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

morning tid not KNOW NhfSA N~5 tits
wind would blow. After had cared
Tor my mail eat down a. nly desk aud
prepared speech, the hest one ! ever
made in nay life. for my good and loyal
friend. Mr.. Dsekema. Three years ago
in the csmpa gn | had no tier sup
porter ia the district than dF.Diskema.
1 realized ne was coming into this con
vcntlon, with strength, aud the loyal
Republicans were backing him. knew
his position Ia the state as a public OIL
fioer. knew his position at home asa
public servant and . citizen, and ! pre-
pared myself TO make . speech ei'dors
ing my good friend. Mr.. Dies ana.
went before the Kent county conyen-
uon this morning aud told the gentle
men there that ! Was DOT candidate;
that every man, woman aud child IN
the district knew was not a caallldaie
for the place; that MAS loyal R-pub-
ican, q Republican from principle, be
cause | believed all the Ill rests OF
thls couatry, commercial. industrial
ana political were in the hands and IN
the Keeping of the Republican party,
and that alone made me Republican
for any man this convention might
nominate. tApplause.l
wiz work To WIN.
! suppose weeks ago that nobody
would give me vote IN the convention.
prepared myself weeks ago 10 take
the stump the morning alter
the convention-tomorrow morning
q nd 60 about in this district with my
coat OF and work loyalty for the man
/ who did receive the nomination..
| tApplause). do 20 out tomorrow, but
| II seems that go upon another mis-
sion. | am not allowed to talk Tor Mr..
| Smith. nor for my friend Clark, nor for
| MIR. Die kma, but am allowed 10 90
abroad III this, the most representative
| district in the United States, the one
| that has the largest commercial and in
dustrial interests OF any disfrIct in the
| United States, the one that has the larg-
est number of votes as II stands III these
| four counties, that is, the largest num-
| ber of representative men. | am pre-
| pared to go among the people, ask their
votes aud seek their suffrages, and If
elected. | will pledge you that every
| single moment of my time IN the next
1 two sessions of Congress. as it was III
! the last two sessions, shall be
gwen for the public good. (Applause.)
Success is Assured.
| In my two years service | recognized
| the fact that there was more work,
more congressional work than any one
man could do. Believing that | sat
down and gave this district every single
moment of my time. When a constitu-
ent of this district came to me for any
| thing | did not question his politics.
never asked ali old soldier in working
hto
| claim against the government, what his
| politics were. That was entirely out OF
my mind. tried to work for the good
of the entire people. and that is what
shall try to do in the next two years.
Now. Mr.. Chairman, knowing that the
| farmers of this district approve my
conduct and my work, knowing the
| soldiers of this district approve it hear
tily-that they are on my back-they
| grasp my hand every day in friendship
knowing they esteem the work have
| done for them; knowing that the Undue
arial interests of this district all know
they have friend in me; knowing that
the working men of this city and dis
trict, from whom l sprung, II myself
| am working man aud cannot be any,
| thing else;) knowing / have the earnest
sympathy and good will of ali the
people, / know | shall be elected.
| (Applause.) l am under many obliga-
tions To the people of this district. |
have been honored here as no other
| man has ever been honored. and you
shall have my best and my honest ser
vices in payment of it. | thank you.
Mr.. Belknap was frequently inter
rupted with enthusiastic applause.
Di@kema and Smith Speak.
Mr.. Diekema was then introduced,
and called attention to the fact that in
ancient Rome il was the custom to give
the victorious general triumphal
march through the city; his chario.
being driven by Rome's milk white
steeds, and the conquered general
| chained to the victor's chariot. This
was abandoned in modern warfare but
still remained prominent factor in
modern politics. Mr.. Diekema de-
clared there wasn't a single sore spot on
him, and that be was more than ready
to help make this one of the warmest
campaigns the Fifth district has ever
seen. He pald glowing tribute TO
Republicanism and Republican princi-
pies, and stated If he had ever had a
single grain of doubt in regard to his
POLITICAL belief, the last Legislature had
destroyed it.
He was heartily cheered.
Vim. Alden Smith WAS then intro
duced and made lively speech. Mr..
Smith was ready and anxious to 60 to
work tomorrow to help insure Mr.. Bel
knap's election. During the course Of
his speech he fred considerable hot
shot INTO Mr.. Lawrence's camp, and ex-
pressed a desire to follow that gentle.
man around the country il he per
sisted in Indulging in hrs favorite talk
about favored classes.
Mr.. Smith was heartily cheered and
the convostion then adjourned.