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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

Hoa- Henry How ard, Who vas nomlast-d
By exclamation by the Republican convention
% Jackson for regent Of the Univsrsify, Il
one OF the most active and innnsntiai bust.
stuess men IN 81. Clair county lie was boro
10 Detroit March 8, 1873, but has spens most
o. bic HE In Port Huron. At ,be age ~ 20
be vent into the lumber business there with
his father, John Howard anI jacob 4
Sstcheiior, under the 6rfn pame OF John
Howard & Co. After q short time Mr.
Bachelor retired, sne name Of the flrn then
changing To Howard q Son, who conducted
the business until 1872. shen the fa'her re-
tired. and the sou has .fnce alone cArriei ON
sbe large hu~iness. Mr.. Howard has thus
been identified with The important lumber
tnteres; OF Port Huron and the coun-
Hy north of IL for rerioa of
sssriy - yesrs lie has also had
ether extensive husiaess s.socfs,ions
He sac long interested &c the Gress goods
drm Of William Ssnborn. lie Wa an hssor-
p~rsior OF the First Nstioral bank and has
fcr ~ Years orcn ia PRESIDENT. tie was orc
of the energetic Port Huron business men
Who. under rather IN Favorable circumst suc.z.
pusasd TO eompl--Es,a the Por, Huron &
Northwestern railroad. thus opening NJ
sions OF those counties which constr ufs "the
thumb tie vss Cor Tao years president OF
shis company. Tie l. also pre~lirn. ~ the
Port Huron Gas Co. % whicb bis father was
the organizer and 6rss president. lie "a pres
tdert 81 tn. trtDn Manufacturing Co. anil
The Howard Tossing = Wreeklng Co.. and
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

va. --sfi ne disposed n HIS interest 10 it,
pres snt ~ the Star line OF steamers. He
was also very active In developing the natural
gas .npply 10 Port Huron.
With sll bis activity In business Mr..
Howard has found time to give attcn-
iion 10 political and public Affairs.
Always en- active Republican. he has
been Q number of times honor-d witt
nofpinations to Office, aud has always,
when a c uafiste. shown excellent vvte-ge'-
ting qualities. he served two terms In the
legislature. IN is13 ard 1875. aud during the
latter term be wss prominently mentioned for
tue speaker,hip, but refused to be q csrdi.
date lie his teen an alderman Of Porr
Huron for Is years. and has teen mayor.
president Of the board OF estimates and presi-
dent OF the bosrd of education.
Mr.. Howard has done good service Ia every
rublic position he mas held, aud will make al
active aud useful member OF the board OF
regrnts
The Port Huron Timss In speaking Of Mr..
Howsri's nomination, says smong other
things about him:
''ln sli respect. Mr. Howard r. Q citizen
whose work, iatiuenee and example are good
FOR eOmD.sity or a state, and whom to
know l. ~ respect and hnnor The Cbivers-
Is Of Nich'gss needs business men TO direct
ia dnancil affairs. and Mr.. Howard has
eminent qualifications Tor tho work nni the
duties which deyolve upon the regenis OF
thst great institution OF learning lie snould
he carr esiIy and enthusiastically supported
by resiiests Il ST. Clair county and tbs sew
euih congressional district. where he IL
kaovn ~ sveFyboiv, while In Port Hlron
bis majority should be counted by hundreds
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

