Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-06
THs klckeRs
fto~ az Independent Ticket ~Ss Made
ln the fourlh MAad

~ Ntc fC~fkN va n
ga Wednesday evening iasi the keIehlle
an oauoa-es were held pursuant - Gail
published ia iBs lEK0kA9 and t.sgie fof
several dass. informing ti.e Aepublscen
seters of the several Wards of tia ciiy of the
time. place and .sbloci OF calling the same
Ia the Fourth Msrd. a. elsewhere, ward
ticket was nominated and delegates u the
city convection were elecled. also a ward
committee, with 0eoFge 4 Nanty, "a chair
u.au, t. serve for the ensuing year. Two
candidates wers presented for the oftoe of
Alderman aud a ballot followed Edmund
n. Barnard received ffSs one Votes, MI
Pesrssll seventeen, and the nomination wes
afterward made unanimous. The following
evening ooterie of Democrats, froilhl
tionists. and Greenbackers met IN the Gov
eminent building. IN another ward and
nominated an independent candidate. FOR
the purpose OF defeating the kepableAn
nominee and electlng Edward O'Donnell.
The number OF persons present al the lati.r
caucus If a question. AZ $40 O'Clock, hoV-
ever, the building WAs thoroughly searched
and bat two persons discovered. Some
diminishing WAS done, however, and they
succeeded IN organizing the little band The
first question was whether 90 nomi-
nate full ward ticket of
not. IL was fully sgreed.
that the person on the Republican Ward
ticket most certain 10 be elected VIA the
nominee for Alderman, except the Collector
who is also the Fusion nominee. They must
defeat him If they could The question then
arose A. 10 who would take a nomination
from such a source. The telephone was re
sorted 10 and Cornelius Clark, Hugo
Schneider and thirteen OF fourteen persons
were invited 10 tackle the mor-el. bot they
being disbeievers in that kind of caucus de
cined. A candidate was finally found the
hat passed round and arrangements were
made 10y the little clique D. begin. the WORK
of vilificaiion and siander which
afterward follows IN the endeavor
10 receive names 10 petition
afterward circulated. To one ciass the
character Of the Republican nominee is az
sailed. 10 another class false representations
are made "a 10 the object of the petition.
deception l. resorted 10 Icy adding the
names Of parties who do not exist so far a.
can be found. and the names of reputable
persons without authority They finally
succeed IN obtaining list Of names which
they have printed and scattered broadcast
for the purpose OF magnifying the work OF
the clique at the bottom OF the scheme
The list obtained j. largely from the oppo-
sition TO the Republican party. Many per
Sons whose names appear have since probed
TO the bottom of the affair and have el-
pressed their intention 10 vote for the Re
publican nominee. who L. entitled 20 and
well worthy of their support. The people IF
the Fourth Ward. of which MIR. Barnard has
been a resident from boyhood. are going 10
Judge him for themselves and cannot be
persuaded 10 swallow the argument used
against him and the filth that has been CIR
culated upon the event of his becoming a
candidate for petty Office His supporters
in the caucus were the best element IN II and
they will stand boy him ia his candidacy. II
lac Is elected. and the prospects are that he
will be- he will stand boy the people. the
masses. and will not be governed by any
such clique. The contest Il between Barn
ard and O'Donnell and voters should act
accordingly.