Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-18
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Judges and county school commlssson-
er- The ticket nominated has airing
ted 10 IL snsch Will &c pailet BY tao
executive commlttss II The republican
snd democrats parties unite upon
Judges afsvs An1 Adsst ADD Commas
ssoaer oa4ssa.
The hall VAS about half filled WITH
dsleg2 t<s and slsltofs, and there we're
sevcrAl xomra IN attendance Ouc
pxi1e mat u vas the largest county
convention held by the party for the
last i've years. Inc Hon. A. b. Cheney
OF sparta. chairman Of the coanty
committee. called the convention 10
order ~ i:S0. The proceedings we're
opened With prayer BY the Rev. W. /.
CogsnalL
The Hon. A. b. Cheney read tie
call for the convention aud called the
Rev. Charles Oldfield OF Cedar Springs
10 preside. ". c. shepard was elected
secretary. and eli prohlbitlonssts IA tho
rooa we're invited to participate IN the
proceedings Of the convention.
The chairman appointed Albert
Dodge. NJ. III. Walker and Albert Ssur
IS com nittee on resolutions. and the
executive committee OF tile county
Committee Was appointed COMMITTEES
on finance.
The convention then proceeded TO
the election OF forty delegates to rep
resent TIE county In the state conven-
ton to be held al Lansing February -.
IL divided into representative districts
aud the following delegates were
elected:
Fret or City Distr.ct-The Rev. J. w.
Poot, J. h. Johnson. NJ. III. Walker.
George Roslofs, ;. VI. Pearsali, William
McBaIn, A. +. Brooks. Albert Dodge,
o. w. Petit. j. III. Tnaw. Peter Ryn-
dsrs. George ii. Neseli, G.. > Under
man. Richard Pickett. Or. A. {. Frost.
Jeremiah Poland, c. h. Foster, Mrs. l..
NJ. DeYoung, Paul Rcnings. William
Tyler, Ars. j. W. Post. J. III. Tatem.
Frank Ii. weatherly, Ransom johnson.
Second Dssr.et-J. l.. Davis. PARIS.
Valentine Gelb, Gaines; the Rev. l.. H.
Shank. Lowell; William Wallace, Ada;
James Richmond, Lowell; the Rev. A.
j. Moors, Lowell; Sylvester Thomas,
Cascade; J. II. Martin. Grant Rapids.
Third District-A. 4. Cheney sparta;
Rev. Charles Oldfeld. Cedar Springs;
4. W.. George, Rockford; Jesse Field.
Alpine; W. A. Anderson. Plaintield;
Ezra Brown, PlAinfield; Albert sauer,
sparta; &. q. Human, sparta.
The delegates selected by the several
districts were accepted by the conven-
ton ss . body and II proceeded 10 the
nomination II two candidates for clr-
cult Judge and school commissioner.
". III. Walker read = resolution sup
porting the resolution adopted last
week by the county committee
recommending that the judiciary
election be made non-parusan and that
the pat inmate Judges Grove aud
Adst, providing the TWO old parties
would indorse the candsdates- IL was
the opinion OF several OF tie delegates
that the old parties would not 90 u,
aud Walkers resolution was not voted
upon. Two teilers were appointed and
vote Was ordered tor candidates The
names Of Albert Dodge. William c.
shepard. Myron III. Walker and }. IL.
fsiem were presented, but Mr.. Dodge
decsi aed To be considered IS q cand.-
date, stating that II might be different
Il there wss chance for him to be
elected. Tue first ballot was as fol-
lows: Dodge. -; Walker. 90; Tatem,
-; shepard. A.; Adslt, 4; Grove. 4;
watkins. l.
MIR. Shepard declined 20 accept the
nomination aud second ballot Wa,
ordered. On this ballot Tatem re.
ceived 6s. Crozler /, Shepard S
Walker %, Dodge II, Grove /, Adsit |
ana >hedd IL. J. II. Tatem and Will
iafn r. shedd were declared the unani
81 h. 70,
circuit judges.
Next ia order was the nomination OF
candidate for county school conf
missioner
lhe name of Albert H. Sauer Of thu
| sparta schools was presented for thu
ofilcr. Sir. Ssuer said he was in favor
OF tue present C mmissloner, A. Ham.
In smith, and II Smith Is nominated he
vii work for hrs election. This state.
ment aroused the ind gnstIon of tho
sniease partisan pronloitionists, anu
the maze of LOUIS II. Merriman of the
Rockford schools was presented. Nr.
Aerrlman was nominated for tho office
by acc.amatlon.
This concluded the nominations. and
n r. port from the financial committee
Was called for. NJ. H.. Walker read a
report OF the expenses q the last cam.
psign. which amounted 10 s373.6o. The
receipts we're not equal a. the expendi-
three. leaving the county committee
! $40 IN debt. o. this amount 500 va.
raised by the convention yesterday.
The committee on res5lu>Nons re.
ported The following. which wa
adopted:
Resolved. That We congratulate the
prohibltionist- OF Kent county upon its
beng the banner prohibition county oil
the state. and that We will do our ut
most 20 keep q o. the front
Resolved. That ve grgs the prohihi
touisss Of each township 20 nominal,
s,rsignt prohibition tickets at the coai
ing local lection and TO support u
heartily aud uniledly a. the polls. anc
thus MAINTAIN and strengthen the party
organization.
1 Nr. Waixsr szsin submitted a reso
luton indorsing the resolution adopted
l By the executive COMMITTEES fsvorlng
the nom nations 81 Judges Grove snd
kdsit. pfovid ~ that both the reruhli
/ can and democrat parties nominsts
/ them. and instructng tns executive
| comr,ttea % Substitute their name
/ fer ih- esat dates on the prohibition
ticket IN that event. An amendment
| sas 49, offered which inciaded IN.
/ nsms ~ school Commissioner s,mstl
"a tha non Dart8ssn measure. Thes'
resolutions we're warmly opposed II
Aibert Dodge snd Nc. Se~sil. a. tbsj
we're opro.si - fuHon ia every n
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