Telegram-herald., 1886-06-14
THE HALF CENTURY
OF Michigan 5 Existence as q
State About Completed.
PREPARATIONS FaR THE GREAT DAY
= hich All be Celebrated a. Lansing
on TUESDAY Who vii 6e There.
What They wiu % arc What
May Sc Looked For.

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LAAssAs. June is.A The arrangements
ioT lhe appropriate observance of Nlohiraus
semi Centennial. Ca Tuesday nexi arr
nsariY AZ eomgisis 4na s1oula the weather
oe lrapuoas one of the greatest crowds
cfsf sctn ga AlrhiEau Niii bf e4fhefed to-
-c.ilei ol otf STREETS. While bnansrIQ thf
event ~llc- Is celebrated ls Efle
premature lu iis dale fle lillt maiier ell
he overlooked Tor eerc fle arfAnGau5enls
deferred uulI nekI ianuak hen lire Gfv
years is up-lle scaIhel miaiI be ios
cold lp a4mu oi an outside shaU.
There are those wAo ara unkina
enough to s4Y Llar TIE -tlai. arn-
tenni-i celebration possesses political
siEuias4nce ana lhal ii4e tals sas Iked al
the advance date lu order io pefau 0oy-
ernof Aieer and other politicians 10 partioi-
paie ana boss the afalr-iaArns. perhaps.
ihat Win ihr uaWu of new wear reprc.
sentative of another party might
he nlune Use chair of Stale Naf
of conjecture and ramus enough.
There can really be- only one iaui found
Win The Arrangements. and thai j. ile
efosdiue toeelber oi 81 mach soiid tax ID
such short space ni time. irom daylight
I'd dawn q continuous programme wll BE-
carried un and person ln order 90 lake il
All in, must periofc. be DIVIDED into
several sections for music sDe.rh
making eic. viii be heard In
TIE senate clamher. the legislative
hall on lhe Steps of the Capitol and al lht
Fair Grounds. There wil be- hrass baua
music enough to wake the residents flf
miles around. The famous cannon of The
Loomis battery sill IRE r0yai saiuies. prma
donnss from Michigan and eises here viA
wArbie their sweetest tle voices
of one hundred children vii Ice
heard singing anthems of praise aud
famous orators viii talk oi fhe patriots and
great state. Representative iraul every
portion of ihe Stale will hr present excar-
sion trains Viii bring in lntIr loads 90
human ight and lle dsy will he one of
general rejoicing
Preparations are making for the enter
tainment oi the visitors. hoi tle inadequate
hotel arrangements 81 thc Capital lliN 0lN
be insufficient. and more oi less luc0nfe-
nience viii be- iet by ihs participants
Already every inch oi room .n the hotels
has been engaged and many a visitor viN
carry the banner as means oi taking
part iu Michigan sens centennial
The representative men ol tle state Viii
be here in fuIl force and Senafors. judge
Office hoIders farmers and laborers Viii co.
mingie with EACH other aud sweat anl stew
under the broilng sun-WhIch i eA-
pecfed Do shine on this ncCasIoa.
Politicians viii take advantage of thc crowd
10 launch forth their liiile h1oms and more
or less political scleming 49, he carred on.
The Democratic Stale Committee alu meci
al the Hudson House. Monoay or Tues
day-the former time if guardian ls pres-
ent. aud fhcn VIII hc formulated
the programme which thc followers
OF Old Hickory VIII carry oui prior to the
Stale convention. Here aud az this time
the fate of Chairman EnrEli wll be-
decided Cn. thc dale of the convention sft-
tied and The candidate Dor Governor select
ed All these things wii be- talked al and
the convention can bnt mliy tic aeis
OF its bosses Aaf alone wiI
the Democrats b. in their
council OF war for the Republicans also coB.
template meeting and faey tpo must decide
on about the same important questions al
sgitaie their Democratic opponents
Among the prominent men who sill take
part in the exercises are Gov. T. a AIcer.
Hon d. %. 6rosVenor. JonesYIiic Hon.
Henry Chamberlain. of Three oaks judge
Y Campbell oi the supreme Dourt hon.
Henry Fraick. oi Grand Rapids. Hon.
John Adams EdWIn Willis. Cnss "
Garfield Wm D. Mcbocr Jas b hnge and
! q. Adams-noi the late iameaie1 pnesl-
dent
By Monday fhc visitors viii be here in
ful. fierce. hunung will be thrown fo tae
hreezes the city ui'i don boEaar afufe and
al nature viii smile in an effort to oo laF-
tice % SO great ar event fiflY fhousand
people are erpeofed and Lansing wih be as
proud as The Goddess Of iaberiF on bright
silver dollar