Telegram-herald., 1888-08-31
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| pasllc sss ysslsTa4y. tEs sstsn1.acs s4s
| larxs saa svsry sosy -ss az riy hope fui
saf snLansi&sEis. Ths nset.ax sas called
1 "a 0rszsr - CAAirla4R HsasA of ne e04mlE-
tss, allie q n. and l. Il Barnard read
tAa e.lL Hsa ~ W Aileasii. Of I0ni1.
s1s called % preside tsn nporArily.
| kr. Michel 0n t4kiBE ths chair sad
thai IA as opinion tsis ysar a mors i'm
portsnt tAza sny otssr since tns va. Al
psFssa2l lssliss should Be pat aside anu q
axa nSmins stsd vac vas . 20 "a naa snd
\ eoaid % elected The pr.sAas RspEessnts
| i've froa. tais district nisrspFessntsd the
| people of his district. He Sas a. Washing
| ton soFk kiEs with Tie southern Democracy.
| ths Iatefoats 0f ths la0orlBg men kad not
| bean cared tof. IAs prsseat Representative
| hst EoJed for the AlIls sill lie had voted
| with the South 10 destroy the great wool
aad other interests Of Michigan. Ia con
eiusiOa lie promised that ioaia oouaty
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| Ca motion - Hoo. \. A. Earle Hon. G..
| J. Dasksm., OF Holland, uas elected Secre-
ary.
COMMITTEES OF four. one from each
| cooaty IN the district was appointed, On
mOtioa Of T. n. Barnard. q COMMITTEES
on Credentials. Joseph kelIz. Of Ottawa
county. Frederick PIT. Of lOnis, Z. NJ.
Barnard, OF Kent, ID. {. PuInam, Of AileEan,
we're appointed.
A Committes on Resolutions was sp-
pointed. consisting OF I. A. Parrish, Of OF
AVA n. A. Earle OF kent, o. ). Tower. OF
lOnia ana b A. Vain Of Allegan.
A Committee on Organization and Order
of Business was appointed as follows.
l. P. clifford. Of lonis, Byron AcNeal. Of
kent L. AuIder, OF Allegan. and A. Buck,
| OF Ottawa.
The convention then took . recsss until
o. m
l A. the opening OF the afternoon session
z. N. Barnard made the report Of the CORl-
| uittes on Credentials reading tae entire
list Of delegates. The delegates present
from each county were, on meuoa, suthor-
1 issd TO cast the entire vote OF their delega-
1 lions
TIE Com nltise on Permanent Orgsniza-
ton recommended that DR.. G. b. Nichols,
| of Ailsgan, be the permanent Chairman.
| asd Hon. q. III. Dykema, OF Ottaws per
mAnent Secretary. On order oil business as
4 follows
1. Report OF the Committee on CAndi-
dates
Il ? Report of Committee on Permanent
| organiesuon and o rder Of Business.
3. Nomination of a candidate Tor Repre-
| sentative in Congress.
A. Report Of Committee on Resolutions s
). Election of eight members OF the Con
grsasionai Committee.
An amendment WAS made that the Con
vention elect Chairman. The amendment
4 was carried.
The report was then adopted a. amended.
DIR. Nichols then took the chair, and on
doing 30 said = speech must not be expected
| from him. The delegates had gathered for
| the purpose of nominating a man for Con-
\ gressEa man who could be elected.
Four tellers were appointed. rs fellows:
3. A N.vins. Allegan; ii. l.. Brown. Kent
| Frank Fox. Ottsw.; b. q. Connor. Ionia.
The roll Of counties was called for the
| purpose of allowing candidates for Congress
- De presented Allegsu and Ionia county
I'D no name TO present When Kent
pnty vs reached Judge Montgomery
asex tho door aud made ringing speech
, nominating Capt Charles K. Belknsp. His
candidate had gone into the army, he said
r l at the age of is years before ne was p h'
l was Q captain; be had been wounded sever
\ times. and when the war was over refused
q commission in the regular army, but re-
turned TO his bench and went to work
: Captain Belknap, he said, was not a speech
maksr. but speech-maklng was not n neces
; | .iy. II ne does not make speeches g vii
uoI need . stenograPher at SO day Il
, | take them down Ii nominated he woulc
guarantee that ne would knock more thar
I nine spots of the Democracy. The Judge
was ire quenily interrupted by applause.
At the conc asion of Judge Montgomery
. speech, w. W. Mitchell, OF lonis, IN behsl
! of the entire Ionia county delegation. sec
onded the nomination OF Captain Bclknap
Ottawa county was called. and hon. G
| J. Diskema made An sloqueat speech, nom
mating Gsorge w. Mcbride. of Crane
Haven. Mr.. Mcbride bad, like Captain
Belknap gone into ths army before ne wal
of age. he was q brave soldier, aud had
been q tried Republican. DE had been de-
fsated. but he was . man who could snatch
s. victory from defeat. Like James 6. Blaine
loud applsusel ne was more popular thar
| ever after de feat. Protection was the gres
| issue in the cam paign, aud who in the Stat
OF Michigan ceuld exDound Republican
| doctrine on that peiat better than be, Ir
y conclusion, the speaker said that If Mr. Nc
| Bride wars not nominated he would D
found in the front battling for BslsnaP.
: An informal BALLET was then taken re
> sulting "a follows Belknsp. 63, Mcbride, II
Mr.. Disksns then withdrew the name o
= 4 ny. hcDllue, hnd on InOtlOu OF AE fr9ia
- the informal ballot vss declared forms
!. and the nomination made unsnimsu
. amidst the most enthusiastic cheers an
ir shouts Of What's tks matter with Be
10 KNAPP Hs'sali night"
A motion vas made 20 appoint q com
mittss Of four TO in vits kr. BslknSp an
Of Mr.. Mcbride 70 coms before the conven
IA ton. The following committee were az
pointed. r N. Montgomery, of ksD'
Thomas A. PARISH. Of Ottawa, NJ A. vii
son. Ionis. Frank Watson, Allsgsn.
!. n. A Earle. from the Committse on Res
oiutiopa reported the following
''Tas Republicans Of the Fifth COngrs'
n sional district Of Michigan IN convsatiO
D. assembled representing district aumer
'e Gus in population and great in its agricu
turzl. manufacturing. com nercial snd in
% dustrisl interests and cccuysfions. and on
. viislly concerned IN the economic question
A. n0v dividing psrtiss and sgitaung tse pub
lie misd hereby declare
A. I. That ws most heartily aatifv and r
/. sfirs the platform Of tas Nstioasi Rspur
!. lean Convsntion. sni el.igs cur Buwavsr
ing lsysltr 20 rs candidates
2 ". osliews IN caring for The home
~ and welfare Of the Amsricsns native sn
nsfuraixsd. frst. ssfors making foreig
a issds ne recipients Of our bounty and 70
cousition of eur own Deopls hss not -
J. r>~ched the point vhers csn safsiy 49,
n rsussr sny sf ne safeguards of our pr.,
IN peritv. We are smPhsticslly IN fsvar q
"a. sriaciis # protection. and srs unsite-
a ssly opsessd 20 the Democratic doctrine
" fr-e trade.
, a Hsvizg No defender Of or o~a on
thanks az sa- 70 The Republican Crnzrss,
men af Otasr stricts n oprosiHz "a MI
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