Our Strong Ticket

OUR STRONG TICKET

The Democratic Ticket Is the Best in Years.

ARE ALL GOOD MEN

Something About Their Lives and Public Services.

A County Ticket Which if Merit Wins Will Be Triumphantly Elected on Tuesday.––A Strong Legislative Ticket Also.

The democratic county ticket this fall is one which every democrat can well be proud of. It is a good ticket from top to bottom, as a prominent republican said during the past week, it is one of the best tickets the democrats ever put up. It can be elected if the democrats come out to the polls next Tuesday–every man on the ticket. As private citizens these nominees are above reproach. As public officials they have done their duty creditably. The citizens of Washtenaw who desire an efficient and economical administration of county affairs should vote the democratic county ticket. It is with a feeling of pride that the Argus-Democrat presents the following brief sketches of their lives and public services:

FOR SHERIFF.

Honest John Gillen, the democratic candidate for sheriff, will make one of the best sheriff's this county has ever had. He is perfectly honest, straight-forward and trustworthy. Although he has seen 14 years service as deputy sheriff, during which time the bills of other officials have been trimmed down for excessive charges, his bills have never been reduced. They have never contained any excess charges. John Gillen is not that kind of man. He was born in Lenawee county in 1850 and moved to Manchester in 1869, where he worked at the shoemaker's trade for three years. In 1872 he moved to Tecumseh and in 1875 to Saline, where he has since resided. Until 1885, when he was appointed postmaster's trade. He was a good shoemaker–one of the best. He made a good postmaster that when the democrats again came in power in 1893 he was again made postmaster of Saline and served another term of four years so acceptably to the people that their votes should indicate their satisfaction with a faithful public servant next Tuesday. He has previously been a candidate for the nomination for sheriff and leading candidate and it was the manly way in which he came to the support of his successful rival which did much to secure him the nomination this year. But John Gillen is manly man, a man who as sheriff will be terror to evil doers, and a man also who will run the sheriff's office in  an honest, straight-forward manner. He has a family of eight children and the emoluments of the office will not come amiss in starting this large family properly in life.

FOR COUNTY CLERK.

Capt. Jacob F. Schuh. the present popular county clerk who has run an exceedingly economical administration of the clerk's office is a candidate for a deserved re-election. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1843. His parents came to this country and settled on a farm in Herkimer county, N. Y., when Jake was a little fellow four years old. They came to Ann Arbor in 1853, and here MR. Schuh grew up to manhood and has lived ever since. Before he was old enough to vote he was a democrat and he has strictly adhered to that faith. He is unswerving in his loyalty to that party and to the candidates that have been on that ticket in the the 34 years he has been a voter and a worker in the political field. He has always been a public spirited man, ever ready to do anything to advance the interests of the city and county. As city treasurer he showed himself a competent and obliging official and the same time a good friend to the laboring man. Instead of the laboring men having to go to the banks to get their orders discounted he paid them in cash. Another instance of his obliging nature was found in that the taxpayers were not confined to banking hours to pay their taxes, he accepting them at any time during business hours. On account of his promptness and popularity Mr. Schuh was elected to a third term of office. He was nominated for county clerk in 1894 but the republicans carried the county that year and although Mr. Schuh made the best run of any man on his ticket, he went down with the rest. In 1896 he was again nominated for county clerk and his time elected by 64 although the county gave the republican governor 1,049 plurality. He has made a good clerk and has had an excellent deputy in Philip Blum, jr., of Lodi, whose personal friends will remember that his retention in the office of deputy county clerk depends upon the election of Capt. Schuh. The people of Washentaw county can rely on it that the same obliging ways and careful, competent habits that have characterized him in the office of county clerk will be continued should the people by their votes re-elect him to that office, Tuesday, Nov. 8.

FOR TREASURER.

