The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-27


Supervisor Morrice, of Perry, says that
| nine-tenths of the republicans of Shiawas-
see county favor the denomination of Gov.
Rich.
No answer to the charge of stuffing a
ballot box and no denial of leading a saloon
gang to a caucus is a record that will hardly
be tolerated in leader(?) of the republican
party.
The ninth annual reunion of Company ID,
First Michigan Cavalry, will be held at
Ovid, Tuesday, August 81. j. w. Smith,
of this city is corresponding secretary of the
organization.
j. w. Fitzgerald. well known in this
county, heads the Clinton county delegation
to the State convention. While an old
soldier, Mr.. f. takes no stock in the cry for
soldier candidate for governor this year.
Michigan has 2,746 men in her state
militia, of which 1913 are commissioned Of
ficers. In point of numbers the militia of
our state is tenth in the Union. $4,000
men are available for service in the state.
politician" in the Detroit Tribune says:
Charles Towne, formerly well known law
yer of Lansing, is republican candidate
for congress in the Duluth district. Towne
was one of the brightest political speakers
the capital city ever knew. A well known
ex-state official tells how Towne once earned
a fee of $25 in Is minutes by dashing off
speech for sixth district politician who is
now bowling for Mayor Pingree, to deliver
in state convention. The speech took the
convention by storm and the sixth district
politician was receiving compliments for a
year afterwards for his effort.
Attorney General Ellis has decided, in
response to an inquiry from the state treas
urer, that merchants who 60 about the
country in wagon exchanging goods from
their stores for farm produce, come under
section 1858 of Howell's statutes, which
provides that no merchant shall peddle or
employ others to peddle goods not his own
manufacture, without a license. For a
single horse rig the license is $40 year,
and for two horses S75. This will hit many
a country dealer.
Ann Arbor Courier: Through the ener-
getic efforts of Col. Henry S. Dean of this
city, 1t is likely that that his old regiment,
the 22d Michigan volunteer infantry, will
have its old flag restored In time for its next
annual reunion, August 1. Senator McMil-
Ian has been much interested in the matter
and secured the passage Of bill by con-
gress authorizing the return of this glorious
old memento of days that tried. mems souls,
and which is so dear to the heart of every
veteran of the ed infantry. May the boys
all live long enough to see the enemies of
that old flag pass to the minority in national
legislative halls and executive councils.
The st. Johns Republican says: The can
didacy of Senator George A. Steel for state
treasurer is meeting with gratifying assur-
ances of support from all parts of Michigan.
His eminent fitness for the place is admitted
on all sides; his location near the state capt.
tol is strong point in his favor, for the
treasurer being member of the board of
state auditors, should be i'm a position to
attend the meetings of the board on short
notice; and central Michigan is entitled to
something, all things being equal. The
first thing to be thought of in the case of
candidate for Office is the character of the
man, and his ability to perform the duties
of the Office to which he aspires. The pub
lie is entitled to the best service obtainable
and no other rule should govern in the Sc
lection of public servants. 1t is not too
much to say that Senator Steel meets all the
requirements of the case, his business
experience having been such as to warrant
the belief that he will make the very best
kind of a state treasurer.
Thirty-nine tickets were sold for Frank
fort yesterday at the Owosso L. SS. A. A.
Office. The most of the .Owosso people