Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-26

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>s,n-fssti-an unanimously
John : belknap moved he adoption
Il the fsseleiion ~ a rising vote. II
Mas unanimously adopted The two
Judges Nere theFeup9n nominated
William Leonard n tho Fifth ward
presented the name n john Il. Pickett.
principal - the Casnoyia school, for
schoos Commissioned.
George " Thompson suggested that
nominations for school commissioner be
made Is country delegates. but after
SONS DISCUSSION. certain II the country
delexates ob.sctlng. the motion Was
Withdrawn.
George Link % Cedar Springs said
Nelson had always been black sheep
bat work wss necessary in strongly re-
publirars localities, He presented the
name q William Ill. Smith II Nelson
j. W. Walker % Vergennes called at
tention - 10. statute requiring certain
qlialiticationkfo for being a school com
missioner.
Mr.. Cornell Of Grat,an Undertook to
describe the lAw. but the chair ruled
him cat u order, saying Tint the courts
should settle that"
George W. Thompson appealed from
the decision II the chair. and the de-
cision Was not sustained. Eugene Car
penfer Il the hoard II school examiners.
who was present. came To- the rescue by
announcing that both men are qualified.
Mr.. Cornell agreed with the demo
cratic supervisors ~ two years ago that
A. Hsnliin Smith was the best school
commissioners In the county. and he was
IN for non partisan nomination
Mr.. Cornell was nominated 10y DIR
Welsh. but he emphaticalls declined.
I. ". French nominated ~ NJ. Ather-
ton u Sparta. and charged that Mr..
f.eonaFi's candidate was teaching in
Muskegcn. Leonard replied that he
was right on the dividing line.
George ". Thompson and George W.
Parker were appointed teliers.
While the ballots ON school commits
sioner were being counted the conyen.
ton separated according To representa-
tive districts and chose delegates 10 the
state convention az follows:
state Convention Delegates.
City Delegates at Large 1. VI. Turner
VI. NJ. lIoussman. Peter Doran. |. VI.
Weston. William +. Mcknight. Thoma
+. Carroll. y. \. Fletcher. C. H. Bender.
r.. VI. Stein, John :. Farr. r. c. Man
gold. John l.. Curtiss. Andrew Fyfe. l..
l.. Launiere. Frank w Hine. W. Voss.
At ;. White. n. r. Shafer.
by Wards First. Edward Boyland:
second. Dr. ID. Emmett Welsh: third, Il.
". OConnor; fourth. Leo \. Caro-:
nth. William Leonard: sixth. John
Duffy; seventh, Wilbur Folger. eighth.
William +. O'Leary; ninth. G. r. Iioga-
done. tenth. Edward ODonnell: eleventh.
Frank J. Maybury; twelfth. Clark
Slocum.
Second District Henry Huber. Grand
Rapids; Robert Patterson. Cascade;
Frank Boyland. Wyoming: Thomas
Boslan. Ada; Moses Rosenberg. Byron;
John W. Mathewson, Lowell; Frank
Elscrton. Caledonia: Lewis Solomon.
Gaines. Albert Guild Paris: Fred l.
Hodges. Nergennes; John III. Whitney.
Cascade.
Third District L. W. WEIGH. Sparta:
&. +. llipp. Walker: J. L. Bailey. Rock
ford; III. ID. Plumb. Plainlield; - Peter
son. CORTLAND: r. Cordes. Alpine: VI.
Potter. Oaklicld; George Link. Nelson:
:. Ward. ,;rattan; j. Ward. Spencer; j.
:. Tozer. Tyrone.
The vote on school commissioner re-
suited: 4. Ilamlin Smith. ;. W III.
Smith. e. John Il. Pickett. 81; NJ. VI.
Athcrtoa. =: J Cordes. l.
Another ballot Was taken resulting:
\. Hamlin Smith. 4. ". III. Smith. 70;
Pickett. % Mr.. Smirh number two
was then made the unanimous choice.
after which the convention adjourned