The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-23

For thirty-two years-ever since the organ
ization of the republican party in 1851
there has been an unbroken line of repnbli-
can county officers elected in Van Buren,
County. Not a solitary democrat, green
hacker, fusionist or third party prohibitionist,
during all these years, has succeeded in
obtaining votes enough to entitle him to an
election. Neither singly nor combined have
TO effect breach in the republican ranks.
And not only have our county officers all
been republicans but, since the organization
of the party, this county has never been
represented in either branch of the state
legislature by member of the opposition.
This is a record of which Van Buren, repub-
licans may well be proud, and one which the
NoRTHERNER believes will not be broken at
the approaching election. The gentlemen
wko have the honor of running on the pres
ent county ticket are strong, able, clean men,
well fitted and qualified to perform the duties
of the respective offices to which they have
been nominated.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Hon. Z. H. SIMPSON, the nominee for rep
resentative in the first district, is life long
farmer by occupation, one of the best known
men in the county, man of unblemished
character and of great popularity. He has
the advantage of having served one term in
the legislature-in 1S73-4-with credit to his
constituents and honor to himself. No better
or stronger man could have been placed in
nomination. The NoRrHERNER predicts that
he will run ahead of his ticket and that he
will be elected by handsome majority.
Hon. JOHN S. Cross, who has been renom-
mated by the republicans of the second dis
reputation during the session of the last
legislature as faithful, painstaking, hard
working member. His denomination was
but the bestowal of well earned honor and
his constituents will undoubtedly express
their satisfaction with his record by return
ing him to the next Legislature although he
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could possibly be put in the field against
him.
SHERIFF.
Col. JOHN G.. TODD, who has been renomi
mated for the office of sheriff has, for the
past two years, filled that position so well
and so satisfactorily that his denomination
was a foregone conclusion. During his in
cumbency in Office he has largely increased
his acquaintance and has won a host of
friends in all parties. He is one of the most
efficient and popular sheriffs that our county
ever had, which, added to his high character
and standing as citizen, and his honorable
military record will insure him his full share
of the suffrages of his fellow citizens.
COUNTY CLERK.
Gro. w. MYERS, the nominee for
county clerk, is also renominated for
second term. He has proved himself to be a
model official, attentive, obliging, thorough
and capable. No man has ever shown him
self to be more worthy of a second term than
Mr. MYERS. He too was soldier with an envia-
bic military record. In addition to this he is
a thorough temperance man, an earnest
worker in the cause of temperance, one who
believes that all true temperance reform
should be sought in the ranks of the republi-
can party. His record as a soldier and
citizen and his unblemished character as a
man well entitle him to the hearty support
he is sure to receive ut the hands of his
fellow citizens.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
JOEL ID. MONROE of Porter, the nominee
for the responsible office of register of deeds,
was also soldier, serving as a private and
non-commissioned officer during nearly the
entire war. He is one of Mr.. CLEvELAND's
victims, being one at whom the president
took occasion to sheer in one of his celebrated
pension vetoes. His record as a soldier was
fully set forth in letter written by his cap
tain and published in the columns of the
NoRTHERNER few weeks since Mr.. MONROE
to which he has been nominated, being an
excellent scribe and man of ability. He is
a farmer and mechanic by occupation and
has the reputation of doing well whatever he
undertakes. One of the many good things
that may be said in his favor is that he is
best liked where he is best known.
COUNTY TREASURER.
CHAs. II. BUTLER, the nominee for the
Office of county treasurer, is Paw Paw boy.
born and brought up in this community He
is comparatively young man, has good
education and has followed the profession of
a teacher to a considerable extent, but. for
the most part, his occupation has been farm
ing. He was township treasurer of this