper than was paid last year. Alexander Montague convicted of adultery at Caro has been sentenced to two years at Ionia. Gov. Luce has issued a proclamation removing absolutely the quarantine agamst stock from Cook eounty, IlUnois. The dam at Hamlin, noar Ludington, went out the other day, owing to high water, and swept seventcen buildings and about 3,000,000 feet of logs, belonging to Pardee, Cook & Co., iuto Lake Michigan. The dam had been fixed a short time ago at a great expenso. The houses had all been deserted in expectation of the flood. The shingle mili at Essexville is turning out 225,000 shingles daily. A law and order league has been organized at Laingsburg. H. N. Turrell of Litchfield will give $50C to any manuiacturing concern that will come to Litchiield and employ not loss than 100 hands. Luther, Lake county, is in the midst ol much excitement on account of the discovery of oil in a well in that village. The wel! is only twenty-thrce feet deep, but a clotli dipped in it will become so saturated with oil as to burn fiercely. John Abbott, who shot Harry Craigatthe mines in Coranna about a year ago, has been acquitted. The case of William Gould, under sentence by the Shiawassee circuit court to three years at Ionia, for seduction, has been reversed and the prisoner discharged. Gould married the woman in the case beforo his conviction. Alumni of the Michigan university, residing in Washington, held their annual meeting the other day. Senator Palmer was reelected president. A rich diseovery of iron ore is reported at St. Ignaoe. The St. Ignace Iron Mining company has been organized with 20 stockholders, who propose to thoroughly investígate the matter and determine at once whethcr iron mining can be made to pay there or not. 5. D. Clay, the deposed prosecuting attorney of Kent county, has filed an inforination in the circuit court as the flrst step in quo warranto proceedings to test the right of W. J. St.uart to hold the office of prosecuting attorney, from which Clay was removed. Severa! Urge black bears have been seen in the vlcinity oí Deep river, recently.. Woodward's caskot factory at Owosso was dcstro.ved by lire the other day. One hundred meo are thrown out of employment. The loss is about $100,000 with $-0,000 insu ranee. The State Association of Suporinteudonts of Schools held its annual session in Langing on the llth Instant. The following offleers were elected: President, Leroy Halsey of Bay City; vice-president, D. W Walker of Adrián; secretary and treasurer, A. S. Hall of Cadillac. The next meeting of the association will be held at Lansing, May 11, 1889. Jeremiah Payne of Dedar Springs has been granted a new trial. Eldey Payne was convicted recently of having seduced his domestic, Pauline Messick, aged 17. The former trial resulted in a judgment oí $1,000 for Pauline. Gov. Luce has placed an embargo on the iinportation of Texas cattle. Edwin L. Colé a well known business man of Grand Rapids, is dead. Senator Palmer is making an eftort to have tfT)0,000 added to the river and harbor appropriation bill for the improvement oi the G rosse Pointe channel. The office of Luman Jennison at Jennisonville, Ottawa county, across the street form his grist mili, was entered by burglars the other night and between $800 and $1,000 in cash, two checksfür í 1,400 and $170, respectively, and other valuaöle papers stolen. He offers a reward of $300 and half the money, if recovered, for the capture of the thief. The pension department has re issued the pension to Mrs. Lieut. Harrington of Coldwater, whose husband feil at the battle of the Little Big Horn. Representative Tarsnej' will deliver the memorial day address at Gettysburg. Willíam Wright, a well known farmer of Plainwell, Kalamazoo county, was found dead in bed the other morning. He lea ves a wldovv and 10 sons. It is believed that there will be over 600 students present at the annual field day exereises at the agricultural college on May 31 and Juno 1 and 2. and ia which Olivet, Albion, Hillsdale and the M. A. C. will take part. The medals offered will cost fully $250, and will be the finest ever competed for by the inter-collegiate association. Tho boys will be granted the use of the state tents, and about soventy-flvo will be erected to accommodate the visitingcontestants and their f riends. The new twenty stamp mili of the Ropes oíd mine near Ishpeming has Btarted up. Mrs. Harriet S. Applegate, department secretary W. R. C, has resignod. She is succeeded by Mrs. Susette K. Wilcox, Woodbury corps. Ex-Gov. Blair delivers the address at Adrián on Memorial day. Sheep-killing dogs are cauaing Calhoun county farmers considerable trouble.