The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-06-14

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and confidence of men of all parties,
than JOHN OWEN. Every person is
satisfied with the nomination-conf-
dent that the duties of the office of
State Treasurer will be administered
with the highest degree of competency
and strict integrity. Mr.. Owen is one
of the old citizens of Detroit and Mich
igan, and from long and honorable
mercantile and financial career, is
known In every county of the State.
As man of business man of en-
terprise--a man of benevolence--but
few names can stand by side his. At
present he occupies the position of
President of the Michigan Insurance
Bank, but has other important business
interests in our Steamboat lines and 9TH
er directions.
For Auditor General, LANGFoRD G..
BERRY, of Adrian. Mr.. BERRY is one
of the leading and wealthy private
bankers Of Southern Michigan. He
came to Adrian some twenty years
ago, poor and unknown. He has, by
his industry, frugality and good char
acter, risen to first position in COM
munity. He is business man-cap-
able, cautious, experienced, and honest,
and will fill to universal satisfaction the
Office to which he has been nominated.
Two years ago, and again this year,
Mr.. BERRY was warmly pressed for the
office of State Treasurer, and on Thurs
day last could have succeeded against
anyother name than that of Mr.. OwEN, TO
whose support his jealous friends final
ly adhered, from a generous feeling
of concession, for what was thought
by large majority of the Convention
to be for the best interests of the party.
For Secretary of State, JAMES b.
PORTER, of Allegan, is very compe-
tent man. AS Clerk and Register of
Allegan County for eight years past,
he has given the greatest satisfaction
to the taxpayers and citizens of that
county. Although quite a young man,
he is abundantly qualified for the post
to which he has been nominated with
so much unanimity. Not breath of
suspicion has ever been raised against
a single public act of MIR. PORTER. He is
known and respected throughout the
whole Kalamazoo River Valley and
Western Michigan. In short, he is an
honest and upright man-one of the
noblest works of God. The post of
Secretary Of State is not lucrative
one but it is one of great Importance,
as the occupant of that situation pre-
sides over the Board of State Audit
ors. We are satisfied that man of
the sterling integrity of Mr.. PORTER
is the very man to occupy that post.
IF the Convention had searched the
State through, they could not have
found more worthy man.
CHAsr UPsoN, of Coldwater, for At
torney- General is at present leading
member of the Branch county bar, an
able, well-read, accurate, honorable
and successful lawyer. Like several
of his colleagues on the ticket, he also,
was a leading member of the State Sen
ate of 1855, from st. Joseph county.
The duties of the office will be intelli-
gently and faithfully performed by him.
For Commissioner of the Land Office
the Convention nominated SAMUEL S.
LACEY, of Calhoun county. Two
years ago the same gentleman was
prominently urged for this Office. He
has for number of years occupied the
post of Treasurer of Calhoun county to
the entire satisfaction Of the men of all
parties. He is competent business
man, of careful and exact habits, and
unblemished character. His friends
who know him intimately pronounce
him one of the very best men in every
respect in the State.
The denomination by reclamation
of Hon. J. M. GREGORY, for Suprein-
tendent of Public Instruction was a
fitting appreciation ofthe pre-eminent
abilities of that gentleman for the du-
ties of an office he has discharged with
so much fidelity and success. 1t is
enough to say that his administration
has infused new zeal and vitality into
the educational interests of the State
and given universal satisfaction. A
better man for the place could not be
| found. ti"
EDWIN WILLETs, for member of the
Board of Education, is lawyer OF
Monroe county, and has incidentally
been allied with the editorial profes-
sion by his well known contributions
to the Monroe Commercial. He is.a
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