Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-04

There uss coln psIrxtiyeiy little election
excitement In the lkQte.s last night The
democrats moved their hea8Qusrsers
down % Sweets About 20 o'clock the
great nrwakhed became fssiguea and
voted the Whole blooming election .
bore. At loo they ue<e al ready -
conoede Turner'S defeat and began q
hunt round Tor reasons - explain IL
Some Of the democrat leaders declared
that the siik stocking element had knifed
him because be lives on the west SIDE
That seemed sei9 comforting explans
tion and diduf do any harm. The more
complete the returns came in ths more
hopeless the democrat cause became
Al IL o'clock the enthusiasts i~ff the
hotel, many of th'sm convinced tia, the
ticket had been bop~iessiy swzmped-
Most ~ them we're willing 70 concede that
the republicans had everything except
superior court judge and lots Il them were
would like 20 have been. Andy fyfe
not 90 confident about that a. they
suffered three different kinds u tortufe,
one for every precinct In tbs city. All
o'clock be. went home apparently hope.
ful. bat, A. be himself admitted. he
wasn't 30 dodessbsd hopeful ~ be might
have been.
There was very little excitement in
The Morton. and election returns were
not even bullstined. a Ed Robinson
made his appearance IN the lobby about
IL ID and has friends gave ham an oya-
ton. The Hon. |. NJ. Weston left AZ
llt35 for Chicago. He was beseieed on
his way through the corridor and a
hundred democrats and republicans
asked HIM 10 explain IL. The perspifa-
ton rolled down Mr.. wesion's forehead.
and he rhewed his cigar nervonsiy. lie
declared he had DO time 10
talk politics. broke through the
crowd and sprinisd for a carriage. l. NJ
Turner did not give up the tight until
1890 Then he admitted that there was
not much hope for him. There MAS =
large crowd in the Office Of the New Law
ingston most 81 the evening waiting Tor
returns, but there was DO particular en-
citement. Some expressions 81 disgust
were heard at Burlingame's election.
and some Of the republicans present de-
clsred that il was the work ~ certain
republicans who wished 10 psy back an
old grudge and *, knitted the republican
candidate.
r16 1<4tYN bitLt< III &ult&&o
Thursday" said James O'Neil. ia The
Morton yesterday. "lIe was looking as
well as he ever did He seemed hearty
and strong and good for any number IL
years yet. / don't know when have. felt a
deeper shock than the news Of his death
produced. Breeze was a noble. hearted
fellow. Never more generous minded
man ever lived. He loved everything
and everybody. and insinuated his way
into ones life like a ray Of sunshine.
Lloyd was not exactly a Napoleon %
finance. but God knows that wasn't his
fault A dollar never seemed 10 large 10
him as IL does 10 most men. lie had no
conception OF its value and was ready
at any minute TO give his last cent 10
friend"
1T was A. quiet IN election m they
ever had in Ionis. l guess" said Sam
Pierson of lonia In The Morton. when
left there the vote was surprisingly
light Perhaps the greatest interest
conferred in the election Of a circuit
judge. and il looked as il ID. NJ. Davis
would prove handsome winner"
"What the public school system az
Michigan demands is not uniform
text book law" said Hugh Brown II
Lansing. ex-asslsfant superintendent OF
public instruction, in the New Living
ston. yesterday. The township system
Is the one thing needed at present The
district system is bad Oftimes il is inn
possible To find enough competent men