The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-05-30


can. and continued 70 act in that capacity
until the 18th Of November, 1865. He r.
sgned q week OF TWO before his death by
consumption. From the 9th Of last Decem-
Der the paper has been under the charge o.
the present editors
} At the the the Republican published It's
first number the 1rst Republican adminls-
tration had Just come into power By ! ma
ioritv Of = little over 5000. Il was com
posed Of Democrats, Free Soi.ers and
Wings. and combined the various elements
4 OF opposition 20 the dominant and corrupt
F democratic party. who had retained sole
power in the State from its first Orgauiza-
, ton Is = territory. and had controlled The
state, both in ~ official and legislative ca
paciiy. from rs organization in 1886 until
1895, with the exception OF one year, 1870.
when the Wings carried the State under the
excitement OF Tie famous Log Cabin and
Hard Cider campaign ~ that time tie
vote OF the township u Lansing was but a
little over 200, and three-fourths OF this
number were Democrats the latter being
fairy divided between the wings and Free
Soilers The Republicans carried the town
ship for the hrst time at the Presidential
election in the fall OF l,56, BY majority OF
81, and az The spring election Of 1857,
elected Col. A L. Burr supervisor by u
majority OF 60. in q vote Of SEP. The town
went Democratic in 1883. The city o.
Lansing was incorporated a. the session Of
the Legislature held January, 1889, and at
the first charter election, IN April 1853 the
entire Republican city ticket, headed by
Hon. II. II. smith, was elected, The sue
ceeling spring, Hon. John A. Kerr was
elected by the Republicans as Mayor.
Since that time. Hon. VIM. H. Chapman
has been elected by the Democrats, and
served as Mayor two years. DR.. l. II. Bar
tholomew, has been Republican Mayor for
three successive years. and the present
Mayor DR.. VIM. II. Haze, is i Republican.
With the exception Of two years the Repub-
licans have maintained their ascendency
in the city, and every year in the township.
In l545 the population Of the town Of Lam
sing was s.; IN 1850 .229; in 1854, 1856;
in 1850, tcity and town. $3.50; in 1864,
4. O64; and now the population Of the
city and township il not less than ), 900.
The vote then was POO; now it is more than
four times that number. The Republicans
carried the county for the first time in 1856,
and maintained their ascendency till 1862,
when they lost the county, with the excep-
ton Of Circuit Court Commissioner and
County Surveyor In 1864. with the SOL
diers' vote, we carried every county officer,
with one exception, but that vote being
decided illegal, leaves us with the Judge OF
Probate Prosecuting Attorney, Circuit
Court Commissioner and Surveyor The
State, thank God, has proved true upon the
questions that have been advocated by the
Republican party, and has not failed TO give
a large Republican majority at each spring
and general election since the fall of 1854
We have no fears that she will prove rec
reant to the right in the future
The Lansing Republican has, during all
these years, been true 10 the cause OF
freedom. and has ably defended right and
Just measures for the government of the
people of the State and Nation. As it has
done in the past, so in the future, its aim
will be to advocate the cause of the OPP
pressed, to denounce hypocricy and time
servers, and to take care of the true inter
ests Of the people. We ask the Republi-
cans Of this county and section OF the State,
to sustain Us. We now give you more
reading matter, expressly set up for the
paper. than any sheet out of the city OF
Detroit, and shall in the future as now.
make such Improvements as the wants OF
. our patrons demand, and the interests OF
the Republican party at the Capital require.