, 1876-08-04
Ben Harrison and Ex-Oommissionor
Pratt Pressed for the liz
diana Vacancy.
Something About tho National :
Party at Grand 1lap-
Ids, Mich.
Nominating Conventions in
Various Regions Yes
terday.
What the Two Political Parties
Are Doing in Chicago.

s"~ ~SstE5 Hs ~sASA6SS
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.
ArArE TICKET NOMINATED.
Spec1dt Ditpdlch to Tie Tribune.
LlwsiSo, aiicl,., Aug. 3.-1hc keynote to tho
proceedings Of Tile Convention wns sounded by
the President Of the Convention IN Ills speech IN
taking the CHAR, tn which hc urged that tho
candidates themselves, a1d their character anil
record, must constitute the platform, ail must
be such d platform as would meet the require
1ncnts Of the times. Chnrlc8 n. Crosucll, OF
Adrian, tic unanimous nominee Of the Convei-
tton for Governor, Is a lit man to lead precisely
such q Ticket. As Speaker Of tho Lower
House Of the Legislature, as Prcsi-
dcnt Of tho State Senate, and
as President OF tho Convention
whLci, framed the Constitution Of 1851. ho
demonstrated large capacity. uncompEo'nfslng
integrity, anl II practical knowledge OF affairs
that have 50 highly commended him to tho Re-
publicans Of Michigan That with one accord he
was singled out as the standard-bearer fer this
campaign, and
NOMINATED NJ ACcLAMAT1oN.
Tic first md mnst spirited contest in tho
Convention was over the nomination for Com
missioner OF tho State Lind Oilcc, tho frsenls
Of L. A. C1app, the present incumbent, muklng
strong fight for his denomination in rca-
ognition Of thr fidelity with which lie
has projected tho interests Of tho State
and sat dow, upon iand-grabbcrs nnl timber
th!crcs. The priucipnl other candidates wero
James II. Ncasu,lth, Of Knlanazuo; Gen. D. F.
Partridge, Of Bay City; a,al John L. FrIsbce,
Of liil!sdalc Clapp OF, the first ballot
was slightly ahead of either of his competitors.
fore the third, which the ilrEt formal ballot,
wus withdrawn md Partridge was nominated.
Partridge, will Alonzo Il. Sessions, who WIS
nominated for Lteutcnont-GoycrnoF, nfc both
PROMINENT 0NAEaERs,
and represent that element III tho ticket
lsaph Ely, present A1slltor-tie'scral, and ten.
". B. AIrCreery, State Treasurer, were, IN ut-
coriat,cc with the established usage Ut lilo
ntiot, Of the satisfactory Enatncr IN which they
Ind discharged the duties of their respcctIsa
oti.res. Smith, tin present Attorney -tscleEhl,
tcfore the first ba!!ot wA" concluded, waa with
drawn, and Otto kircFlncr, Ut Whynet one Of tie
n,oat prominent Of the young desinan 11cpnsr
lcans ef the Stn:c, was nominated by acclafna-
tlon., There was a!so, - som:Tnat M ot hye!y
Public Instruction. Prof. Horace s. Tarbel1, of
Saginaw, who was indorscl by the State Teach
crs' Association, utid tue Rcy. DR.. Mccarthy, oi
saarp sla''t' eonscst! Tarbeil was nominated. The
| ticket Is one of ...-.
| TINT t,as been prtstntcd III this State. T1a
| ings, anu the party cutters upon tllc canvnss
| with every prospect u rolling up the old Re
publican minority. There was no grccnbaek
nnnsstss ritc n TUG ConSstlol c 9f thsE u,
! Ia not enough OF 1. IN tho Republican party IN
! the Stntc to even try TO- assert itself, or to
Tighten anybody fnto ssratldlng thr currency
| g,lvstion Michigan Republicans arc for hoilest
| currency, without my cqu!ynntlon aboutI II.
| RESOLUTIONS.
Tho following resolutions were adopted by
| tho Convention:
a.ir,n. IT, allegiance and adyity to Tie declaration
of principles and to The nonfnecs ot The icpubllc-
Tie nomination Ut the candidates of that Convcn-
| ton for President and Vic0'l1eaidcnt, eminent
s' 81 aoo; ana II s 1oe
crntnent, together with tho principles cnuncssstl
n their letters Of acceptance, arc susc gIasansso
VII b astingulshcd tor H. preservation q tho
Unioh fathfIlnsss 70 ls tnai,eal !Gfmsn5,ss ,5,,s
sai rIEi,ts. aai i prompt and efficient reform In
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