Telegram-herald., 1888-08-07
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The ass conventions of sas year ere past
saa soas sad n0tning FsGaiRs of ths lss1
tso bat p.snly Of scraps Of paper ca ths
tssr ssd hyphsnatssi sicksI
A. J. sssobias. casirmsn Of shs Demo
c1xfie Coanly Csmmigtes. callsa TIE
anlsrrhsd % order yesterday morning asd
thsn left the Convention in tks h-nds Of
jacob wal1sF. OF Vsrgennss. as chairman
sna J. ID. WitAsy a. ten mporaFy sscEs-
Lsgy. Ths hna eosamiltss 10 bs sp-
psiatsd va lhsg ca credentials snd
thsy ssfs required 10 report a. Oace.
which thsy did The commitIee Was com
posed OF A b. Tszer. II. j. Lewis, Andrew
Dosls. fkomzs Walker and .. PsEsFs0a-
Hon. julius H01ss2aa. Charles /. kus
tsrsr. Chss. ID. k0nkls. ". 8 Plumb aud
+. N. Woodruff we're ths Com mittee GA
Permanent Ofssniz4tlOs aad Orusr az b0sl-
nsss. and they made their report Immsdi-
ateiy. making Mr.. Wslkss permanent
chxirmsn and Thomas Walker sscrsssry.
Commitlss On Resolutions. >. Tozer.
M 5asnshan. p klAiosr. James AAico I'm
and +. L. Phelps.
TIE Conference Committee Vas ths chief
topic Of The gathering. sad was thing OF
much i'm sort.acs. Finally l. N. Turner
made . motion that sQcn . COMMITTEES %
L sppolated. wAIeh WAS carried. l. NJ. Turner,
J. II. Withey. T. HI. kinny. o. e. Nc
Danneli. Mr.. Turner refused 70 serve
because be was candidate for once. ana II
| would not look well for him 20 DC on the
comm mmittes. The COZ yention then adjourned
until p. IN.
Ia the sflssnoon the mill began TO grind
| ~ 2.lo with Q report OF the COMMITTEES on
| Resolutions, and when they we're read it
discovered that the comnittes had neglect
| I'd 10 endorse Burt and so they were sent
back tor further padding. The resolutions
were the usGai Kind Of showing our nael-
| iLy 10 The cause aud endorsing Cleveland
\ and the 81. Louis platform" besides the
| Burt endorsement Afterwards tackled on.
4 The folio wing resolution WAS adopted by
/ . rising vote
| wHERxas, The Kent County Democrats
In Convention assembled. having learned OF
| the recent death OF Gen. Pail Shendan on
| August inst; and
WHrzsAs, We consider his death . great
| national Bereavement more particularly so
10 the soldierery. who loved him SD we'll;
nov therefore be IL
| R>,olred, That We, ss Democrats, deeply
regret his death, his irreparaele loss 10 our
country and TO his family. 10 whom We ten
der our most sorrowiul and heartfelt sympa-
thy.
The resolution Was adopted and the
Secretary instructed TO send . copy TO the
dead Generals family.
Then came another wait and il was $3.50
| before the Committee on Subtraction, Addi-
ton and Division made their appcnce. and
they reported the following division:
Gresnbsckers-Senator, Sheriff, Register
Of Deeds. Circuit Court Commissioned and
| Coroner.
Democrats-Circuit Judge. Probate Judge,
Clark, Treasurer. Circat Court COM
missioner. Coroner and Surveyor.
The report was adopted, . few voting
against IL Then came another wait OF
fifteen minutes while the Greenback wing
ratitsd the bargain.
There was but one ballot taken on Circuit
| Judge j. W. Ransom getting IS votes, j. s.
Lawrence 10 and Q. NJ. Wilson Al. Mr..
| Ransom was declared the nominee.
| The nomination for this Office brought
/ out considerable discussion before the
vote Was taken. Mr.. Turner said that be
| wanted every man 10 vote . secret ballot
and vote ~ he pleased Hon. Julius House
Il saw ht, and said that he had heard that
Doodle had been used.
Il Charles ID. Stebbins was nominated for
\ County Treasurer by acclsmation. and c. l..
4 Harvey for Clerk vss given the same kind
1 Of treatment.
4 There was DIX hght on hand for the
Prosecuting Attosneys Office until the votes
wei counted, and then II was not so much
OF light after ali. A gentleman from the
country nominated /. 81. Turner, and then
Maurice Shanahan got the floor, and IN q
neat, flowing speech nominated NJ. NJ.
| houseman. Nike Collins, of Grand Rap
| IDS. supported Mr.. Turner IN a manner that
could not be mistaken. lie said that Mr..
Turner was the trst Democratic Prosecut-
ing Attorney Kent county had had in
thirty years, and that be was not running
on his pedigree either. The first vote gave
Houseman. 81; Turner, %; 3. ID. Clay, 8; L.
4. Carroll. 2 That settled il and House
| man was made he nominee.
When Probate Judge wss reached some
! yelled Mccormick" aud the cry was taken
| up all over the room. First vote: McCor-
mick 81. J. ). LawTence 49, scattering 8.
SOne kicked aud . second ballot was
| ordered. but this was not announces, rs the
bat had been stuffed TIE third ballo,
gave Mccormick %. Lawrence Is, scatter
ing 10. Mccormick will try to be Judge
Nearly every young Democrat in the city
wanted 70 De q Circuit Court Commissioned
and when The vote was announced J. +.
Molonsy had 10, w. II. Hughes Is. J. II.
R0sems ;. Jos. Wurzburg ,, and Fred c.
Temple came down on the back stretch
With one vote. In justice TO Mr. Temple il
should De said that Fred va, not q delegate
and could not vote.
convention vas then in good shape to nomi-
nate . Coroner, and J. II. Rosema Was given
the position.
=. W. Stevens vas nominated for Sur
vsyor, and the convention adjourned st 6
I O'clock