Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-26
Hsnry ). Gervsrs, A. ". LamoreanK.
The convention al lOurnsd nntl 30.

Hsnry j. Gervers, A. ". LamoreauK.
Ihe Convention adjourned anti 30.
Evening" session
Alderman essryeFs occupied sEss tFont
sat and TIE rear part ~ the DAT ~as
croWdsd x8tn democratic politicians
last night .neu Chairman BgEFo.s
racosd Tor ORDER. for the evening ses-
sioa of TIE county coDyenUCG- TIE
8osuinx u the deliberations Ess de-
fsrred for short time % bear from J.
A. Bland. a member Of the national
sonlaluss Oh tas people party, woo
made a fas remarks. Ihe nrs1 thing
IN the evening vas lns seating u mora
delegates who nAd not handed IA ths.r
credentials in the afternoon, and the
ealing OF the rCl.
TIE CHAIRMAN announced that the
FIRST thing % be done vas me nom ina
ton a a sheriff OF Kent county. On
motion OF Paul Marin al informal
ballot vas taken.
While ballots weFs beng prepared
Secretary GreenwaY read again the re-
port OF the committee on resolutions
haley DsnnIson placed the aame OF y
L. I0ang before the Convention
FRANK Debar nominated WlliAm
COwies. The ballot resulted as follows.
Young IS v0Eess CoHles, 2Fi Johu
MCQUEEN. q. A. d. LameFeaux. !;
BLANK !. The announcement OF the
result vas A bomb "a tue camp. Riley
Deunlson CAME up hrst. He was
ashamed II the convenIlOu-ashamed
of men who would vote tor demo
cratic oftleeholdsE-
Mast Sot Fuss.
The general feeling Of the meeting
was If the party leaned towards fusion
the mer belonging 10 me party would
Withdraw. Many hard words we're
exchanged a secOu1 ballot resulted as
ICACws
Youag. %; Mcqueen, IS; Cowies.
3, BLANK, ,. The nomination OF Mr..
Young was UNANIMOUSLY declared
formal.
A county Committee VAS elected as
fol.0ws. Frank DeBar, cltyi George
kotesou. ely; II. {. Hachmach,
Walker. 4. u. Lamereaux, Ada; John
a.. berry. Cannon; Thomas IL. Peel,
f.alnhsid; James Norman, Alpine;
). klcy Deun.s0n. city; \. J. CLARK 1,
Fiamheld d. " Clrtv, cry; John L..
Taylor, Lowell; r. h. keech, Rockford.
inatiOls OK county officers. For county
clerk r. 4. Wolcott aud John b. Green
way, the printer statesman. We're
p.aced IN nomination. The ballot re-
suited a. follows: Greenway, 90; Vol
cOtf, - scattering, u.
For county treasurer c. c. Howell
nominated e.. ID. Stebbins, the present
holder OF that Office. Frank DeBarr
aroused enthusiasm by denOunciug the
acton OF Mr.. StCb5.ns IN attempting TO
secure a renOnnnttlOn-
Everybody Talked.
Several man rose TO their feet and
pronounced Mr.. Stebbins 10 be a sup
porter Oi the Omaha platform and that
'ae stands IN the middle OF the road ,
On questions relating 10 Peoples party
principles. The nomination brought
out a general storm Of Arguments pro
and con. The Conservative part of the
delegation favored the nomination of
Alr. Stebblns while the hot headed ele-
ment believed IN tie keep in the md
die Of the road" principles. Charles
Howell favored the nomination Of Steb-
bins, not a. fusion bot as the nomination
OF far and square peoples party man.
A. {. Betterly of Sparta was a hot
headed SteboIns man from the "back
country" lie had known Stebb.ns
always and knew him 10 be peoples
party man. A notion TO do away with
the regular order OF business and nom
mating Mr. Stebbns by acclamatiOn
was lost by two votes, and an Informal
ballot was taken. The result was
siebbins IS, DeBarri35, Blank /. Total
number of votes l02. This was more
> votes than mad been cast before in the
evening, and tho kickers. who were IN
profuGon. raised their voices IN & wal
and demanded q count of noses. The
count was satisfactory and the ord er
Of business was proceeded with.
For register OF deeds an informal
ballot was taken, which resulted
az follows: Frank DeBar 80. r.
4. Keech of Rockford 80, scat
tering 10. formal ballot was ne
cesssry to decide the nomination. II
resulted n the selection OF Frank De
Bar, who received 80 votes. He wal
declared the nominee of the conven-
ton. The other nominations were nj
follows Judge Of probate. l.. V. Moul
ton; prosecuting attorney, Charles
Howell circuit court com mi ssioners
r. ID. COmstOck. W. A. Connell; county
surveyor. ". A. Cowell; county cOro
ners, Or. Prentiss, DIR. Brodlsh. To
wards TIE end the convention SHOWED
a disposition 10 hurry through with tn,
business AZ hand and the last officer
were nominated by acclamatiOn.
10 vas II O'Clock when the cOnven
ton adjourned.