The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-01-23

VIZ:
KALAMAZOO, January 9, 1850.
At an adjourned meeting OF the Board OF
supervisors OF Kalamazoo county, held at
above date, the committee to whom WAS re-
fsrred the memorial presented to this county
bY the Board OF Supervisors Of Van Buren,
county, reported as follows:
To the Chairman of the Board OF Supervis-
ois-The committee to whom was referred the
memorial presented by the Van Buren, County
Board OF Supervisors in reference to the charges
against Mr.. Hitchcock, stenographer for this
Circuit. submit the following as their report:
A meeting OF the committee was held on
Saturday, January Sd, 1880, to which the Ksla-
masoo County Bar ann others were invited to
100 present andSshow reasons Why the charges
should be sustained. No one appeared to sus-
tain the charges, but upon the other hand .
large number Of the members OF the Bar OF the
County were unanimous IN the opinion that
this Circuit could not do better than to con-
t!aue Mr. Hitchcock in Office.
Sigued, ALBERT LITTLE
X. A. SYKES, Com.
JOHN SHEAN,
Oletk 9 certi. attached.
Signed THERON f. GIDDINGs, Clark.
IA we understand the proposition from our
Board OF Supervisors to the Kalamazoo Board
was a memorial, asking whether they would CO.
operate with this county lin the movement for
The removal OF Frank Hitchcock, stenographer.
The proposition called for an affirmative or
negative answsr--simply, yes or no.
The committee OF Kalamaz oo Board instead
OF answering the question propounded, report
that they had invited the Kalamazoo Bar to
meet them in conference on this matter. and
the result OF their JOINT deliberations seems to
nave eventuated in the wlitewashing report
above. Il does not appear that any action
Board. but it does appear that the committee
did no. express any opinion Of their own, but
eimpiy the opinion OF a number OF the mem
tiers OF the Bar OF the (Kalamazoo) county
were unanimous in the opinion that" Hitchcock
should be continued in office, and by implica-
ton Van Buren, had no business to NEEDLE with
the matter,-Kalamszoo dictated and Van Blu
zen must foot the billie, IS heretofore.
The commune atom confirms what we said
last week that it seemed to be quite apparent
that influences from some outside source had
sorsstslled the action of the Governor, and that
this application was destined to share the same
fate az the former one,' and that said infiu-
euces emenated from Kalamazoo.
The people OF this county beginSto under
stand that theiGovernor is unable to see to the
westward beyond Kalsmszoo-that oil the little
favors arc granted to Kalamszooites
Kalamazoo absorbs everything OF any value
caring not cent for anybody to the west OF
them. When votes are wanted to elect their
men. they have heretofore relied on Van Buren,
to help them out. 1t is about time they real
lied tue fact that the people OF this section are
getting tired Of this thing. II is among the
possibilities that this county may leave Kala-
mazoo 70 furnish ma orities for her own candi-
dates. II such thing should happen, her can
ddases would certainly be left, as they have
too many private quarrels on hand to permit OF
their uoting on any candidate after his nom
instion-at least that has been largely the case
heretofore
VI seems that Hitchcock and his cumming
legal associates own Board OF Supervisors
whosare willing to do any wbitewashing re-
qured OF them.