Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-04
SIXTY MEN Go OUT
Or the Convention at Port
Huron
IN PROTEST AGAINST GAG LAW
sprung ~ the Supporters OF Rieh-High-
Handed PEoesecings-Wh4t the
solters Say About IL.

PoRT HCsos. July 3.-At the repab-
Ecaa County convention held mere yes
tsrday the peculiar methods OF tie
managers Of john T. Rich we're mani
fsstsd- The custom house and post
Office got n their work and Hazen ).
Plngree vas showed undsr. Had it
not been for the pesnicious activity of
the federal machine the convention
would have declared for Pingree. The
machine MAS we'll creased and worked
without = creak both IN caucus aud
convention. PIngKee vas knocked out
and ksch secured al endorsement aud
sacn prestige as a formidable holt
against machine methods IN tine fore
most county OK hls own district may
give ann.
Rieh's followers had control of the
Committee on order OF business and
proposed 10 change the established
practice and require the districts To
submit the names OF the twelve highest
voted Tor IN each district. and from
these the whole convention would Sc
lecI the s4x delegates belonging 10 each
district. Inc object OF this cnange
was - smut out TWO delegates for Pil-
was strongly IN bis favor, and subsii-
tuts Rich delegates IN their place.
IaaSvsuoa Vigorously Denounced.
William Baird OF Marine City de-
nouEced this as an attempt by the Port
Huron custom house crowd 10 ride
rough snOd over the country districts.
For twenty years he sad nc had at
tended republican conventions IN this
county, aud the districts had always
nomi1a.ed their quota OF delegates,
aud the convention never failed 20 rat
Ify them. The innovation proposed at
this time was, he said. TOR the purpose
of enabling a majority. manipulated oy
federal officials and purchased by Gus
tom assessments. To oyerpower and de-
rrlye our independents and fearless
minority OF u sacred rights.
Editor sutton OF the Marine City Re
porter. snd Thomas Bottomiy OF Capac
spoke IN a similar strain. l.. A. sher-
man of the Port Huron Times, General
Hartsuf, Mayor McIIwalu and Post
master Avery. ali OF Port Huron, sup
ported the report OF the committee.
The resolution was ultimately adopted
by a vote of 81 To 81.
Mayor Mcilwain introduced . reso-
asa unit for John I. Rich.
William Baird said the resolution
was an attempt to gag the delegates
from the second district who came
here 10 support valiant soldier for
governor. The resolution was unfair,
disnonorable and contrary TO the usage
IN this country. He claimed the man.
ayers of the Rich campaign, with their
high-handed proceedings, were turning
hundreds of good republicans into
democrats
ssxty Iodepe ndeut Aea- walk Out.
When the motion TO instruct for
Rich was put the delegates from the
second district aud several from the
third left the nall. The chair declared
the resolution carried on . standing
vote by 90 to 2J. By actual count
thirty-two delegates from the second
district and eighteen from the third
left the bail. Ten delegates from Port
Huron also declined to- participate
further 10 the proceedings and walked
ont OF the hsli in disgust.
Frank sutton Of Marine City was
one of The boilers. Seen q few mlnntes
after he lett the hall, he said: 81 will
not support Rich. Hs nomination will
lose US hundreds OF votes IN this
county"
William Baird said: 81 am Q repub.
hcan, and while am loyal To my party,
| know that the soldiers will not vote
for Rich. His pension record Is dead
against him, and every soldier in the
county ~ for Pingree."
Charles Green OF Port Huron: "The