gal voters Tor rer<rnr1 IN. &<1a thsro
IS aalkag IA LIE loss ORA o<t
exislensss IL sssox 1Ess = ae,xz><raf5ea
ear xol .ng e.xsanr IA Harrlsszsis 81
l.sIlsl0sAs, Aor : there Aa< tAsnz 10
sape wss1aher The setes alleged 20
- he nsee usar were cast ioa Norss
IT, tFlsa2ss.lssE Upon safs fi.sa<x
ioun8stsoR ~ evidence Nss Ar- Tired
kn.lsas rlatm hased
The great sAass 81 sxssease given
bS.0re tar Committee wos 81 "a "a
substantial q character that nsa-
korilv O. f}ae enMnI1tee zhaaEhf the
c4se WAS praes .cslx GUIDED ana woui1
ROT be pashea Naen tke< flashed
taking eslden,e al Aipena tke astor-
xoFleSs wanted - ulaAe Their afsu-
ni~uIe there Ear there was n1r laor<
slsaess. Do4 there on baud. 10 he ex-
sa.Ne0. aAa II wa< Sgresd taaf Nhen
tAe eflaeure Nas cola a.eled tae Atr
tol0eys sa00ia come 70 lz4nS<nE -
mass their ar zllikagts- Waite await
sHg ta.s action no fosef "a al the rozls-
miitce was held aor aag steps tAkeu
toward torsna1. sag ; report.
Ga Friday, feb. -, word was re-
ceised thas Air. frie,lsaneer wanted
one mere witness examined SOME ~
the senator's otjectei on afe eutt III the
expense, and senator Croker wac
requested II write to Mr.. ffledsaDdpr
10 ascertain il the evidence Vas inn
post>nf 60 his ease Mr. Croker then
gave no lntimation oi azs< pafpose
10 can The COMMITTEES Together of 10
make a report "a
wfthsfand.ng these szsacfs. OF
Feb. "a. when 1 / az the scnssoz< WIRE
absent. senator Croker presented 70
ghe senate TIE following very hastily
ORA WA aud sHcCWple1c ffIftft. eiK000
by himself and senator Gilbert.
'.1he select committees 10 whom WA
referred che protest o. IN aries A Ir ed
lander agsiasi the seating .. benjamin
C. Morse as seIiator froEn the twenty
sixth Senatorial & &sFs ~ Msrttt-s3 Al,
would respectfully report shat IN pur~
sua nee OF "a resolution OF this ernatcv
they did proceed 10 The city ~ Apenn
and did there on Feb. 3, 1884. pro
ctfG 10 examine such witnesses as were
there produced on the part Of the
said Charts A Frirdidnder. AID on
the part OF the said Beuja miu C.
Morse. both Of which said gca,.esnen
were present IN person and also sep
resented by ATTORNEYS That YOUR
entire COMMITTEES did thrreupon pro
ecel 10 81 and Listen 70 fhe examlns-
ton OF said witnesses untl Feb. q,
at which time both parties announced
that they mad nothing further 70 Of
fer.
Your committee 10 whom this mat
ter was referred are unable 20 agree
though IL appears TO as that there
were a number of men improperly
registered in the township OF cnmmink,
IA The county Of osroda, Mich. and
that some 100 votes were illegally
cast on election day IA said township.
and that IA the township OF Harris
vile, in the county o. Alcona, some
loo voters were Illegally registered
and allowed TO vote.
''Inder the circumstances. we are OF
the opinion that the votes cast in said
two townships should Toe rejected and
counted as for naugilt. iy rea son Of tire
said gross frauds and Irregularities 40
committed
This report was all the senate had
to base its hasty ani nllaw acton
upon tn unseaIng Morse and seating
Iriediander.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18


JUICE Robert VI aoass geometry. who Va.
eomiAaiss oy the aepasIieaa convention at
sssAzsa Tor sagfesns court issiies, i Feeog-
nissi - Que Of no best lssysss In Westsra
Aiesix-s cad las airsaeJ rad large ex-
pefieneo on the 5eneh. Mr.. Montgomery
va ecss on farm nesr Eaton asghis NAV
Il toss. ne rslnsirrd on the fsrIn Until ne
vss 10 y esfs Of age, shea hs FsmOscl with
NJ. parents 20 Eaton kaYiis vi aSe. Hers he
attended the Bahiie schools sati Be was
nearly 10 years Of age. sheu he enlisted IA
We Seventh Michigan cavalry. Aftsf his frtaFa
nom tns army he again attended The pab.i-
senSs'is as EstOa RaBiis aad engsgst In
teaching waters. Then for two su ninsss be
worsei a. farm hani, attending school la
The spring sed fsii aai teaching daring tns
winter anon rs.
While eng ,gsd IN teaching be began the
study % law, which be aflerwarf con
unasd IN tie 0ifsr OF Hon. +. J. Russell u
Hzri. since then judge Of IN q Circuit. ST..
Montgomery vfs siiaiited TO the bAf az the
age of Il and eommencei sraetielng Ais pr.-
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18
TwENTY-slXTH DISTRICT.
Very Iiilnsy Csss backed Up by Fraud
ulens Report.

