Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-05
ON THE FIRST VOTE
Judge Newton Nominated by
the Democrats
FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
There Was . Slim Artsndsnce But Any
Quantity Of Rsncor-lohn Power
sor EiectoI.

state convention here today proved .
sertabie bear dance before the close.
The WlnsEs appointeas were very con-
self wac made both temporary and per-
manent chairman. Worlds Far Sec
retary Mark Stevens had ths RESPONSE
billy of nominating judge Newton
upon his shoulders and he filled the
blll. The report OF the committee or
credentials Was to the effect that every
county IN the state was represented,
but when n roll cali was reached upon
the nomination il was discovered that
not only was there not county IN the
upper peninsula represented bui u
large number in the lower.
Considerable time was spent IA the
presentation of candidates Consider
able opposition 10 Newton Was man.
tested and hie democracy assslled.
Railroad Commissioner Whitman pre-
sented his name very credltably.
j. Ii. Kinnam OF kalamazoo placed
William q. Howard in nomination, who
said his candidate had never been sub
JecI 70 financial heresies q thrust st
Newton). A delegate from Cass whom
nobody seemed 10 know. alarmed Chair
man Campau and Secretary HosfoTd
by dlvuiglng some unsayoTy party bis
tory. but finally settled down 10 has
purpose OF supporting the nomination
of Howard.
Kent County Heard Prom.
Maurice Houseman of Grand Rapids
said the fifth district had intended TO
present candidate 10 the convention,
but II had instructed him 10 support
| Howard's nomination. lie made a
very crecitable effort.
| When the sixth district wac called
Secretary Mark Stevens made the
| greatest effort OF has hfe IL telling what
the Genesee delegates knew about
Judge Newton. He vouched for his
| democracy which had already been
many times impugued. Although ne
had been nominated by the popniIsts
| he had never yielded hls democracy TO
any party. When the tenth district
| WAS reached State Game Warden
| Charley Hampton was loaded TO the
brim and gave he usual TRADE against
| the republican party. His old orxbon
has been much improved and now has
| all the modern improvements aud was
well received by the convention.
Every road seemed TO lead 10 New
| tons camp up 10 this when Nat Stewart
| of Kalamazoo made . final appeal, and
| give . note of warning 10 the demo
| cratic party. He told them they were
helping the popullsts elect Elhs and
| Newton, and under the law nothing
could be gwen the democrats IN re-
| turn.
Two had Ones Better Thas None.
Shouts went up AL over the house
| that il would toe better 10 elect these
than some Others exhibiting an entire
lack OF faith IN democratic success.
| General Rutherford and George
| Thompson of Grand Rapids also
| joined Stewart in an effort 10 stem the
tide toward what they believed TO be
political suicide, but without avail. A
wrangle ensued over the manner of
roll call. Some hot words were ex-
4 changed between the opponents of
| Newton and Secretary Alfred j. Muir
ply, of squsw-buck Legislature fame,
but II wAs finally agreed 10 vote 10y
| counties.
| One after another failed 10 respond
as the cali proceeded, but when Gage
hc aud Houghton had voted Tor
| Newton witboutapy delegate present
George Thompson OF Kent wanted 20
| know where they were At The
party was discovered and found 20 be
state house clerk, who had evidently
been crushed by an enthusiastic New
| ton supporter aad induced 20 aid an
having Newton's vote ''writ large
There was good deal of excitement
at THE time. a large number OF the del
egaies leaving the house and not few
of them thoroughly Disguised al the
turn OF events.
J stempeded ~ Nevtcn
The roll call was completed and sew
eral counties etsmpeded to Newton and
the vote was announced as 47s for
Newton and $50 for Howard, a total of
704 which was undoubtedly 200 IN ex-
cess of the number of delegates ia IN.
ball. In the meantime Mark stevens
had charged upon Nat Stewart. and on
behalf of the Kalamazoo deisgatton.
the nomination Of Newton was made
UNANIMOUS. Notwithstanding the
dramatic effort OF Alfred Murphy GA
casting The seventy-seven votes Tor that
"Nestor OF democracy" Judge Newton,
there apparently wss not 10 e1ceed
twenty-five delegates from that county.
The Howard men challenged "a, bui Il
was allowed 20 pass. While the vote
for Newton was more than two 20 one
over Howard, II is undoubtedly true
that st the completion OF the reil call.
had there been sn honest anDouDc--
ment of the vote by county, there
would have been little difference IN
the VOTE. With thls IN mind. a 70 mol
probable that Ne~ton's nomination
will excite overwhelming enthusiasm.
John Power of Escsnai1s wee Dopsi-
nsted for eiectof-at-iarge and David 4.
Hosken of Jackson, member II the
hoard Of education, both by scclxrns-
ton.
The resolutions adopted were simply
! an endorsement Of the stste and IA
tional platforms. the principles OF
which II endorsed - the posls would
tfiumphsntly elect both Cleveland and
Morse. Taken an IN al a vss very
peculiar convention.
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