Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
Chairman County Committee.
FRED CUTLER JR Secretary

eleven Republicans and ten Demo
Gratis The townships of Otisco, Ronald
Ionia, Berlin, Boston, Campbell,
Odessa, Sebewa and Dandy and the
First aud Second wards of Bedding
elected Republicans: while Orleans,
North Plains, Keene, Easton, Lyons,
Portland, Orange and the city Of
Ionia and the third ward OF Belding
send Democrats.
Democrats in italics Republicans in Roman.)
Otisco-*Frank L. Moon.
Orleans-Ledch.
Ronald-Wm. Porter Smith
North Plains-*John W. COlCmdn.
Keene-Judson Lee.
Stephen T. Minard.
Ionia City lst District-*A. Fl. Geek.
Ionia City 2nd District-JOhn l.. Tdy-
Ion.
Ionia Township-Frank l.. Taft.
Lyons-JOhnothan T. Hale.
Portland-John A. McClellond.
Henry 4. Jordan.
Berlin-*Edward d. Patrick.
Boston" Charles f. Hugh.
Campbell-John Mick.
Odessa-H. L. Curtis.
Sebewa-Johu M. Bradley.
Danby-T. j. Boughner.
Bedding lst ward-*Chas Eddy.
Bedding End ward-*J. T. Angel.
Bedding 3rd ward-L. II. Stone
'Reelected.
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In sizing up the gubernatorial pos
sibilities as the situation now stands a
gentleman in close touch with political
sentiment regards it thus: IL Bliss and
Pingree have enough votes to prevent
nomination in the first several bal
lots it looks as if James O'Donnell
might be the beneficiary OF a stampede.
Bliss is friendly to the Jackson editor
and Pingree likes him better than any
other candidate. Bliss will not go to
Pingree and Pingree will not go to
Bliss, so that in case neither can be
nominated O'Donnell will stand in as a
compromise, unless Aitken or Wheeler
can make shift for division of the
vote. Conant will not be passive, how
ever, and he may be expected TO get in
on a combination If there shall be a
fighting show for him. The fight is
really on betwixt Bliss and Pingree
and the field is whole lot the likelier
to profit thereby.
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Prof j. w. Ewing, professor Of phys.
les in Alma College, and principal OF
the preparatory department, is candi-
date for the position OF Superintendent
of Public Instruction OF Michigan, and
no man in this state is better qualified
for the arduous duties of this Office. He
was urged to become a candidate by
friends from Saginaw, Ann Arbor and
Ionia, who were present at the state
teachers institute held in Alma a few
weeks ago, who know Of the great work
he has done In the cause of education
For six years be was superintendent OF
the Ionia High schools. On the estab-
lishmeRt of Alma College he was called
to the chair OF Physics and Pedagogy,
and has since devoted all his time and
energy to promote the interests Of the
college, and not little of its success is
due to his work.
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VIM. Mckinley, of Ohio, stands to-
day we believe, the choice OF major
ity of the people of this country for
president, He stands for everything
that is safe, upholds the dignity OF the
workisgmen and stands for the pros
perity Of the United States in prefer
euce to any country on the globe, by
advocating protective tariff upon the
goods from those countries that want
to enjoy our markets, and whose goods
made by pauper labor, come in compe.
tition with American-made goods.
The republican party has many other
good men besides Mr. Mckinley who
would bring honor and credit to this
country and its people II nominated,
but among them all the Ohio states.
man stands with the foremost.