In the twenty-sixtli district the Off
cial vote FOR senator was BENJAMIN
C. Morse, Rep, AIT, and Charles
A. Friedlander, Dem, 4 .oQ5. giving
majority for Morse OF 112 Mr..
committee consisting OF Senators
Croker, Gilbert. Fleshiem. Taylor,
and Bastone was appointed 10 take
testimony on the case and report.
The allegations I'm the protest are
in substance as follows: 1. Though
the canvass appears TO show that
Morse received. a majority OF H.
votes. gross frauds were committed
in the counties OF Alcona. Alpena and
Oscoda, whereby Morse received over
200 illegal votes.
.. That in Harrisville. Acona coun-
ty 100 Illegal votes were cast for
Morse: that In this township Charles
conlzlin. the township clerk, went
into certain lumber camps and took
the names OF over 100 men In the
absence of the supervisor and
treasurer OF the township. and that
he did not take down the names
OF men who were represented 10 be
Democrats, but Disseminated against
Demo that two members OF the
board OF registration In Harrisville
did not take the oath OF office pre-
ecrlbri by law. and that the board
did not appoint one OF their number
to attend the county canvass. In
support OF these charges afiidavits
are given p8rporting To come from
George w. La Chappeile Nnd Morti-
mer Snow.
3. That about 100 ~ the votes cast
for Morse In Alpena were unia wiully
purchased and Illegally cast
That I'm the township OF Cnmmins.
Oecoda county. about 100 votes n Z
for Morse were the votes OF non-TeSi-
dents Of the township.
: That there were irregularities
practiced In the township Of Cam
Minis. and that the law regulating
the co lducting OF elections and the
counting OF votes was grossly yio-
l8tcI
The committee named above visited
the district and took evidence.
NasSrs Tufnttill and Shields acting
rs attorneys for the contestant. and
George Sleator for the contestee. At
the first meeting held tn AipeDs Feb.
Z. the answer 81 the con estee was
fled and admitted II q NED each
ore Of the allegations In the proirs
% the contestant. II further claimed
that there were gross irreg7 tiarities
in conducting the election in the So
oud and thrd wards 81 the city o.
Aipena AMI In the township Of Nit
I'll in Aleona co1nty, Al ~ whsch
were made 10 retuTn large p3ufati-
ties Tor Ifiedls ndsr.
II the exauai nation ~ witnesses st
tertion vas first paid 70 TIE third
eoant in Ar Frleiilansisr' protest fhas
charging that votes we're ltiexelir
pare hasei far M Her<e Upon tbs
rosnf the ~ dence completely broke
down The contestants own nitHes=es
showed the lastly - the accsssH fiofl.
ard fhs ease % this E9Ht vas -
weak that IRE ron teSfce ia not thsnk
1t necessary 70 iatroa nee any witnesses
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18
THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF PRO-
CEEDI>Gs Is FALstEIED.
Efforts Mads Co ssppress the Constita-
tioasi Protests Of senators.
AFFRONrs OFFERED TO TnE PA
TRONs OF INDUSTRY.
A series Of Acts without Parallel In
Northern Legislative Annals.

