Telegram-herald., 1890-09-11

the Hon. Wellington K. Burt. ot Sag
nas, sao sald 2e hardly knes nay fe
vas called 0u except i sas 10
md 0ut whether ne vas alive ~ not.
He knew that be vas not in The eondi-
uou he vas $50 years ago, but ne h21
plenty OF company IA has defeat, Wnlie
tne gentleman VITO preceded Aim must
feel very lonely standing alone as the
only ex.DemocraEe Governor OF Mlehl-
gan, bat be knew the time was not Tar
distant hen there would be ; change.
John &. Donnelly, OF Wayne, chair
man OF the Committss on Permanent
Organization and Order OF Business,
recommended that the temporary or
gsnizatiOn be made permanent, and
that nominations he made in the fol-
loving order. Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Treasurer, Secretary OF
State, Aud itor-General. Attorney Gen
ersl, Commissioner OF state Land Office,
superintendent of Public instruction.
Member OF state Board OF Education,
Justice OF Supreme Bench. and election
OF = chairman OF the state Central
Committee.
The report was accepted, and L MAS
decided to limit the nOmlnai on speeches
10 hve minutes; also that there should
be call by counties 10 name cindi-
dates.
Gen. PaTkhurst. OF Branch, made the
hrst nominating speech OF the conyen-
,iOu, bv presenting the name of Frank
Dean, OF Charlotte. for Governor.
Iefranco K. Shields, or Livingston,
took the rOstrum for Edward i. VIM
ans, making an eloquent and power
fui appeal Tor MS nomination. After
ne had finished It VAS almost impOssl-
ble to subdue the enthusiasm.
The Eleventh district supported the
nomination of Frank A. Dean, after
winch Gen. l.. q. Rutherford, Oi Kent,
arose and thanked the Democratic
party for considering his name for
guberna toriai honors. He concluded
by SAYING that the greater portion OF
the Fifth district favored the farmer
candidate, Edwin b. Winans. Wash
tenaw county had tendency the same
way. l.. r. Weaver. in behalf of Barry
county. the Third district and Southern
Michigan, supported Frank A. Dean.
Jerome Turner, of 0wossO, was solid
for Winans. As was also Col. DeLong,
who said the Muskegon county delega-
ton was OF the same opinion.
The chairman ordered a ballot, but
before 1t was taken the privilege OF a
few minutes delay was taken IN order
70 consult with Frank A. Dean. In n
few minutes he was escorted
INTO the hall and SAID that he
believed il would be for the best interest
of the party To nominate Edwin b.
Winans by acclamahOn. He followed
with stirring Democratic speech IN
which he resorted to drawing smiles
winch contained much metaphor that
caused the Democrats to howl with de-
hight. He concluded by thanking the
convention for the support given him.
After he had finished, the rules were
suspended and Winans was pronounced
the unanimous choice OF the conven-
ton by acclamation.
A committee was appointed to escort
Mr.. Winans TO the hall. lie was led to
the platform amid much enthusiasm.
He thanked the convention, saying ne
felt it a great honor to be placed at the
head of the Democratic ticket. HIS
remarks lasted for some time and
were greeted with applause.
The next IN order was the nOmina-
ton of candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. John Patton, of Kent, proposed
the name of Frank 4. Dean, saying
that he and Mr.. Wlnans wou.d.make an
invlnclble pair to draw TO. Mr.. Dean,
however, gracefully declined to have
MS name used IN connection with any
nomination.
\ call was then made by districts and
the Tenth was reached and no name
WAS put in nomination. A little scheme
was on hand to change the order OF
business, but it didn't work, and final
lv the Second district nominated John
Strong, of Monroe, saying that be
would make fast running second to
Edwin B. Winans. Tim Nester in be-
halt of the Eleventh district seconded
Strong's nomination aud he was chosen
by acclamatiOn.
The fight OF the convention was on
hand when Chairman Ford called for
the presentation OF candidates for State
Treasurer. John ". McGrath, of De
troit, took the floor at the call for the
Flr.t district for Fred A. Marvin.
Maurice HOuseman presented the
name of Arthur MeIgs, of Grand Rapids.
He said that ne was not a banker, but
a lumberman, and he would add more
strength TO the ticket than any man
who would be selected. He was sup
ported by the entire Fifth district.
A. c. Maxwell, of Bay City, got the
bulge on Tim Nester by taxing It upon
himself TO put in nomination the name
OF Frank a. Braastad. tie doubled up
on the time limit for presentation
speeches, much 20 the discontinue of
the elongated Timothy, and when the
great Marquette lun5crmau got the
floor ne had TO content himself with
making the secondng speech. He
gracefully acknowledged that the Tenth
district got IN little ahead OF him. and
after regaJning his equilibrium he said
that Braastad was Northern NiChigan's 5
choice.
Edward Ryan, of the Eleventh dis
trict. also seconded the nomination of
Brssstad.
l.. r. Weaver, in behalf Of the Third
district. supported Braastad. and Judge
Turner thought Fred Marvin should De
the man. lie SAID be had not been TO-
formed that the Republican saffeCfiOn
IN the Supesior country would not
cause the change Of 100 votes one way
or the other.
Itwas announced that the sixth dis
tric- would cast IT. entire vote for Mar
vin. after whfch a ballot was ordered
Which would have resulted As foli0ws,
# announced. Brs8stsd 456, Marvin,
370. Meigs, l33.
When it WAS seen that Brsastsd VA.
ahead. and that Meigs chances bal
gone 90 sails crceS. Kent count5
chanze It's vote over 70 hrtastsd. ot-
tswa. Allegan. 0cesna. Newavgo, Ne
costa. Char.evoix. Grauot. Kalamazoo