, 1876-04-29

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ADRIAN, Mich, April 2G-Tho Republican
Convention OF Lonawcc County mot In this city
to-day, for the purpose Of sending delegates to
Tho State Convention A. Grand napids. MAy 10.
Tho Convention waa largely attended by tho
best element Of the party throughout tho county.
| Tho following resolutions wore unanimously
adopted:
}eaotrrd, By the Republicans Of Lenaweo County, in
Convention aAscnbIsd, thAt rsitsEato our devotion
een 81 bo Il ss
unitica Of cttizenship, fire. from s intolerance or
h"irsd That 10 arc earnestly in favor Of rstEeneh
mcns In public expenditures econony III tho use Of
public funds tho rootiua ou Of corEption, wherever
foind, tic maintenance Of frco-school aystem, I'M
.scsarisn IN chasactcr; "a speedy return 70 gold and
silver lahis Of CURRENCY 10 posstblo eonsistont with
able, jus snd patriotic for I'll places Of public
| trust.
Rtso:rti, That, In view Of tic foregoing, delo-
lLlpds tho ioth If aay, 10 respectfully requested
to mo their luuence In lilo helcctiou Of snch pei
to the National Convention a. shall without being
pledged to for any suan faithfully represent ts
a.oye prineipl..; endeavof to e.nboay them IN the
such platform as viii command tho support and nrouse
tho enthusiasm OF tho patriotic eruuliean sentiment
| OF tho ronntry.
TIC thee Representative Districts each con-
| vcncd if caucuA In different rarsa vi tho build-
lug, and, on callrg tho Convention to order. pre-
| scented each four delegates TO the State Couven-
ton, WHICH HefG e!ectEd As 1oiOH6:
| First Dlsr!ct-1crley H!lls. Tdcumsth: ". Ii. o..
horn, slacou; A. II. Crane. plIsshola; Thomas Mc-
fSecond nistrict-w. f. Wilcox, city; 8. 3. Smith,
si.,i asii4sa. san'' Wilson, franklin 3'o"'' F. Moore
stoetwell Dover; aIarshs Reed, Cambridge; Charles
| 0rawn Me1iua+
! After tile business Of tho Convention had
! been transRcted, tha Hon. DEhckoy Shaw aroso
and stated that rs mattor Of curiosity he would
nj f1F af1afa NJ Eta
Convention upon candidate for President. and
for that purpose moved that ballot be- taken.
afr. Shaw said he did not wish TO mention my
nans. hut preferred that eycry delegate vote
| tuat Al he felt, without auy dscnsnlon. Tho
| ballot resulted "a foI1ous: 6ovehty-Gvo ballots
cast in oil. For Bristow, III; Bla'no.. II; the
rest scattering. Ausr1s.
BROTHER MOODY AS A CANDIDATE.
10 the Editor af The Chicago 1rrot.ne:
Cu1cAao, April 28.-1n conversation few days
ago with uue Of our Now YORK City politicians,
an o1lice-holdor, an officer Of volunteers DURING
tho War, au 1riehman, ard Catholic, he sstd +:
"IlLneme a nun who 1t nominated by ether
political party. would be elscted President Of
these United 8tates BY an overwhelming u,a-
jority.-and that man is D. L. MOODY, Of Chi
cago! What other man in the country has
spokon 70 40 many millions 9, peopIo "a TO ?
| What other man hns made frioud. not onlY Of
every man who came within tho raach OF hin
voice but alto millions who no.or saw him ?
What othor man has not ono enemy on tho foot
atonl7 What other man do tho onstre
10,0o0,0o0 OF CIR poopo knoso to bo
honeas7 What other man III this century
LAS abown Buch executive ability ~ llo? Taken
from tho humber walks Of life, and niacod
among our greatest men, he toWers above thom,
conspicuous for hts force, encEgv, and practical
good HonHe."
giyo you this for what It Is worth, and,
though it IL about tnlo Illinois should stand
aside aud give tho rrHk Of the Statos 4 chance,
yet We want tho best man that be found
anywhere; aud muHt eonfesa that II you ask.
Who IN ali tho [nnd ls nost uniuersaAy telttpsd
in by he 1chola people "a uprig'u. hanest, ard
poreer.flIi there 10 NO man who can be namod
beside Dir. Moody! DtoaEHAs.
SUGGESTION.
70 ths Editor Of rha Chraao tsi4ans:
CIlcAoo, April 28.-Why not invite ynnr
readers to express ttler proforenco for Napnb-
llcau candidate for PTosIdcnt. and merely send
il poBtal. Think 1t would be Interesting read.
Ing "theso days." Iie.o you haYo mtue, put