Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-07-27
FAVOR RICH.
A Solid Delegation From
ST. Clair County.
The Rich Men Seemed to be
Thoroughly Organized and
Carried the Convention.
A Close Fight But the Oppo-
Sition Lost.

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ground of the county democratic party.
was the place in which the republicans
assembled. The republican convention
Wednesday was minus the bloody and
like features that made the demo-
cratic one SO notorious.
At 10 O'Clock the court room was
packed To the doors, and at IL n. m.
County Chairman Mclllwain called
the convention to order. He cOngrat-
uated the republicans assembled on
the fact that every sign ut present
pointed to a glorious victory this fall.
The chairman also reminded the con-
ventlon that this was Il republican con-
ventiOn and not a democratic one.
Major y. :. Boynton, of Port Huron,
was selected as temporary chairman,
and Frank Sutton of the Marine City
Reporter, as secretary.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The chairman proceeded to the APP
pointment of committees as follows:
On credentials:-George l.. Harring-
ton, of Port Huron; Joseph Miller, of
Marine City, and Lawrence Butler, of
Brockway.
On permanent organization and
order of business:-William Baird, of
Marine City; Frank Haynes, of Port
Huron, and W. w. Harrison, of Wales.
Committee on rules:-A. X. Avery,
of Port Huron; Daniel Webster, of st.
Clair, and James Wallace. of Brock
way. Mr.. Wallace not being Il dele
gate II. NJ. Lothian was made one of
the above committee in his stead.
The convention then adjourned un-
til l o'clock. On reassembling the
committee on permanent organization
reported in favor of combining the Sc
lection of delegates to their own dis
trict. William Baird, chairman of the
committee, dissented from the report
of the majority of the committee.
While waiting for the report of the
committee on credentials, Rey. Shier,
of Marine City, formerly of Detroit,
made short and able speech on the
present condition of the country and
the democratic causes therefor.
Frank Whipple told story, and A..
Il. Avery advised republicans to not
run away with the idea tina. they
could elect anybody this fall. They
must be ready to meet the democrats
with their strongest men.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials showed that there were l66
delegates present, only few of them
acting as proxies. The report of the
committee on order of business was
then taken up. Capt. George Sham,
of Marine City, took exception to the
new manner of electing delegates pro-
posed, and accused the Rich people of
making a slate. Frank Haynes said
he knew of Pingree men who had Il
pocket full of ballots, and what Was
90 f..r tl,n for fhn
gander. A roll call was taken on the
ajority report of the committee on
order of business. This report recon-
mended that one or more delegates
should be selected from each district,
and to be acted upon by the conven-
ton as body. The report of the
committee was sustained by large
vote. This was first blood for Rich.
The report of the committee on rules
was after some discussion adopted.
THE FIRST DELEGATES CHOSEN.
Judge III. W. Stevens and n. $. Boyn-
ton were nominated as the first dele
gates for First District. The first bal.
lot was thrown out as there were more
ballots than delegates. On the second
ballot, with 164 votes cast, Stevens, the
Rich delegate, received 81, Boynton 20,
and . scattering. This elected Stevens
and his election was made unanimous.
Mark Hopkins and Rev. d. Il. Shier
were nominated as candidates of the
Second District. Hopkins was elected
| by 96 to 6S, which was another for
Rich. At this stage of the proceedings
the Pingree men claimed that the CT.
| I. Il. men present were afraid to vote.
| Frank Sutton made motion to eXpel
Harrison Geer, but he was laughed at,
The G.. & G.. T. Il. men present stated
that no one was attempting to intimi-
date them.
Rudolph Engle and Il. X. Noble
were nominated as candidates for the
Third District. The vote stood 90 for
Engle and IS for Noble. In order to
facilitate and hurry matters the bal
ance of the delegates were nominated
six at Il time. +. j. Haynes, DR.. ii. Il.
Mills, Judge Black, Stephen Moore,
Henry McMorran and Robert French
were the Rich men put up and j. w.
Benedict, VIM. Bard, $. IIaggert, Geo.
l.. Harrington, j: b. McGregor and ID.
| Webster, the Pingree men for the First
District. The Rich candidates won by
96 to 50 votes. This was a knockout
blow for the Pingree supporters and
|
, Rich men who seemed TO be thorough
ly organized. John w. Gardner, Jos.
Stevenson, John Donaldson, George
Mccormick, Dennis Jones, and John
NJ. Robertson were elected unanimous
ly as delegates from the Second Dis
trict. j. f. Gooding, j. Il. McGurk
VIM. Haggett, Greenleaf Brown, Ezra
IIazen and VIM. Estey were returned
from the Third District. Alex II. Avery
of Port Huron, was elected as delegate.
at-large.
This leaves the st. Clair county dele
CATION of twenty-five men solid for
John T. Rich. They required no in
structions.
A county committee including q
representative from each township and
ward was selected who will choose
their own chairman. A resolution was
adopted in favor of protecting Amer.
lean labor and industries, of settling
all disputes between capital and labor
by arbitration, in favor of restricting
immigration, and opposed to making
this country the dumping ground OF
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