The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-08-24

Hon. j. j. Woodman can well be
proud of the support he received at the
Congressional convention recently held
at Allegan. For one hundred and forty
six ballots he received "a votes out of
the 40 needed To nominate, and on one
or two ballots 81. But the fates dictated
that he was not to he the choice and on
the l47th ballot DIR. Henry +. Thomas
of Allegan was nominated.
Judge Il. 4. Heckert, presented the
name of Mr.. Woodman, regarding which
the Allegan Gazette says:
Judge b. 4. Heckert of Paw Paw
stepped forward i'm behalf of Hon. j. j.
WoOdman and made what was on the
whole the best speech of the lot. He
had not the grace of tone of Mr.. Val
entiDe, but a rugged earnestness com
pensated fully for lack of oratorical
finish. Mr.. WOodman, he said, had
been identified with Michigan since
1885. You can tell by the date that |
present you no spring chicken! Laugh
ter. He has helped build up one OF
the richest agricultural counties of the
state, one of the most beautiful spots on
earth. He was under the oaks at Jack
son and helped organize party that in
twenty-five years made more grand his
tory than has ever been made since the
organization of this government. Mr..
Woodlands name was on the Lincoln
ticket in 1860; he has been six terms a
member of the legislature and twice
speaker of the house; he was chairman
of the military committee of the house
and as such held up the hands Of the
war governor, Austin Blair; he helped
enact the law that gave soldiers in the
field the right to vote. For six years
he was at the head of the state grange
and for six more at that of the national
grange, p. of III. In 1878, President
Hayes made him one of our commiss-
toner's of agriculture to the Paris eX
position, aud he was one of the four
such commissioners for Michigan at the
Centennial, and by high authority was
said to have written the best and most
scholacly report of any agricultural
commissioner of the whole Union. Mr..
WOodman has been at all times n Re-
publican; he is allied to and understands
all the interests of the district he can
not be run in any rut, but is broad
enough to comprehend and aid all in
terests. He is 500 votes stronger in
Van Buren,, and 1000 i'll the district,
than any man this convention can name.
AL Jnc lfIJn DdllOJ, Wneu Daily du'tcu
its ten votes, st. Joseph its twelve and
Cass its ten for Thomas, Mr.. Heckert
said: Evan Buren, feels disappointed
in not getting her choice, but she
changes her votes to Henry +. Thomas.
There are upon us no sores"
Mr.. Hamilton had on Thomas
badge and, pointing to it, said: DO
you see that badger That's the kind of
man | am, and my friends are of the
same sort. 1t does not matter to me
where am placed, whether in the front
or rear, SO long us | am under the old
flag"
In accepting the situation Mr.. Wood
man said: "There are events in Oul
lives that cause us doubt whether to re-
joice or to be regretful, and to me this
is one such. | am no sOrehead; there
are no sores anywhere here. | was not
a candidate by my own seeking, but at
the request of the Republicans of my
county, and / came here to accept the
result without heartburnings." He con-
tinued several minutes in vigorous
statement of the Republican position in
this campaign and urged his fellow
partisans to earnest work At his clos
ing he was again heartily cheered,