Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-01
rRE NEWS.
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.
A Lively Convention at Grand Rapids
Blain Leads as Choice for President,
With Edmunds Second.

The Republican State Convention was
held April "a. in Grand Rapids at Pow
ers' Opera House. Of a total represent
alton of 625 to which the State was en-
titled, 6l0 delegates were present, and
all counties of the State represented ex-
cept Altoona. Delta, Gladwin, Grand
Traverse, Isabella, Isle Royale, Mackin-
ac, Manitou. Montmorency and Presque
Isle The delegates filled all the audi
torium, and the representatives of the
Eighth and Ninth Districts were seated
upon the rear of the stage. Some prom
inent visitors sat in the loges, and
the first and second balconies were fill
ed with lookers-on, The national COL
ors were draped across the front of tho
stage, with portrait OF Garfield in the
center, flower piece depending from
IL. The left box was adorned with q
portrait of Lincoln and the right by one
of Chandler. The convention number
ed among its delegates great number
Of the leading Republicans of the State,
being somewhat remarkable in this re-
gard.
After PRAYER by Rev. j.. +. Gilbert,
Gen. Byron Il. Pierce, of Grand Rap
ids, read the call for the convention.
Mr. Livingstone explained that he
had called the convention to order as
chairman of the executive committee of
the state central committee in the alb
sence of Congressman Lacy, the chair
man, at Washington.
Congressman Roswell G.. Rorr, who
had been selected by the state central
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then introduced. He delivered n
lengthy speech, dwelling upon the
tariff question. He denounced the
Morrison bill and said that it aimed a
blow at two of the greatest industries
of Michigan and INDUCED in his GUS
tomary pleasantries such as "the Al
mighty would never have placed the
copper iron and salt under Michigan
if He had supposed the state was going
to vote the Democratic ticket" and
Nov, if was a Democrat | would he
afraid to 90 to sleep with my light
blown out In referring TO the postal
appropriation bill, introduced by DEM
ocrats IN the House, he said it would
have ruined the postal service of the
country if passed. "rhey made no
provision for the probable increase OF
service, and lacked $4,000 of enough
to pay the letter carriers. The people
will call on them to answer for having
tried to ruin the postal service of the
country"
Assistant secretaries and the various
committees were appointed and some
other rontine business disposed of and
the convention adjourned until o'clock
p. m.
Upon the re-assembling of the con-
vention Perry Hannah of Traverse City
was on his feet with a motion that one
delegate from each district be chosen
as committee to discuss the appoint
meut eff chairman of the state central
committee.
There was considerable discussion
upon this point until Henry NJ. Duf1ield
of Detroit called the attention of the
delegates 10 the fact that the conven-
ton was not organized yet, when Mr..
Hannah subsidized.
The committee on credentials made
a report through G. f. Gibson of Bay
adopted, with applause at the rather in
genious way in which he presented it.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation, through Henry NJ. Duffield,
made its report, naming the following
gentlemen as permanent officers: Hon.
Marsden G. Burch, of Kent, chairman,
and Ed. T. Bennett, of Bay City, sec
rotary. They also report the following
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
/. Announcement of Vice-President.
2. Report of committee on resolutions.
8. Election of four delegates at large.
4. Election of four alternates at large
5. Election of district delegates IN DIS
tricts that have not elected and reports
from districts that have chosen dele
gates.
MARspEN c. BURCH,
the permanent chairman. was intro
duced and received with applause. He
accepted the honors conferred upon
him with becoming modesty, and in q
neat speech thanked the convention fol-
the same.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Robert L. Warren, of Van Buren, as
Shhlt Lu0h Va OhO Ou htSOlu-
tions, presented the following:
The Republicans of Michigan in con-
vention assembled to elect delegates
TO the National Convention to be held
in Chicago the Sd day of June next,
hereby reaffirm the principles of the
party as enunciated in It's platforms
through history of a quarter of q
century. 1t reaflirms its faith in the
ability of the party to receive in the
future as it alone has in the past, such
notifications and reforms as time and
experience shall prove to be for the
growth of the nation and the general
welfare of her citizens.
2. They have confidence that the
wisdom and patriotism of the Chicago
convention will formulate q platform
and nominate candidates that the
people will approve and that will, next
November, call out from the State of
Michigan the old-time Republican
majority.
READY FOR BUSINESS.
The nomination of candidates for
delegates at large was next in order,
and Lawson G. Fyfe, Of Van Buren,.
promptly, and in his velvety style of
speeeh-which is familiar at all con-
ventions--nominated Julius G. Bur-
rows, of Kalamazoo, speaking of him
as "a son of Michigan, whose reputa-
ton extended over the nation, who was
of the people, not of the Office holders
having just declined one of the finest,
most honorable and profitable positions
Of the government. He has an influ-
ence exceeded by no Michigan Repub-
lican ainoe Chandler-tha nohlact