On the oath OF February last in the
state senate at Lansing occurred the
most outrageous theft of contested
legislative body. The first act In this
outrage was the unseat.ng OF George
i. Horton. the legally elected senator
from the fifth district and the seat
ing In his place OF James II. Morrow
the contestant. The second act was
the unseating OF Benjamin G. Morse,
the duly elected senator from the
twenty-sixth district. and the seat
ing in his place OF Charles A. Fried
lander. who was never elected. In both
cases there was a violation Of pledges
which had been proposed by the Dem
ocrats themselves: in both cases doc
uments were presented 10 the senate
as reports OF committees which the
committees had never seen nor auth
orized; in some part OF the proceed
lngs In each case the minority
were denied recognition by the pre-
siding officer; In the last case senator's
were recorded as present and voting
when they were not in the senate
chamber, and the journal was after
ward falsified In order 70 sustain the
bogus vote; and throughout the whole
disgracesul proceedings Democrat tic
partisan. an officer Of the Democra tic
state central committee bnt not a
member OF the senate, stood at the
elbow OF the presiding officer and
prompted his erroneous and Infamous
rulings. The next day an attempt
was made to deprive the minority
OF the right OF protest guaranteed by
the constitution to every senator, and
the senate refused the request made
by six OF the senator's that their names
be stricken OF the journal where they
erroneously appeared as voting in
the ease OF Fricdlander against Morse.
Finally the two senators who had
been fraudulently declared entitled to
seats were surreptitlously sworn in
Wednesday morning, and the same
Jay they voted on questions relating
Iirectly to their own cases. Added
20 these shameful proceedings. and
showing the desperate determination
Of the perpetrators not only to ac-
.cinp.ish their purpose but to keep
heir actions as much as possible from
tns public came the refusal both in
Inc senate and house to print In the
,ournal a series OF resolutions adopt
I'd by the grand association OF Pat
oops OF Industry aud respectfully pre-
,enred in the two houses.
The following IS correct and de-
sailed history of the two cases, In
.luding some documents which ought
70 appear OF record in the legisia-
i've Journal. hut which were here
All Pressed They find here and IN
ofre, Republican papers a mum
w;cer publicity than the legislative
Journal could give them in 10 years.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

TIE second nofsi,see on tss Republican
ticket fcr regent of the University = good
representative Of tee sturdy eharsctsr de-
v-laped IN the ptore@r hen.s ~ Michigan.
p@ -as hcr. in the tn~nshiD 81 satrssc.
i.s4ssee rcrafv. taxsst l. lStt Hss
father sss the a. white settler "a he town
sbsp .sst sseo he vrat there n ks fhers
~-r- not s,c-. thss y shsts families n ibe
eoaatv Ycunx Geek passed kis noyheed -.
th~ fsrtn @hlca his father So hertag ent 81
th- siideFa~ss. -ofkius zrettv stesaiy ~
th> farm Ia .sen@r s~t sstrs8frg district
srhc.,l IN The isx sch.fel aoa=~ "a rtafpr g.
49, - 80 cred the lodi scsdsFnv whieh he
sst~n.s-.f snrrTneS>. t~afhag ssnters sr3
ssu.syfnx during vsestson aHsd - w. pr~-
o.f.,f 4, enter ne scphsmor- elss- n rsE
80 ffnsv~r~ify ffs-V entering re afver-
.s,x ~ 90. offered eh>~xe q ~ a--t desert-
w~rs q ta~ firns eater graded scancI. whsce
he sr~~,ss~ss Zee I'VE p-s is,ss ~ e,gat feufa>.
uss .ssfiss Of sae ( sss~rsiev ~-re t<sia is-
S-r-,,rf 81 ~ tee eressfax est - tae ~sr ~
a.. --e-ils.,ss. he ~ .t~tesi is i>eii n an Ana
80. r.srosnv. ~hfc8 ~. nef srcertet IS
sse sov-srs-sess. fa~e rs srefs~r rstiS ~
A. ~. r4nh ssfsnfry - ne s'snfs~s - iAss
sh~.rb returned tp snssisn 70 tsae ess~ ~
an fssr. sa.s 2 bss s4re~ts Ffn sa~ -
mrs II ais erctacr n Isas as enlisted "a the
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

fe.sien AZ Peatwstes. Three wears later he
US elected prosecuting attorney OF oeeaaa
esaaHtg, ~aieh on he held for four yetfs
II 1871 hs ~As appointed sssIstAnt Uniieo
st3,es district attorBev for the western dis
trict II Michigan. aud removed To Grand
Rapids. where rs has since resided. In the
sUSiag of ISL ~ wss elected circuit judge oil
ne seventeenth circuit, comprising Kent
e0anfy Ia 1897 be Wis reelected judge by n
majority az i6O1 In this election ne re-
cetsei the highest vote in Kent eoSnty 81
sny nas on the ticket, his vote being 9os.
wsiie Judge Campbell for the supreme court
hal oals z >sj9, aDi hsrl-s ID. isoog for tue
supreme beech had !, 35s la the Z II Of 1855
Mr. Montgomery resigned the Office u eir-
cult ia. xe after having served eight YEAR,.
and hss .iae- been engaged In the practice Of
bis profession.
JUICE NOntgomsry's nomin alton on the
second ballot Al the Jackson convention wa
a deserved CON. li;nent TO a man Of broad
culture. Of sound legal kuowledgs and o9
wide in,licia experience. His popularity 10
the section OF the state where he Is most
widely khOsn adds TO the evidence OF the
wisdom saosn in his selsctioa.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

rho Democrats Ia Desperate Need Resort
to fleaperate Deeds.

