Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-28
MADE UP THE LISTS
Kent County Democrats Chos-
en- to go 10 Muskegon
10 ENDORSE GREAT GROVER
The Business l. Transacted With De-
spatch and Withsos the Usual Flare
Of Loud Mouthsd Speeches.

Tie Kent county democracy held its
county Convention yesterday in the
circuit court room for the election OF
delegates TO attend the state conven-
ton 20 DC held st Muskegon. The con-
sention vas called to order at noon by
L. L. Carroll. chairman OF the ,oanty
committee, who stated the object. lie
allied NJ. NJ. Houseman 10 preside.
WAC made a few remarks. John &.
Boone was made temporary secretary,
and the following committees were
named:
order OF Business-N. A. Fletcher,
II. =. Mccormick. Eyerhart Cordes, j.
v. Maker. 4. l.. Kellogg.
Credentlals-B- h. Sitter, Ed O'Don-
sell. p. Emmett Welsn. A. Goodwin and
!. :. IyZer.
A motion to appoint committee on
solutions was opposed by \. A.
sieteher On the ground that the time
.or holding the state and national con-
venlion was so near NJ hand that any
expression from the democrats of Kent
county would he snpSrfluous. No CON-
mIttse was appointed. aaa the conven-
ton adjourned without placing itself
on record concerning It's position and
belief. The Eleventh ward sent IN two
sets OF delegates. the city committee
called caucus TO be held IN South
Disis on street. and the chairman OF the
wari committee called one tn he held
on Msdisoa avenue. and each caucus
elected delegates. The delegates from
the Madison avenue caucus were ad-
mltted without any serious opposition.
The convention then adjourned until
! p. m.
Delegates Quietly Elected.
The afternoon session was not called
TO order until l:30, OWING to the delay
IN the preparation OF tile report of the
committee on credentials. When II
was called TO ORDER that committee
was first TO submit Its report. which
was accepted and adopted, showing n
comparatively full representation from
the several wards and townships The
committee on permanent organization
aud order OF business recommended
hat the temporary organization be
made permanent; that the order OF
business be the election OF forty seven
delegates 10 the Moskegon convention
selected from the representative DIS
iiicts as follows: Ten from each the
second and third, and twenty seven
from the first or city district. The re-
ports were accepted and adopted. The
convention then adjourned for ten
ain ites and the body divided itself
INTO representative districts for the pur-
,ose ct choosing delegates. When the
.onyrntiOn again convened the Inst of
ielesatfs MAS reported and ratified as
allows.
First Dieiric;-At large, Judge
aampiie, y. 4. Fletcher. +. II. Gill;
.nst Nari, Lee Wright. Lee Masten-
tf ek; seeond. Joseph Houseman,
Dorsn; third. II. +. McCormick,
81. I!cu-cInan; fourth. NJ. Kinney.
49, Rlair; fifth, josiah Tbhts.
Try Leliiugwr.l; sixth. &. E Pulte,
5 tSmu. liz; seventh. j. w. Hay
-. Gerald Fitzgerald; eighth, +. +.
if.r s.ton. Williams lsrsuke; ninth.
$50 &. Eoon. {. =. Iogadone; tenth,
.su D,Wnlf. Reubsn Coo; eleventh.
=, 3. wilson. i. I. aaybury; twelfth,
,a'i forohur. Henry Brouwcr.
so. ud iiistrict-Samuel Tony OF BY
su: john "a. siaghewson of Lowell;
Us a.. lIavens OF Grand Rapids:
aaiiu.i ~ teTson OF Caledonia; Rial
:. Macarthur al Paris; John T.. Mehen
i t,aii.e-; John II. Whitney OF Cascade;
IUnla. Bonland OF Ada; j. w. Walker
4 Vergennes; Frank Berland OF
wyoming.
fhird Distric.-Wm. II. Myers, AL
ona; EveThart Cordes, Alpine; J. :.
'ozcT. Tyrone; Charles Bissell, PLAIN
lid; y. r. Sitter, Walker; Timothy
<onkle. Scion: Albert Betterly, Sparta;
lester Phelps. Courtland; Alonzo
Link, Nelson; NJ. p. Hatch, Spencer.
The convention adjourned as quietly
u II had performed It's duties.