Show MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS State Convention Nominates Mayor of Detroit for Governor Detroit Mich July 25iron William Wil-liam C Maybury Mayor of Detroit was this evening tendered the Demo crallc nomination for Governor of Michigan by the Democratic Stale con vcnllon The resolulion adopted by the convention con-vention deplore lie corrupting influence in-fluence of wealth upon our social and political machinery as displayed In the recent campaign of three millionaires million-aires for lie office of Governor and pledge the State Democracy to secure First Prompt repeal of every charter char-ter exempting corporations from the equal burden of taxation Second A specific tax upon the great mining Interests of the Stale levied in accordance with the value of their unearned un-earned stores of wealth Third A tax upon existing franchises fran-chises of a semipublic character com monsurale with their earning power Fourth Regulation I of properly taxes so as lo prevent the shifting of the burden onto lie shoulders of productive pro-ductive labor Fiflh The prohlblllon of lie granting grant-Ing of further franchises by municipalities municipali-ties except by direct vote of the people of the territory affected Untiring support is pledged lo Bryan and Stevenson and the Kansas City platform Is heartily indorsed in letter and spirit in all Its parts TIme platform pledge repeal of all laws under which special privileges are conferred and an amendment of sympathy sym-pathy with lie South African republics Was added |