Republicans Charge

It is very evident that the Republicans do not expect to elect their county ticket in Washtenaw this fall. Their convention Tuesday did not look like it, and the ticket noniinated does not strike one as composed of such political hustlers and vote getters as would be necessary to pull down the heavy democratie majority in Washtenaw. In fact there was a good deal of comedy about the convention. The chairnian said he had only one thought' to impress upon the convention and that was that majorities in Waslitenaw weve excessive and when one of the men sought to be nominated declined on the ground that he couldn't qualify if elected, the answerthat that need make no difference as he didn"t stand the remotest show of being elected, was received with great applause and laughter. A. F. Freeman, esq.,of Manchester, was made chairman of the convention and E. F. Johnson, of Ann Arbor, secretary, after Evart II. Scott had declined the honor because not a delégate to the convention. The eredentials committee consisted of E. F. Johnson, H. S. Boutelle and A. J. Waters. The committee on permanent organization and order of business was" George II. Fond, Geo. S. Wheeler, George Rawson, W. S. Carpenter and J. T. Jacobs. The committee on resöIutions was John L. Ilunter, J. F. Lawrence, W. K. Childs, James Martin and William Dansingburg. After dinner the convention bore a solemn look as if it measured the task bel'ore it, l'pou the teinporaiy n' beirig'máclé permanent, the chair in f measured tones told wliat an honor il was to preside over a Bepublican convention "anywhere and under any circumstanees." The Democratie convention had given Ann Arbor all the offices, he said, (forgetting Ypsilanti, Scio, Pittsfield and the other towns whose candidjftes had succeeded). The remainder of the speech was devoted to the torce bilí and the doctrine of protection. That it was effeetive was shown by the fact that the only candidate frorn Ann Arbor on the Eepublican county ticket is a coroner. The fiomiuation for the office of sheriff being called for, A. J. Sawyer in an able effort presented the name of A. P. Ferguson, of Ann Arbor, "the only man he knew of who was willing to put his time and money into the canvas for that office." A third ward delégate jumped to his f eet with the assertion that Mr. Ferguson had just told him tliat he would positively not accept the nomination. Fred Collum, also of the third ward, supplemented this with the remark that Ferguson wouldn't have it but Fillmore would. A delégate asked if William Burtless, of Manchester, who would win more votes in Southwestern Washtenaw than any other man who could be named, would take the nomination. The chair stated that Mr. Burtless told him ,he would not accept the nomination under any circumstances. W. K. Childs then nominated Frederick Wedemeyer, of Lima, because he had óarried that Democratie town for supervisor. Mr. Wedemeyer was not present and couldn't i decline. Fred. Collum again took the Hoor to boom Fillmore. He didn't know as Fillmore would take it, but he could.'get the votes. A ballot was taken which resulted: Wedemeyer -- -91 Burtless 1 Ferguson 5 Fil lmore - - 1 On motion Mr. Wedemeyer was named as the candidate. When nominations for judge of probate were called for, a long pause ensued; finally, after three or four minutes, George S. Wheeler, of Salem, arose, stating that he saw the convention had no candidate. He was about to do something he had never done before, and that was to place in nomination a Democrat. It was that of the man he had run against four years ago. He said he had made a sorry spectacle of it in the last campaign and Judge Babbitt had been unanimously elected or nearly so. He wished to name Judge Babbitt for probate judge. This seemed to rile William Burke, who stated with much vehenience that the convsntion had botter put the whole Democratie ticket on and be done with it. II. L). Platt was placed in nomiuation. Air. Wheeler said he saw the convention wasn't going to accept lus nomiuation, The ballot resnlted: H.Di Platt 96 A. J. Bawyer. 5 A. F.Freeman 7 Judge Babbitt 3 , Mr. Platt, upon being called tor, stateil that if elected he would take care of the widows, with sucli a peculiar emphasis upon the word "widows" that the convention roared. Tliis ended the balloting. John Keppler was unanimously nominateil Lor treasurer. John Cook, of York, i'iuiiinously naineil for clerk. Bö was (fcp. McKinstry, of Ypsilanti, for registjgrof deeds. and A. .1. Waters, oï i . for prosecuting attoitiïfey. 'Siziug Patriek McKernan. V. 3 Suw', '-f ii'im i'i'i ! E i?xav ;ourt cótninissioner. He was nomiïated. A f ter some troUble the second circuit court commissioner was found n D. C. Grifftn, of Ypsilanti. Then nn Arbor got its only office in "W. K. Childs, for coroner. Dr. Owen, of Ypsilanti, was made the second coroïer and Jeronie Allen, from we don't jnow where, was named for surveyor. This completed the ticket. The platform wasn't there, and on motion it was considered read and adopted. It arrived a little later and was read by J. F. Lawrence, who apologized for it and took pains to state that he did not compose it. It was short but meaty. After indorsing Harrison's adrninistration and renewing ;be devotion of the convention to the principies of the Kepublican party, it contained this reniaikable plank. We eondemn the doctrine of free trad e as set forth in the Chicago Democratie platform and denounce the advocates of that doctrine as either office holders, oflice seekers. or university professors, who wish to buy books without paying duty upon them. This remarkable plank was received with cheers, and yet with a few dubious looks from the wiser member? of the convention. Demócrata in tUe county when asked to vote for a Bepublican may ask themselves whether they are office holders, oflice seekers, or University profeesore. And the University professors may ask themselves why umvorthy motives should be imputed to them. The convention then held a sort of love feast to encourage drooping spirits. This was bropdly stated by Robt. Campbell, who started it, by saying that he wished to hear some two-minntes speeches to wake up the convention. He told liow dull the campaign was. Several prominent Kepublicans made speeches telling howmany Uemocrats were going to vote tfaeir ticket. As the delegates were iiling out the convention adjourned.