The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-08-21
HORACE G. SHOWER.
Was Re-Nominated for Congress
by AcClamation from the
Seventh District.

The Seventh District Republican
Congressional Convention was held at
Port Huron Tuesday, August Is.
The convention was called to order
by Frank L. Wolcott, chairman of the
congressional committee. He con-
graduated the Republicans on being
i'll Il position to renOminate a candidate
for congress without opposition.
Edgar Weeks, of Mt. Clemens, was
selected as temporary chairman and
George e. English, of Sanllac Centre,
temporary secretary.
Mr.. Weeks in taking the chair said
that he felt under obligations for the
honor conferred upon him. He made
short speech in which he said the
Republicans always had to meet all
other parties combined. The Repub
lican party had always stood for the
right and is meeting everything from
the four corners of the United States,
party Protection must stand fore
most in the contest, Notwithstanding
the POpocrats are forcing other issues.
money matters will take care of them
ways stood for honest money and al
ways will.
John f. haywood, of Huron county,
moved that the different delegations
hand their credentials to the secretary.
They were received without reading.
On motion of John ). Crandall, of
Sanilac county, the temporary officers
were made permanent.
In habalf Of tba 6aIaratpc from ST
Clair county, Frank Whipple placed in
nomination Horace &. Shower, of Port
Austin, as a candidate for congress.
Sanilac, Macomb, Huron, Lapeer and
Wayne counties seconded the nOmin-
alton.
The rules were suspended and
| Mr.. Showers nomination was made
unanimous amid great enthusiasm.
Candidate Shower was brought be-
fore the convention by Frank II. VOL
colt, ). b. Spier and j. l.. Preston. He
was greeted with a great Outburst of
applause and three cheers. Mr.. SHOWER
made a splendid speech in which he
was frequently interrupted by ap.
plause. He said that new lines have
been drawn in the present campaign
but the Republicans met the same ole
gang.
The Democratic administration was
censured and scored. Mr.. Shower con
Guided by saying:
II am bimetalist, but not of the II
to type"
IF you do as your fathers did, you
will investigate the markets of the
world and ascertain what gold anC
silver are worth, and then fix the
| pority ncaordipUlvD
ave Republicans believe in 100 cent
dollars. This is the kind of bimetal
ism to have"
"Our dollar today is worth 100 cent:
the world over and there is where W.
propose to keep it.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Showers
address he was enthusiastically ap
lplauded.
The following resolution offered b.
4. II. Avery was unanimously adopted
We accept and adopt the platform O
the st. Louis convention and the plat
form of the Michigan Republican,
adopted at its late convention at Crane
Rapids as our guide and chart during
the campaign now at hand and upol
which we will meet and vanquish thu
common enemy under the guiding
hand of that excellent gentleman
noble patriot and capable congressman
whom we have today renominated.
; The convention throughout was TIN
most enthusiastic ever held i'll thu
seventh congressional district.
Mayor BoyntOn made short and in
tereSting speech.