New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-28
MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN, CLUBS.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUAL CON-
VENTION OF THE STATE LEAGUE.
PRESIDENT PATToN's ADDREs;-CANDIDATEs TO
FILL VACANCIES NOMINATED BY THE
STATE CONVENTIONAL RoUS.
ING s-MEETING.
Try TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUHE.l

lBY TELEGRAPH 70 The IhibOHEg
Grand RAPIDS Mich, Sept. 27.-The fifth annual
convention of the Michigan League OF Kepuoicah
clubs WAS held here to-day and largely attended.
After nraver by the Rev. Daniel Bradley, President
John Patton jr., delivered his annual address Inc
ranort NJ secretary Charles E. Baxter showed that loo
clubs had been organized recently, and urged 'ne
Importance OF permanent clubs ana OF more su'
santia financial support. Phlnp L. |oisio'e' VI
Hastings was elected president for the coming year
and Charles f. Baxter, secretary. Johh l. hio"'
G. T. Diekama and j. Wright Gddings, can"ua'c'
respectively for Governor Acknowledgement anu Lieu
tenant Governor, made speeches. fresioeh' i"''
address was In part as follows
.rhe League aims to embrace all the Republican cuos
OF the state and is dominated alone by patriotic pur'
pose-the OF the principles OF inc ''p'o
party Tho wonderful campaign Of 1SSo demonstrated
in marked degree, the value OF POLITICAL clubs IN our
noltcs The clubs will AGAIN lead the van in the battle
for protection. The club Il In Our politics 10 stay
When the present officers OF the Lea"ue were elected III
1891 new clubs In the State maintained permanent Or
o,n.zotons The difficulties encountered In keeping
I'M the clubs between campaigns are apparent to ALL anu
II has been our endeavor urge the foundlttn OF pena
nent clubs. While the organization OF clubs mas oee
proceeding rapidly OF late yet we are behina o'her
states the number enrolled, and shoud nave moe o
list.
On the hammer OF the League inscribed two words
which arc ever before u-education and organization Be-
s,ng the changed system OF vonng makes he Pe'
Gus education of the voter political questions an
necessity for that party which would win the cers oil inc
League yhaye urged in and out the rupreme I'M
Of reaching the OF the Stae with literature
which incrcates Republican doctrine and brings hpuo
can voters to voting booths on Election Day recnk
that the agency more potent In this crecuoh than
the daily and weekly visits Of good Republican news
p,pr the league has aimed first OF all to increase ae
circulation OF the Republican press OF the state IL
cstnoted there are now over 2ooooo kepuohcan
paprs going weekly into the hands OF voters VINO "ouo
not have seen them but for this work II the League
had the money to the which is so necessary ond
hcb r. 10 anxious to do before the campaigns are on
and I'm which believe It will find its most fruitful nlo
hereafter it could be made much more 'au"oie
auxiliary to the party.
venton OF Republican clubs in Buffalo, the committee on
Ieapue work OF which had tho honor TO be member
adoptd our ideas OF League work The value :" the he
publican newspapers an ally was fully dscusseu' anu
tho Michigan plan nsde the basis for the future "oA
NJ the League by unanimous vote OF the cohVehuoh
Mr. Patton, continuing, spoke Of the pledges mad'
nv the Republican party in the campaign four years
ago all Of which, he said, had been filhIed Inc
honor OF Michigan, he went on, demands tnat 'le
capitol at Lansing be redeemed from that party WHICH
has dlSgraced IT, and the league Will do IT'S part III
this pralseworthy task. Mr.. Patton spoke sowlhgN
OF the National and state tickets, and In CONCLUSION
said 1--WE separate for service Let that De our
mOtt0'
candidates for Secretary OF state and Judge of the
supreme Court to fill vacancies. was held d. "a
Award Of Glare, presided as Chairman ana Theroh
r. Giddines Of Kalamazoo, was secretary Johh w.
Jochm. of hancock was nominated for secretary
Of state There were several Candidates for tine
vacancy on the benchL aud they were elpqucnty pre-
sented-E D. Kinney, OF Ann Arbor, by A. J. saw
yer: Frank A. Hooker. Of Charlotte, by J. l.. Nc
rock: r. r. Pcaler. Of Three Rivers, by b. b.
Andrews; W. ". Mitchell, OF lonie By " AZ W.
Webster: Edward Cshl Of Lansing. by d. ". AT
Mns: H. Hatch, Of Bay city. by D. Humphrey A. "
McAlvcy, Of Mandstee, by j. b. Mchan9n, ana r. - -.
Ellsworth OF Greenville, by W. o. Grswold -Four
ballots wer required to settle the question, the chef
contestants being Hooker. Cahill, Pealer ana Hhtci
ON the last ballot Calll received 346 votes . ana
Hooker 3s5. The contest was thoroughly lneho's
throughout. ., -. 49, ro,r
Tonight the greatest mass meeting OF the year
WIS held with J. Sloat Fas'ett, OF New-fork ana
JnlIu, Caescr Burroughs. Of Kalamazoo, as the PIN
cpol sneakers. Ex-Governor John L. Ken ana 0ter
carnddatcs on the state ticket; D. d. Atkins.
John ". Moon. II. F. Thomas James van kieeR ana ana
Charles f.. Bclknap, Congressional caldldatee' anu
cX Governor Cyrus o. Juce and others, maze snoIt
speeches II was the largest and most enthusiastic
meeting held here.