The Lake County star., 1876-07-27

AN' SShho, SVhu - iNinS "ihu AioiSy
Hazen be chosen by acclamation rs
delegates to the County Delegate Con-
vention, to bc held July 9th.
The motion was readily seconded by
two or three, but while it was pending,
ID. G. Warner moved to amend by vot-
ing for each of the five delegates singly,
by acclamation, and nominated Isaac
Grant.
G. X. Radcliffe objected to the amend
ment, us it looked like unnecessary
work.
Some discussion ensucd-E. Camp
bell and +. l.. Allen sustaining War
ner's position, and c. f. Basom, McCol-
lough and and one or two others advo-
Gated the original motion.
A vote, UiCa UOce, upon the amend
mcnt, failed to be clear enough to en-
able the chairman to decide, and Il di-
vision of the house was called for which
resulted in the loss of the amendment
by large majority.
Two acknowledged Democrats were
present and rOted Ia fdpor Of Warmers
amendment. This called forth an OBJ
lection from G.. X. Radcliffe, who asked
that rule bc established, prohibiting
all except those willing to acknowledge
themselves as Republicans from acting
in the caucus. The Democrats re-
Trained from further voting, and soon
after Withdrew.
G. X. Radcliffe here arose and stated
| that inasmuch as there was u good
representation of the Republicans of
the township present, he would move
that the caucus follow the example of
several other townships and do away
with the trouble of holding two eau
cuses, by proceeding to select five del
| egates to attend the County Nominat-
| ing Convention, whenever it might be
held. The motion was seconded.
Before the question of selecting del
egatcs 70 the County Nominating Con-
vention was voted upOn, ~ warm dis
cussion was had, opened by ID. {. War
ncr, who claimed "a fact not in dispute,
by the way) that no call had been is
sued for caucus to select delegates to
the County Nominating Convention:
He made insinuations of n "packed
CAUCUS" n "snap proceeding" DC, and
was seconded by Il. Campbell, who
proceeded TO assert that several of the
Republicans OF the township were not
present. When asked by some one TO
name over the abscntces, the digni-
| iied(?) answer Of "It's none your bus
incss!" was given. +. l.. Allen, also,
seconded Warner in his plea to wait
for u more favorable season before Sc
Letting delegates to the Convention TO
select county officers. He could think
of twenty Republicans of the township
who We're not present; but utterly re-
fused to name one of them. In answer
to n question, he admitted that he vot-
cd the Democratic Greeley ticket in
Montcalm county, four years ago; and
did not deny that he ruin OH the DEM
ocratic (Greclcy) ticket rs a candidate
for Judge of Probate nj same time and
place. Opposed to Allen & Co., were
&C. Thompson. &. X. Radcliffe, Jno.
S. King, III. III. Mccullough, and sew
cral others who expressed their opinion,
but did not rise to discuss.
The fact of +. l.. Allcn's running OH
the "stump" for Prosecuting Attorney,
two years ago, i'm open defiance of the
decree Of the party he so loudly claim
cd to be an honorcd member of, was
made prominent in the discussion; al
so, the glaring fact that he was most
intimate with leading Democrats OF the
township, and always had been.
The retirement of the Democrats from
the caucus had reduced Allen & Co.'S
strength to beligercnt trio, which
voted in opposition to the motion to
select delegates to the Nominating
Convention. OF course, the motion
carried, and the trio (no more, no lcss)
withdrew i'm disgust. The remainder
of the proceedings were harmonious.
The delegates to the County Nomi-
mating Convention were then selected,
slngly and by acclamation, as follows
Aug. Towncr, G. X. Radcliffe, II. III
Hollistcr, j. ID. Garland and Ii. +,
Young.
On motion, the following were ap.
pointed as alternates to the delegation
to the County Nominating Convention
and were also, authorized to act as del
egatcs, in case the call for said Con
vcntion increased the present represent
alton of the township. They were
chosen as Nos. /, 3, 3, A and 5, and /
was understood that the addition to th'
delegation, Unnecessary, was to he made
up by selecting No. first, &C.: G. &
Thompson, Luther j. jerks, G. f. Ba
som, NJ. ID. King and Urr Kniflin.
On motion, the alternates to tin
County Nominating Convention wcr
also authorized to act in same capacit.
at the Delegate Convention.
On motion, the Chair appointed
ID. Garland as member of the Town
ship Committee, to fill vacancy cause,
by removal of G. II. Carr, after whicl
: the caucus adjourned.
DTED-In Baldwin, Mich, July 25tll
1876, of ofconsumption, HUMPHREY HoI
FORD, aged SO years. The dcccasc