Telegram-herald., 1891-03-22
M'OUEEN'S PLIGHT
Proceedings Commenced 10 Gust
HIM From Once.
NKyICHT REFUSES TO PROSECUTE
The Demoerattc-C AnsdiAn sherin He
cause He says There Is - "speeiils Re
iatoT''-h~citai OF the Case-dc-
knight and Meoaeen Talk.

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and threatening aspect. Heretofore
dark mutternss and omlnous rum
bllngs OF the gathering tempest have
disturbed his quiet and be has laughed
at his fears while trembling lest they
explode, and with the rebound of the
conclusion hurl him from his Office.
scended, but Il was parried by the
adrollness Of "A fellow Democrat who
occupies the office of prosecuting at
torney.
Yesterday Mr.. y. A. Earle, Of Smiley
& Earle. lawyers, representing the Re-
!, publicans of tins county, and through
them the people OF the state: e:pre,ented
to Prosecuting Attorney Mcknight an
information III the nature of a quo
warranto. signed by |. +. Lamoreaux,
as relator. 10 test the title of John Nc
/ Queen To the Office OF sheriff of the
county OF Kent, into which Office he
was inducted January ], 1891. The
prosecuting attorney refused TO file the
| information, or III any manner take
| Official cognlzancc OF It. The proceed
ing was instituted by Mr.. Earle IN be-
half OF the people rather than III re-
| sponse TO party demands.
Not Confined to Republicans.
The representative of the people, the
| prosecuting attorney, declining to act.
II is but just 10 give brief history of
the case. After the November election,
and before January /, the report was
started that Mr.. Mcqueen was not clti-
zen of the United States, and therefore
ineligible to hold the Office of sheriff.
investigation of this report tended to
confirm its truth. The time was linz
tied and 1t was impossible to gather to-
| gether the necessary proofs of his alien
| ship TO commence proceedings at an
early day and interest IN the question
then abated. Meantime, large num-
| ber of Democrats became satisfied that
1t was morally, legally and politically
wrong for an alien 10 hold Office IN this
country. Acting upon this decision
they at once opened communication
with those who had inquired into the
subject, ard not only promised active
support, but actually contributed
money to secure proof to be used in
ousting McQueen. The TELEGRAM
| HERALD published a complete report
OF the proceedings at the time the en-
voy of the committee, James Mcbride,
returned from Canada bearing with
him the documentary evidence of Nc
Queens citizenship and allegiance to
the Kingdom of Great Britain.
| Democrats Scared or.
When this evidence was procured,
/ complications arose at Lansing, and
the Democrats became timid and diff
| dent. An ukase was issued from the
bosses commanding the Democrats to
let up on Mcqueen, as with the weight
of the Senate scandal and the sQuaw-
wife incident, the party would be un-
able TO stand UP i'll Kent county if Nc
| Queen was attacked. Taking fright at
the gloomy prospect thus presented.
the Democrats who had contributed
their money fled Ia cover and have re-
fused to lend any further assistance,
although they stIli resent the eiirontery
of Il Canadian, who assumes to dis
charge the duties of the sheriff of Kent
county.
The Democrats having abdIcated and
retreated, the Republicans, through
Mr.. Earle and Mr.. Lamoreaux, have
taken up the subject, not to satisfy per.
sonal prejudice, nor 10 obtain the office,
but IT, remove foreigner from an
| Office to which he Is believed to be no
more entitled than the King of the FIJI
Islands. The duty they are attempting
to perform IS purely q patriotic one.
They believe Mcqueen is not a citizen;
IN fact they have the strongest kind OF
| proofs to show tnat he is not, and be-
| IlcvIng this. their duty as citizens i'm
pcls them To test the title 10 his Office
by the only means IN their power, to-
wit, Il proceeding IN the nature of q
| quo wairanto.
The Information in Brief
After reclting the usual legal re-
| qurements necessary TO give form to
the document, the information relates
that John Mcqueen, for the space o.
sixty days and upwards has usurped
intruded INTO and unlawfully held the
] Office of sheriff. 1t then recItes the re.
suit of the November election. showing
that Mcqueen received a majority OF
the votes cast and that on January /.
ne qualified as sheriff. On the Vita
subject, that of citizenship, the inior.
nation charges: "At the time the said
election was held on SAID 4th dav of No.
vemher A. u. 1890. the said John Nc.
Queen was not, nor has he ever been,
! nor IS he now, citizen of the United
| States or of the saId State OF Michigan
nor a qualified elector within or of said
| State. That the said John McO1een
was not born IN any of the United
states or IN any of the territories OF
districts OF the United states, nor hss nc
I ever heretofore declared his intentions
TO become a citizen ef the United States
pursuant to the provisions of the law.
! OF Congress IN relation TO the natural.
izstOn of aliens. That the SAID John
| Mcqueen was born in afoTeIgn country
| tO-wit. the Dominion of Canada
and resided there from fhs
time Of his birth. which was in tbs
year 4. u. 1874 or Is45. until after ~
had attained the age of u years; to wit
/ until the year A. Il. ISes. That the "a
ther of said John Mcqueen was nevei
a citizen OF the nited States. but va,
an alien. horn within the said DOminior
/ Of Canada and a citizen thereof, anC
was from his birth until his deatE con
tluU0usly a subject Of the Kingdom o.
I Great Britain"
who :. Entitted 80 serve.
The instrument shows that Ioornis K
/ Bishop bad served the fuli statutory
period ss sheriff, ard that ne could no
act after January J, 1891. IL then pro
eeeds.
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