Telegram-herald., 1886-08-17
BEFORE THE BATTLE
The Fusion Forces Gathering
III the City.
PROMINENT CAslIlATES DISCUSSED
The Greenbackers Inclined 70 Make
the Democrats Pay Dearly tor
Their Votes Opposition
10 Fusion.

~ 2 4etAffs
The poiilcsl situation in the State OF
Michigan has undergone considerable
change in the past ien days, and candidates
of few months since have gone with .the
d0wers that bloom in the Spring. ira IA Z"
Of course it most moi be understood That
the great political parties ate lef without
patriots ready and anxious to serve Tor il is
nol Sd. Wilh the fading of one bright
doweF comes another. even more brilliant
and luxuriant than IFS predecessor. and il is
So 20 an aiArminsly large extent with can
dates
As the convention time draws near,
the friends OF the various cam
didaies are al work with a
yie0r only excelied by tile
horse on the old-time wood saving machine
True the metaphor may be s0meW bat in-
elegant and untrue, ar The poor horse said
nothing bar sawed wood while ihe friends
oi Tie candidates say much and shell Out
The Doodle
There are indications that lead a casual
observer 10 the belief that So far a. the Dem
campaign VIII be a doodle one and
greenbacks viii flow with the same freedom
as the sinking water In Carrier Creek An
lnCipient boom mas been noticeable in the
Saginaw Valley for Wellington r. Burt
which has lately taken fresh root and bids
fair 20 break out with considerable
force at Grand Rapids Burt has always
been a Republicau hut tao year. since bolt
ed the nomination of Roswell q HOrr and
~ 3D.. "a
the election Of Timothy r. Tarsney. 20 Con
gress His banner. Blaine and rarsnev."
caused much comment in the Saginaw Val
ley, bat he was not then credited with be-
/ ing Democrat or even q .'Mugwump.
His second move was the sending of an eie-
CANT floral tribute 10 lhos. b. Barry al the
time OF the death of his child. and his third
and crOwning effort was the re epti0n ten
dered rarsney on his return from Washing
ton. The elegant Burt mansion was thrown
open and the "unwashed' of the
Demo-Greenback party scattered mud
over the luxuriant carpets, lciled in the
easy chairs, smoked imported cigars, drank
French wines and parfOOk OF a sumptuous
repast. lt was a lucky stroke and viii be
played for all il IS worth.
IL is no secret among he friends OF Don
| NJ. Dickinson that he has pledged himself
10 President Cleveland 10 carry the State of
Michigan and that the entire state ticket
Will be given 10 the GIeenbackers If they
will only consent 10 allow tie Democrats
| TO name the Governor and adopt a platform
endorsing the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland. With this end IN
view il became necessary 10
/ tr0t ont Doodle candidatea and as recent dis.
patches from Detroit show. Burt and his
! barrel were looked on favorably by the
leader Of the young Democracy
! Nike Jetfers, assertion that the
| barrel was on top is not doubted
and the dTippings from the spiggot will
tend toward making HE fight interesting in
the coming Convention. Burt is a four-time
millionaire and az the head of the salt mon
opoly greater in proportion toit size than the
/ Standard Oil monopoly. How the Green
/ hackers will take 10 such AN individual re-
mains TO be seen, for the orators of that
party in the past have always dwelt heavily
| on the evils of monopoly and
monopolists. The Knights of Labor,
| too, who will form an important factor in
/ the fight this fall viii be watched with con
/ siderable interest, as they too are opposed
: TO auv or all monopoly Col. Nike Jeiiers
! has charge Of the Burt boom. and the wsy
! he has been working the crank for the past
two or three days leads strongly to the be
! lief that Bart may capture the Democratic
nomination.
Early in the campaign there was gen
/ eral uprising among the people and 3
great big boom for Col Michael Shoe
maker. of Jackson. was the result Col
! Shoemaker is one Of the fathers of the
party and has stood by it in contin-
nous defeat. Since the inaugura
I ton of the Burt boom. the
name Of the Colonel l. scarcely heard and
il is morerhan probable that he will not toe
a formidable candidate although The Jack
| son County delegation will support hlm
/ first last and ell! the time Whether tine
| Colonel desires the nomination is question
1 able 10 was reported a. lonia q week ago
/ saturday that be had written a letter 10 =
/ friend in that city saying that be was out
of the race and could not be candidate on
/ account of 'l hes.th. The action 81 The
| Jackson County Convention would seem to
| throw about this however The veil 81 un.
/ truth.
Another Democratic aspiraut whose boom
! appears fO have been quietly slelvei
is Senator Harvey g. Sherwood oi
| Warerviiet Berrieu county, who was looked
on hv the Grsngers IS their representative
! aud consequently considered a strong com
pe,iior in the race Nothing has been hesri
OF ate af the old genfIemans boom and DO
IS more than likely that he will BE- ien
amonr his pumpkin fields This fall and can
devote his leisure time % the Western
| Michigan Fair.
/ During the legislative reunion last June
/ Wm T. Wehber Of East Saginaw shiel
DIS caster into Che ring hlt his iEhf aEains
/ Thomas Barry. .thc hero of lbe -aglnaw
Valley. was too fresh in memory f1r niU
to gain much strength and he has probably
stepped aside t0 make room for bis more
formidable rival fram The SagnaW Valley
i Otier 6nbefnsforiaI booms have pale1
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