, 1879-02-28
MICHIGAN pOI,lYICS.
Tho Contemplated Canlif,rn f,et,.cou ,
Democrats ami the FintTets-rtor. :, Nv
University Snua1blc Enters tutu tbe po,. '
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Spfctal Dt.paicA to II, 7yt,,,.
DErNofr. Mich.. rch 9;--rh, r,s,..
t.on.o,.t,,.. =, ~. .ei'oc7al1e arl
: sa' 1'.',''.A eo".s't'o's u tn's State tueet Ia
Lansing 1o'hloffow,-tIe latter at noon /,
atcad's llalI, amf the former ata n. m inu ~
Upcra-IIousc. All the jutiIcnttou. ,oln, ~" =" .se
cnnrI,tton ~ - no,,ttf.. 80 '''s' 10 lin
<,t.,...,t'.. u,a,''. o" "e'Mech t'etctwo
e'e'"en'n ~ '"e epposlllo1' a1''i nj attempt Ia
carry tlle stnte by sl1cli ',uIvn nlu Tie tkllnt
Use Of sidc.tssncs Tic prc4cnt ,otI,.ra, .s,s.
ton III Michigan, is snhs,nntf,,,v tia. ''o''
1,o ,of, .r,1,,,o,. ,.ts,,. -, .,'.. :, sA's'
~ o'.' "'o'''t ""'a " ."e 1'eff1urFasy, lls!a.
last veaFs overwhelming defeat of their psy1y
MS tLcsr chicf lever, commenced In l,a.
1rInolnu obn,,t , ,o,,,,ta, ."s" ict
W..ts',. ,' ~. .oa'''''h ~hh IL
NhtioE"'s VI thc coming kufnE electlon,-
hoping. ot courtc. TO scare victory hy th]s ii.
vic, but meaning to at least hrp,k tho ba,a Is,
til. lnr,.,nonc etnm m, ~, N. Nv ','A III
,r,..,', ,'''s,...', -, '''s p''' machinery.
iheS so'''n'I"eeo olc'o''ohs NJ Lankius ty
negotiations amonE tic nlcmlItrs OF tie lcrst.
inturg: soon succeeded in ctcatfnr lin rero..-
RI sentiment Mt tho t,anftal. u,t,r,toI,
.ns so,, ~ IN. st,,. ro,, ~, wy ps
tts chairman f,s1,o ,sos ,,'un l'e, .o.o,. n'a'e!
to their proErnmsne) In such position q. h,
compc} his resignation: and ,1ctatr,1 I'm .,,,n'.
~ ti,n t,orvantin, ~ s,,oh .,.,..', ~ s'a''s
f,s - ~ ~, ,.,s'..,.,. ~ e" t''''' anu paaee as
wo"'" a'a 1'!e coas't'oh 8eAcfne. III this work
they Bccurcd the cooperation of ata.cs w. Flctd
the otllcal Chairman anu rcal leader II t,r w.
finnoI r,ovonnnl IN .1fs st,,, 0,,,.,..,,, ~
49,, ..s,''s. - '' N."As 'E"'sts t1d
.'afa@'''ohcS l'c" VERY 'o''i III 1Ie'F fts|stanca
to the consumnlattou Of th's piogrnnu,l; in
the rccent consultations Of tllu party suen n,vu
rs u, v, N, Lot4rop, OF this ejty, t,,iv n.u.m~i
tiis .,,,,,,,fnr NJ nart, i,..r;,, "".3 w., '.lp,1
'''s aa!tc'ue' VI party !hte9'lty uni Consist
g1Gyf tho Stato orEan OF the Democracy, lIm
Detroit Fire Press. nlso Showed solnc sisus u
rts{stuucr, But thu coalition ,n,yp,ru. v,t
~ a''".'A ..''s .'."t iot 'he oplosl'
lion; lis 'tAacfs were ae:iant ~ tone alu! IT.
ErcsaIyc In tltc!r operations; a.,u the backbone
Of The hostility tu tl,cfr prp.rn,umt, s,o, ram.
u,o,r.d IN a,,ow at,,,s of w,.si.,trss ''
A. thts ,,,,,,,,,. .,,,. ,,.,.,"..., .-......
tn the University oycrt!ic LaauratorY dcfGlralAu
took OH Il nuw form In the uctiou af thu I,cycms
IN rai,1s,at1ng Ur. ,sosp nnh ,,iscbarpiuv t1,.
,,,,,rt.I,,,1c,nnt ne,,tnet ,,,,-tI,, 49,, h,,,',
W. "."'ss s'.,,, s'ep psn,
taken III compliance win the request of tha
Legislative Committee, bascl upon al inrcsll.
rat!ou at tie last session, wilicu resulted IN L
,trt,i, ,,,rrt,v tho r,.ycr,c ,,r t1rt r.,.h, h,
th. f,7,,r, T., t,,m ,,,,,,,,,v.-,,,, ar,sns ,,,s
nus 1o"1e -, '"u e"a'ss'a '7"'' e"'e9i's 1.c
o1a'L tooA%a. t.t DF' - ~ "'I.'! "''nr
eu tntoehnuut tne G.a,e oi i ; Snnt'sH' s,Ea'
not houM!cd by pastr'l'nes, altllotlrt Douglass
is i!cmoernf, anu ilbss mil ts chief BARKER
arc Aepun!ieans. Ile decisive sr1nmphot Ills
l;ose lactton aroused mllcE it'1i@lIatioa upon
The nt!lpF side, a,Al his reinstatement vas a9,
aisnpDrDYed Of 'y tt1t conservative ecrent l!'at
believed tllat the interests u tue INSTITUTION
enncorllcd ucn1audett tng perlhalieht eitlhssoa
Of 11tli men IRON tts Faculties. Amhs t'le
Alumni Of 1lle University Tits ic'l!lg u assat-
prevail Is very strong, ai,si they 'iaye held pnte
ileetnbA III tho leading cIttes ri tie Sn'r. AMI
Rtluptcd resolutions t!ei,0,acing the art!9n 0!
tho Regents, AllA declaring tllHt thtf viii nut
B,1ppurt any candidates for tho lcgcnt;, isi
tho coni1g clectlnu, who ars not Inen VI
such pualtt0n a.nt character as 10 make It cer'
tut, ttt they will lloi themselves entirely In
dependent I'll and at,ove Tho unfortunate Lioor.
atury M1ltatbIe, null consult tlty tc interests oE
the UnivurtIty pure u..h stmpIc, THIS cuadi-
tiou OF aiFa,rH furnished the discouraged opso.
ncnts Of coniitlon Will thu pretcxt they needed
for nDuntonl,., their useless position Wsnoat
Ereintts tn tgtoultniously aurfeilucr. !ne ftts
thn hasis ii tlu nrotectIoI1 1T Tho University"
nsi Inns t,0w leGn tillt1strlo,,sy Helping roll %
thr coalition tsll for Bo,pe weeks, rEle absurs''
ity ol Its Try nppcArs from til, fart tnat many
Dnmpcrnts mt NATIONALS nso ar.lent believers
iu liusu's innocencc; tjiAt the Legislative report
cxtnrra,ing hin, WINS slguG,l BY 'ncsnbsrs O. 81
parties; that Democratic pancrs III tle e'ate
i"'cr ot tia i,rmnrratIc tnrty in the Legts.
!saucs M. ~. .Mu . ~ H.. .f'rnxrs ~ II. retI,ipa 10