The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-10-15
Knocked Out Once More
INGHAM GREENBACKERS CHEAT
ED OUT OF A NOMINATION.
The Shiapassee Bulldozers Force II. III.
Pairer upon an afflicted Dist,Tctc-A
Call for Three Cheers for the
Nominee Kissed Do,oa

AhS iOSoi oiSShudIh hSdit was
made to bleed again Tuesday after.
noon, when the Shiawassee delegates
10 the I2th district senatorial conven-
ton finally succeeded in gagging
Ingham county by the forced renom,
ination Of Senator HI. II. Pulver, oil
Laingsburg. 1t was SIS when ex-
Mayor Barnes appeared in Mead's
hall and announced the glad tidings
that the nomination was conceded to
The Greenbackers by their Bourbon
allies.
The convention proceeded TO get
down to an informal ballot right
away, and G. c. Rolf, of Mason, pre-.
sented the name of gentleman
WHOSE PURITY OF LIFE
and morality he lauded so highly
that every one imagined he was al
luding to Senator Pulver, but he
wound up by naming Supervisor
Parkhurs,, Of Mason. James III.
Bronson, of Shiawassee, named Mr..
Pulver, presentation that was
promptly objected to by Mr.. Free
man, of Leslie, on account of his
being lawyer, and he put the conun-
drum which has been made rather
puzzling by the light of recent events
of whether the Greenback principles
meant anything. Bingham county
has not had Senator in six years."
said he, "and it is about time that
we asked for our rights in the name OF
common decency,"
Shiawassee cast its vote solid for
Pulver, he receiving IS votes, Park
hurst FL and Jas. l. Mead 2. AS soon
as the result was announced Mr..
Mead withdrew his name and made
a plea for Parkhurst. owe haye
GOT SOME UPHILL WORK
in this county," he entreated, sand l
hope Shiawassee won't heap anything
more upon our shoulders"
]. H. Bronson insisted upon the
name of Pulver, and Chairman Van
Dusen rendered yoeman's service in
carrying out the plot to force a re-
nomination by fagrantly ruling out
of order several motions made by
Ingham delegates in the hope of
breaking up the Shiawassee scheme.
DIDN'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
AS another informal ballot was
about to be taken it was found that
Ingham was one delegate short, and
Jason E. Nichols was directed to cast
the absentee's vote.
II don't know whether l want a
vote in this convention or not" ex-
postulated DR.. Nichols in confidence.
81 don't know as l want to be re-
sponsible for the nomination of that
man.
at is whiskey that is doing this"
exclaimed another Ingham delegate,
Indignantly.
Mr.. Nichols finally decided to vote
and the second ballot gave Pulver 26,
and Parkburst ~. Just then the
Ingham delegates got an inkling of
ONE OF THE LITTLE SCHEMES
that Shiawassee was working in Pull
ver's behalf. They had delegate
for every voting precinct in the coun-
ty while Ingham had delegate for
each township and ward only. Pros.
ecuior Nichols sprang to his feet with
an indignant plea for fair play. He
appealed to Shiawassee to cut down
It's representation or else give Ingham
additional delegates for townships
that had more than one voting pre-
clnct. eff you insist on going on
this way there will be trouble at the
polls" he concluded solemnly.
There was very ugly look on the
face of spokesman Bronson when he
insisted that the convention should
60 ahead as it was, claiming that 1t
had been fairly organized; and the
chairman promptly sat down upon
every effort of the Inghamites to Sc
cure equal representation. Some OF
the Ingham delegates threatened TO
bolt the convention, and Bronson
holly demanded formal ballot. An
insinuation from Jas. / Mead that
chairman
VAN DIrcPN cTOOp IN