Evening star., 1896-09-30
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
Nominations That Have Been Made in the
State of Michigan.
Candidates Questioned as to Their
tiOn-Sound Money Campaign.
OF The Evening Star.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. September 20, 1886.
A. NJ. Todd Of Kalamazoo has been nomi-
mated for Congress from the third district
by a coalition just a little more extensive
and varied than has fallen to the fortune
Of any other anti-republcan candidates in
the state. He has the democratic, popuiists'
and free silver Endorsements, ard, in addi-
lion, the nomination of the nationalists. or
free s:ver, broad-gauge prohibitionists. The
four elements went into joint convention
and the nomination was harmoniousiy ar
ranged Mr.. Todd was the nominee of these
same elements in the spring of 1885, when a
special election was held to fill the vacancy
caused by the election of julius Caesar
Burrows to the Senate. The district went
republican two years ago by plurality of
l2,OUO over the democratic vote, and a clean
majority of about 6,EU over all, but in the
String election Congressman Mines was
successful by only majority of less than
1000 with very light vote cast MI
Todd was chairman of the prohibitionist
state central committee and was nominated
originally by the prohibitioniSts, and then
was indorsed by the other parties. and this
universal Endorsement led TO the enactment
of the law forbidd:ng the name of one can
d:date appearing in more than one place on
the ticket. This year he is the combination
candidate, and with but two tickets in the
field expects to give Mr.. Mines hot chase
for the election. In his canvass for the spe-
cial election, Mr.. Mines stood as the friend
of silver and sought to win the silver votes
by advocating advanced views as those
entertained by Todd. This year. after strad-
ding the financial question for several
weeks, Mr.. Mines has come squarely out
for the sound money doctrine and sound or
soft money will be the Issue.
Put Through an Examination.
In the eighth district, where Ferdinand
a. Brucker of Saginaw was nominated for
Congress by the democrats without first
conferring with the populists, another con-
rention has been held, in which the three
fusion elements were represented, and Mr.
Brucker was renominated by them all, ex-
cept that the free silver delegation from
Saginaw county was dissatisfied and bolted
Before making the nomination Mr.. Brucker
and Mr.. Mcbride, the latter the popul:st
candidate, were called before the joint con-
vention and put through A long and close
tion to test the SoundneSs of
their views on the financial question. Ben
Colvin, an old-time greenbacker, acted as
interrogation. and he made the examination
very searching, and then Brucker was
I-amed. The sound money democrats have
organized club Of 200 members in Saginaw
and will put up q candidate of their own
for Congress, with eX-Mayor Merchon as
the probab bic nominee.
Corliss Has Trouble.
Tie nomination of John b. Corliss in
the first district by the republicans early
in the season has been declared invalid
on account of the insufficiency Of the con-
ventior notice and another convention has
been called. Mr.. Corliss was put up two
years ago as Mayor Pingrees choice and
as such was elected. He was renominated
on the same grounds, but since his renom-
inatiol row has broken out and the
myor is disposed to sit down upon the
young man. The row started through
81, 9.
for five years been contending for 3
cent fare on the street railroad, and a rival
company was started on the Scent basis.
Albert Pack was at the head of the new
company, and he was also manager Of
Pingrees preliminary canvass for the gub-
ernatorial nomination. Pingree was NOM
mated and then, probably presuming upon
the pull he had acquired, Pack ccnsol-
dated his new 3-cent company with the
old concern, and Corliss, as an attorney.
was mixed up in the deal. But Pack and
his friends presumed too much and too
far. and Pingress is fighting him now just
as he ever fought Mcmillan and other cor
poration managers The relations be-
tween Pingree and Corliss have become
such that it has become necessary for
prominent republicans from other parts of
the state to intercede. and National Com
mitteeman Durbin has also responded to a
call for his services as a peacemaker 1t
is probable that Corliss will be renom-
mated, the mayor withdrawing his oppo-
slant thorn in the republican side, and
the party managers are in constant dread
Of what he will say on the stump, espe-
cfafly in discussing the financial question,
as he occasionally does. - -.
Some Orators Obtained
The tripocracy has at last secured a few
speakers from the national committee Sem
ator Blackburn of Kentucky will visit De-
croft October ], ,and will also make speeches
at Port Huron and at one or two other
places. Ex-Gov. Overmyer and John H.
Atwood of Kansas have been secured for
meetings here and at other western Micht-
gan towns, confined chiefly to the fifth dis
trict.
Chas. r. Sigh, the combination candidate
cent speech. He was, up to a few weeks
ago, a stanch republican. and last spring
was an ardent admirer of Mckinley on the
tariff issue. At recent speech his tongue
slipped and he urged the voters to cast
their ballots for William ]. Mckinley. He
tried to correct himself. but the audience
yelled too long and loud and he was COM
PEELED to sit down.
In the seventh district. where the demo-
Gratis, populists and free silverites recently
made separate nominations through the
failure of negotiations for a combine, the
three elements at last got together and
O'Br.en ]. Atkinson of Port Huron has
been nominated. He was the choice of the
democratic wing and received the demo-
cratic nomination in the first convention.
He was prominent in the greenback move
democratic camp through that channel
Sound Money Campaign.
The sound money democratic campaign