Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-24
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

and county school commissioner and
to elect % delegates to the state con-
vention was called to order in Society
Hall in Port Huron at 1l:30 O'Clock
Saturday Feb. Is by John b. McIlwain,
chairman of the Republican county
committee.
4. b. Taylor was chosen temporary
chairman and Daniel Webster secretary.
The following committees were aP-
pointed:
On Permanent Orgdnization-He
Botsford, Joe w. Avery and Peter Swe-
itzer.
on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Smith, VIM.
Huggett and James A. Davidson.
A recess was taken until ! O'Clock,
local time, in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On re-assembling this afternoon the
temporary officers were made perma-
nent.
The committee on credentials report
ed that nearly every township in the
county was represented.
The following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
ReSOIoed, That this convention ap-
preciating fully the eminent and etfec-
| tive service of Hon. j. Il. Mcllwain as
chairman of the county committee in
conducting the campaign of last fall
returns its thanks for the valuable SER
vice rendered and expresses on be-
half of the Republicans of st. Clair
county its high appreciation of Mr.. Nc
Twain as an effective worker in the
cause of right and gentleman whose
reputation is above reproach.
CIRCUIT JUDGE.
ko, c,NnnnI,
asked that Samuel w. Vance be re-
Vance was nominated by rising vote.
This action was greeted with applause.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
For this office f. S. Black presented
the name of +. f. law.
Mr.. Law, who was present, stated
that he was not candidate. He then
placed in nomination X. b. Fairman,
of Marysville.
j. Foley presented the name of
Miss Griffin, of Mt. Salem.
A. II. Avery presented the name of
Alvah Sanborn.
The ballot for this Office stood:
X. Is. Falrman... ..SO
Miss Griffin.
Alvah Sanborn. .........................22
MORE RESOLUTIONS.
w. w. Cowing offered the following:
The Republicans of st. Clair county
| in convention assembled note with
sorrow and regret the death of James
G.. Blaine. His death is loss, not only
to the party with which lie was identi-
fed, but to the entire Nation. His
broad and far-seeing mind has stamp
ed itself upon American institutions
and given direction to an American
policy, grand, comprehensive and
statesmanlike in design, and in its oper-
alton beneficial and advantageous to
the people of the United States.
ReSolUed, That amidst the defeat of
the Republican party last fall in many
states that were considered safely Re-
publican, we congratu late the state of
Michigan on its proud victory and its
complete emancipation from the mis-
rule of the Democratic party. We
commend the legislature for its prompt
repeal of the infamous Miner law, and
urge upon it the wisdom of unfolding
law for the abolition of railroad pass
es, and giving TO the people of thi:
state a business session, upon business
principles and when its work is done
it shall adjourn.
ReSolced, That in the election of
Samuel w. Vance last spring the
people of this county placed upon the
bench a young man in the prime OF
life, honest, careful, conscientious
and we'll qualified as a jurist. He
brought to the bench mind well in.
formed in the law, and in him all par.
| ties, regardless of politics, have the
utmost confidence ia its due admini-
stration.
We call the attention of the people
of this county TO the disadvantages
delays and embarrassments inseparably
connected with the changing of cir
cult Judges. The Judge upon the
bench is disqualified from hearing
any cases in which he was counselled
with or interested as q lawyer, and the
larger his practice the greater his dis
qualification and inability to dispose of
causes pending in court. This neces-
states the transferring of causes to
another circuit or securing the services
Of another circuit Judge either of which
cases is attended with delay and ex-
penses to the litigants and people alike.
When Judge Vance's present term of
Office shall expire, next January, near
ly, if not quite all of the cases in which
he was interested as an attorney will
be disposed of, and if reelected by the
people of this county this spring
his next term will be free from
any such embarrassments.
We, therefore, ask the people of this
county in voting for that important
Office this spring to consider Judge
Vance's availability to serve the inter-
ests of the whole people, as we'll as his
honesty, consciousness and un-
questioned ability for the performance
of the high and important functions
of circuit judge.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
Henry Howard was nominated dele
gate at large to the state convention.
Other delegates were elected as fol-
lows:
First district; j. b. Montross, John
l.. Black, l.. B. Rice, +. ]. Rodgers, F..
ID. jerks, VIM. Jameson, A. ID. Nc
Laren.
Second district Joseph Porter, W..
Baird, ID. p. Webster, Fred j. Scheu-
Kicker, Frank Sutton, II. G. Jarvis,
John w. Brakeman.
Third district-Wm. Smith, Jas.
Wells, w. w. Cowing, f. g. Meyers,
Jos. Williams, Chas. Garling, r. Baltic.