The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30
The Nomination for Governor.

The Hon. Ezra Rust of Saginaw moved
that the convention proceed to an informal
ballot for governor.
GOV. JERoME'S NAME PRESENTED.
Capt. E. p. Allen then presented the name
of Gov. David H. jerome in an eloquent
speech. He said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: 1 rise to nominate, as his
own successor to the high Office of govern
or of this commonwealth, the Hon.
David III. Jerome. IApplause.l The good
book tells us that there are varieties of
glory. There is one glory of the sun, an
other Of the moon and another of the stars;
and one star differeth from another
star in glory" The Republican par
ty has different kinds of glory;
and one of it's chief glories is that in AL its
long array of executives OF the state of
Michigan from Bingham to Jerome not a
single governor, who has been elected by the
Republican party, has failed to add fame
plause.l During all that time every man
nominated by the Republicans has been
elected. And every one that has been elect
ed for the first term has been
reelected for a second term lap
plausel, save one who afterwards gave
his life for his country. That being
the case the next question to be decided by
the convention is whether IL is well to change
that form of procedure. | want to say here
that it is another glory of the Republi-
can party that it tolerates a great
deal of difference of opinion among
its own members. We do not all think
alike, and yet this party that has made this the
empire state of the west, the party hat has
given Michigan a name and a fame every
where, will acknowledge that men
may disagree upon minor points and yet
agree upon all the great essential and and
shoulder TO shoulder in the face of the com
mon enemy. [Applause:] We nave presented
for denomination to-day a man who has
been the executive of this state for two
years and his friends, who are resolved that
there shall be
NO OPINION.
that there shall not be the remotest suspicion
of anything that looks like cowardice,
have invited this convention to take an in
formal ballot that if its members have any
one candidate whom they prefer they may
have full opportunity of saying so. Jt is
one of the glories of the Re
publican party that it has not tied
itself irrevocably to the past. but that it
marches on and on. ever better, onward and
upward. That being the case, the present
executive of the state of Michigan accepts
the issue by an informal ballot; and now /
appeal to the Republicans of the
state of Michigan that upon that
INFORMAL DallOU you, representing
the party, should do him the honor to tender
to him the renomiL alton [applausel, unless
| you believe that q man must have the same
opinion upon every subject that every other
man has. The present executive of the state of
Michigan has opinions of his own; he does
net make any denial of that. He does not
ask YOU to agree with him on all subjects
but / challenge any man In this state TO
point to one act of his as the
executive Of this great commonwealth
that is subject to criticism. Applause. ]
Point to one public duty that has been
neglected. Tell me of one measure that
should have received his attention which has
been sighted.
o WILL LooK IN VAIN FOR THIS.
Our friends of the opposition nave mag
niied mole hills into mountains, but they
have lone il for the simple reason that they
nave everything TO gam and nothing TO lose,
and | say here to-day that there is not a sol
itary good reason why this convention
should not follow the lead of all Republican
conventions, save one, that have pre-
coded It by making the second
nomination of the present executive
unanimous. [Applause.J Not that l am not
in favor of an informal ballot, but | am APP
pealing to men who may differ with
me-, and ask you as Re
first to give you the right