Telegram-herald., 1888-05-09
The Republican State
Convention.
Al 6or Alger AL ths Time
Frazer, Boies. Atwood and
Dunston.
They Go to Chicago 60 Shout
for Alger.
Colored Delegats-at-Large
The Republican State Convention
The Opening Gun OF tho Re
publican Campaign-Gcs-
sFnor Luce and the
Other Guns.

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publican dslsgstss assembled Ia Tia beauIi-
fally Decorated Hsrtman Hail. and the
Convention Was called 70 order by d. G.
PAGE. of Pstoskey. Of tns State Central Com
miftss ia the ansencs of Chairman James
Mcmillan. ah1 vas expected 10 be preseat.
saulrss band vas playing Insdlsy Of
nadonai airs and al was eoufusion, bat
1bsa n Was announced thai the CCngen-
tioa would be opsned with prayer, AL set
lad down IN rhsir seats. and a5soiute quiet
rsixusd IA that iplmense audience 0f AZ
least 500 delexates and spectators, while
Rev John GrahAol, Of tas piVision Street
AZ. FL church Of this city. invoked the
divine bisssing upOa tas dsAosraLons OF
tie Convention.
Hon. Edward ). Lacey. Of Charlotte. was
ehessn temporary chairman, as predicted
vestDrdag. aud in a nsas speech. welcomed
The dalegaies in behalf Of tne citizens Of
Grand Rapids in -hs absence OF the acting
Mayor"
Jane. II. stone, Of Detroit was elected
temporary secretary and then the dslega-
tons from the several districts were asked
10 name their choice Tor members Of the
Commirtses On Credentials, Permanent
Orxanizatlon aud Order OF Business, and
Resoiu.ions IL was done speedily. and
resulted Ia the choice Of ths following
cOnnmittecs.
stats CsntraI Committee-The folloving
w.r~ cnosen a. the varioEs District c&ucuses
10 De the nismDers of the State Central
Committse:
/. Hsnry N. Dufield and Chaz. Wright
Of Wayne.
z Tom y Applsgate. OF Lenawee, Joseph
T. Jacobs, Of Wssntenaw.
3 d. p. Aiagsr, Of Eaton; W. II. With
fuefon 0f Jackson.
4 T. r. Gliding. Of Kalamazoo A. b.
Coplsy, Of Van Baren.
S. 9. W. webber. OF h,nis; VIM. Alden
Smith. of Kent
sc. y. Kimball. OF Oakland; Otis Fuller,
of ChntOn-
7. VIM. n. Ecker. Of Mseomb; A r.
Avery. OF So. Clair.
:. y. J. Brown. Of 4cntcaim; +. Q. stone,
Of saginaw.
3 Nswconb McGrath, Of Muskegon; T.
Brook Martin. OF Oscsois-
10. +. h. Darlington. OF Bay; d. Z. Page,
EmmeL
IL I. t. Bates. OF Grand TrSvsrse. a. o
Young. OF Msrqustte.
81 Wsyne. * Kemp Of Washtsnsw, Geo.
T. starr OF Branch. n. Q. Cooper Of st. Jo-
ssph. g. r. Nich0h Of Allegsn, John j.
Carton Of Geuesse, w. W. Andrus OF Ma
comb. Robert Srsith Of GrstiOt. Ed. j.
smith OF Musksgon. +. q. Fox Of Tuscola.
Chas. A. Wright Of hougntOn.
The following committees were chosen.
one from each district on Credentials, on
Permanent Organization. on Resolutions,
etc, aud Vice President from sscn Con
xrsssionsl District and an Assistant Sscre-
tary from each district.
COMMITTEES on Permanent Organization
Ge0rxs RI. Hopkins Of Wayne. Harry A.
Consnt Of Monros. II. Il. olll Of Barry. q.
X Read Of Kalamazoo. James W. MeCor-
mick Of Alisgsn. EfSafi Cahill Of Ing
ham. T. Q. Roberts Of Lapeer. =. G. Horr
OF saginaw X. l. t0rosts Of tcarievoIx. II
) West Of Montgomery snd J. w. stone Of
Houxhton.
