Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-09
WILL MAKE A HOWL
ladign4son Meeting Called By
the Dissentsrs.
DEMOCRATS are INDIGNANT
ErieFaa pissFteasioa 81 fssors Not
a. An Sssisfses.ssy ite<-ss.
- the 1ros4bie-

Iisulss.ra-y ia 6irand kaplsls - ca the
serea e volcano that - Ga the verge
q "a srispfioa that aiil huri bet rocks
aad ein1ess "a iae hsAzis u The dsaa0-
c1aes Of 81 Anhizan.
ftssaa otea sserst that re appsint
n.enfs. tolh federal and otherwise. have
ms t-en .p aeondanee sith the idsas
81 the etxkipg si,ie 4 the dsnoeFst
party. The reason i plain. 4 nan has
besa zppoinsed umpire q The game IA
she neck q tbc ~ootis ~ho al arst "a
fasesi - >uisscribe g. the dcuncsat cam
psign fund .asl TAIL ADD vien a last he
su;scFiled he gave bat q paltFy 60
Ssch = ulaa has tat little regard Tor the
zafksF Ia any psEty isat ~ some sub
a. manipulation Il the airs he has
worked himself ioto the good graces ~
the high lerd sxeeutioaer Don Il De
troll. Add eithout regard 20 results has
elsFensed tna pap 10 thoss Nho suited
hlm personally The policy % A maa
who gave bus - % the fund IN posi-
fien ~ tara down = man Nho gave sew
rrai Asalred ~ tho gsod of The Gauss
eoes noi generally lead % good feeling
snd haFmeny
a little history will make the situs
tor appear somewhat strange and al
tas .e4rsa Fsme sho~ Why there ~ dissat-
iziaGt.oc. Atthe time u the state CONVEX
foa ia Mlsksgoa g. eicct delegates %
the aatloGai Convention. Edwin l.. thl
aas a candidate Tor election o. q dele
gate. \. A Fletcher. = friend q Mr.
l'nl. said T. The latter. Il understand
sou are 4 ifOn Al. Dickinson uaan- IL
that IL 80 | eannot support you Mr..
TIL toid nim that hs Sas a friend to
hon Al Dickinson. and with that an
escf 81 fletcher worked against Mr.
lnL Illus passai aDd Grover Cleye-
l4nd AS electe,sL fklSin +. Chl =
taraed d0Nn Ills candidate for col
iector. Anly Shager. - turned do9 n. and
Andrew + We. the friend q y. A.
Fletcher - appointed This was
nj considered serious mistake
owing D. fyfes personal popularity.
faen came the appointment of m
teraal revenue collector and W. h.
Westor and JoAn farr we're turned
.ts~u and y. a. fletchcr's candidate.
Gsnerai l-real &. saith. Was appointed
T. ttr disgust * nine. teutns Of the dem-
crats r the city and many outside dem
ocrat< howl vas RAISED and meet
lne VAS held o. SEQ II By the appoint
rlrnts - assistant collectors the breach
c0uid not 10 kealesi Cmpire Fletcher
did not feel equal 10 the occasion 50 be
called In bud Watson ~ Cooperville.
and fhad b. Preston u ALL him out II bis
til.enfc1a With their aid the kiekors
we're tFcsider under foot and |. A. Re.
Nan Doxtcren was made first assistant
aui s'aal Marin second assistant The
democrats rased and sNore but 10 did no
g00d. Then Van Dugteren resigned lt
- sid because the salary was not large
enough. bot the how lers say their howl
brought about the change. But. oh.
What a change. The howl was aug
ulentesl o. a roar when General Smith
iaforiaed them that James Il. smith, tho
man Who has held the place through
democrat aud republican administra-
tssHs Zoe twelve years. would again as
snnie the place.
The leaders - the opposition at once
began taking % holding an Indignation
meeting. AZ fisst It vas thought best %
essli msetlne 81 the Jefferson club but
a Sas urged that this clab Vas looked
upen a. a gang which did not repre-
seni The Democracy ~ Grand Rapids at
AlA 10 wa therefore decided - call a
meeting * the democrats II Grand
Rapids % meet ia the jefferson club
ro0us Tuesday evening next What
vii - done az the uaeefin9 - a matter
IT speculation. but q - fair 70 presume
that the pictare n Don NJ. will be
turne,i e. The wall and incense all be
burned % the grave d David Hill At
least the meeting - the one subject 81
conversation in democrat circles and the
little club reonls vii not hold 'de
za1e.