Telegram-herald., 1886-08-20


he ssntei an Informal ballat iaken.
81 Alden ~u-ilh for keni caauiy deleE4
uan- Withdrew Mal NAlAlus name al lls
reg 4est. The news sas received sltl nous
lul cheers
psrhAm of Ottawa. said that theg
were iu raIlssi f5I Mehnie aud he could
csaFrs the BANNER oi Tie Republican pary to
success
Daud siockdale cf Alleeau. sAia ihal
they lad sfopd oY Watkins a. long as ht
was o eauc. date. bai nov lhey musf vote
ior ue mau WAo ooald oarrS Oaa~a coan-
IS pg ppo
The preamble and resolutions Of D A. la
X. of T. similar lu imp9ri 90 l-e one
adopted uy Tie Republican and Demo
craDc county conmilltes. Nas pre-
scented + r Harrington moFea O.
lav 0u the table delegate moved
their reference % Tie Committee ol
resolutions e. NauLoo. oi Ottawa, Thought
Tie communication should be read uol
smothefed l.. N. Sellers. iar the llu-
mitlee ou Resolutions assured tlt gentle
uan from Ottawa thai The conan unlcailou
should noi only ne read but cuusldele1
The resolutions Were SO referred.
Ile fourth informal ballot resulted a.
/ follows Mcbride 53. Brlkuap aa total
-. The Kent vote stood Mcbride, -a
Belkuap I3 biana B.
When The result of the ball
lot wAs announced The Ottawa county,
men jumped on the benches aud shouted
/ themselves hoarse An lonia delegate
moved 10 make the nomination unanimous.
carried Ma A b Watson aud Capt Alien
Were appointed 90 wait on the NOMINEES and
bring him before the convention.
The Congressional committee was an
Z nOunced as follows.
Auegan-David stockdale z y Bates
/ Ionia-F q Stevenson. Simon Towne.
/ kent-Ed. NJ Barnard. Neal Mcmillan.
/ Ottawa. a Mcbride. George Turner
Mcbride was announced in waiting and
1 as he came down Toe aisle he was loudly
/ che, sed As be stepped 10 tAe front he WAS
/ voclferously cheered he was somewhat
/ nervous aud has long black locks hung
/ over his forehead. lie SAID.
Mr. Chairman. and Gentlemen of the
/ Convention. You must expect that ] would
/ have a speech but have not prepared any
I Ny friends. gentlemen. m my Own county
came Ia NE sometime ago. and urged ne
\ that | should accept this nomination. uo
man IN Ottawa county can ever saw that j
/ ever said was a candidate for this office
/ / have invariably told every man that was
poor man without q dollar. representing
no ring. corporation or Clique, bat that j
/ was ever ready o. help any man in The
J Fifth District that was nominated for Con-
/ gress 10 tne best of my ability. ! came here
I today believing that my friends boz Oftawa
| county would give me The compliment
/ Of vote in this convention
/ but never dreamt that ! would receive
! your nomination IL had 10 would have
been my duty to prepare a speech, put
! tell YOU boys YOU have knocked me 0ut
and am in Ho situation al ai for b. in
I this canvass that opens today. We have
seen our enemy. they we're here yesterday
4 and are here today. They went 20 ne Veo
pie two years ago. and weut 10 The people
/ with The assertion that tLls kepDb lean
/ party fo which you and / belong Was COR
1 rupt and dishonest and that t was neces
I sarv % Neep from the offices The represen
tatives oi that party which has controlled
this nation for q quarter of q century
they pat IL two years aso that this country
was way down Tor want of legislation. aai
wnat great Things has this party been DO
ine2 Taxing soldiers and trusted men Oli
of the Offices. and 30 their places pltlu1
/ representatives of the Democratic party, ana
nothing else That The entire nauou wa'
way down for want OF legislation. and that
administration has been ior Two years oil
ing offices
Democrat and Greenbacker. tell me WHY
Il DO thst when The Republican party con
tr0lled this nation no foreign nation. unde
r.
American citizen. and % he did. he had fo
answer for it while today American ciu
zens are living 10 prison. and the American
hag ls driven from the seas and the admin
i>iratiOn at home IS "a ing y bat can ~
do2 james Buchanan said The same Thing
] say go you. that unless nation viii pro
tect ifs citizens wherever they may boz wher
they are in the right. this nation VIII g.
down.
rl.-.f-..,.. .-, ...,,f fl,,,,,r, "a. ff.e homo.
YOU have paid me permit me AZ some CD
ture time to discuss this question when
am in a better position o. go 50
Thanking vou sga'u for fhe favor rcfmI
me to -it down and think of something iha
! ought fo say now
Gen T. s. Heath. Grand Rapids wa
elected Chairman of the Congressional Com
mif'ee
The Committee on Resolutions replrfe.
thai 5Y reason ~ Che near approach oi th'
Sfste Convention the, deemed 90 uuneoes
sary to adopt any platform or promHlFat
snr principles
Chas IS Watkins was escorted io fhl
stare and in tis usuai smiling mannr
thanked The convention for the honor con
ferref hv voting for hIm said that ne wou
hearfIr support fhc nominee end pred 0fe
Republican success in the Ffh District
THE communication from 70 a -0 k o
T.. was real T. " Sellers moved fhai
he eudar-e1 p T Harriul Ton moved tha
DO be- aid on The fahle harnar
moved as substitute that fhe communioa
tion and fhe report ~ fhe committee ia
on fhe table Nr Sellers lrcef fh
convention fo accept AMI adorf nof orl
tho report buf fae ctmmrrica Ma
A. B Watson wanted nn resa. Hfirns rasse
The mnnon fo los nn fhe fsh|e gse Ir
John FINN moved to sc.eTf aui esre h