The people of Washtenaw county want a man of well formed habits of rectitude as county treasurer. That man, this year is George J. Mann, of Lodi, who, if merit counts, will be triumphantly elected. George J. Mann, was born Jan. 3, 1858, in the township of Freedom. His father, Conrad Mann, was one of the oldest settlers in that town, having come there about the year 1827. He was brought up on the farm and lived the usual life of a farmer's son, going to school and working between times.His education was chiefly acquired in the Saline village schools, and he afterwards took the business course in the Kalamazoo Commercial College, graduating in bookkeeping in 1879. At the age of 13 he had the misfortune to lose his left arm, which has been a serious drawback to him. With the energy inherent in his character, however, on his return from college he took up the active duties of a farmer's life and has followed it successfully ever since. He was elected treasure of Freedom in 1879, when he was just 21 years of age, and having moved to Lodi he was elected treasurer of that town 1883. In 1888 and 1889 he was supervisor of Lodi and was for five years treasurer of the Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Ten years ago he was elected a justice of the peace in his town and has held office ever since. He was a candidate for county treasurer two years ago, when the county went republican, but took the defeat like a man. A man like this is a good man to entrust with the charge of the funds of the county. They will be

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taken care of and accounted for with strictest fidelity.  For treasurer a man is needed whose habits are formed, so that every one knows he may be absolutely and implicitly trusted with the funds of the county. On this account your vote should be for George J. Mann, a modest, manly Mann.

FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

If the soldiers were home Major John P. Kirk would have 2,000 majority for prosecuting attorney, is a native of this county, having been born is Ypsilanti, Sept. 20, 1867, and has continued to live in that city ever since. His parents have been residents of the same place for the past 35 years. Mr. Kirk at an early age entered the public schools at Ypsilanti and graduated in the high school in the spring 1886. The following fall he entered the law department of the University of Michigan and took his LL. B. degree from that institution in 1888. He immediately entered the practice of his chosen profession Ypsilanti and winning the confidence, of the people was elected city attorney, being at that time the youngest city attorney in the the state of Michigan. The confidence was

JOHN P. KIRK.

found not to be misplaced and he was re-elected in 1891 and again in 1893, 1894, 1895. A peculiar feature is, that Mr. Kirk was chosen to this position notwithstanding the fact that every time he was elected the common council stood either a tie between the democrats and republicans or the latter were in the majority. In 1896 he was nominated for prosecuting attorney and although McKinley carried the county, he was elected by 691 majority. He has made a good prosecuting attorney. Art a time when Ypsilanti was threatened with the loss of its military company, Mr. Kirk was united upon by opposing factions for the captaincy, and at once brought the company to a high state of efficiency. He had held every position in the company from eighth corporal up. When the war broke out, Capt. Kirk enlisted with his company and went to the front where he was shortly promoted to major and has earned and retained the esteem of all his soldiers comrades. If re-elected prosecuting attorney, now that the war is over, he will resign his commission and return to his civil duties. It has been said that a lawyer can best be judged by his clientage, and certainly Mr. Kirk, although a young man, has won the patronage of the very best business men in his vicinity, and is universally respected and esteemed. He is a brilliant trial lawyer, an indefatigable worker in cases entrusted with him and very successful in results obtained. He stands at the head of the younger members if the Washtenaw county bar and is certain to develop into one of the leading lawyers of this section of the state. His record as prosecuting attorney is without a flaw a he has shown himself capable of meeting any legal antagonist. Remember that John. P. Kirk is running for re-election.

FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.

It is a pleasure to be able to vote for an active, hustling, straightforward business man, and hence the voters of Washtenaw may enjoy that pleasure by voting for Clifford R. Huston, of Ypsilanti, for register of deeds. Mr. Huston was born on a farm seven miles northeast of Ypsilanti, March 22, 1865. He attended the district school and then the State Normal college from which he graduated in 1886, completing the Scientic-German course. While a student there he was recog-

CLIFFORD R. HUSTON.

nized as earnest and hard-working, and a thoroughly reliable, honorable man in all relations.. In his business career since, these trait have continued a permanent part of his reputation. After graduating he taught school three years near Detroit, and served two terms as school inspector of Canton township. For seven summers he traveled as an expert for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. At present, and for the past several years be has been engaged he has proved himself uniformly successful. In 1897, Mr. Huston was elected alderman of the First ward of Ypsilanti city. This ward is strongly republican, usually giving the nominee of that party from 10 to 140 majority, yet Mr. Huston carried it by 64, being the first democratic alderman of that ward for 27 years. He caried his usual energy and push with him into the city council and has made a most valuable member of the city government. It will thus be seen that his experience has been wide and varied and successful. The public business is always safe in the hands of such a man. He is a man of fine presence and agreeable manners, and his uniform success has been attributable in no small measure to his genialty, affability and universal courtesy. No good citizen will make a mistake in voting for Clifford R. Huston.

