Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
FOR COUNTY OFFICERS.
Republican County Convention An En-
thuslastic Gathering and Done
It's Work Well.

convention Tor lOnla county was nelC
In the City OF Ionia, last Friday, anC
2l7 delegates were present out OF a
possible 234. Hal II. Smith OF Ionia
was made temporary chairman and In
responding and expressing his appre'
citation OF the honor conferred, took oc
casion to make short address upon
the issues OF the day. 1t was ringing
speech 1t was fOrceful and logical
1t handled the fallacies OF Organism
without gloves, and soon set the
wheels of enthusiasm in motion and
made it apparent that there is no apa-
thy on the part of Ionla county repub-
licans, but that they have their coats
Oft and are in the fight with deter
minatlon to win Mr. Smith commend
ed the course OF the republican admin
istration, said that its action had been
characterized by the broadest Ameri-
canism, and he believed that the peo-
pie OF these great United States would
continue that party in power. The
names of its great leaders made it an
honor for republican TO testify his
faith in republicanlsm. That party
represents that which is glorious and
progressive in the perpetuation of the
great institutions of the country. Men
tion OF the names OF those brilliant
leaders, William Mckinley and Theo-
dore Roosevelt, evoked enthusiastic
applause, and Mr.. Smiths fine tribute
TO them and to the achievements of his
party was eloquent and maDifestly ap-
proved by the convention.
The speaker discussed Organism
clearly and forcibly and brought out,
in the few moments he had, facts that
stamped the Nebraskan as fiat fail
ure, as prophet. Figures were quot
ed which rebuked Mr.. Bryan's asser-
tion that without l6-to1 the country
would reap disaster and ruin. Instead
there has been great falling off of
failures in 1899 as compared with the
times when the populist candidate was
discovered, there is much greater
volume of money, and money good the
world over, per capita, now than then;
labor is employed, the farm communi-
ty is prosperous; all under the gold
standard and the magnificent admins
tration OF William Mckinley, and con-
trary TO the wild predictions OF Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
He also made reference to the trusts
and showed that the Democrats are
fully AS responsible for them as the
Republicans, if not more so, and they
are not the issue. He went on TO show
that Bryan has no Philippine policy
and declared that the rebuke OF 96
will be repeated with emphasis in 1900
by people who believe not only in up
lifting the flag and national honor, but
in exaltiug far above Bryan that great
patriot and leader, VIM. Mckinley.
On motion the following committees
were appointed:
Credentials:-Lee Cusser, Belding;
j. A. Brown, Sebewa; Frank Faulkner,
Ionia.
Permanent organization and order of
business. S. Tibbitts, Lyons; Clar-
ence Renwick, Keene; l.. G. Hunter,
Boston.
Resolutions:-Dr. F. S. Hoag, North
Plains; A. G. Smell, Keene; p. l..
Hoyt, Ronald.
Jay w. Diamond OF Odessa was made
permanent chairman and w. II. Mat
tison, Ronald; J Z. Watt, Boston; +.
Il. Randolph, Lyons, were appointed
tellers.
Nominations being in order John B.
Chaddock in an eloquent speech pre-
sented the name OF Hon. VIM. . Web
ster as candidate for Judge OF Probate.
A lifelong Republican OF the stalwart
kind, who had been only once hoDored
with nomination, that when there
was Democratic landslide in Michi-
gan and lost the congressional district
by only 1l6, and carried Ionia county
by nearly 600 plurality. Mr.. Webster
was nominated by acclamation.
Sheriff Frank L. Moon. Clerk Glenn
j. Lawless, Register Charles 1. Good
win and Treasurer Edwin +. Cool we're
each in turn renominated by acclama-
tion without dissenting voice.
Then came the event about which
interest centered most strongly, the
nomination OF candidate for prosecut.
Ing attorney. Il. NJ. Davis OF Ionia,
presented William X. Clute; Capt AL
len OF Portland, nominated Henry j.
Horrigan, and Brinton +. Hall OF Beld.
ing named Dwight Sheldon. A mum.
Der of seconding speeches we're made,
prominent among which was that Of A.
l.. Spencer OF Belding, favoring Mr.
Sheldon. He good-naturedly scored
the City of Ionia roundly for generally
demanding about bali the places on the
ticket, while Belding. the second city
OF the county was denied even one, al.
/ though Beldinp a1wavs gave a good