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ION sas eAllel - ofdeE a. IL o'cloek
yesterday forenoon, IN Judge Grove ;
court Foon, bY Chairman Rose. The
fooai vas tiiled Nth representative ke-
paol.eans frou al parts Of me county.
alia wnsn quiet was obtained aF. Rose
stated The obleet OF the Convention 20
BE the election Of forty-sessn delegates
70 the state convention. 70 be aeld al
Jackson, February "a. when nominees
Tor Justice Of the Supreme Court Aud
TWO regents OF the nisersiy Nil be
chosen. lie concluded hls remarks by
presenting tue name OF lion. \. A.
Ear.e a. temporary chairman.
Ia taking the position Mr. Earle de-
Ayered short and telling speech. lie
began by saying that the circumstances
were sueh a. % justify ahat he had 10
say. Continuing, he sad ln substance.
the circumstances under which tie
republicans gataer upon thls occasion
are peculiar, they are different than
ever before. We meet for the tirst time
IN the history ot the party after total
defeat anu ent-re overthrow OF the Re-
publican ticket IN Michigan, something
tuat never happened before and vi
nope and pray that never Nill happen
asain. The circumstances under which
We meet are peculiar IN another re-
speet as, Tor tie fiTst time, IL can truly
he sad OF the Republican party, or at
least one important branch ot H. that Il
mas been untaithtul 10 It's pledges. II
there IS anything the Republican party
believes IN, II IS that every citizen under
our hag Is entitled TO a vote, and shall
have the right tO cast his ballot and
have Il counted. The Republican lead
oTs, orators, papers and the Republican
platforms, both State and National,
have pledged that when the party had
the power Il would see 10 Il That law
that would insure a ballot TO every man
wOald be passed. Yet, having the
power, having control of all three
branches OF the National Government,
a majority of party has been unfalth-
ful to the party pledges. When rule
was proposed 10 limit debate III the
Senate, Republican Senator'S were found
who would not vote for It when bill
passed the lower house providing for q
Tree ballot, and IL came to the Senate
with the known approval OF the Pres-
dent, Yet there weie Republican Sena-
tors who were opposed TO II. One Sen
ator saw that 1t would be better If some
voters did not exercise their right IN
some states than to have Federal super
vision at the polls. What do the Re-
pub!lcans OF Kent county think OF that?
do not hesitate 10 say that the Michi-
gan Senators must wear just share of
the blame. Although they voted for
the measure in the present sessi !, yet
II the long session both our Senators
voted 10 postpone the discussion until
the next session and their votes 10 post
pone did more to defeat the law than
they could have done.
1.-The Republicans, so far as | have
met and talked with them, feel the
need OF some reformation of those
high IN the councils OF the party and
those IN authority. That reformation
viii come, II not voluntary then by the
Will OF the people who will demand |
that the Senators be elected directly.
II IT comes To the people they will see
to 1t that men are chosen not for their !
wealth but for their ability, and they !
Wall elect men who Will keep their |
pledges.
"Our State is Republican. and always |
has been 50. Ii any ono thinks TINS !
state has been turned over permanent |
IL to the Democracy, he is much mis-
taken. The Republicans only need |
again to renew their faith IN the doe |
trInes set forth IN their platform, and |
cast their votes accordingly. Victory |
is ours, and ii the delegates chosen at !
this convention 10 represent the county |
stani together and help TO nominate |
the man who SO ably sat upon the cir. |
cut bench of this county for some |
K. NJ. Montgomery-they |
Will see him handsomely and unequivo- !
caIIy elected.
"Nor ls this Nation to be given over |
TO the Democracy. 1t is only necessary |
for the Republicans to be wise and un- |
selfish in choosing their leader. There |
IS man who can lead us to victory-a |
man whom nothing but death can pre-. |
vent from being the next head of this
Nation. lie stands high and alone, the |
eader of ms party. He Is Hon. James
8. Blaine.
Thespeech wnsfrequently punctuated
With applause.
VI tcibpOiaIy cccActhiy tdpb. - y.
Gould, of Algoms, was elected.
a committee on credentials was
chosen, consisting OF w. W. johnson,
Wellington Rasco and J. +. Headley; on |
organization and order Of
business, ;. G. Ketcham, Loren Day
Ind Fred :. Clark.
Chairman Rose, through Fred s.
Clark, handed in his resignation as
chairman Of the county committee. His
business engagements denied HIM the
pleasure and duty of continuing in the
,tfice. On motion of McGeorge Bundy
he resignation was accepted, vote of
hanks rendered Mr.. Rose and the
county committee empowered to elect
u own chairman. W. W. Johnson
cad paper in opposition 10 the pro-
'osed Incorporation of East Grand
Rapids. which was tabled. r. A. Nav
lard, w. w. Johnson and L. r. Wallen
we're named as committee. after
vhich the convention adjourned until
80
Upon the reassembling OF the dele
.stes, the committee on organization
eported that the temporary organlza-
lou be made permanent and that four
delegates st large be chosen from the
lty. three at large from Grand Rapids
ownship. twenty from the First dis
rict, ten from the second district and
on from the Third district.
The Committee on Credentials re-
oTsed delegates present from the fol-
owing townships.
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