FOR CIRCUIT COURT COMMISSIONERS.

Both the candidates for circuit court commissioner are young lawyers who are worthy of the position. Wiliam A. Murray is a soldier of the 31st Michigan, who is a graduate of the law department and has been assistant prosecuting attorney. He came to this city from York township. In remembering the boys in blue don't forget that Murray is one.

Tracy L. Towner was born in Ypsilanti, March 2, 1864. He learned the trade of a printer. Afterwards he was a clerk in Ypsilanti post office and graduated in the law department of the university in 1888. He was circuit court commissioner from 1891 to 1893 and is in every way competent to fill the office.

FOR STATE SENATOR.

Chas. A. Ward, the democratic nominee for state senator in this district, was born 37 years ago in Macomb county, Mich., and received his education in the Michigan Agricultural College. For some years he was in charge of large mining interests in Colorado. Retuning to his native state he located at Ann Arbor and being a ready and forcible writer soon became the editor and publisher of the Ann Arbor Democrat. As such he has indicated the possession of excellent judgement on matters of public interest. The slogan of the Democrat for the past year has been "equal and lower taxation." By carefully prepared articles he has shown the enormous increase in state taxation in the past few year and has pointed out that not only should corporation be made to pay their just proportions of taxes, but that the increase in these taxes by the indue multiplication of offices to make places for salary seeking politicians should

CHARLES A WARD.

cease. Mr. Ward is a forceful man, a ready talker as well as writer and is acknowledged to be  an honest man, a plain man, whose sympathies are with the plain people. It is conceded by the politicians of Ann Arbor that where Mr. Ward is best known he will run far ahead of his ticket. This is a strong recommendation for a candidate.

No senatorial district in the state has greater local interests to be cared for and Mr. Ward is a man who has the ability to see that these interests are given the proper attention by the senate, and a man who, whatever he does, does thoroughly. The more the voters of this district know of Mr. Ward the better they will like him.––Jackson Patriot.–Every friend of the university and the Normal will vote for Mr. Ward.

FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

Nathan E. Sutton the democratic nominee for representative in the first legislative district is a well known and highly esteemed farmer of Northfield. He was born in Northfield, Jan. 17, 1841, and has spent his life upon the farm and has been a very successful farmer. He has teice represented Northfield on the board of supervisors and in 1884 was elected a member to the legislature. He is a level headed, sensible farmer who has kept himself posted on state affairs. He would devote himself to looking out for the affairs of his district and he wears no man's collar. This latter fact should commend him to the voters of the district.

Henry Stumpenhusen, the democratic legislative nominee in the second district was born in Ypsilanti township, Aug 15, 1843. His father was a native of Hanover, Germany, and his mother was born in Ireland. His father came to this country in 1836. His education was obtained in the district and Ypsilanti school. He taught four terms. His life has been spent on the farm. He is a man of broad views and unusually practical knowledge. He was married in 1873 and has a son who was in the war against Spain. He has been the overseer of the Augusta Grange and is an educated , liberal minded farmer, who will be a credit to his district in the legislature.

FOR CORONERS.

Benj. F. Watts, the well known Ann Arbor jeweler, was born in Ypsilanti, Nov. 4, 1836. He came to Ann Arbor in 1854 and has been in the jewelry business here ever since. He has been city treasurer and a good one. He would make an excellent coroner being a man of good judgment and if his friends will only bear in mind the fact that he is on the ticket he will have a big majority.

Dr. Christian F. Kapp, of Manchester, was born of German parentage in Ann Arbor town, Jan. 26, 1846. He is a physician of large practice. He has been a member of the school board of Manchester for many years and has served on the village council. He is the right kind of man for coroner and his numerous friends should not neglect voting for him.

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