The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-06
Who's to be Governor?


The gubernatorial grip in this county is
peculiar. 1t differs somewhat from the Or
binary hand shake In that 1t has no bones
in it and feels not unlike Calls tongue in
its muscilaginous warmth.
New as it is, take kindly to it and in my
political simplicity tumble to the racket so
to speak and take the grip as often as OPP
portunity occurs. How far this grip has
penetrated into the republican party of this
section it may be difficult at present writing
to determine but that a singular effort to
| extend it throughout the entire county by
committee work is at least a supposable case.
AS it appears now to the somewhat inlet
tered observer, there are three ostensible or
at least possible candidates for governor,
among whom may perhaps be mentioned
Hazen S. Pingree who, tho not positively
declaring himself as such, occupies the envi-
! able position of being mayor-elect of the
city OF the straits and being also like Bar
kis-apparently ''willin." His present
| course however as chief executive of Detroit
is daily satisfying more and more thinking
republicans that his position of ''bull in a
candy shop would hardly be palatable to
leading men of the party throughout the
state providing he chose to assume 1t in case
he was elected governor. They begin to
think that tho he is right as rule, he is
too might right" so to speak, and shows
his zeal for rectitude somewhat like Jehu,
the son of Nimshi of old, who wanted people
to observe his zeal for the Lord"
This kind of righteousness is good but it
is altogether too good for the best interest Of
all concerned. This kind of game may
work in certain instances but the excellent
mayor will find if his name is presented
before the coming convention at Grand
Rapids that he has banked his ball
clean out of the string. Good man, but too
utterly too.
The bare mention of the name of Judge
Ramsde.l is, perhaps, sufficient to have it
known that he is in the field whatever that
may imply. This name being rubbed out
then, we come to the two absolute candi-
dates, one by declaration and the other by
position and tacit consent, and both good
men. Men for whom no voter need be
ashamed to cast his ballot, but there is a
choice between good things sometimes.
There is such thing as selecting good
man but poor candidate. Eligibility, apt2
itude and policy will dictate somewhat in
this selection and while yield to no man
in my regard for Col. Bliss, under the cir
cumstances it seems too much like swapping
horses while crossing stream; and further
1t puts club into the hands of the enemy
that will place the party on the defensive in
the coming campaign.
1t is hard work for any honorable man to
pick flaw in the administration of Gov.
Rich and If his course has been utterly
faultless am sorry to know 1t, for am alb
solutely afraid of these men who make no
mistakes. 1t would seem as tho Coy. Rich
ought to be allowed to clean up his barn
floor after threshing time is past and then in
'96 we'll all join hands in sending Col. Bliss
to the executive Office on run and with an
undivided sentiment in his favor.
This, to me seems the most feasible, rea-
sonable and rightful position and there are
no flies on 1t.
Respecting the matter of giving Saginaw
the candidate this time on promise of future
reward, its trifle too diaphanous, judging
from past experiences. All right of course,
but how it looks.
Laingsburg, July s, '94. WARD.
The fourth of July issue of the Grand Rap |
ids Eagle was the finest thing of the kind |
ever sent out in the state. The Eagle leads |
80 far as enterprise is concerned.
Ex-Gov. Winans died very suddenly at
his home in Hamburg. Wednesday after |
noon. He had been sick for week with |
His age was sixty-eIght years.
Flushing Observer: A man claiming to
hail from Lansing was in the village Friday |
feeling Of our local politicians and at the |
same time endeavoring to persuade them |
that Col. A. T. Bliss was the man to be |
nominated for governor on the republican |
ticket. He went away wiser and evidently |
sadder, for he found them all too Rich for |
him.
Particular pains have been taken the past |
weeks by the editor of this paper to ascer-
lain of the republicans of Alma and vicinity |
regarding their opinion as to the renomina-
ion Of John T. Rich for governor and II |
IS found to be the universal opinion that 1t |
should be done. Some express themselves
very emphatically. Record