Show MICHIGAN democratic CON 3 dominate a supreme judge and endorse the chicago platform and V J bryan kalamazoo atch march S the nominate a justice 0 the supreme court and regents of michigan university was called to order in the academy of music by the stale chairman daniel J this afternoon when the convention began the leading candidates for justice of the supreme court were thomas E barkworth of jackson ex justice allan B morse of conla and george H durand of flint A letter written by judge morse while serving as united states consul at glasgow which favored the gold standard branch of the democracy has been used by friends of other candidates against judge morses candidacy and the strife has become quite active when the convention met the detroit and some other delegations had not arrived and the attendance was consequently rather light chairman campau congratulated the delegates upon the fact that every county represented had democrats silver republicans and populists lists on the delegation a significant unity of silver tor each county ex congressman justan R whiting of st clair late democratic candidate tor governor was presented as temporary chairman of the convention after thanking the convention tor the honor and recalling the sacrifices that had been made to escape the tyr rany of kings mr whiting said for centuries man in his savage democratic state convention to nominate a justice of the supreme state exercised unrestrained licence when there developed an appreciation of the rights of man individual and human government was formed to restrain license and establish liberty until today highway robbery Is hostile to public sentiment and yet today a progress more refined but none the less cruel is actually in dally practice by the rich and the powerful in the country and their practices are sanctioned by executive officers of the government Is the mission of the democratic party ended while this spirit ot spoliation and plunder possesses the government no my friends not only the greed of our people but an organized greed backed by the money tyrants of the old world are today intent upon getting such control at the coming national election as to make the mastery over the productive power an easy task A recess was then taken A committee on resolutions will pre sent resolutions endorsing the chicago and grand rapids state platforms and william J bryan objection will be made to the in creaso of the standing army the resolutions will attack the alleged imperialistic program ot the me kanley administration |