to Hesperste Deeds.
The composition OF the present leg-
islature il peculiar. In the house there
are &c Democrats and Patrons OF In
iustry who commonly vote with
them. giving a working majority sni-
ncicntly large TO carry almost any
measure, however partisan In char
acter. In the senate there were at
the opening OF the session II Demo-
Gratis. IL Republicans and four SEN
Ators who were elected IA Patrons
of Industry. OF the latter three, SEN
.,sors Bastonc, BENSON and Brown.
nave occupied an independent posi-
ton. The fourth. Senator wilcox,
has usually voted with the Demo-
Gratis. Ii the latter could secure two
more senator's AMI at the same time
hold Senator Wilcox. they could pass
their partisan measures through the
senate as well as the house. But with
the senate IA IL stood the three inde-
pendent Patrons of Industry held the
balance OF power. 40 that they could
defeat any partisan scheme aud com
Del q conservative course.
This position Of dependence upon
the three Independent senator's was
calling To the Democrats and they de-
EFFtHtHHt ~ lila 'A- VI. ~ - i'N'T
sibie This was especially important
10 them on account OF their desperate
purpose to pass two partisan meas
Tres OF great political moment
The first OF these Is the bill for divif-
ng the state into congressional sena-
loriai and representative SistFicts ua-
Ter the eleventh census The bills for
his pnrposs were brought from Wash
tn-fon BY the secretary ~ the state
central committee. and they are gems
n the gerrymaader line. They are so
framed that even II tho Repair icans
shouiI carry IA state by 0.00D ma
fo~ifv. the Democrats would elect niac
out 81 y congressman and n majority
In each hoase ~ the legislature
The secopd Il n bill providing for the
choice OF Pres deRtiai electors nv con
s~essi onal 4 striets instead OF on a
general tic<at "a at present. The
passage o. this would ~ virtual
confession Of anticipated defeat IN the
eta at large. bit 10 would secure 70
The Democratic candidates in 1892
some electoral votes from Michigan
With these two measures IN hand for
coming the grab game thro q iloat the
next 10 vears the ner1a~-ats IN the
senate lonr ago laid their piaas 20
secure tive moro uaeTaherz nv ioni
faus siaee they could not do e BY
lair means and the contests IN the
fifth and trpaty-sixth scnafo~i8f dis
tricts furnished the opportunity.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

Tenth rf-hi~sr esvs'r-, With vss sr.ediiv
engsgesi n sstiv- service Mr. Cock We
rspffv iyc.eo,ea 20 lieutenant and captain.
sad HnsllF rs rsjsr. SOD IN ire battle 81
bsns springs. lean, In iS64. he sss 10 com
r,saa ef hsJisi'on. lie remained IN the
service asa srFBe months sf-er Lees sur
--rdeF. feirw nfst 10 e,,Fnmaad 81 several
ftnnssra disurnnfra troors IN Tennessee
y h-n these we're tisbsrfef ordered bsea
- heir etsnnsris hs rsfet red hs regiment
~ sss 81 rrss ara assigned 20 Outs ~ seo1r-
maria srd sni~fonerfly on q military com
nis<rr in " zs6fcgfoa
After h's retsru frcus tie srrny Ne sgsin a.
sasifrsi charge II hss ~ hrr's farm fpr tifas
ta~n fcok ~ SO eeefs- 81 Nschiss7 Jnf
vsfsitt. snd oNrred cffce IN 1e~uHra
Ee hss ssree given -tfertion effsfv 20 real
ssse. fze ard p. has matters relssire 10 rpal
sststs. 20 I'D p@rf~etsd titles sud purchased
ssv~rsl fhoasrr3 s~res - tfrsH.Y lsnes
Fsf,ig ff BsHssf sHd parity fsr osa-r. He
nas evns and esrTl~s 90 several fsrnss ia
Stts~ssser crsrtv sd winter stock farm
% 80 serrs N taFrens
Wei 9oHk les si~sys tsk~n "a Interest
y FaHie sfFsffs see ~ heid sorne tocsi
= fhes<, s-4Eu4 th~w men H~rsfip frr sewers
f-sr~ u - e~iia - sseata ss@rf His
essif fsssfteitv wfs aiv-r<itv sfsfrs rs
tess4 srstssnr act hls essfa-ss expersrace
cssfssast 49, easke Mn = very valuable
lncnie~F % TIE eoasi ~ regents.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

