Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17
Who Had Been Nominated by the Same
KIND Of Tactics Used IN Rich's
Intesess Now.


federal machine Of which ~ vas the
local head in accomplishing the desired
result. However this may b, Mr..
Weeks Was nominated. On the
afternoon Of the day following the
convention. the friends Of the de-
feated candidate, John T. Rich,
eighteen in number, met in one Of the
parlors Of the Huron house in what
they called . conference, but which
partook moro Of the nature Of . oon-
spirscy TO defeat the nomination Of the
convention. The conference was called
to order in the ball room of the hotel
by John Heveneer Of Lspesr county,
who acted a. chairman OF the confer
ence. Among others who were present
were Judge J. B. Moore Of Lapeer and
Harrison Geer, the present collector Of
customs Of Port Huron, both Of whom
have been 90 extremely active in the
present gubernatorial campaign to o.
secure the nomination Of their friend,
John T. Rich.
Resolutions E~portsd.
4 committee on resolutions Vas ap-
pointed consisting of G. McElroy of st.
Clair county. ]. B. Moore OF Lapesr
county, J. w. Babcock Of 6anilac
county and w. Winsor of Huron
county. and recess of half an hour
Was taken to enable the committee to
formulate resolutions. The result WAS
that tho committee reported two sets
Of resolutions both of which
we're strongly coIdemnatory OF
federal interference in nominal
ing conventions. After discussion
the report OF tho majority was adopted
by vote of Is 70 Z. Considering the
attitude in which Mr.. Rich and his
friends now stand toward the custom
house and other federal officials sub
ject to the dictation of the junior sem
ator from Michigan, who has sworn to
nominate his man and to defeat Mayor
Pingree, these resolutions are valuable
alike from an historical standpoint ana
a. curiosities deserving place for pub.
lie exhibition and inspection. Here
are:
Resolutions Adopted.
Resolved, That - republicans We
place on record through this conference
our protest against some Of the meth.
DDS used to secure tho nomination Of
Edgar Weeks; being opposed to the &C
tive participation of federal officehold-
ers IN nominating conventions and ss-
pecially to organized efforts on their
part to control nominations:
Resolved, That In view Of the pres
emit condition Of the republican party
in this state, we leave to the conscience
of every voter the responsibility of de-
Gliding what be will do in the premises.
"Reselved, That we further pledge
ourselves as republicans to withdraw
from any convention in the future
where such methods are used, and we
will hereafter labor to defeat any can
d:date who may be nomi mated By such
means.
what They Mean.
These resolutions when dissected
and stated IN plain English mean this:
Federal officeholders should not a.
tempt to control nominating conven-
tons. When they do this and succeed
In naming . candidate ell good
republicans should vote and work
against him apd do everything In
their power 70 secure his defeat. Can
any fair-mindsd person who has kept
track of recent events. and read the
scandalous history of the conventions
held in Port Huron for tCla,r county,
and for Macomb county, in which the
minority WAS ruthlessly shut out from
representation by the iron heel Of fed
eral oficeholding rule. under the
leadership of these two protsstsuts,
Harrison Geer and Joseph B. Moore.
fail to recognize that this 10 . case OF
sowing the wind and reaping tne whirl-
| vindf
| Csnsistssey . Jewel.
In view of the resolutions for which
they voted and Of the Subsequent &C
ton ~ the polls which defeated the
Hon. Edgar Weeks Of HE election 10
congress, how can Harmon Gser and
J. B. Moore, who have superintended
the bunting Of % many federal dele
cations in eli parts Of the state, consist
emily ask the republicans Of Michigan
! 70 support Nj. Rich shouId be be Lomi.
mated at Saginaw 1t 10 hardly necsss-
airy TO cay further that they re-
beIled against the comparatively puny
force Of the custom house at Port Hu-
ron and considered thsta justification 10
bolt the ticket and defeat the nonins-
ton Of the con gressional convention
J, Mayor Pingrss has been oppossd By
the gigantic and consolidated forces Of
eli the federal of3iceholders Of the e.
tire STATE, among which may BE- emu
nnefsted ,ss4 postmastsrs, an army Of
custom house collectors spd deputies,
and the vel organized and active
J workers. in the employ q the national
revenue department. IL the words OF
the immortal nstrick Henry. IF this
b. treason, thsn make The nost Of H.
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