The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-07
The State Senatorship.

Now that the senatorial convention for
the fourteenth district has been called to
meet in Lansing OH the 18th, but little
more than a week from today, the matter
of the choice of candidate becomes of no
small interest, especially in view of the fact
that tho Ingham county has so far seemed
unable to agree on candidate from her
own borders. she may still insist that the
two-term rule applies, tho the present in
cumbent Is not a candidate for reelection.
II Mr. COllingwOOd had not positively, de-
clined to be candidate for re election Ow-
ing to the pressure of business affairs, no
one would or could have raised a question
as to Ingham county's. being entitled to. an
other term. The matter of senator's re-
fusing to accept the nomination for sec
ond term, however,. had not been taken
into account as it should have been in max
ing the agreement, so that the fact that the
candidate has waived his right of renomin.
alton does not, as surely as 1t should, waive
the right of the county as we'll to the NOM
ination.
Thus 1t Is question whether in waving
his recognized right for denomination, Sen.
ator Colllngwood did or did not by so doing
waive the right of his county for the nomin-
alton this year. To say that he did not dc
SO Is to place the Ingham county candidate,
IL one is named, under the disadvantage OF
being considered eligible for but one term,
no matter how good record he may make,
without resorting to manifestly unfair
treatment of this county by giving him a
denomination and his county three terms.
On the part of the Ingham county politi.
clans, however, 1t Is stated that whatever
candidate Ingham! unites on will go into the
canvass with the full understanding that II
elected he will serve but one term when the
nomination will again revert to this county
In the lack of any sprcedent to establish the
course of action In such cases, IL the Ing
ham delegates are united on their choice OF
some man f0rs whose services for a single
term thev are sOsdesirous that they are will.
ing to agree that the nomination two years
hence sshall come to Shiawassee county
anyway, then it is. quite likely that to avoid
any bad feeling Shiawassee county will
consent to accept the Ingham candidate and
allow thata county toshave the two terms 10
succession even thosilled by different men
But 1t would seem as tho there were bet
ter way 0fisettling the matter.
Shiawassee county maintains that the
idea was more to gain for the district the
services Of man who should give the dis.
trict the advantages of the experience gain
ed by one term in second terms, work
than 1t was to simply keep the Office ia one
county for two terms and so she believes
that the choice of another Ingham county
man at this time to succeed Senator Col.
lingwoOd would not be In harmony with
the spirit of the agreement or the best in.
terests Of the district, no matter how un.
certain 1t might be as to whether it were OF
were not In harmony with the letter of the
same. She believes that Senator ColIinp.
wood having waived his right of a renomin.
htOD, lubuhm cOuuty SuOulu 90 the same
fo- the best interests of not only the district
but for herself as well. Her proposition is
that Ingham should waive whatever show OF
Alright to the nomination she may have and
wait until she can come before the senate.
rial convention with candidate for whom
she can ask two terms without any injustice
Shawassee county feels that 1t is, IL moi
time for new deal, at least time that she
should have the nomination for the reasons
above mentioned. But there are other rea-
sons as we'll which she feels 1t her duty to
present to the attention of the Ingham
county republicans and to the senatorial
convention.
The fact is that with the good work
which has been started by the tax commits
sion In the matter of securing more equit-
able distribution of the burdens of taxation
In this state, and the widespread and INTEL
ligent interest which has been taken In the
movement for such more equitable dis