Assssmssss seIssssiy MADE Are shane
lsssIy Violated
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

REPCBIIcAs SENATOR'S unlawful
III IUKSED opT OF raEIa skAr>
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

Stole IWOSEATS
RxfcBIIcAS SENATOR'S unlawful
In IUkSED oUsf OF GaEIa skArs-
Assssnssss seisssiy s.as Are shame
i~ssIy Violated
KEPoErs ARE PRESENTED THAT
wEkE SEvER AUTHORIZED.
nsss Inporssas Aes,sa r.ksa Ia the Alb
sssce of . Qaorsm-
THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF PRO-
CEEDIsGs Is FALsiEIED.
Efforts Msds to suppress the Conssita-
tioaai Protests Of senators.
FIRST STEP IN rHE SCHEME TO GER
kYMANDER THE STATE.
The Democratic state 'Saaventioa APP
proves the Inf. nous Proceedings.
AFfRONrs OFFERED TO THE PA
TRONs or INDUSTRY.
A series Of Acts without Parallel In
Northern Legislative Annals.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-16
WAR TALK In FLORIDA.
CRAWFORD MIGHT BE RESCUED IF
PUT IN JAIL.

A Belief, However, That He Will Sign
and Seal the Credentials Before the
Controversy Reaches a Dangerous
Extreme-The Case to Be Appealed
TO the United States Court If Possible.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. Nov. 15.-The pub
hc pulse is throbbing, and everybody here
Is waiting with bated breath for the out>
Crawford mandamus case. Unless Secre-
tary Of State Crawford signs and seals the
commission of Senator Davidson by to-
morrow the court will issue peremptory
writ commanding him to do go, and In the
event then Of his failure to obey the man
date OF the court he will stand in contempt
OF the court and be liable to imprisonment,
Some Of Secretary Crawford's friends,
who claim to know whereof they speak, say
that he will not obey the mandate of the
court and will go to jail rather than sign
the commission OF Senator Davidson. This
statement having been generally circulated
TO come TO see If Secretary Crawford will
be SO stubborn and firm in his prejudiced
position as to defy tue order Of the court
SENSATIONAL RUMoRs.
All sorts of wild and sensational rumors
are being circulated. One is that il Secre-
tary Crawford is sent to Jail an army Of his
friends from Wakulla and Madison ooun-
ties will come to Tallahassee and release
him by force, burning the jail to prevent
his being sent back. No one has been able
to trace these rumors 60 their source and
they are generally laughed at as being silly
in the extreme.
One Of Secretary Crawford's warm
friends remarked that the constitution of
the state says that he is the custodian of
the great seal of state, and that If he were
sent to jail he would take the seal with him,
thus preventing any one else from afixing
1t TO Davidson's commission.
WILL APPEAL IF POSSIBLE.
A. W. CockrelI, counsel for Secretary Of
State Crawford, arrived here this morning,
and has had long consultation with his
client. 1t is said that he has been busy
nearly all day reading authorities and hunt
ing for some ground for appealing the case
to the United States supreme court. Promi-
nent attorneys here say there is positively
no ground for an appeal, that this man
damus case Is purely a state matter and
not within the Jurisdiction of the
United Stares court. Notwithstanding that
Secretary Crawford said last night that he
positively would not sign and seal the com-
mission of Mr.. Davidson, it is whispered
tonight that il he finds there is no ground
for appealing the case to the United States
court he will sign and seal the commission
tomorrow. and not defy tho court, as it has
been said he would do.