Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11
ONE MORE CANDIDATE
The Prohibitionists Place an In
nocenf in Jeopardy.
HENRY SHULIES FOR CONGRESS
Mr.. Briggs Deeiiasa tn Rus sAs rhsra
and Last Tisas-ster~osyp ped ksssla-
tiens unamtsioasiy Adopted
Committees, ktc-

The Irohlbltlon district convention OF
the Fifth district, called to nominate =
candidate for Congress 10 iii The
vacancy caused by the death Of Mel
bourne III. Ford, assembled IN the cir
court rooms yesterday mornlng 81 IL
O'Clock.
| O. A. crorier, of tins city, called the
conuention 10 order and J. X johnson.
OF this city, was named as temporary
chairman. Mr.. johnson declined the
honor and Herbert Everett, Of Kent.
was chosen. Mr.. Everett accepted in =
brief speech in which be urged the Pro-
hibltionists 10 greater activity. and 70
select a candidate who had the time aud
the energy 10 make an active canvass.
Wiley Mills. of Hope College, was
1 chosen temporary secretary. He de-
! clared that the Prchibltloa party wss
not mere temperance party bat wss
competent 10 enforce earnest laws on
other subjects; that the present unrest
IN the other parties affords excellent
opportunities for the promuigatlon of
| Prohibition doctrine.
The char appointed the following
committees:
Credentials-F. II. Weatherly. of
Kent; George i.subsch, of Ottawa; Geo.
A. Ford, OF Kent.
Permanent Organization-C. p. Hale.
of Ailegan; c. J.. Briggs, OF Kent; and
L. Higbee, ot lonia.
I. W. Shepherd. Of Ailegan. was
elected permanent chairman, and Geo.
Laubach, OF Ottawa WAS chosen perfna-
nent secretary. The convention then
adjourned until l:30 y. m.
AT l:30 the chairman called the con-
vention TO order and the reports OF the
committees on credentials and perma-
nent organization were read and
adopted.
There were thirsy-four delegates
present. The chair appointed the fol-
| lowing committee on resolutions: Il.
l.. Briggs, Kent: ". III. Lamport, Allie
gan; Juhus Gardner, Ottawa.
Henry shuites Nominated.
A motion that nominations be made
was carried, and o. A. Crozier, OF
Grand Rapids, presented the name OF
! Henry Shules, of Martin, Aliccan
county. Mr.. Croz.er thought man
ought 10 be chosen who could recon-
| cile the Prohibitlonists and the farmers.
Mr.. Shuites is farmer for revenue
only snd not for politics; he is q well
read, intelligent man and would be
valuable acquisition 10 Congress II
elected. What enemies he has have
been made by bis earnest adyocatlon
of Prohibition principles.
l.. l.. Briggs, of Kent, strongly sec
onded the nomination.
Cbas. Tbomsn presented the rame Of
J.. l.. Briggs, but Mr. Briggs declined,
! saying that he had already been q can
dIdate for two successive campaigns.
1t was moved and Carried tnat an in
formal ballot be taken. The chair ap-
I pointed Wiley Miies. OF ottawa, and &.
T.. Hale of Ailegan. telsers. The ballot
was As follows: Henry shultes. 26; +.
] l.. Briggs. s.
On motion Of +. T.. Briggs the infor-
NAL ballot Was declared formal. and
Mr.. shultes, was made the unanimous
choice OF the convention.
Resolutions Adopted,
! The Committee on Resolutions then
made the following report:
Resolved, That the Prohibition party
was organized 10 carry on a war of ex-
termination against that organized foe
of human life and happiness, that sum
OF ali ylllaInies, the iegahzec liquor
! traffic. That we mere today renew our
/ pledge that we will, ne long as life lasts,
coDtnue this righteous war for God
as represented IN man--for home and
native land, IN the confident belief that
the day is not far distant when the in
telligent. patriotic, Christian men and
women of this broad and goodly land
/ Will come to realize the tremendous
fact that this lecalized liquor traffic,
like an enormous cancer, is corrupting
the morals, eating out the patriotism,
d moral,zlng tbr politics, corrodsng the
religion of our fair country, and that
the issue We put before the country
| transcends all otDer issues now before
the people or that can possibly t.
raised. And when the voters realize
the true nature of this great question,
they will not lie icng IN settling down
TO the conclusion that this great reform,
can only be brought about through
and by a political party pledged 70 do
this work.
The convention then adjourned.