Telegram-herald., 1888-03-30
THE PROH|BITIOAISTS
N CRY coevENTloN AsseAslE0
Plzee "a Soais.fisa . Fan Csty 4 ssss-
a a4raa~azsas s4a Fis.ssaE
64fheFi1.s s21 al
kobsr

A. sisht eisek ass evening ths pleasant
roons of he ". e T. g - Pearl 81, we're
e3alEsrtaely nlled sish sbo4s forEy q tbs
tallafai sso ladies' osinS Pssssnt. iney
had assembled IA kssd Spirits. osternlnei
70 pat aa iTrsgroaeh ABLE proals.sioa tiexet n
the 6sld. aossithslAnsiag tie Aeknoaletssd
iact that nsas of them could BE sssclsd.
Myrcn f. Walker. caAiFla Al u the City
commiltss called ne ConTeagioa % order.
and called Judge } II. TzI~um 70 the chair.
Tue Judge came f0FsaEa. Acknowledged
the honor e0nlsrred AID said that sasy lad
gathered - give al Who believed IN prohi-
biti0n an opportunity Of expressing their
% lnions al tie ballot box. There Is no
better place % express on s's opinion freely
AAd isarisssiy than Al tue polls. Il 5 not
yss uaas Tor pfohibiIi onists 10 pass over
tnssr c4Gss 10 either OF the cd parties, for
Ws still see drunken u en feellng from
some Of the 30 saloons In OR city Al al
hours 0f the nlght no matter how high tbs
license aud ue still see The cOmm0n coun-
cilmen sitting IA their se4ts trying how not
h suppress ghs evils OF the trsrlc. There
| fore there Is still \ neces sliy Tor a thlfd
/ party antii one or other OF the Old parties
comes squareiy 0ut IN favor OF the prine pies
| Ok temperance iaw AM order
A. "a. CrOzier was excited Secretary, and
kessrs. Snap anu Candee inspectors OF elec-
lion. committee. consisting Of MessFs.
/ W hitmeF. KicAens and Dupee. was ap-
/ pointed on eredsngials aud while they were
doing lheir work the oIicers were sworn IN
according 10 laS.
| The committee reported the names Of i've
/ delegates from eacn ward entitled % seats,
/ with 0nly i've or six vacancies. the delega-
| q Ons having been hllsd by alternates or
| Others from The several wards. The report
| was adopted. snd an informal ballot was
| taken ior a nc minee for Mayor. which re-
/ suited In the casting OF thIrty-seyen votes,
| Of wElcA J. \. Johnson. the landlord of the
/ Eagle Hotel, recslvsd sixteen. Mr. john
! son tnereuOon peremDt0rily Withdrew his
name, exoressing bis thanks aud his devo-
| ton 10 The cause. bur AZ the same time his
utter inability to attend ID the matter.
| Secretary Jrozier then put IN nomination
| Burch4rd W. Barnard. A second ballot
vas taken aud Mr. Barnard received thirty
| thee cut o. the thirty-four votes cast, and
was declared the unanimous choice OF the
| convention.
Mr.. Walker nominated l.. NJ. Pearsall for
| Director of the Poor, and he was nominated
on the frst ballot, receiving twenty-six out
| OF thirty-0ne votes cast
| James II. 1hEw was nominated for City
| Marshal, but Messrs. Crozier and Walker
said they had saved him tor member OF the
Board of Review. and the name of Henry
Van Dyke was suggested. Mr.. Van Dy ke
received thirty-One out OF thirty-hve votes
and WAS declared elected on the iirst ballot.
| W. f. Snedds name was mentioned 10,
Clerk OF the Police Court but would not ac
cept II. and Peter Volmai received the
nomination with nineteen votes out oi
thirty-fou on the first ballot.
| IL was suggested that Dir. Shedd declined
this 0ffice because he wanted TO be Justict
of the Peace. and his name was therefore
| presented for that position, and upon the
ballot being taken ne received twenty four
voses TO 4. o. Cr0zier's seven, and was oe
| clsred nominated.
For member of the Board Of Review anC
Equalization the name OF James ii. Shaw
was brought up a previously announced
and receiving y out of the 80 votes cast h,
was declared the nominee.
| This completed the ticket. During the
intervals OF gathering and counting the
ballots, Chairman Walker made sSrnes
out pleasant appeals for funds. Ths
| County Committee demanded $500 for
| csmpzigH fund. 10 be used chiefly fol
printing tickets and calls for meetings and
distributing prohibition literature, while q
little Of IL Was to 90 to the National anc
State Com mnittees. Responses came quite
readily to his call. and $44 was raised
vhich will be added 20 the 81 raised a.
the caucus meetings. making $50. which il
about toe proportion expected from Grand
Rapids. and viii be handed all In hard
cash 20 the County Committee.
| The city com uittee, nominated az last
Tuesday evenings meeting. consisting ol
A. III. Walker. George CanGer. J. l.. Ames,
J. X. Johnson and J. II. Tsteum, We're rati
fed by the convention. ano after Mr.. Wal
ksr had laid out the work for the ward com
mittees. and enjOined upon them ths
necessity OF remaining AZ the polls all day
l'MOncsy, and distributing the Sparta Sen
tnci, the newly hsdged prohibition organ
IN the county. the convention adjourned,
all feeling that t5ey had done their whole