The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-02-22

NOMINATED FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
BY VAN BUREN, COUNTY REPUBLICANS.

BY VAN BUREN, COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
The republican county convention
held at Longwell's opera house yester-
day, was organized by the election of
Hon. G. w. Merriman as temporary
chairman and NJ. o. Rowland as temper
airy secretary, which organization was
afterwards made permanent.
The committee on credentials con-
sisted of O. W. Rowland of Paw Paw,
Theodore Palmer of Porter and b. f.
Hughes of South Haven; the committee
on permanent organization and order OF
business was composed of I'll. f. Coch-
rane of Hartford, A. o. Duncombe OF
Keller and Bert Barker of Pine Grove.
On assembling after dinner, the COM
mittee reported all townships represent
ed, two by delegations that were not
filled. The whole number of delegates
present was 1872.
Nominations for school commissioner
being called for, Rev. w. G. Mccarthy of
Lawton presented Supt. McLain of the
schools of that village; r.. Nj. Chase of
Paw Paw; Bret II. Cockett nominated
Prof j. H. Mclaughlin of Keeler: Rev.
Craig of Hartford named the present
commissioner, Il. A. Aseltine. A ballot
being taken resulted as follows:
Aseltine 80, Colburn %, McLain %,
Mclaughlin 45-total III; necessary to a
choice, 80. The feature of the ballot
ha of lIau
"A votes for Mclaughlin.
The second ballot was as follows
Aseltine "a, Colburn Is, McLain %,
Mclaughlin 50-total I75; necessary to
choice SO.
The third ballot brought the nomina-
ton to Aseltine, part of the Antwerp
delegation leaving McLain and deciding
the contest, as follows:
Aseltine 81, Colburn t. McLain Is,
Mclaughlin So total 176; necessary to
choice 80.
Mr.. Aseltine was brought before the
convention and made neat little speech
of acceptance.
The following delegates were chosen to
the state convention: j. FL. Hall, Antwerp;
and R.F. Brown, Bangor; ii. E. McElheny,
Bloomingdale; Dewey Rogers, Columbia;
w. III. White, Decatur; Nj. l.. Decker,
Geneva: Eugene Bennett, Hartford; i.
&. Tyner, Lawrence; w. j. Warner and
Nathan Thomas, Paw Paw; j. G.. McFel-
lin, Pine Grove; d. l.. Thornton, Porter;
r. j. Madill and Nj. L. French, South
Haven; S. G. Griffin, Waverly. The dele
cation was empowered to fill vacancies.
The following resolution, introduced
by 0. w. Rowland of Paw Paw, was
adopted amid great enthusiasm:
We, the representatives of the repub-
licans of Van Buren, county, In conyen- |
ton assembled, do hereby heartily en-
dorse the action of Hon. Aaron L. Bliss, !
governor of the state of Michigan, in |
nominating our esteemed fellow citizen, |
Hon. &. ID. Lawton of Lawton, as
member OF the state tax commission.
AS one of our most highly respected |
citizens, we recognize in MIR. Lawton a
man of stalwart and answering repub-
licanism, whose counsels have always |
been valuable to the party, and man |
whose ability and experience, as we'll as
his practical knowledge of the affairs of
our state, peculiarly tit him for the duties |
of the Office for which he was selected.
Regarding him in this light, we most |
sincerely deprecate the action of the |
senate of this state in refusing to confirm
his appointment to the Office for which |
he was nominated, and we hereby urge
upon Governor Bliss that he insist upon |
such nomination.
A resolution expressing preference as
to nominations for regents of the uni
versity was tabled.
The convention was harmonious
one throughout, and left no sore spots
to cut down Van Burens normal repub- |
lican majority this spring.