Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-15
HAD A SECRET TIME
Ottawa County's Democratic
Committee and Candidates
HOLD A SECRET CONFERENCE
In the Parlors Of Sweets Hotel - De
eide Upon a Schsms 70 Absorb
the Peoples Parry.

Just before noon yesterday several
"foxy" looking Individuals, without
baggage, registered a. sweets hotel.
They we're headed BY an innocent look
ing tat maa, with blue eyes and DIM
pie on as enin. lie didnt have any
baxzAze either, Dat didn'g seem 20
mad { very much. Alter having the
Remainder OF the party eneeKed 50 u
eOuIdn'E get away. the fat man cAlle q
the head clerk aside and said conflden-
TALLY; Now, Ne want q room. see
Ii mast DO a good-sized room and not
too Tar from the Ease OF supplies. See
We're from Ottawa county. We'F
democrats Ia fact, | hight say were
the democrats OF the county. or course
We are nt al OF EN-, but We nave en-
IN our inslde pocket. see! Now, We
want % hold a conference. There isn
anything secret or suspicious about II,
but We want a room Were every dur
fer IN the city CAM get onto as. eee'
Grand Rapids = big town and u :
more centrally located TIA nOtlawa
county. 40 Ne came up here 20 DO ousl-
ness. Dat you say Ne could have the
pariOr''
The clerk aid so. and the keen-eyed
member. OF tle county comm ttee were
ushered INTO the sanct'ty Of paf.or A.
Every body knsw.
"NOw, bows. does every man know
where ne = at asked Dudley %. Wat
sOn, for & Was he who had blutsd the
CLERK.
He does, sire, " asserted the sergeant
alarms respectively.
Then let as proceed 10 find out
what We are here for. In the hrst
place Ne must patch up a truce with
those cusses that persist n keeping 10
the middle OF the road. The prospects
Tor democracy IN Ottawa cOunty At pre-
sent aren't much brighter than they
are ia Name. Tx We cant effect =
c0mDrOm o., We &c lost. and you duff
fers. Mat expect 20 feed at the govern
meut crlb viii De blamed lucky f you
get A chance TO work the free lunch
beat"
T. f. Chapel Of Berlin, agreed with
Dudley, and SAID the reputation OF
Ottawa cOuuty's democracy depended
upon the generosity and magnamity
of the men who hankered for county
pap. lie said something must be done
90 cOnclhate the peoples party. lie
suggested that = special committee
ought TO De appointed 10 wait upon ID.
c. Wach's. who 3 supposed TO carry
the peoples party element OF Ottawa
county around IN his pantalOOn' 3
pocket. NJ. g.. Msntng and Martin
Walsh had an idea that the democracy
would hear something dropit II didn't
get a move on itself aud either absorb
the peoples party or provide the
wherewltnsl TO grease the wheels OF
the ottawa county machine.
Ramp Had "Figg-red."
Ben Kamp of Iceland had figured
that demUctacy was about a 50 TO
snot ia Ottawa county anyway, and
didn't see much Use IN throwing away
good grease.
None OF the candidates felt like with
drawing IN order 10 give way for any
o. the nominees on the peoples party
ticket and the caucus finally adjourned
NTH she understanding that another
Scret meeting was to be called sOor
aud triumphant democracy was to get
there IN u way that would dazzle In.
natives.
Those in attendance were ID. o. Wat
son. Chairman OF the committee; Johr
y. Wait, candidate for Judge of pro
bate: Jams Ferplauke. sheriff; Alder
Vandenberg. reg ster of deeds; Peter J
DannOf. state senator. aud Jacob Bar
for the legislature. The members o
tne committee present were Peter A.
Dewitt, spring Lake. Jacob Easteriy
Crockery; y. r. Chapel, Berlin; Lu-
man JenisOn. JsnisOn; Ben kamp. Zee
land. VI. C.. Mapting. Holland, and
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