Telegram-herald., 1891-02-25
MONTGOMERY NAMED
Nominated for Supreme Judge on
Ihs Second Ballot.
kEST COusrYSECUREsl HIGH HONOR
Ia HIS ssiectiSR standard BsAssr~-
Howard saa C0sk NAMED fsF Reg<1ts
VI the tRtsSFsst, stEo8s
Ds<i4FaIt0a VI PElseipiss.

special - ths IsaEskA4 HssAlBs
JAcksoN, Mich, Feb. 24.--It was not
unNl II % O'Clock today that Secretary
~. K. Bates called the Republican state
convention 70 order, and read the cali
for the same as issuei by the State Cen
tral Committee.
Prayer was offered BY Rev. K. B. Bal
com, u Jackson.
farr's staIwart Deetrias.
/ George A. Farr. OF Ottawa. MAS pre-
senIed by w K. Bates, as temporary
chairman. Mr. Farr SAID be had been
notified only forty minutes before that
lie would be expected 10 talk 10 the
convention. lie had no speech, hut
proceeded to give the delegates good
stalwalt Republican doctrine. Ii was
a spame that our Congress had failed
10 provide by law for u tree ballot and
. TAR count. The Mex nley bill Is y
measure that Is working out It's own
endorsement. The Republican party IS
parry for corporations. The Repubh-
can party did not believe IN paving the
silver mine owner with so cents of ms
own product, and stamp It by Govern
ment sanction "a one dol ar. THIS sem
t.ment did not meet with much APP
plause, but the mere mention of the
name James G.. Blaine. brought forth
hearty response. The represc natives
OF the Republican party had met
here TO nominate the next Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court; whoever
is nominated should receive the hearty
and united support OF the whole party.
The Ohcers Chosen.
Burton Parker, of the First district,
nominated Doc Smith, of Adrian, as
temporary secretary; .. II. Bills, of OF
tlwa, was elected assistant temporary
secretary. On montion, the roll of dis
tricts was called for nominations for vice
presidents and members of committees.
The Kent delegation had held eau.
Gus 1T the fIIbbard House, and elected
the Hon. \. A. Earle as chairman.
The Fifth district caucus was called to
order by Geo. T.. Mcbride, Of Ottawa,
VINO was made temporary chairman.
Fred A. Maynard was elected secretary.
The Fifth district presented to the con-
venuon the following: For Vice -Presl-
dent, Phillip Padgham. of Allegan;
Assistant Secretary, o. II. Bills, of
Ottawa; Member of Committee on Gre
deatials, o. S. S. Town, of Ionia; Mem
ber OF the Committee ON Resolutions,
G. j. Diekema, of Ottawa; on Perma-
nent Organization and Order of Busl-
ness, Joseph W. Hicks, of Allegan.
A meeting of the State Central Com
mittec was called for Parlor A,at the
} Hlbbard House, Immediately after the
Adjournment of the convention. An
adjournment was taken until l:30 p. III.
Afternoon Session
At exactly 1:45 p. m. the convention
on Credentials reported county delega-
tipns all full with the exception of
) Alcoma. Aranac, Baraga, Clare, Ros-
; common and Chippewa counties; whole
number of delegates. 754.
Permanent Organization.
The Committee on Permanent
Organization reported in favor of John
L. R,ch Is permanent chairman and
4. ". Smith. of Adrian, as permanent
secretary. The order OF business re-
ported was rs follows hereafter. The
committee also reported i'm favor Of
limiting the speeches presenting candl-
dates to fifteen minutes and secondng
speeches to FIVE minutes This was
amended so az to limit presenting
sgeeches 20 five minutes and scconding
speeches TO three minutes. The report
as amended was adopted by an ovei-
whclmlng rising vote.
Chairman Rich speaks.
A committee was then appointed to
; escort Hon. John T. Rich to the plat
: form. Mr.. Rich was not in the hall
, but a wait of five minutes brought the
, permanent chairman of the convention
: who received hearty applause ne he
passed through the hall to the plat
form.
Mr.. Rich SAID no party could ride
upon It's laurels, not even the Republl-
can party. Living issues were con-
stantly coming before the people and it
: behooved the Republican party to rise
to every opportunity and settle these
questions and settle them right "Butf
/ SAID the chairman. "you are here for
: business aad not for speech-mSkiug.
what Is the pleasure of the convention. -
Candidates Presented.
A roll call of districts WAS made and
tellers announced.
On motion. the call OF districts was
called for the presentation of cands-
I, dates for Judge Of the supreme Court.
: Hon. Joan X. Boses, Of Hudson. IN be
: half OF the Second district, presented
the name Of Victor II. Lane, of Len
I xvee.
; Philip t. ColSrove. Of Hastings, in
, behalf of the Taird district. presented
the name Of Frank A. Hooker. Of Char
lotie
Frank F. knsppen, Of Kalamazoo.
preseuted the NAME OF Russell T. peeIeT,
= of Three Rivers, a benaIf Of tue FouTtn
6 district.
a wsnsy> Eleasent Plea.
Geo. 2. VANITY then IN q very efec-
! tive and able speech presented ths