, 1870-09-17
MICHIGAN.
The Political Campaign.
The Rival State Tickets.
The General Prospect. !:
fFKoM QUE grrc1AL CORRESPONDENT

9th platforms hare been enunciAtcd, and
be battle, though not yet fought, III to IL in
ents and purposes already Won. The Demo
ratio managers commenced their operations
nth rather more flourish Of trumpets md
aore bravado than usual, and Is , result, the
consequent collapse has been more sudden \
nd AA,ser than esen they have been ac- |
.rstcmed to. They called their State con- |
;sutron together before Tat Of their rivals,
proclaimed their purpose 10 profit BY tho blue
lers and c1imea tne, charged upon the Repub- !
icans, and generally in11nAted that the plan
Il aeti. they should ultimately de- |
Ge!op would be startling alike in the
novelty Of its nature and in
ovexer, found it hard work to get candi-
later, p0niuated 4 1icket that does not con-
ain 4 single uauie OF pfoallneuce, adopted
set Ct resolutions totally destitute Of vitality,
placed IN Incompetent man at the tead Of
tic State Central Committee. and ius!ly ter
inmate d BY !1s aajou'nmeat . series 1t pro-
ceedi1 gre, which csn be most approximately d.
.crit ed hy the application thereto Of The OBJ
s1et,ical but vigornus rimiles, which Nr.
ya1landigham used concerning tho johnson
Convention, held in Philadelphia ia 1865,
WHEN be charzeseiized it Is ~ body whose
total failure wss the product alike Of aeci-
dental mlrcaHiAGe and OF procured abor-
,ion.'' lhe Republican Convention, on the
contrary. vas the most spirited held il oar
State within the last deeade- The superb
record II our state aeminist1ation furniehes
tie strongest E1ouuas for effective appeals
for popular support our ticEet II strong
ono, q, Il our platform Is ringing aud stirring.
Tie result is that the Democrat. have entered
nton the CAN'T aien without hope. sud tile
Republ.cano without fear: and th:se ia no
dcult that Michigan will roll up her usnA
majority, for the Republican candidates OF
anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000, in No
vembcr next.
The Republican ticket il in the main made
up Is denominations. Cos. Da!awin vas
Elacci at its head for the SECOND time With
uat opposition aud by acclamation- BE- usage
he Was ehtitled 10 denomination, and iu Ills
cp.e both pestonsl merit aud PARTISAN ex-
pediencr reinforced custom. His integrity,
hie cararif., and lis SUCCESS as the executive
officer Of tie State, prove him to be 1.-THE
night man" fur the gubernstorih position,
and Iii. strength among the intelligent masses
Of our PEOPLE. earned bF the propisy and success
Of I life epent among tht m, pointed to him a.
MIRO the moas ''avail,tls standard bearer that
Lib leading charactetistics have been 20 fre-
quet.tly and ftl1y enlarged upon in this cor
IespoEde nee, that it il not necessary to dwell
upon the N no~t and therefore pass to the
Democratic nominee. Three candidates came
before the Democratic Conventiou-none OF
y y
THIN possessed Of more than merely local
prominence. They were Waller G. Beckwith,
Of CAtsorctie, a euceeasfn1 and influential
farmer, md now President Of our State Agri-
cultural Society; Jonathan Shearer, Of Ply
mouth, an exceedingly nice and sn exceed
Michigan Democracy, and the proprietor
Of political ideas about ~ useful in the
present age ~ carrier pigeons would be to
conf etc with the telegraph; and Chsrlea G.
Comstock, at Grand Rapids The latter was
tnccessfnl. His selection was due to the
facts that he has no political record, having
| had no official experience whatever, aud that
| lle has wealth md will dishurse enough to
meet the exronse involved i'll keeping up the
| form ot going through State cansAsa. He
| IS one Of the leading and successful tnauu-
! tacturern Of tue thriving city of Grand Rap
| i'd, and his personal character il irreproach-
| able. He il not . strong man, however, and
lie would not be the canaidsso Of h,s party to-
! day. II the managers deemed sNece4e u the
| reMoteet dcglee probable.
