Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-05

Maynard. Thomas A. Parish, George
W. Mcbride. Neal Mcmillan. Mcknight
Sellers. George w. Bunneil and Harry
chase Otner representative repubsl-
cans or that district are enlisted ia the
RANKS or each aud IL an onloo ker the
struggle seems 10 DO betweea nth dis
triet men, rather tnxn between tho two
candidates
Democrats for stock bridge.
TIE democrats taxe little interest in
the outcome OF the hight. Srnator
Doran, VINO was recognized on a vote
for president pro tenn OF tho senate. as
the leader of the democrats in tue
senate, said this evening that he re-
garded the election of Stock bridge a
moral and poitical Certainty. Mvron
w. Clark, who succeeds General With
ln2ten, Jolly senator with one eve
Tor business aud the other for fuo,
locosely remarked that SD long As the
democrats We're neither to gain or
Luce, TO thought ckoridge ought To
have the toga. Wellington X. BurI,ths
tall sycamore OF the Saginaw, is not
expressing an opinion, but lt is easy TO
conclude that II his vote were to de.
eide tie Issue there would be no Change.
No Luce Boom
Just after supper little bunch of
legislators surrounded an antl-Luce
farmer IN the Hudson. The familiar
face of A. y. Partridge vas seen IN the
crowd, bat he took no part other than
TO drop 10y way of an aside "Lucc is
played ou,; he has worked ms last
policy dodge" The otner farmer had
more TO say and he said IL with a know
lt-all air OF superiority. "You see,"
no interrupted, ''tnls Is no Luce
boom, but one of Tom Palmer's dod-
gasted snaps. I'll tell you how II IS
.. hes playing u fine. Tor he's mighty
sharp one-ne has no love for Luce no
mor-'n he has for stockbrldge. He's
simply playing TWO ends aeli' the md
die. lie wants to divide the vote into
driblets and when Luce's got no show,
nor aayhody else, then he wants 10
jump into tile crack as the savior of
the whole nrsiness. | tell yer. gentle
men, Tom Palmer's after the stoga him.
self-now hsar me."
All Was Quiet
The hotel Downey has not been so
quiet at any hour of the day or night
ln!s week as IL was between the hours
of and ii O'Clock tonight. Senator
ST ckbrldge and Ex-Governor Luce
were both assisting Governor Rich IN
greeting the masses at The capitol, and
the headquarters of both aspirants for
senatorial nonors wore disnantied
appearances. The few who renamed
however, and scented news In the air.
Early In the evening 1t was currently
reported that the Luce people would
hold a conference IN the Hudson
house, and that a canvassing commit
tee composed of Messrs. Gavet.,
Ewing and NewKirk would bring
IN everything In sight opposed
to Senator Stockb-idge, together with
all the opposers they could gather into
the fold and general show down
would be called for. "Tom" Palmer,
whose only present ambition is 10 down
the senator. Is willing TO sacrifice any
thing or anyone SD long as the result is
accomplished. II Luce can't paw the
chestnuts out, any other choice IF the
faction will SUIT him
as well. At II O'Clock the Luce men
were seenabout the lobby again and
Captain Gayet. handed the press cores
pondents q copy OF a new cali signed
by twenty-five senators and representa-
t,ves for an open caucus to be held
January 5, at 3 o'clock, for
the purpose of selecting a candidate
TOR United States senator viva voce vote
and forty-five votes necessary to a
choice. The siguers TO this call are not
by any means avowed Luce men, but
they are snti-Stockbridge men and
their idea is that in an open caucus
many Stockbrldge supporters alleged
TO be sub rosa. would not dare to show
their hands openly to their constitu-
ents. The signers are included IN the
following: First district, August Jewel;
seventh district, Norton Smith: third
district, Edmund Barnard; seventeenth
district, III. +. Ewing. HIllsdale; II. A.
Neykirk, lake; d. d. Buell., Branch;
A. III. Weekes, second district; Anthony
GluecklIch, first district, Willard Har-
wood, Lspeer; George Wagner, first
district; 4. w. Redfern, Clinton; Mar
TIN Sa6in. eighth dIstrict, John Jones,
second district, T.. Il. Lyon,
first district; Peter Psscoe, thirty
III.
second district; Joseph Flcshiem,
thrueth district: e. T. Roberts
Dickenson; John +. Hicks, Menomlnee:
@. h. Fuller. Delta district. Herbert
Smalley, tirst district Wayne; Charles
Z. BenoIt, frs: district Wayne; A. +.
Lindermsn, second district Muskegon;
j. +. Campbell. Ingham; J. ". Nor
rIngton. Ottawa.
Captain Gsvett claimed that several
more names could have been added to
the list If the members mad not been III
bed when the committee prepared the
call. Tne result OF the conference was
somewhat of a disappointment as
sensation, "a It was the general opinion
that Luce would pull out of the race.
1t ls evident. however. that the ex-gov-
ernor's supporters are weakening and
tnat the open caucus cry is made for
effect.
They will Not Dictate.
The StOckbridge committee hasg gwen
to the press tonight the following state
ment: IL has been charged by the Op-
posing party TO SeEstOr Stock bridge
tnst his friends are opposed TO al open
ballot, aad would InHst on a secret bal
lot. In reply to this the friends of
senator StOckoridge say that they
do not think II proper for the
friends OF any candidate TO dictate TO
the republican senators and representa-
tive on this subject. They believe
large majority OF the republicans of
the legislature are IN favor Of the selec-
ton Of senator Stockbridge and they
are opposed to an open ballot. But
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