COMMITTEES on Rssoiuti0ns-Jauss III
atone. cf WAYNE. II. 3. Robson Of Hills
dz.s. c. v. DsLand Of Jackson. f. T. Gil.
son Of Berrisn. J. r. JEst Of Ionis, Wm
Ball of Livingston. Grin Pengrs Of Huron,
g. ;. Draper Of saginaw, II. " Carey Ol
Manistes. Geo. Loud. G. I. Osoorus Of Mar
aastte.
Wee Prrsidents-E. T. lance Of Wayne.
!. ". Kelley Of Lasrencs. j. G. Patterson
Of Calhoun. T. J. W0odmeu Of Van Buren,
+ ". Ferry Of Ottawa. q. L. Sps1iding Of
Clinton. Jse. n. " rite Of ST. Clair, +. \
podds Of fssbeiiA. * =. Peters OF Naaistse,
?. Nsrksy Of 0xemsw and Perry Hannah
81 Grand Traverse.
rFtEAttTtr@-
Of Wsrns. n. :. Boutslle of Wsshssnaw. q
=. Baxter Of Eston. r. II. Spoor of Cas-. q.
4 Ward % Aliegan. A. L. Aidrich Of Gene-
sr<. p ~ Norris Of AacOmb. j. p. Taylor oi
Montrslua. " " Smith of Necosta. Ckss
Potter az Alpsna. ". r. Philips Of Msnom-
ines.
Ths convention adjourned for an hou
after he unanimous confirmation Of ths
ssove list
80 - I. .--f-.L 49, -.--...ss....
again conmsnced basuess. and pending
the rsport 9f tae COMMITTEES on Crsdsntal, /,
Governor Luce was called forward snd his
sppesrance wss greeted With aDplsuse. He
nsde uest speech and closed With 4
enloxy 81 bis rsl ans predecessor Governor
Alger He VS. he fTst 20 mennon the
name Of at names that wss in the minds
and hearts Of the vast ssssnelzge
and 10 uttsranca was the sigma
TOR an outburst Of spplssss that 6ssrly snoos
ths massive buiiaias. Upen this The Gov.
srnor sait-
~Tseew ws we're unsniu,ous. and thi.
proves ie I v.at to further cnngrsfalats
ven on TIE magnificent building IN wnlch
w@ are ssserslele.f. snd The uaav bssutful
s~cnr>fions. snd mere especially To fhal
ap~r old asz hsiovei By al This sent-
ment VS. sisc r~rsvei With spriauss-
The Carsrnstts~ on fsr-s1ens orEaniza-
tion then reported - foilow<
Pr-xaens-don. e. s Lacey. 81 Char.
trtte.
We. P-~zi6@ntz--As aoted sbeve
se-rstsry-Txmss II. Sioae. of Detroit.
ard assistants e. Above nan1e1
Order ~ Business
Report of tbe Ccnrultfss On Resolutions
Election AZ Chairman of the STATE Cer-
trsl Cornmitt~e
R-pert ~ aistricts q tro nenbsrs Of th'
stsrs Central Comritse@
Fr->~ntsticn of csndidatss Tor drlex 49,
sf lerx>
Eiection sf scur fe.e-sfes ~ ia~ze.
Eleeticn of fear sserasfa Ss rxstrs =
large
Nince e1~r71s e-fst re<s
After = r~ suDguneess ~ tse Casir-,an
tnsf tee ~t4fe Cent7ti Eanraif-sa a,fls 4
ra>es i1nr1e1 sfetv siter -. .sss r.-sfs,s.,
ssiearned. tae nHsrness ~ gs1rtf.r fh-
fei>xstes ~ arze ~ss srvcre-ie4 wffh
TIE sinfnisfrsure 81 "a osta afssn~s
r-snlF~ 81 ne nsv sssszis - sas fsr.