The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-20
Hon. Edward L. Hamilton of
Niles is Again Candidate
for Congressman.
HIS RECORD FOR SERVICE
Assures Him Another Term as
the Peoples Choice From
the Fourth District.

lne CONGRESSIONAL convention IOr the
fourth congressional district convened
at the court house in Hastings, Barry
county, Wednesday, July l8. Hon. Geo.
f. Bardeen, chairman of the congression-
al committee, called the convention to
order, and invited L. l. Thompson of
Allegan to the chair. John G. Ketchum
of Barry county was elected teupora airy
secretary. The usual committees were
appointed as follows;
Resolutions-E c. Reid, Allegan,
G. j. Monroe, Van Buren, w. M. Cook,
Barry.
Credentials L. Bird, Berrien,
Fred Becraft Cass, Milan Virgins, Van
Buren,.
Per. organization and order OF busi-
ness-Frank Waite, st. Joseph, Dan
Sheehan, Berrien, Jas II. Kinnane,
Cass.
After a short recess the reports of the
various committees were received and
the following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
We congratulate the republicans of
the fourth congressional district upon
the remarkable conditions under which
we meet to-day, with respect to national
politics. The session of congress Just
closed has been characterized by more
legislation beneficial to the welfare Of
the country as whole than any within
many years. While we ascribe very
much of the credit for this happy condi-
/ ton to the ceaseless and fearless insist
ence of our peerless president, Theodore
Roosevelt whom We respect and love
with deepest sincerity we feel that the
united sentiment of the republican par
/ ty, its leaders, membership and press,
unified as it was by Mr.. Roosevelt's 8
frmness in the right, has had much to
do with the favorable conclusion of con-
gressional work. We endorse without
reserve each of the measures over which
there was so much debate, and pledge
ourselves to support in the future each
principle involved.
We feel that it has again been signally
proved that the republican party is the
only one at once capable of constructive
/ legislation in this country the only one
whose policy is guided solely by an in
telligent conception of the needs and
desires of this great nation. 1t is the
party which iustifies continuously its
long hold upon the reins of government,
proceeding with reforms with reason
and discretion, and not like it's oppo-
nent, a mere aggregation of the disap>
pointed, disgruntled and dissatisfied.
Still more satisfaction do we feel in
the prominent part in all this benedcent
legislation that has been taken by the
representative of this district, the Hon.
Edward l.. Hamilton. We endorse most
heartily the personal commendation
spoken of him by President Roosevelt,
but we discovered its merits long before
the president did, and have felt sure
from the beginning that he would be-
come widely appreciated, as cordially as
he has been at home from the very be-
ginning of his congressional career. En-
dorsement of the presidents action is at
/ the same time endorsement of Mr.. Ham
ilton, for in each OF the important
measures completed by the 49th con-
gress Mr.. Hamilton has been an active
and influential participant.
In unanimously renominating him
here today, we but voice the desire of
every republican, in this district as we'll
as that OF very many of our political op-
ponents, for even the latter have come
to entertain for him scarcely less ad-
miration than that which we ourselves
/ do cherish.
1t is with highest satisfaction that we
have learned OF the sentiment abroad in
the state favoring Mr.. Hamilton's ulti-
mate promotion to a seat in the United
States senate. Still desiring the services
in that body of the Hon. j. G. Burrows,
so long as he may have the strength
necessary to such service, we are one in
our wish that when Mr.. Burrows shall
necessarily pass from the senate he shall
e succeeded by Mr.. Hamilton; and to