The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-02
THE POLITICAL MARRIAGE.
The Ceremony SOlemnixed by Hon
geo. Il. YapIe.

The Ceremony solemnixed Icy Hon.
geo. l.. YapIe.
The marriage of the superannuated, demo-
cratic swain and the coy, young greenback
maid, was duly solemnized at Lawrence on
Thursday last, according TO the cut and dried
programme that had been previously ar
ranged by the scheming god-fathers of the
high contracting parties. The great high
priest of the hard-money democracy, and of
the soft-money greenbackers, Hon. Geo. l..
Yaple, officiated as master of ceremonies,
pronounced the benediction, and dismissed
the newly welded pair with his free-trade
blessing.
THE DEMOCRACY.
The democratic convention was called to
order at the appointed hour by j. f. Jordan,
chairman of the county committee, who
called to the chair John Mackey of South
Haven. L. f. Dodge of Antwerp. was elect
ed temporary secretary.
The convention being extremely anxious
TO begin its courtship, did not wait for q
committee on credentials but Immediately
on motion of delegate Stevens, appointed a
committee to confer with the greenbackers,
consisting of VIM. Kilheffer of Blooming
dale, j. G.. Miller of Bangor, Il. Z. Stevens of
Paw Paw, A. l.. Chamberlain of Decatur.
and I. s. Bunnell of Covert.
On motion of L. G. Annable committee
of three was appointed, on credentials, con-
sisting of +. G.. Annable of Almena, A. NJ
Harrison of Bangor and w. II. Snyder of
South Haven.
On motion of delegate Bailey committee
of three on permanent organization and or
der of business was appointed, consisting of
l.. II. Bailey of South Haven, Il. Warner of
Porter, and Fri Summey of Columbia. At
this point MIR. Bailey suggested to the chair
man that there was greenback convention
in town and that a committee of conference
should be appointed. The chair gently re-
minded him that that business had been at
tended to, whereupon Mr.. b. subsidized.
recess of half an hour was ordered to give
the committees an opportunity to prepare
their reports. At the expiration of this time
chairman Mackey raped the convention to
order and the committee on permanent or
ganiZation made their report, recommend
ing that the temporary officers be made per-
manent and that the next business in order
be the nomination of candidates, which re-
port was adopted.
The committee on credentials made their
report, showing delegations present from all
the townships except Hamilton, Blooming
dale and Pine Grove, the delegation from
Hartford, however, being a mixed one, the
parties in that township having been mar
ried before they left home. Hamilton,
Bloomingdale and Pine Grove were present,
but, as it appeared, had no credentials. The
names of those present being announced,
they were accepted by the convention, and
the report, including the mixture from Hart
ford, was accepted and adopted.
At this point the fact that there was q
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borne in upon the mind of delegate Bailey,
and he quietly reminded the chair that
committee ought to be appointed to confer
with that body. This caused ripple of
laughter at Bailey's expense, the chairman
repeating to him that such committee had
already been provided
The convention, not knowing as yet what
offices would be assigned to the democrats,
could proceed no further, and so adjourned
until after dinner to await report from the
committee of conference.
Promptly at the appointed hour the con-
vention was again called to order. The
committee appointed to arrange the details
of the ante-nuptial contract, reported that in
the hoped for division of spoils, the follow
ing offices had been assigned to the demo-
Gratis: judge of probate, register of deeds,
prosecuting attorney, one circuit court
commissioner, one coroner, and the repre-
sentative from the first district. The report
was accepted and adopted.
Delegate Fitch moved the appointment of
reception committee to act in conjunction
with similar committee of greenbackers,
as an escort for Mr.. Yaple. The chair ap-
pointed as such committee, Messrs. Vaughn,
Merwin, Rooms, Nutting and Msrkillie.
On motion Chas. l.. Fitch of Paw Paw,
was nominated by reclamation as candidate
for judge of probate. Being called for,
Mr.. +. made little speech, saying he had
been over-persuaded TO accept the nomina-
ton, that it was wholly unexpected and he
was not, as republicans usually are, pre-
pared with speech, but would discuss the
issues of the day before the people during
the campaign.
The name OF l.. A. Tabor of Lswton, was
presented for the position of prosecuting