The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-25

to meet yesterday, Ut Lawton, met In PoWelis
Hall, aud Was called to order by N. IL. Bitely,
and organized by electing Col. Curtenlus, OF
Kalamazoo, chairman, and A. @. Ghdden, OF
Antwerp, secretary. The chairman appointed
Mr. Morton, OF Texas, and 4. o. Briggs, OF
Paw Paw. tellers.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Tho chairman said Kalamazoo word sup
port any one without regard to locality. Mr.
Bitely suggested the name OF John nj. Ed
wards, and SAID he was Disguised Republican,
and would endorse any Democrat, Greepback-
er or any one this convention would nominate,
but he would have been, no doubt, . disguised
non-paI tisan il his man had not been selected.
c.. s. May nominated Henry q. Briggs, OF
Kalamazoo. Captain Hendryx said he would
support any one who is selected. Edwards was
his individual choice. N. Il. Stewart moved to
proceed to an informal ballot. lie evidently
did not want any more nominations made.
Mr. Bitely made another speech and urged
that further time be given for other nomlna-
tons. David Woodman, I'd, said he came
there as Greenbscker; had .notbiug to say
against Mr. Mill, but there were me in this
county who had practced law before he, Mills,
was born, his choice was Chandler Richards,
and put him In nomination. This threw lit
tie bombshell among them, for Stewart and
company did not want Richards. Mr.. Btey
quickly jumped to his feet and inqu red OF Mr..
Woodman il he knew Mr.. Richards would ac
cept the nomination ? to which Mr.. Woodman
replied he had conversation with Mr.. Rich
ards this morning, and he had SAID he would
accept the nomination il given him. The tel
lers pass the hat and announce the whole
number OF votes st 81, OF VII CHI j. M. Ed
wards has 70, G. Richards IL, W. G. Howard 2,
II. +. Severens 3, IL. T.. Briggs 3, Mr.. Breeze l,
A. J. Mills 2. On motion OF Geo. w. Lawton,
the informal ballot was made formal and Mr..
Edwards was declared the nominee OF the con-
vention. Mr.. Stewart moved that a com mittee
Of be appointed to prepare an address to the
people. n. II. Bitely, G. s. May, T. Il. Sher-
wood, Allen Potter, Capt Hendryx and David
Woodman were appointed such committee by
the chair Mr.. Stewart then made little
speech wherein he urged that speedy action
would have to be taken, and hard work done
TO carry this election, and wound up by NOV
ing that CON- mttee OF 9 be appointed as
campaign committed, OF which he was made
chairman. Mr.. Stewart made nearly all the
motions in the convention.
SPEECH MAKING.
Nj. Bitely being called for, said he would be
glad to make speech but his health would not
permit. Capt. Hendryx SAID he as dele
gate to the Democratic convention at Decatur,
on Saturday, ould do all in lis power to en-
dorse In that convention the nomination made
here. E. o. Briggs SO d he would do like
wise. c. S. May, OF Kalams zoo, took the plat
form Ga part Of the programme), and pro-
nounced an eulogy upon Mr.. Edwards, said that
the Office OF Circuit Judge should seek the man
and not the man the Office, that the nomination
for 30 high and responsible position, should be
non-partisan one, and be made something
after the manner we elect ou- school district
officers. How many conventions does man
have to go into for a nomination before he
can be called an Office seeker? The history OF
this nomination shows some funny things:
First, Edwards and this man Stewart, are law
partners. Previous to the Republican coAven-
ton, petition, in behalf OF Mr.. Edwards, was
circulated among the members OF the bar and
business men Of Kalamazoo, that Mr.. Edwards
should be the Republican nor nee for Circuit
Judge, OF this district.
convention is called at Lawrence, in this
county; Mr.. Bitely and others go there for tAe
purpose of securing delegation for Mr.. Ed
warde, ostensibly, however, with Chandler
Richards as a figure head, knowing at that time
that it would not do to ask for a delegation
from this county to support Kalamazoo man.
Yesterday We witnessed the phenomenon OF
Mr.. Stewart, Edwards partner, assisted by c.
). May, OF Kalamazoo, and N. Fl. Bitely and
others OF Lawton, putting IN nomination this
non-partisan, non-office seel 'ng candidate
from Kalamazoo, IN invention composed
largely OF Van Buren, County men, who were
unconscious OF the trick that was being played
upon them. The nomination had evidently
been made before the convention was called to
order. To morrow, under the pledges Of some
Of the Democratic del, gates, he goes into their
convention and asks nomr alton at their hands
Why did not Bitely and Co. vote for NJ
Richards at ,wton il they are such Richards
men as they pretended to be at Lawrence
Their design evidently has been from the start,
to force upon this county another Kalamazoo
Judge, who will cost us from two 10 three
thousand dollars annually more than it ought
to run our court. Arc the people OF this
county going to be duped by this clique from
Kalamazoo, under this n on -office seeking. non
partisan dodge OF theirs? We spprehsnd not.
DECATUR LOCALS.
The little folks had q surprise party at Mr..