Durand For Governor

For Governor- GEORGE H. DURAND, Of Flint.

For Lieutenant Governor - JOHN F. BIBLE, Of Ionia,

For Secretary of State - JOHN DONOVAN, Of Bay City,

For State Treasurer - W, F. DAVIDSON. Of Port Huron.

For Auditor General- DAVID A. HAMMOND, Of Ann Arbor.

For Land Commissioner- DAVID A. HAMMOND, Of Ann Arbor.

For Attorney General- W. F. McKNIGHT, Of Grand Rapids

For Supt. Public Instruction - W. S. FERRIS, Of Big Rapids.

For Member Board Of Education- CHARLES F. FIELD, Of 'Hastings.

For Justice of Supreme Court - BENJAMIN J. BROWN, Of Menominee.

The state democratic convention, yesterday, nominated George II. Durand, of Flint, for governor, on the fourth ballot, after one of the most spirited contests that has taken place in a democratic convention in years. They finished their work by nominating the balance of the ticket, as given above, by acclamation.

The ticket nominated is one of the strongest ever placed in the field by the party and can not but be satisfactory to every democrat and to all who have the interest of the state and its proper government at heart. It will receive the unqualified endorsement of the voters at the polls in November and will be elected.

Detroit, Mich., July 30.- The Washtenaw delegation is practically a unit against any dictation by leaders of the nomination. The majority of the delegation favor Durand. Some of them are for Helme. They did considerable talking around the corridors of the hotels and seemed to be recognized rather as leaders in the Durand movement. They were handicapped by his declination, but more so by the fact that the Campau-Whiting crowd were opposed to him. Two-thirds of the delegates acknowledged that if Durand would accept he would prove the strongest candidate.

Detroit, July 31.- Conventiol Hall, 12:05 p. m.- (Special.)- After last night's late session the delegates were slow in assembling. The convention was called to order at 10:30, when the chairman of the committee on resolutions read the platform denouncing republican election methods. demanding repeal of ripper legislation, election of U. S. senator by direst vote, also demand referendum and equal taxation, denouncing extravagance of present administration and the 'increased taxation; favoring municipal ownership subject to referendum. The platform was adopted with great enthusiasm.

Nominating speeches for candidates for governor now begun. Hon Timothy Tarsney, in a fierce speech presented the name of Geo. H. Durand, followed by wild cheering. Chairman Campau declared Tarsney's action unauthorized by Detroit delegation. Campau and Tarsney bitterly arraigning each other.

Campau takes platform, claiming the first district has no candidate.

Willard Stearns, of Adrian, placed Helme in nomination for the second district, Stuart, of Kalamazoo, in behalf of the third district, in a brilliant speech, endorsed Durand, creating wild applause. Abbott, of Battle Creek, followed, repudiating Stuart's speech, as unauthorized by the third district, and stating that the district had no candidate.

Detroit, Mich., July 31, 12:30 p. m. --(Special.)- Amid wild cheers the fifth district was called and Maurice M. Houseman, of Grand Rapids, took the platform to name Chas. R. Sligh. Cummings, of Lansing, made a speech begging the convention to respect Durand's wishes and not nominate him, and closed by urging the nomination of Jim Hammel. Well received.

St. Clair county presented a divided delegation, one faction endorsing Durand the other naming Wilbur F. Davidson, of Port Huron, as first dark horse. The tenth district demanded the nomination of Durand. The Helme men then made an attempt to adjourn for dinner, but failed. The Wayne delegation is badly split. The convention is now in bad temper and the cry for Durand will not down. Formal ballot for governor ordered.

Detroit, Mich,, July 31. - A cannonade of heated criticism for the present administration and harmony skirmishes among the delegates injected some life into the official routine of the state Democratic convention, which met yesterday afternoon in the Light Guard armory.

At 4 o'clock p. m. nearly 1,000 delegates were in their places when the chair called for order. Rev. S. W. Frisbie invoked a blessing upon the assembly before commencing its deliberations.

Alfred H. Lucking, temporary chairman, was the whole thing at the afternoon meeting. The following Is in part his spirited address:

"We are met together to devise ways and means to redeem the state of Michigan from misrule and to prevent a great contemplated raid on her treasury. These things the Democrats of Michigan cannot do alone! We are a great and powerful minority, representing over 1,000,000 people, and we are unterrified, ready and eager on all proper occasions to do battle for the great principles of Jeffersonian Democracy, on which the life of this republic depends. But we recognize we are a minority In Michigan. We recognize, as citizens of Michigan, anxious for her welfare, that without wise, considerate and tolerant action on our part, no hope exists for a redemption of ourselves and our fellow citizens, the Republican masses, from the impending evils which all foresee.

"What, then, do we charge against the administration of Governor Bliss, and why do we demand a change?

"We arraign Governor Bliss and the last Republican legislature tor willfully trampling upon the great principles of home rule, for the purpose of building up a corrupt political machine.

"We charge that the Republican platform promises upon the subject of primary elections are made to be broken, as they have been in the past.

"Upon Republican authority and testimony, we charge upon the part of Governor Bliss a truckling subserviency to the Michigan Central railroad and its interests at this critical time, when a firm and active opposition is demanded.

"We charge upon Republican authority that the cause of equal taxation has been deliberately thwarted and nullified by the appointment of tax officials at the direction of and in interest of the railroads.

"We charge the Republican administration with gross extravagance and waste of the people's money.

"We charge that instead of being free moral agents, acting for the best good of the people who elected them, they were an3 "re but the humble slaves of a political oligarchy, headed by a United States senator and backed by large corporate interests.

"We are against government by telephone, no matter who is at the other end of the line. "We believe that Michigan should be an independent state, and that her governor should be free.

"We object to our state being owned, body and soul, by a United States senator and a railroad. It is humiliating to feel that Michigan is nothing but a 'rotten pocket borrough' of a United States senator. The honorable senator is a man of great executive ability, but no man alone is big enough to rule Michigan and to make and unmake her public men and laws."

Chairman Lucking's appeal for "no fight for harmony." his avoidance of national issues and the general vigor of his criticisms completely won the audience.

At 8:30 p. m. Chairman Luckings again called the convention to order.

By the unanimous adoption of a portion of the report of the committee on order of business and permanent organization, Alfred H. Lucking was made permanent chairman of the convention. Delegate Joslyn of Bay county was named secretary, John V. Jackson of Wayne, assistant secretary, and John Zimmer of Ingham and Harry Stearns of Lenawee were made tellers.

A fight carne on the portion of the report which provided that the new state chairman should be appointed after the nominations for candidates for state offices were made. A. L. Chandler of Shiawassee moved that this order be reversed.

Finally the convention adopted the report of the committee, and the Campan-Whiting forces won. Delegate Black of Lansing nominated Whiting for re-election as state chairman, and no voice dissented In the vote which followed.

Prosecutor John Duffy, of Ann Arbor, has not been given a great deal of time for tennis, golf, football, baseball or ping pong during the past month. During that period he has prosecuted 564 cases, in 429 of which he secured convictions for drunkeness. We are not prepared to admit that Washtenaw can "point with pride" to this record, though in this respect we presume we are again at variance with Truth, the official organ of the Michigan liquor dealers.-Adrian Press.

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