Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-08-22
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Yesterday sss . great day fos ths loeaI
Dsmocrsts L T. hLnnsy. ths Esioa
aoaisss f8r shsrif hl~d lsttss 3 ne
Lsadz s1sos d1rias tns asg. dsciiaiag ths
nomination. whsa ths as-s began u gss
eag ta.E Lyms AIaasy h4i kieksd aver ths
tfacs. tAsfs sas . v4st s1io11t 81 nlSslea-
azy sorx do1s ~iLh AE. Als1sys sad Is .
l.4k fssort az sss summoned lat0 tas
saz1st psss~ncs o. 7. NJ. Weston AID Janus
h0ussmsa. fhsn thiogs we're nIed Up 81
sh4f Ias lsllsr va not published iasl nlght.
although 4 sss n typs sad ready ioF Ne
payer. Il may Dc pubisnsa today.
1ELsskEs-H EkALD reporter sac vas
detailed 70 lOok the a4stsf 90 eoald not
nnd sny one a1oog Tie Democrats sa0
acGaally knew anything about TIE matter
tA.t Ihsv ~sFs o. LIBERTY % tell.
Chairman lee, of The GFesE BACK party
sa thst 40 such lsEtsr lad teen nled siEh
him. and a. The Democratic hs4ae usrtsfs
noIhlng could De f0and out about the letter,
SO Ia conteBia ara nog exactly knOvn. Mr..
kiassy. however. told friend thai he bad
rssissed from tie Iiekst aud sad tnat he
vas tired OF being used 70 hs!p other PEG
pie into 0Ifics.
Tue report of tia letter being in the
hands vi the printers caused the wildcat
kInd or exeitemeat among The other candl-
dates on tns ucxet, and Il vas said that II
Mr.. Kinney was allowed to withdraw J. e.
Train would gsg frightened OF the ticket a.
Register of Deeds. and then both the
nonsyed men o. the orsenoack side OF the
nouss would Dc gone. leaving ne ticket ia
very ead shape financially. The news
caused teem 10 do some tall hustling. and
all day long could be seen little bunenes OF
fusion statesmen, surrounding a eaodi-
dats and Offering aim consolation II Mr..
Kinney Wa allowed 10 leave the head OF
the ticket. Mr.. KINNEY seems 10 be looked
BON a. the savior Of the fusion ticket in
Kent county. said prominent politician
10 the TxLEsEAs- HKsALD last evening.
when Mr.. kinney Was trying 10 get the
nomination for Sheriff he thought that Mr..
Bishop wa not going 10 be q candidate,
and when Colonel Bishop was nominated
IL was 90 late 10 undo the work that he had
done, and be Was really In earnest when be
said that be accented the nomination with
reluctance. He did not relish going before
the people on his record and running against
Colonel Bishop At the same time. Since
the conventions had been held Nr. Kinney
had again looked over the field, and could
not Ind single Republican VINO would vote
against Ar. Bishop. while the Democratic
and Grsenback supporters of Colonel
Bishop were numerous. taking these things
| together with the constant demand for
money. with . few candidates hanging TO
his coat tails, and fiEal defeat staring him
IN the face. Mr.. kinney penned the sup
| pressed letter Of yesterday"
The report, SCI in motion by the Fusion
lists yesterday. 10 the effect that Colonel
Bishops letter of declination was also IN
| the hands of the County Committee Is
untrue. and Mr.. Bishop will oe in at the
| finish. Tne report was set in motion simply
as IN Offset 10 the Kinney letter that is
moving down the Fusion hopes with
such q marx 81 degree Of success.