The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-08-14

A National Il sform Mass Convention" was
hid at the city of Lansing on the 9th instant
The attendance was not large, but among those
who participated N its doings We ma the ioF
lowing named gentlemen, all OF considersoe
prominence either as ofice-holders in the past,
or az candidates for Office and who had not met
with much SUCCESS in the way OF procuring
them
Austin Bleir, the three term Governor OF
Michigan, and on whose coGntenance was WIFI
ten .bIasted U. S. Senatorial hopes; MARX
d. WILDER. OF Allegan, and the present bepub-
,ican state Senator from that county, who
showed upmistakable evidences OF " Congress
sional aspirations" having been nipped IN the
bud by an early frost John p. Cook, restless
Democratic seeker after the spoils OF Office -
C. c. Comstock, the man who was not elected
Governor on the Democratic ticket; Henry
Chamberlain. who was beaten in the Congress
sional race IN 1870 by Gen. Stoughton; George
II. Murdoch. former Republican Register of
Deeds of Berrien county: Eugene Pringle, Of
Jackson, who hopes at no distant day to be
again installed in Office; John c. Blanchard,
to arrive when he shall again be a party dictator;
that ie, when the Democratic party gets into
power again. There was w. w. Woolnough.
of the Battle Greek Tribune, who Greeleyized,
and James II. Upton, former Republican
Post Master OF Battle Creek, whose active and
restless spirit would not let him remain quietly
in the Republican fold so long as an Office was
withheld from him. The Hon. Randolph Strick-
land was able to assist at this love feast OF
discordant elements, Notwithstanding he had
just got through with bis labors In the Prohibi-
ton convention.
While large Committee on Resolutions was
constructing a Platform OF generalities to be
put before the dear people," Mark d. WILDER
proceeded to edify and enlighten those present
by one OF his "Spread Eagle" harangues, which
we find reported in the Lansing Republican. as
follows
The committee on resolutions not being
ready to report. Hon. Nj. ID. WILDER was called
upon for speech. He immediately took flight
and In less than five minutes he passed from
the rocky shores of the Atlantic on the East to
ne golden shores OF the Pacific on the West.
he then started back and rested himself for a
snort time on the nlenest peak OF Tue hOcky
Mountains. lie then spread his wings Tor the
great lakes OF the North, and after sailing over
| them he steered his course for the Gulf OF
Mexico on the SOUTH After getting sight OF
that body OF water he came back to New York
elevated himself to prodgous height, crossed
the Atlantic and came down IN England. He
| then made a trip to France, then through
Germany to Russia. From the latter country
he few to the regions of perpetual snow in the
| Alps. The atmosphere was too chilly for him.
and in less than ten minutes he was back in the
| Fifth Congressional District. Here the air was
too oppressive and he went South and struck
, the shackles from four millions of slaves
After performing this job he undertook to dis
tribute the proper amount of currency among
the people OF the West, but his load OF green
backs was so enormous that he could not move
it, He let go the greenbaeks and visited the
widows and orphans in this broad country Of
ours He then attempted to fly far enough to
ascertain how many mortgages there were on
the farms OF this broad country OF ours. The
task was too great, and he took his seat, the
peIspiration streaming from every pore"