Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-09-09

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The cOmmittee on credentials reported |
the, following named delegates as entitled
to seats in the convention: .4c;.rl.....i.a /
Cheboygan eOunty-A. ,fP. Newton.
james j. Brown, w. !. Milliken. j. Z.
Sutton, Anson r.. Dodge, g. w. Stinp-
SON. ri ii 92i9 3s1 ~ 8,'D iifrs~ .l.tl |
+ Mackinaw covnty--G. B. .Fenton, VIM. |
4. Preston and Dominick Murray. .
Chippewa and Schoolcrail- rep
resentativcs.
Upon motion, the convention proceed
ed to nominate a candidate. is.. t"t
: j. p. Sutton. of Cheboygan, presented
the name of VIM. Macarthur, of Cheboy-
can. $500 ri aeilaa" -dt inaGiisafai |
An informal ballot was then taken
with the following result t.'i'i '''.'' '2al :
VIM. Macarthur. Observation-Disclosures
Az NeWton.................
q Upon motion. the convention pro-
ceeded to formal ballot which resulted
i'll unanimous vote being cast for Mr..
McArthur, and he was y.srgd the NOM
inec of the convention.
james j. Brown. Chairman of the com
tinittee on resolutions, read the report OF
the committee, which consisted of Il pre-
ample and resolutions filed with de-
nouncements of the Republican party
| for fraud, corruption. acknowledgement
ard being the cause of tile depiorable
condition of tho country, and that the
hope of the world rested upon the sue
cess of that noble band of patrlots--the
Demoeracy.19..HOw thin thread. p sc.
! Upon motion of Mr.. Brown the report
of tie committee was accepted and the
resolution adopted. y nea,+f arr
| n Mr., Brown moved that committee of
|two.be appointed TO notify Mr.. Macarthur
of his nomination. '''.'.' - -'.'.'
The Chair appointed Messrs. Brown
and Simpson said committee, nj .,yi1a
MrsSnttoli moved that d committee of
ftlirce be appointed as "a Representative
District convention, to serve for two
years. DenHievrg g.mgIi l;dh-.us
/ IN Mr.. Prest II moved that as there was
a nnmber of ealnest workers for Democ
racy in Chippewa county, that one of the
number be appointed from that, county.
J. sWhereupOn. Mr.. Sutton so amended
his. notion as to include one member
from each county in the district, and the
Il t;<,,,
The committee to wait upon Mr.. Nc
4 Arthur made their appearance. accom-
panied by that gentleman. The Chair
man arose and offered congratulations to
Mr.. Macarthur, upon his nomination
and proceeded in Democratic style to
charge the Republican party with all
d manner of fraud. corruption and thiev-
ing until one would suppose that as :
nation, we would be placed in the lowest
scale among the nations of the earth. He
then proceeded in praising what the Hon
: G. b. Fent0n had done for Cheboygan
Through the instrtmentality of legisla
tion secured through his influence, il
had been raised from the little hamlet il
was in 1867 to the magnificent and popu
lOus place of several thousands it now
lis, and that only the other day he hat
heard of cargo of timber being shipped
: direct from Cheboygan to Europe. Jus
: here it struck the speaker that he wa
robbing AIr. Macarthur of all the laurel
connected with the advancement Of tn,
place, and he added that the convention
had done well to nominate tn
father Of Cheboygan as their can
: dida.e, and without stating lwlrat portion
of her prosperity was to be attributed t.
t Mr.. Macarthur, he went on to say that i
he [McArthur could do so much 70
: Cheboygap, what might, be expected O
) him when,in the halls OF, legislation
4 That the convention had commenced th
grand work of reform by nominatin,
: one honest man, and then fried toimpres
/ upon the convention that it was not
: Ipolitical matter, but a question Of the all
= Vance OF the interests of this whole north
: ern section. Then little more frau
o and corruption of the Republican party
$ after which the speaker announced tha
the sovereign remedy for all the ills G
the country had beenf found vested in tn
Z Democratic party. That that party lia
J. nominated the leaders who were to con
Il troll the destiny of the country in the fu
n lture. He had nothing to say agains
e Gov. Hayes-he was good man, bu
It could one man rescue the country-ths
o. is, any other one man than Tilden. ii
d was the good Genii who, with one swee
of his magic wand, would bring prospc