The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-03-21
Paw Paw, MIomGAS, March q, 1873

Tne Ann Arbor Courier protests that the
State Committee ought never again to call q
State Convention to meet at Lansing during
the session OF the Legislature, because ii thinks
the members of the Legislature unduly influ-
enced the convention in selecting a nominee
For Regent. II the convention had been held
elsewhere, it thinks the nomination would have
been different. Possibly il might have boon
different, though We see no reason to think 1t
would probably have been SO; and even the
C0srier docs not claim that the nomination. il
different, would have been better one. But,
while not agreeing with the particular COM
plants OF the Courier, its suggestion that it
will he better hereafter not to hold party con-
YentIons II Lansing while the Legislature Is in
SESSION, is worthy OF consideration OH other
grounds than it menhonG. II thinks the Legis-
lature interferes witt AID influences tie con-
yention; but it is a stronger objection that the
oonventon4 interferes with and influences the
Legislature, and distracts It's attention from
the public business beside temporarily consid-
erably increasing the numbers and power OF
tao lobby For these and other obvious reas-
ons OK public propriety, II may be better herc-
after not to call party conventions Of either
party at lansing when the Legislature As IL
s,ssion.-Detroit Post. March 3rd, 1913.
IL the above, the Post evidently intended u
siur over the real objection to tho calling OF
Political conventions at Lansing whom the Leg
islature ID III SESSION. Ii affects to assume that
Chs lobby is increased BY the presence OF tho
ponyentions. etc, and for that and 'other Oh
vious reasons" il might be better not to call
any more conventions at Lansing, duria6
Session OF the Legislature.
Among the "other Obvious reasons why
conventions should moi be called at Lansing, is
the fact made manifest at the late convention,
that the Legislature exercises an undue mfiu-
enoc upon the nominations. Members OF the
House of Representatives attempted to con-
troll the nomination off both candidates for the
ohice Of Regent of the University, and did con-
troll the permanent organization of the conven-
ton and consequently the formation Of the
committees. The committee on Credentials
repoBied members OF the House delegates
from counties from which 10 credentials had
been received, and III which no conventions
had been held nor even called, or any desire
cApitortu w bc IopIccehtcu. 50 iaI 40 ally
thing appeared before the convention. 4
number Of the members OF the Legislature
had been either elected as delegates or substi-
tuted III place OF non-att ending delegates from
couuLCs where conventions had been regularly
called and held,-whlch was all proper night III
itscli. but their action was governed by What
had already occurred IN tho Iepisla.uro, and
tGey supported or opposed candidates tor the
Regency, az he happened TO be- in sympathy
VIII o. opposed TO certain measures uponwh
tto House had already pseseL.
-ptuted and determined opposition Was
made to ar. T.. g. Walker, On tie ground that
ho sc opposed so the non-sutmiss ion feature
in a. Detroit Park lsiil, by ali members OF tie
nJnsv vino had voted Tor that feature Of ito
biL. and supported by ell members who had
voteo sgsinit IL TINS was a matter that had
no l2-lness whatever III i Convention called
for tic uUmination OF Justice cI the Supreme
Court anu Regents OF the University, and
would not have obtruded had the convention
con1onei ~ any ether place than Lansing.
NJ. clinic was pushed by every member OF
the II lure Who had voted Tor the non-submis-
zion :, lture of the Detroit Park Bill for winch
he himself hsd voted, while Mr.. Thomas aud
NJ. Eea received Their support from the MEM
bsr- WHO lsd voted asains. the non-subms
son feature OF that bill, With :. majority OF the
regular delegates outside o. tbs Legislature.
Nj. Thomas bad voted djfiepenty from Gil
me Oh that measure, and !. was quite appar-
Cat that the m6mbefs who bad voted Tor the
n)n-submiselon feature Of Tho oil had deter
Id
lug iron. their own should receive nomrns-
ton TT vos said that that matter had been ,
fixed III long before The day for the convsnipg
OF tie 2onyention.z The non. submissionlss ,
w5ro AIDED ~ numerous lobby delegation ]
from Detroit, It being tue evident intention TO .
re ward the one and punish the other. .
Substantially The same thing occurred at the
STATE Convention held at tho city OF Lansing
two years ago. Colonel Grant was the cand,- :
date ~ the legislature, and the members OF J
the House o. Representative forced the ncIn- >
inatjou on the convention. That TIE nonina- s
ton was good ono we 90 not pretend to dc. X
n, and We viii also say Chat Mr. Chime is lust 7
G.: goo material for O. Regent 90 any Of the
cs5ei candidates before the convention. o
j, r. not the man but the manner aud tie c
matters on which the nominations were made |
TO hinge, that we object to. We hold that n
matters originating ia tho Legislature, and
mostly vi personal nature, have no business
to be brought into n gention called for the Il
sole purpose Of nomm atng candidate for .
the oihca OF q Jus ICE OF the Supreme Court
a1d Regents OF tue University. and could not 80
b, so effectualiy thrust INTO convention II N
that BODY convened at some convenen. plsos il
remote from the state Clptal. Let US bayo M
NJ more nominating conventions called E. :,
Linsing Al q time when tho Legislature IA IN
session. -
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