Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-21

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I Thomas Draper. Games ;. = Bailey,
Paris IL ". DAVIS, Nyomingi Ola
/ White, Nergennes.
Congressional Convention - +,
Wisasr. Ada G b. TOSner. Byron
joan O. Livingston. Boauss +. y.
shear, Cascade; John S4sler. Gale
dOnia: Nelson Kelly, Games, IL. H.
Richard. PaFis, L. IL. stone, LOselli
Loren Day, wyoming, james HI. An
aTews, Neggennss.
THIRD D.strict-Chsirma Hon. Neal
Mcmillan; secretary. II. &. Lyle.
State Convention-l " Gibbs, Al
/ pine; ID. c. Lyle, SolOn. 4. A Brown.
CoGrllsnd; John Post. Plain held; l.. h.
Lull. sparta, Fred Hubbard, Nelson
/ James Sesbitt. Cannon; benjamin ilol-
/ den. Tyrone; Neal Mcmillan A!g 1ma;
scots Griswold, Spencer. AZ large, r.
/ L. Watkins.
| Congressional COnvention-W. II. III.
1 DAVIS. Oak field; Benjamin Laubacn,
/ Pialufield; Z. F. sears. AlgOma; T.. A..
I WoodwOrth. Solon. T.. +. Page, sparta,
/ A. Chase. Alpine, {. b. Moon. Nelson;
/ John j Ely, AlgOma; W. J. Thomas.
! Cannon; W. L. Wood worth, CORTLAND.
! AT lGrge, Henry IL. Nyhe. Tyrone.
After the election OF delegates on
/ mOEion Of Charles Wstt tue convention
+ adjourned until l.S0.
Afternoon session.
When the convention rsassembled IN
I the afternoon Chairman Barnard re-
/ ported that the temporary organization
I be made permanent, and that the
order Of business be the nomination Of
/ candidates for county offices as
follows: Probate Judge. register Of
/ deeds. sheriff, county clerk, county
/ treasurer, prosecuting attorney, circuit
court commits i0ners, coroners and
/ county surveyor. The report was
accepted and adopted. On motion OF
I J. +. Hustled two tel!ers were appoint
I et "a follows: j. I. Hustled and ID. c.
Lyle OF Cedar Springs. Nominations
! for candidate for judge OF probate
were then invited by Chairman Gilbert
and IL. J. Felker suggested that the
| Hon. Cyrus +. Perkins be nominated
| for that Office 10y acclamstIon. The
| nomination was received with applause
and u was made with enthusiasm with
/ out dissenting vote. The nomination
I OF a candidate Tor register of deeds was
then called for and the Hon. Neal Nc
/ MILAN OF Rockford presented the name
I OF Lieut.. John I. Gould Of Algoma.
! Nominated W. 4. Dennison
The Rev. j. T. Hustled of this city
nominated ". {. Dennlson of Grand
| Rapids. q. W. Dillenback nominated
Freeman Lathrop of this city. Fred
! A. Maynard seconded the nomination
OF John I. Gould. l.. c. Warner sec
onded the nomination of Mr.. Gould.
| The Hon. 4. NJ Barnard seconded the
nomination Of Walter {. McCrath. ID.
c. Lyle OF Scion seconded the nOmina-
ton of j. 1. Gould. A ballot was then
ordered and II resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 100. Nc
| Crath 10, Lathrop 7, Gould ~. The
| nomination of Mr.. Gould was made
unanimous amid enthusiastic applause.
The nomination of sheriff being called
for Capt. Patrick Kelley of Grand Rap
IDS nominated LOOMS h. Bishop, and
VIII Thomas of Cannon presented the
name OF Nathaniel Rice. Both nomi-
nations were received with applause.
The Rev. j. L. Hustled in g happy
speech presented the name of Isaac
Lamoreaux of the fifth ward. The
nomination was enthusiastically re-
ceived. W. A. Porter of Alpine. in q
happy presentation, asked the Conven-
ton to nominate W. L. Adams of Paris.
supported the Candidates.
The Hon. VI. c. Burch seconded the
nomination of Mr.LamOreauxa and Fred
A. Maynard made an eloquent appeal
for the nomination of Isaac Lamor-
eaux.
A ballot was taken with the follow
ing result: Whole number of votes
cast, los; Bishop, 10; Lamoreaux, 54
I - A A al
dldstes receiving Majority of the
votes, a second ballot was ordered
which resulted: Bishop, 4; Lamor-
eaux. 66; Rice, 81; Adams, /. The
nomination of Mr.. Lamoreaux was
made unanimous amid cheers. The
nomination Of q candidate for county
clerk beng called for, ). Z. Hicks OF
Lowell arose and IN an enthusiastic
speech IN behalf of the republicans OF
eastern Kent presented the name of
Frank ID. Eddy of Lowell. The noml-
nation of Mr.. Eddy was supported by
IA. W. DAVIS of Wyoming Robert LO-
gle of the sixth ward nominated Alder.
man George II. Jacobs of this city and
the nomination was supported by SUI
pervIsOr SkeeIs of the eleventh ward.
Mr.. Eddy Nominated.
The Rev. J. T. Hustled supported Mr..
Eddy's nomination and q ballot was
ordered. The vote vas "a follows
Whole number OF votes cast, l07. Eddy
81, jacobs is. Mr.. Eidy's nomination
was made unanimous aud nomination,
we're ordered for q candidate for
county treasurer. Fred A. Maynard
presented the name of Jacob Eisen
haFdt of this city. Edgar W. Johnson
Of Cascade, prominent republican
and ex-supervlsor, made speech
nominating Sherman L. ColsOn OF Gale
donna, ex-county treasurer. The Rev
J. L. Hustled supported the nomination
of Mr.. Eisenhardt. Robert Logic. ". T
Adams, Charles Gilbert aud others sup
ported the nomination of Sherman 1
Colson.
Result 81 the Ballot
| A ballot was taken with the follow
ing result. Whole number Of votes
los. Eisenhsrdt. 81. Colsou. l6. Mr..
senhsrdts nomination was made
unanimous aud vote was taken
for a candidate for prosecuting attOr
ney. N1minaf Que were requested
for thjs Office and Judge Buren, nomi
mated DIV Kit Co.'S. He sad Il Nr
C4oss we're nominated and elected th,
taxes would be held down 90 A nom
insl amount and that ne would hell
the taxpayers in very case presentce
1 90 him. he gave resume of Mr.
t}oss' career A. sn attorney aud OF nl'
services "a seer tsry of the congress
sonal committee. George Clappcrtol