The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-07-20
Additional Local.
Our County Convention.

State, Congressional, and Senatorial
conventions. The attendance was large
and the delegates were of the leading
men of the county. Every township in
the county excepting Almena and Ham
ilton were fully represented, which Is
something remarkable when the fact is
considered that il was in the midst OF
the harvest season. Van Buren, is for
John L. Rich for governor, and the
contest waged against its favorite can
didate i'm all parts of the state melted
his friends to activity, hence the large
and enthusiastic gathering.
At lilo a. IN. A. Il. Anderson, chair
man of the Republican county commit
tee, called the convention To order.
Hon j. j. Woodman was made tempo
rary chairman and M. o. Rowland tenn
porary secretary
On motion, the chair appointed a
committee of five on credentials, COM
posed as follows: j. +. burden, j. g.
Parkhurst, A. G. Glidden, e.. A. Lam
berson, ID. X. Charles.
A like committee on permanent or
ganization and order of business was
appointed, consisting of G.. j. Monroe,
O. w. Rowland, Chas. Duncombe, G. G..
Phillips, a. s. Haskin.
Mr.. Smith, one of the famous Goble-
Vile glee club, favored the convention
with Il new campaign song, Grand
fathers Hat fits Ben" which was re-
ceived with uproarous applause, and
the convention took recess.
On reassembling at p. m. Mr.. A. C..
Glidden from the committee on crcden-
tials read the list of delegates. The re-
port of the committee on permanent
organization was presented by .. w.
Rowland and recommended that the
temporary officers be made permanent.
The reports of both committees were
adopted.
On motion, the chair appointed Il
committee of five on resolutions, which
was composed as follows: o. w. Row
land, Milan Virgins, w. S. Bradley,
w. o. Packard, Oliver f. Cox.
The selection of delegates to the state
convention was now in order. BY q
resolution unanimously adopted, it was
provided that the roll of townships be
called and the chairman of each dele
CATION name the choice of his township
for delegate; that the delegate so named
should arise in his place and announce
his preference for governor before his
nomination was submitted to the con-
vention for ratification. In case the
proposed delegate was not present, his
preference for Rich should be vouched
for by the delegation presenting him.
The delegates elected under this iron
clad rule are as follows, each one, with
the exception of Hon. A. b. Copley who
was not present, pledging himself to
vote first, last, and all the time for Hon.
John L. Rich for governor: Charles ID.
Lawton, B. X. Howell, l.. S. Russell,
|. r. Robertson, A. b. Copley, G. G..
Phillips, G.. L. Eaton, Rowland Place,
G.. A Henderson, &. w. Young, G.. j
Monroe, O. A. Dean.
Then followed the selection of twelve
delegates to the Congressional conven-
ton in the same manner as were the
State delegates, except that they were
not asked to state their preferences for
a candidate for Congress, but il came
spontaneously from the lips of each
man as his name was presented, and in
every instance it was the sanction.
j. j. Woodman. Following is the list
+. A. Rood, A NJ Brown, j. +. Taylor,
A. |. Weldin, Geo l.. Rich, &. 5. Adams,
O. +. Cox. ID. X Charles, Milan Wig
gins, NJ o. Rowland, g. w. Merriman,
Benz +. Heckert.
1t had became understood by the con-
ventiOn that in the Senatorial cOnven-
ton Allegan county was willing to con
cede to Van Buren, an equal number of
delegates with herself, and So sixteen
were selected, as follows: \. ). Taylor,
Chas. DuncOmbe, A. ). Haskin, w. ).
Crosby, Nathaniel Atwell, j. Lannin,
Daniel Allen, A. G.. Glidden, A. b.
Chase, L. Nj. Harvey, III. III. Howard,
w. o. Packard, David Anderson jr., j &.
q. Parkhurst, Henry Spaulding, +. A
Wildey.
The committee on resolutions report.
ed the following;
ReSOLCed, That this convention hear
tily endorses the administration of Ben
iamin Harrison, aud the Republicans of
Van Buren, county are proud to serve in
another campaign under his leadership;
that we heartily endorse the platform
of the Minneapolis convention, and
pledge the banner Republican county
of Michigan to give one of her old-time
maiorities in favor of the nominees of
that convention.
ReSOtUed, That the Republicans of
Van Buren, county hereby endorse the
candidacy of Hon. John L. Rich for
governor of Michigan, and that they re-
quest their delegates to the State con-
vention to use all honorable means to
secure his nomination.
ReSolced, That, reposing every conf
dence in the ability and integrity of
Hon. j. j. Woodman, and believing
that his nomination as candidate for
Congress would be wise and polite, we
hereby heartily endorse his candidacy
and request the delegates from Van
Buren, county to make all reasonable
and honorable efforts to secure his
nomination.
ReSOLUed, That this convention most
heartily approves of the candidacy of
Prof. +. A. Wilson, superintendent of
the Paw Paw public schools, as Mem
Der of the State Board of Education,
and request the delegates to the State
convention to use all honorable means
to have his name placed on the ticket
for that position.
The resolutions were adopted unan-
imously, and the work of one of the
most enthusiastic and harmonious con-
ventions ever held in Van Buren, coun-
ty was done.
In fitting terms Mr.. Woodman thank
ed the convention for the honor it had