Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-23

.Isnes A. Dsckss. IF Cold xsssr. one
Of Branch ooanty's ieSaiag republicans
aud Tor the past iHease years county
clerk. 10 guest "a iae Merton.
s.braaca county IL tslfly vel satisfied
with the result of TIE seaAtssr a sltc-
ton" re AID. There wess > great
many Republicans m tire connsy that
Hsfe AOs exactly friendly 80 lssce >
candidacy; aud ] frank = ada thai
MAS one OF shem. ny opposition 20
Nj. Lace, however, resulted - Gas
beng lad out IA tle county coaxen-
ton. sllheusi l had been equity
or1csr coEl2Huepsss Tor sixteen years.
fog go snfesd aud e1perienced p0l1-
ticiaa. uossrnor Lues n.see son,e very
gisring nllstk kes IA BIS campaign. i.ss
iae Tell yan one 81 lnsm,e lac con-
tinuod sc ae sh.fteG ns cane 10 ha
otaey nand. s'in t.ae convention thai
elected delegates = The disirsct c4saseu-
ton, sssoiutson Was unanssn es.y
passed eaoerang Mir. Luce fer tie
lnited states senatersnsp. Aimos.
every ho1y III Is. convention was al
enthusiastic Lice man, and every body
wanted 10 be delegate. IL had tseen
decided 30 nominate by sccianistson;
but the chairman, WHO sss only Toy,
became ratified and Elk Nominations
were made. although only four dele
gates were B. be elected. Immediately
somebody moved - choose she nrsl
four named. Then somebody else
moved 10 elect the last four. Ia the
midst OF the confusion Governor Lice
arose and asked the convention 10 te
quiet. lie thanked she members Tor
their kindness IA endorsing his caadi-
cacy. Then he displayed Z monument
al nerve and made paraiyzing break
He moved that the fret Two delegates
nominated be elected. and that NE Own
son and Milo ID. Campbell be chosen as
the other two. Most of us just escaped
fainting and every body sslt slek. That
break did more TO weaken lnce IN
Branch county than any other one po-
iitical move he ever made"
Minneapolis hoard of trade men are
anything bnt friendly toward Senator
Nashburne's anta-opilon bill, SAID j.
+. NortDrup OF Minneapolis IN the
Morton lasi night. ''Ihe mlllers have
altogether q different feeling toward
II. Mr.. Pillsbury Is an enthusiastic
supporter of the bail. bat in spite Of lis
uDpopularity with the spectators, he
was elected president of the chamber
of commerce the other day. Senator
Was0burne seems TO believe thA, the
passing of the blll will work a great
benefit to the producer of wheat, and
prevent frequent and unnatural
changes IN the condition of the market.
Whether II Will or not remains 10 be
| seen. / do not think any man csn
prophesy what the result of an anti
option Law would be. Senator Wash
burne seems 10 be very sincere and
earnest IN his efforts TO secure the pass
ing OF the bill, and nDquestlonably he
believes in anu option law TO be for the
best interests, boIn of the producer and
consumer. By the way, you probab y
know that Minneapolis Is the llyiiesl
and most enterprsing city in the north
west
"kansas politics is a strange mix
ture," said j. +. Rnnlsbury If Atchin-
son n Sweets last night. ''Iti hard
matter 10 tell how things are finally
coming out. The popullsts made q
F; fatal mistake when they attempted 10
seize the state legislature. The repub.
iican members all mad certificates of
election, and If the populists were dis
I posed to contest the seats, they should
have waited until after the house Was