Telegram-herald., 1891-10-04
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES
Nominated in Quiet and Harmon
ious County Convention.
RESOLUTIONS N NEyORY OF FORD
The National and state Platforms
Adopted q Guiding star-fhs
DsiegAtson said 10 be
Against Mccormick.

AsaiEst 11S& sfnieh
The democratic county convention
was called to order yesterday at II a.
M ia the circuit court room by John j.
Belknap, secretary of the county COM
mlttee. He read the call for the con-
vention and called NJ. VI. Houseman TO
the chair. Upon assuming his position
Mr.. Houseman said: "Gentlemen OF
the convention, we are called together
To perform duty which under the CIR
cumstances is a sad one. About eleven
| months ago We went through with
campaign which was fought with
ability aud success. We were successful
in electing man TO congress who had
ably represented US in previous term"
lie lauded the work done by the demo
Gratis, referring TO the campalgnsin pro-
| gress IN New York, Ohio and other
states and said that Mckinley Was the
| only hope of the Republicans through
out the country. Everything depends
| UPON his election or defeat. During
| his Grafton an attempt at AZ Eplause Was
made two or three times and little
cur that happened TO be in the room
responded with q hideous yelp. This
| created some merriment and the
speaker paused TO say, "Never mind,
] even the dogs are with U.s." After Mr..
| Houseman closed his remarks he
thanked the convention for the honor
| given HIM and upon motion Geo. w.
Ewing of Byron, was elected secretary.
appointment of Committees.
! Upon motion the committees on Gre
dentlals, permanent organization and
| order of business were merged into one,
| consisting of j. A. Lyon,D. l.. Campau,
Geo. l.. Stark. Geo. Z. Bratt and ID. w.
| Troy.
On motion of w. Il. Taylor, the fol-
| lowing committee on resolutions
were appointed: W. B.Taylor j. Edward
| Earle Augustine Goodwin. A recess
| of fifteen minutes WAS then taken to
give the committees time TO prepare
their report. Upon reassembling the
committee on credentials reported the
| following delegates entitled TO seats IN
the convention:
Ada-James White, John NJ. Silbi-
way, Philip Demmins.
Algoma-Wn. Meyers, S. c. McCon-
nell. John l.. Bailey.
Alpine-Janes Hill, j. +. Platt IL. j.
Chambers.
Byron-Sebastian Harnick, A. A..
Palmer, Geo. w. Ewing.
Bowne-John Mcconnell, Patrick
Goggins, DIR. Haskins.
Caledonia-G. B. Kraft, John Ma
loney, David Troy.
Courtland-Not represented.
| Cascade-G. p. Stark, Henry Wood /.
j. w. Eardley.
Cannon-John II. Barry, James
Hctfron. Chas. Tuxberry.
Grand Rapids-F. s. Taylor, Lewis
GoudzwarGs, III. ii, Havens.
Gaines-James BoyianI, John Ross,
VIM. II. Wells.
Grattan-Not represented.
Solon-E. A. Beamer, Dewitt Clark
Henry Whiting.
Lowell-John NJ. Matthewson, J. c.
Train, Patrick Kelley.
Oakiield-Lewls Macarthur, Wyman
II. Potter, John Lester.
Planfield-Not represented.
Paris-L. h. Rathbun, Thos. Walker,
A. G. Tuple.
Spencer-Not represented.
Tyrone-Not represented.
Sparta-Albert Betterly, George w.
French, ID. ii. Hask!ey.
Vergennes-J. w. Walker, j. l..
Covert, A. ODell,
Walker-Not represented.
Nelson-E. l.. Phelps, S. j. Lattimer,
j. +. Callihan.
Wyoming-A. Goodwin, Frank Boy.
land, Tyar Caldwell.
FIRST Ward-John S. Farr, ID. l.. CAM
pau, Lee Wright.
Second Ward-Edwin F. Sweet,
ThOs. s. Portsmouth, j. Edward Earle.
Third Ward-M. NJ. Houseman, DR..
Brsdfeld, John Vanden Burg.
Fourth Ward-Frank Crawford, John
Llpzinski, James Fyfe.
Fifth Ward--Joseph Shear, William
ii. Andrews. L. Bartholomew.
Sixth Ward-A. Nagelkirk, A. klei-
Der. Mac. Dolphin.
Seventh Ward-W. B. Folger, s. o.
Dishman, John Alt.
Eighth Ward-Wm. Fl. Powers, VIM.
Dreuke, George Bratt.
Ninth Ward-James Lyon, James
Sherlock, Frank Wurzburg.
Tenth Ward-Jerome Phillips, Gerrit
Visschers, John w. DeWolf.
Getting Down To Business.
The report was accepted and adopted
The temporary organization was made
permanent and the order OF business
was reported that the report of commit
tees be received, and the election OF
fifty-two delegates to the Congressional
convention be the next order of busl.
ness. Accepted and adopted. j. Ed.
ward Earle read the following resoiu.
tons: "We hereby endorse and re-af.
firm the platform of the Democratic
party "a set forth at its National aud
state codventions, and we state oul
firm belief to be that the sound politi.
cal doctrine therein set forth will surely
carry the candidate that this Congress
sional district shall nominate. into the
House OF Representatives and the next
nominee of the National convention
into the Presidential chair"
"vIvldiy and with profound grief We
recall the great loss that this Congress
sionsl district and the entire nation
has sustained in the death of the Hon
Melbourne II. Ford. and We move the
adoption of the following resolutions
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty God
to remove from our midst the Hon. NJ
III. Ford.
Resolved, That we bow TO the Divine
will and CHERISH his memory az a
patriot and statesman; that we deplors
his loss not only Co the Fifth district oi
Michigan but TO the whole country al
large.
Resolved, That in his death the
1 s~f,sts.trv has Loaf a man Win Uas q ~rss<