Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
COOLEY GETS 1T.
Nominated for the Supreme Court by Ac.
cIamati0n.
Proceedings OF the Republican State
Convention.

The Republican state convention as
sembled at Bucks opera house in Lam
sing March IL.
After the reading of the apportion-
ment of delegates to the several couu.
ties, Phillip I. Van Zile, chairman of
the state committee, introduced John
X. Boies of Hudson as temporary chair
man.
MIR. Boies made strong speech, in
which he referred TO the high standing
and reputation of the supreme bench of
Michigan throughout the whole coun-
try and made a short allusion to the
record OF the Republican party, and
characterized the defeat of Blaine as
''nere scratch" This was greeted
with loud applause. His illusions to
Grant as hero struck down by painful
disease, and his glorious history as the
savior of his country, were also enthusi-
astically applauded,
| Col. John ID. Sumner of Kalamazoo
was chosen temporary secretary.
After the appointment of tho COM
mittees on credentials, permanent Or
ganization and resolutions, the conven-
ention adjourned until afternoon.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation, reported John X. Boies perma-
nent chairman and j. ID. Sumner per.
manent secretary, with assistant secre-
taries and tellers as follows. First dis
trict, Conrad Clippert, H. A, Haigh;
second, j. V. Barry, III. b. Rowlson;
third, p. T. Colgrove, p. b. Loomis, jr. 1,
fourth, Zach Aldrich, CD. Lawton; fifth,
Geo. K. Farmland, j. III. Kidd sixth, A..
Whitehead, .. A. Barker; seventh, f..
l.. Wells, Nj. II. Butter; eighth, w. ID.
Gordon, II. A. Forrest; ninth, w. L..
Jones, II. c. McLaughlin; tenth. John
=. johnson, G. w. Alwaite; eleventh,
A. o. Blackwell, ID. s. Waite.
The committee on resolutions
submitted the following, which were
adopted:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
That the record of the Republican party Is a
source OF satisfaction and pride to It's every
member; that q wise aud faithful administra-
ton OF law Is essential TO the prosperity and
welfare OF the state; to accomplish this we
must have high minded, pure and learned
judges; the necessity therefor In the supreme
court Of last resort, to which all other courts
In the state, the bar and the people look for
these principles which are to be their daily
guides, Ia absolutely essential this court is one
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cannot be exercised In maintaining 1t; the
law Is not an exact science which can with
mathematical certainty be applied 10 new,
varied and complicated cases as they arises (;
II Is gathered from wilderness OF single cases,
and to Gull therefrom the principles applicable
to, and spply them In given shape OF facts
SO that the case presented thereby may be cor
rectiy decided and wise precedent
established, requires not only vast legal
learning and good common sense, but a
rs awah ArNa.. I'D a
For over 20years Thomas M. Cooley has been
one Of the justices Of the supreme court OF this
state. During the time he has been on the
bench the decisions OF but few courts OF last
resort, II any, have stood higher with the bench
and bar OF this great country than have those
OF the supreme oourt OF the state OF Michigan.
| During the same period Chief Justice Cooley
has reached the highest ranks as jurist dis
tiDguished for the strength, clearness and ac-
curacy OF his opinions; and the purity Of tbs
judicial ermine worm by him has remained I'M
sulied, while as an author his works are quoted
and accepted as authority In the courts and
legislative halls OF Europe and America. The
| Republican party believe IN maintaining the
present high standing Of the supreme court,
and by It's Representatives In convention here
assembled will again present a candidate
worthy the high standing OF the court and
cordial Endorsement Of the people. We con-
graduate the people Of this state upon the po-
sition OF the university ss an educational in
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convention to ASSET In maintaining its high
standard and reputation among the education.
al institutions OF the world.
Nominations were then in order, and
Otto Kirchner presented the name of
Thos. M. Cooley for nomination as JUS
tice of the supreme court by acclama-
ton, and called for a rising vote. The
chairman put the question, and the con-
vention rose unanimously, and cheered
heartily.
John Edgerton of Saginaw, Attorney
General Taggert (on behalf of the en-
tire fifth district), E. G. Walker Of De-
troit, and several others presented
Charles Stuart Draper for regent. Ora
per was nominated by reclamation.
For second regent the names OF Don
G. Henderson, Charles T. Gorham, and
X. V. McAlvay were presented.
A ballot gave Aaron V. McAlvay of
Manistee 4l2 majority over Gorham,
and he was then nominated by acclama-
ton.