Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

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James CroL.er 81 kenk City moan
n4tsd k4lk Carpenter Tor eoaaly
eieFz.
John Mcqueen then came 10 and vas
greeted Nlln cheers. He thanked the
convention TOR the h0Hor g had con
fsrFs1 upoa lim and promised -
MAKE tle ran-
T. 81. Turner took the noOr aad
nom mated Charles r. hegad nc FOR
tie posiao q county clerk.
several m.Hltez HeEe taken Cp ~
Wards and townships sec0nc'ng tie
Nomination q che different Candidates.
Joan b. breenBaYs the nominee u tue
peoples party. g4s not IN e..
csrPsntsr chosen
The ballot resulted as follows. N0ole
number * votes east, I19; Carpenter,
I23 HOgad0ns. 80. 1. M. Fuller then
moved that the nomination. be made
unanimous, anu i was done with
yell.
Frank Carpenter came forward and
modestiy accepted.
Hiram Chambers presented the
name q Charles ID. stetbIus tor county
treasurer. David Edwlnx, Jrs. OF By
roo, placed IN nomination Jud MeAlIl-
ney.
flsn M0sher wanted 10 know where
EteDUns stood. - id Cnrs Nernette,
and he created considerable enthu-
siasm. Inls brought al the townships
uD, aud al order aas lost. ". i. FOL
ger made the statement that Steoolns
woaia vote for Cleveland, notNith-
standing hls promise 10 vote Tor and
support Weaver.
4 ballot resulted as follows;
Votes cast, LIS, Steobgns. 1872; Nc
klunou, 3-s scattering, 2
The nomination OF Charles ID. steo-
BINS was made unanimous. and a cry
went Up for Strbbns To come forward
aud teE the convention what q good
democrat peoples party man ne was,
and just where be was at. lie cid the
Ellis act. however. and kept out or
sgot.
Charlie Godfrey nominated III. I'll.
Iagens for register OF deeds. ;. o.
Drhaan nominated ex-MayOr John l..
Curus.
g. A. Greer, % Nelson, nominated
Henry A. Hydorn.
cars Wernetts nominated NJ. w.
Roman.
Eor Register OF Deeds.
Then = ballot was taken. IL resulted
IS follows. Votes cast, l59; H.-H. Hgv-
ems. eity, A.; John l.. curtis, city, 81;
NJ. " Roman, Grand Rapids township,
u; Henry HydOru. city. J. Mr. llsv-
ems withdrew IN favor OF Mr.. Curtis, bat
tne chairman decided that Mr.. Roman
bad majority OF votes. An attempt
was then made 10 make Il UNANIMOUS,
but u dropped.
Mr.. Roman. who q 4 cripple. was
brought 10 on the shoulders or LIS
fr..srtaa And fser,flaasfv aecarfaA
Henry Mccormick proposed the name
OF l.. Y. Moullon Tor Judge OF probate.
The nomination was met with mix
ture OF cheers and alssss- Cries OF
peoples party" filled the nall.
Chris Wernette came up. he was q
democrat and when ne wanted 10 nom-
mate a republican he would 20 10 a re-
publican convention. he ended by
saying TIM. Mr.. Mccormick would
make good Judge.
James BoylanG moved the suspension
OF rules and the nomination De made
by acclamatiOu.
Mr.. Mccormick took the floor. lie
believed that the good of the party de-
manded the nomination OF l.. Y. Moul-
ton. He couldn't accept tine nomlns-
ton and favored q man who could be
elected.
"Ratsl" yelled Andy Schsfer, and
"I.AIs." went around the hall.
Must swallow En- ALL
He said: "You nave nominated
Ellis aud wall nominate Richardson,
and / caution you to go right on with
the good work" Chris Wernette said:
''Mouiton WAS never q democrat, aud
II the democracy had no men in Kent.
they better 20 10 some foreign country
or the upper peninsular and get
MAJ"
The debate was hot aud heavy, and
the hall was so NOISY that a steam
calhops couldn't be heard. Jackson
Koon OF Rockford was not a delegate
who came IA 10 nominate a man
who was not democrat. lie was will
ing 10 leave Il 70 tire discretion OF the
county committee. but didn't believe
that any strength could be gained by
running M0ullOu.
Mccormack talked some Wild and
wIeri theories embracing democracy
republcanism aud peoples partyism
combined. tie was Kissed, eheered,
yelled down and hOstered up at the
vii Of the mob.
NJ. NJ. Il0useman poured oil on the
troubled waters, and vas the only man
who could have the attention of the
mob. fio vas cool beaded and was
calm.
Hodg~d the Nomination
ne favored the motion of Mr.. Turn
er v1o wanted o. refer the nomination
90 tAe county committee lie didn't
want tne party to 90 on the rocks that
were looming rp All around aud on
which tne "shlp az state with MCCor-
mex al Tho heim was m great danger
OF striking. Mccormick came uD
sgsn bat was called down by Chair
man Nther. Curses, yeiis, misses and
everything else bu ciuos were hurled
srourd lt locke gloomy for McCor-
nucx aut tnairr 10 Mansr was ina
ds9ulte I'D sac occasion. lis sunset
face assumed even 3 redder hue whea
question was pas on Turner's mo
division was called for. Nc
tasnick appealed hnt was again "a led
down "a ne vas not delegate. CHRIS
Werneue vuics tlen rose and de-
mandej that the visitors 10 driven
back. The chairman appointed Wer-
pette az a committee to clear the bail
and empowered MN to select assistants
but Wernefts dIs ect broke cut with
"f can fetch dem back mineself." aud
he dad.
T. n. Turner took the floor and nom
mated WHnam F Mcknight for prose
cutting attorney Ise rales we're sus-
pended snd Mcknight was nominated
by acclsmatiOu.
=. ID. nishman moved far suspension