| The iiepuslica.s have also rcnominated
| Lieutenant Governor Morgan Hates. Of Grand
| Traverse. No orppeition Of Importance WAS
made to him in tle convention, all other can
dida'es having withdrawn, aud tho scattering
votes raet against him we're due to the fact
that he nos holds coed United States office
Al Traverse City. The opposing candidate il
Nr. J. A. 7. Wendell, gentleman who has
rerresente Mnckinac in the Legislature fol
several snccfss terms, and who 10 man ot
culture. Nidely-traseled, and popular at Ian
sing He ia very slehtly known in TIL
State at largo, however, and. as
| member of the minority. representing
III the Legislature . district needint
much leglslat1op. he has kept out OF trouble
aud quietly received what be wished withou
making hin,sesf prominent
Over the office Of Secretary Of State tllt
| Republican Convention had an exceedingly
warm conscst. The present incumbent, Gen
eral o. I. Spauloing, has been 4 most excel
lent public officer, bat has held the place To-
two terms In common With all the State off
and over his case there was test fight he
tween the supporters OF the " ins and IT,
| friends Of I'll the other asplrants for uomina
tinna, aided by those who aided 10 the " twt
te.n" principle. General spsuldiug waa de
his stead is alr. Daniel Striker, Of H,utings. ,
! new man in State politics, bat ono who
most fAsorably known IN his own section. An
~ho has filled for ten years the office Of Clerj
| Of Garry County, The Democratic cAbdidat
| tgainst him is Mr. Isaac II, Crane. whose rep
uta1lon il eotne~ hat similar to that OF the Iii
e,nla politician who attained considerable lc
cal celebrity ard in61encca as ''the man whot
, I John Randolph had kickod.'' Not that VI
Crane bas Teen subjected to any such PEI
, ropsl iudigui1y. bue the Democratic papei
! throughout the State arc generally introdns
ing him 10 theii readers az the gentlema
: who ran Last year Agsinst Governor Blair,
I and WAS defeated BY : large majority. He is
p cleyer gentleman, An active Democratic pol
, tic,an. and resident OF Eaton County.
! For State Treasurer, the Republican Coz
vention. after prolonged contest, nominate
ss.ndidste e. peculiar 9nsd5s;..oPs d5s;a i;t. IL IL
: of The First National bank, Of Battle Cree
!. | lstely a leading member Of our State senat
| and nov one Of the Board of Inspectors
our State prtaon. He is man Of thorout
= is,teg,itv, Of financial experience, at sagaclo
" judgment, and Of general good sense. He
!, | also well and widely known, and his name
il Fclf is guarantee that honesty and efficlen
| viii continue to characterize the administE
J. siou of this important department of 0
v state. His Democratic competitor Is FFenc
mar. named Philip J. Lorange1, who is u
IL knoun outside OF the comfy OF Monroe,
II which be -is, Ut present. Treaauter, AID
" which he is' q email tanker
,e Auditor General Humphrey Was ftnnu
L. uated. He baa ma1e the best Auditor q
STATE llas ever possessed, is i model pub
N cft:c,al in lis fidelity AID carefnluess, and /
!" r, ccivcd The uru@,al compliment OF 4 seco
;. reorganization. The Democratic cantit11
= oEsirtt him is Mr. Charles ". Batler, OF l.,
= sing, who il a wido twake citizen Of the c:
X ital ard Naa for several years connected
a subordinate capacity with the AuaI:o
{. Office. His uomina ion il thus among |
IL moet fitting Of those made By the Demottl
f. Convention.
Il, Far the Conm;eeiouership OF the State IL
a. Office, the Republicans have selected \
" man-Can,ain Charles A. Edmopds, OF Drn.
e. County. He is gentleman in the prime
life, uas for three terms held the county OF
OF KegitteE Of Deeds. snd possesses both
- seEnt! and capacity lie ovee hia nominal
~ to the fact that he vas gallant member
.. = our Seventeenth Infantry, aud left m arm
IL AnGe1an. His opponent il German bt
ness man Of Saginaw, Of whom little or no
ing is known in the State at large. beyond
.s tAct that his nazae il John G. Habingez.
o. The balance Of the present Stata ofic
d we're renontnated. viz: Attorney Gene
r. Daieh. May, of Kalamazoo; State supe:
-. tendent OF Public Instruction Ofauel
IA f3rd, OF Orient; a. Tifter J. Baxter, Of Jor
nj vile. AZ Member Of the State BoArd Of Edu
A. tion. They have Ill been excellent Office
+. throuchou. the State. For Attorney Genel
~ the Democrats have nominated Sor
trtsh lawyer Of email ca1ibrc. in Colonel Je
IA Atkinson, Of Pom Huron, Who msnagec
-, obtain some temporary promlnsnre dur
h. The days OF the jackson rsttv IN sais Sta
~ ation il good one, tbelr c*nd:date being
:, city Superintendent Of Schools, Drano Dc
- Frse.ic.l educator, = live raais, and &
70 tleman Who il rarily making f,.r himsel
i. Ene 1nd widespread reputation. II b prob,
~ ha; he will run somewhat ahe>d Of has nc1
- :. Nr, Hosford il dtsliked tv tho clique
%. ;uauent,al EDUCATORS rao are connected :
20 :io Michigan Teacher. Tbs nominee .Eal
80 | Mr.. Ds11eT IL NJ. v. living psnnett. Of
q q ron. OF whom nothing in particular il Int
~ ~ rr anvone onteide Of his own city. bnt VII
~ .man Of good character and fair ability.
.;e ne A. to the canvass generally tho Republic
..s ~, have an admirable record to which they
h. ;,oint And Al intelligent people TO ~hesn
-. ~ ian arpeal, The democrats hare nothing
=. .cTe them but The ce.taiuty OF anothsE DEF
" and thelr courage il therefore AZ detls
" t md their talk Ill bEayade. Pus Mich
.s. .e ,,oTn for a handso1no majority in favor Of
IL. uax1v that taved, ard can therefore be tzu
he 10 rule, tho nation s1nss
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