The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-01
THE CONVENTION


THE CONVENTION
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Echoes Prom the State Republican conventio
by One VINO Heard Them.
J,arsnsnt 90 the call oi Chairman
Ferry ihe Republican state CONVEX
tion met in the Light Guard
-Armory, Ia the city az Detroit 1T IL
Rcss~l<nss, the forenoon ON the 2lst day
~ September. IL was evident TO any
one acquainted with the usual ways OF ~
state convention that things were pretty
much one-sidcd There was little en-
thusiasm displayed and the badges and
brass bands that are necessary accom-
panynents 20 a convention IN which
there is hot contest, were not in evil
dence this time Governor Pingree was
the man OF the hour He had the forces
Of the convention 80 well in hand that
il was generally recognized TINT no
amount OF enthusiasm or personal
hustIing could overcome mandate OF
hiH excelency.
Ping,ec's word was the unwritten law
of the convention and it was carried out
to the letter The ticket nominated Is
For Governor
HAzEN S. PIS0REE.
For Lieutenant-G
ORRIN w ROBINSON.
For Secretary 81 State
Jusrus s. STEARNs.
For Auditor General
RoscoE y. DIX.
For Attorney General
HonAcE NJ OREN.
For state Treasurer
GEORGE A Steel.
For Commissioner Of the Land Office
WILLIAM l'RENcu
For superintendent 81 Public lnstirc-
ton
JAsoN T.. HAMMOND.
For Regents Of the state University, to
hl vacancy Short term
Eli r. SUTTON
Long term
j BYRoN JUDElNs
For Membcr State board 81 Educaiion
Short term
j. j. JonNsoN
Long term
L. A. PrArr
The only real contests were upon two
upper penineulH men, VIZ: Hon. o. w.
Robinson Tor rlicutenant-goyernor and II.
NJ. Oren iorattoruey-gcneral Mr. Robin
son had for an opponent tinfret j Dick
ma. Both men wore tho piugrce trade
mark and both displayed their mark
falall in was worth. Wayne county
with ite 1872 votes swung into the Robin
son column aud decided the contested.
MIR. Oren had two opponents +. II
Watson, oi Owosso, and Chas j. Rar.
den, OF Greenville. and, ~ in the former
ease, the vote Of Wayne county was
cast soidly for Mr. Oren and decided the
nomination..
The hustling ability OF Chase 5
Osborn was very much in evidence ~
the convention. While we are by no
means nm adnirer OF Mr.. Osborne
methods, and no one knows il better
than Mr.. Osborn himself. yet We ART
generous enough to credit "A man
for his worth and doii our cap 1,
Mr.. Osborn ,ts one OF the foremost, il
not the foremost, political hustler %
the upper peninsula.
One thing that struck us very Iorcibly
and significantly was the great nnmlri
of young men that were ~ attendance al
the convention. BY young men ",
mean men between the ages uf twenty
eight and thirty-live. Aud they wer,
thero.not simply rs delegates but wer,
prominent upon the committees ano
among the officers uf the convention
and their voices were more irequentl,
heard than those OF the grey-heade,
wheel horses that were present Can D
be that the Pingree rule marks n tran
sition OF power in the Republican
party
The State Central COMMITTEES made n,
mistake when il NAMED Grant Fellow
for temporary chairman. As "A pre-
siding officer he was good and as al
orator he did himself AMI the Rcpubl
cau party proud. There was not a maj
la the convention that was not loud II
praise Of the ability of Mr., Fellows.
The contcsting delegations from Mar
uuette county monopolizCd more thu
their share oi the time OI the cunven
tion. 1t was evident from the time tha
we struck town that the Sheldon fellow
had been taking time by the foreloc
and that they had not relied upon th
justnczs Of their claim alone 90 gai
them "A seat in the convention. syn
pathy. that force that moves men &