Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-19
FIRST UP FOR MAYOR
E I. Baea. Is the Candidate 70,
That Office.
CONVENTION HELD LAST NIGHT
n Pr,hib1&toaisss Na~nla.ss 1nrar
cray aA<a Wssd rsekes. .ad k:,sc<
= Guy Connsnsssss.

@@ I<-fAtt1tA party ef<ocU The city
campaign lat s.sAt D. msk.ng IL nfna
irafAons nor both city and ward o,zcerz
The conFe1tlon ~ss he'll Ia Gosi TEN
piarS hal, aai 'o<sy four votes were the
highest nna.ber east for any one candi-
date. Several sou.en we're presrnt snd
the combinations were male without any
r'ssest. The Ho4 T. l. Briggs heads
the ticket
The eaiifor the convention Was read
BY fcter Essssiefs. secretary II the city
eommittss. and t.eorge H. Nssall
vss ealis<f - the chair Peter Reynicrs
va elsctsd secretary. and r. H. Thomp
$40 snd t'rank Nesthefiy were appointed
tsiisxs- The o1ifrss ~eEe duly Sworn
snd upon nsotion. all prohifitlonists
present. ~efe iasited 70 participate an
The proceedings II the Convention As
dfir1afss- Ga motion - ". IA. Walker.
nominations a candidates for mayor
we're then received. That gentleman.
after a short nominating speech. pre-
%nled the name II Hon l..
l.. briggs. snd there teine no
other candidates IN the Geld
the secretary was Instructed % east tho
vtts Il the convention fof Mr.. Briggs
Nhlch BE AL. and be vas declared nom
lnatrt j. H. fhaw thea presented the
name - A. +. Brooks Tor city treasurer,
and the secretary Was again instructed
o. east tho vote II the csE tentioo- Mr.
Dros X xas - nominated. Nominations
fnf a eandlsia.e for elty clerk were next
n pFsirF. and r. -. Fuller presented the
rasue n Harry VanderNerne. William
NcBaInr sas put IA nomination BY III.
n Walker. hut he declined O. he coo
si.lefssi ar a candidate. aud " a. Zach
@fia- Nss nominated by III. h Whitmer.
\ vote by ballot WA then ordered.
which resulted a. follows vAnierNeene.
!. Lachari4s. l.; Mciaine. :. There
heing no cboice. a second ballot was
ordered. With the following result. Van
derseene. -. Z4chsrias. IL.
Harry ysns;ervccae Tor Clerk.
Mr.. VanderNeene's nomination WAS
made unanimous The nomination of a
eard1lafe f1r member ~ the board q
equalization aud review was made
- the secretary. who ~as IN
-tructed % cast the vote q the
convention for +. r. Thompson Albert
Dodge and Charles ~ Thoma we're then
put IN domination for city Comptroller.
4 ballot 1as ordered. which resulted.
Dodge IL ani Ihoma .3 Charles VI
Thosna was then declared unanimously
nominated Tor city comptroller. H. H.
Whlfmer and James Muldcr were then
put ia nomination for city marshal aud
ballot was ordered. On the first bal
lot A votes were cast. 81 which Mulsicr
received ~ aud Whitmer ~ Nr Nus-
der VA made the unanimous nominee.
Albert Dodge vas then nominated Tor
-. - D.
the vote u the secretary - Instructions
fram the convention. On motion ~ ".
n Walker the city committee VAS en-
r.oaered g. iiil ah vacancies that may
occur % TIE cit ticket.
Tie following city cpmmittee vas
then elected. n. IL. Walker. William
NcBain and Albert Dodge.
TIE c0uFenfiou ghcn took a recess Of
ter minutes % allow the several ward
delegations o. nominate candidates for
war3 Offices When the convention re-
se-crsbled. the following ward tickets
we're reported:
Ward ckct- Nominated.
Second Ward Alderman. Charles II.
Benedict, supervisor. Nelie Neenhoer.
cs,nstahe Darius ~. johnson.
Third Ward Alderman. William G.
r>E.flHItf. supervisor. tfiFtIft -. feaA-
dali. constable. Samuel h. Whitmer
Fourth Ward Alderman. William
Meliain. supervisor. Sherman NJ Pear
.all. cousfabie John g. Kennedy.
18TH Ward Alderman. tire Rev. ".
A frye. supervisor = L. Knapp: cnn-
stafle. james Wtifney.
Ntxih Wari--Aifierman. thafses ".
fuftf. supervisor. Charles II. Alden;
constable. Jerome Hiesonncfse
seventh Ward Alderman. Albert \.
Cove: slpervisor. C,ifuaon A. Richards,
constable. Henry y. Pierce.
Eighth Warf Alderman. Nelson
p4lsaltr. supervisor. Walter -. Scott.
etahie. fivood Graham.
>rfh Ward Alderman. James y.
y etn. snpcrvf@nr. George u. Bull
maa rarsfahle. Charles fiaicoEn
itala Ward Alderman. Paul II.
kicteas. supervisor George kcelofs,
cs,netthie aeiein III Zacharias
Eleventh Mi alderman. James r
DuHan. -prefvissr George oshssrn;
cotetab'e l,eel1s Fsro<Vorth.
Twelfth Wafa Alderman. ts<rrEc II
krfland. t8feTFistr. t.eerSe ~. Coob.
crrstahIe PNhr fa'srlar
There were So Delegates 9resent from
tie frss sarfi ana the city committee
49, instructed - se.ret -a.ddsfcs FOR
that eari Which wi p. den~ later.
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