Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-13


legislature Tor It's passage Of that M
famous measure of doubtful constitn-
nonaiIty, tile Miner electoral bill, the
purposs OF which 10 TO destroy tho
identity aud influence of Michigan IN
the electoral college and render her
TAR name by-word of rspfoach among
her slster states of the Union.
j. V. h. Goopmcn,
w. j. TABoR,
Il. A. NEvISs,
r.. II. fisHER.
Committee.
At the close. il was moved that the
resolutions be adopted by rising vote,
and every Republican in the room
sprang 10 his feet.
Nossiaatioss In Order.
The chairman then called for the
choice of the Allegsn county delegates.
w. A. Powell. the chairman. reported
that Allegsu had no choice.
Kent was then called, and W. L.
Adams took the floor. He stated that
he had been requested TO present =
name to the convention, the name OF
man who. by his actions IN the past.
| had endesred himself To the people; .
man who was broad enough to under
stand the greatly diversified interests
of this district and act accordingly. He
was man who had made an honorable
record rs citizen and soldier; who
| in every walk of life was an ideal; Q
man who had never shrunk from .
duty, or passed by an opportunity TO
| further the interests of Grand Rapids.
| That man was C. e. Belknap. ZAP
plausel.
In the present weakening Of party
| lines the people need something more
than in the past. They need something
that springs from the homes and from
the needs of the people. If MIR. Beik-
| nap should be nominated. he would
light the camp fires all along the lines
for 4 unanimous victory. He would
he an able representative, and the Re-
publican party would achieve brilliant
victory in the coming campaign.
When the applause had subsided. G..
w, Webber rose. and in behalf OF Iona
county seconded the nomination OF Mr..
| Belknap.
| Geo. A. Farr of Ottawa then took the
| floor. He said the results of the cleo
| ton in this district will be OF the first
| Importance. Important not that 1t will
add one to Republican minority, but
| pcCdUst fuCCtsS III tfllc uictIitt Will DC a
prophecy for the future. 1t will DEM
onstrate that the public judgment can
not be clouded by false principles, that
it cannot he deceived by alien theories
of prlitical economy. The nominee
should be q man upon whom all Re-
| publlcans can unite. 1t would be we'll
! to have a man who will invite the sup
port of Democrats, but he must be q
4 xvk Ill ~ot tno uo h,ttor 70 "a
| in the mouths of Republicans. He
must be a man OF clean life and unm-
peachable record; a man who is in SYM
pathy with labor. but who knows that
capital itself has some rights. On be-
half of Ottawa, he presented the name
! of the Hon. G.. J. Diekema. Mr.. DIek-
ema needs no introduction to the peo-
ple of the 9TH district. They were ia
miliar with his brilliant record in the
| legislature. He had been a member of
that body at "a and in 1889 had been
| speaker. He presided with rare ability
| and was leader of the Republicans in
! the last legislature. He is discreet,
brave and always at his post of duty.
1t is SAID that the nominee must come
from Kent county, but that was an in
| justice to Kent cOunty's gallantry and
sense of Justice. Nominate him and
we will give him such q majority that
| it will remain a monument to our af-
| fection for him.
J. 3. Perham of Ottawa warmly Sec
onded this nomination.
Mr. Belknap Nominated,
On motion of s. WesseIius of Kent All
| informal ballot was then taken. The
roll was called by counties. and the fol-
| lowing is the result:
Allegan-Belknap, /; Dickens, Is.
Ionia-Belknap, ~; Diekema, 4.
Kent-Belknap, %; Diekema, -; w.
A. Smith, 1; Edward Taggart, l.; Aaron
| Clark, 3.
Ottawa-Diekema IS.
Total-Belknap, AZ; Diekema, A.;
Clark, 8; Smith. /; Taggart, l.
On motion of +. Il. Fisher a second
informal ballot was taken with the fol-
| loving result:
Allegan-Belknap. !; Diekema, Is.
Ionia-Belknap, u; Diekema, 4.
Kent-Belknap. 80; Diekema, IL;
| Smith. J..
Ottawa-Diekema, l3.
Totai--Belknap, 46; Diekema, 43,
| Smith, l.
On motion of f. B. Fisher the con-
Il ~.
/! The result was as follows:
AIlcgan-Belknap, /; Diekema, Is.
Ionia-Belknap. IL; Diekema. 4.
! Kent-Belknap, 81; Diekema, l2.
Ottawa-Diekema 13.
| rosal-Belknap, AZ; Diekema, "A.
| Great excitement relgned a. the sec
retary read the result OF the ballot.
| The cheering was intense for several
minutes. When the confusion finally
subsidized, il was moved and carried
that committee be appointed to escort
Mr.. Belknap, Mr.. Diekema and Mr..
Smith TO the convention. The chair
| appointed David Stockdale of Allegan,
G.. A. Farr of Ottawa, Geo. A. Webber
of Ionia, and l.. Mcknight Sellers
OF Kent. During the delay occssioned
by the committee, a speech was made
by Aaron Clark. in which be urged the
delegates to make this one of the most
aggressive csmpains the Fifth district
has ever seen. As Mr.. Clark finished
his speech. the report was circulated
that the Rev. Washington Gardner was
IN the room. In an instant every voice
was calling, "Gardneri Gardiner, and
the scholarly clergyman was led before
the convention. Mr.. Gardner exhorted
bic hesrers 10 keep in mind the cardinal
principles Of the Republican party, and
10 work together. He said that he be-
lieved the true principle of.Republicsn-
Ism wss TO stand by and hew % the line;
that every Republicans first duty was
to vote the ticket OF the convention; bls
second duty being TO get az many other
fellows "a he could 10 vote IL. lie
urged the Ottawa county delegation