The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-08-06

The Congressional Convention held in the
village OF Paw Paw on the Goth ult!mo was at
tended by full delegation from each county in
this district. 1t was too late in the week for US
10 give the full proceedings in our last issue,
but dc 20 in this:
The convention was called to order by II. c.
Briggs Of kalamazoo. and Dr. f. J. Bonnie, of
Niles, was elected Chairman, and Frank E.
Knsppen, OF kalamazoo, Secretary.
The following IS the names Of the delegates :
BerreE County-W Farmer, Fisher, II C
Morton, Samuel Hess. George Clapp, George
r Weed Thos II Bothsm L J Bonine, William
Pears, " J Babcock, George Blakeslee, [ l.
George and James I Hasklns
Cass Couuty-Eas Morris. T J Martin, L j
Reynolds, J IL Stamp. II II Lee, W 4 Williams,
q G WoodmaDsee, Abram Miller and f. jones.
Kalamazoo County-H c Briggs, & VI Buck,
Leroy Cahill, A D Allen, W II Baldwin, Henry
Ta!lman, H Smith. S T brown, II H Kinney,
Didlmus Kinney. w Kirby, Nj Clapp, Milton
s Bradley and Frank f Knappen.
St. Joseph County-Frank Wells, + NJ Flack,
W W Benjamin. L Il Lindsey, ] NJ Wetherbee,
VIM Fl Cross. ID L Parsons, Spauldsbury, G
II Lewis and John Joss
Van Buren, uounty-Charles Duncombe, J l.
Harrison, Joseph Packard, W Travis, Henry
Ford Josiah Andrews, James Monroe, A An
dersou, Geo Remington, G. II Barker, 2 n Teed
and II II Howard.
Franklin Wells. OF st. Joseph county moved
the nomination Of the Hon. j. c. Burrows by
acclamaton. His motion was supported by DR..
Josiah Andrews in behalf OF Van Buren, coun-
ty, ard Elias Morris. in behalf OF Cass county,
but an objection to this method being raised by
w. s. Farmer, a delegate from Berren county,
the motion was withdrawn aud ballot ordered
which resulted as follows:
For J. G. Burrows SO
For j. J. Woodman 2
On motion OF Mr.. Farmer of Berrien county,
the nomination was made unanimous.
The following gentlemen we're then appointed
Congressional Committee for the ensuing two
years, VIZ: II. g. Briggs, OF Kalamazoo county,
Josiah Andrews, Of Van Buren, county, Samuel
Hess, Of Berrien county, Elias Morris, Of Cass
county, and Franklin Wells, of st. Joseph coun
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committee consisting Of j. G.. joss OF St.
Joseph, NJ. II, Lee, of Cass and G. c. Clapp, of
Berrien, was appointed to notify Mr.. Burrows
OF tho action OF the convention and request his
presence.
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having accomplished the object for which they
were appointed. Mr.. Burrows appearance was
greeted with the lyelest applause Quiet being
restored, be spoke as follows
Nh. CHAIRMAN AND GEsTLEMEN-Through the
the courtesy Of your committee have been adj
vised oe the result OF your deliberations, and
for this renewed expression OF your confidence
you have my most sincere thanks. accept
this favor at your hands fully conscious that
tho campaign in winch we are about to enter Is
to mark an era 10 the history OF the republic
fully conscious that If we succeed In this strug-
gle, for all time TO come the principles for which
the Republican party has struggled, which have
become part and parcel Of our national struc-
ture, will remain as enduring as the grand old
structure itself but, il we fail now, that for
which we fought and sacrificed will turn to
ashes on our lips. shall enter this campaign
with the full determination to win magnifi-
cent victory. AS in the past, we shall call things
by their right names in discussing the issues Of
the hour. Two years ago the issue was between
the Republican party and the Greenback party,
party assaultng the national credit. When
we entered that contest many Republicans half
believed the charges made against the Republic
can party were true. We entered that contest
on the issue that the national credit should be
maintained and that every obligation should be
sacredly fulfilled. On that issue we won IL this
district by majority of more than 5000. The
party opposed TO Us in that struggle has ceased
10 exist. 1t is true that here aud there II Is ex-