The Successful Ticket

It was a bou yapt liopcful, intelligent, 'tlelertniiietl class of citizens tliat assembied in the conrt house on Thursday lust, to put in noniinatfon a list of nanics for the county offices that woulil be well rcceived by the people, and command the:r cordial and hearty support. There was sachan entire absence of puiling, hauling, and jangling, such a goocl natured ook and sucli peace and harmony prevailing the entire body, in all of itsproceedings, that a comparison with the convention of two days' previous could not help but be noted. The temporary organization was eflected by calling S. W. Coddington, of Pittsfield, to the chair, with Tlios. J. Keech.of Ann Arbor city, as secretary. The followlng comniittees were appointed : On Credentials- J. N. Wallace, B. N. Sniith, A. F. Martin. Permanent orgaDlzatlon- C. H. Kempf, T. T. Keech. .Seth Sumner, I. N. S. Foster, Dr. D. A. Post. On conference with the creen back ers - John F. Lawrencfc, M. V. Noyes, E. L Aldrich, Oeo. Wheoler. A. K. Freeman, I,. C Allen, Dr. V.K. uwen, Watsou Harr, J. JS. Wallace, W. L. Kaymond. A recesss was tlieu taken to 1}L o'clock p. ra. Upon reasscmblinj; the i-eports of the yarious committees were listened toThat of the credentials coinmittee was read and adopted and the commiüee on permanent orgaiiizaüon lecommended the temporary cbairman as permanent, and P. W. Carpen ter, of Ypsilanti, as permanent secretary. In accepüng the positiou of chairnian JNfi'. Coddlngton said n few woids to the eonveiition. He thought there need bc very little sakl by hlua, but there was a good deal that could be done by the party, He did not consider that he was the one to give advice, he tliought he miglit better sit at their feet thaa they at bil to learn the lesson of political wisdom or political folly. In order to win a party must deserve the victory, and every man must be steadfast and determincd. He had 110 lessons to read the party, no policy to suggcst or actions to díctate, fie tliought thegreat republican party worthy of lus ailmiration, friendship, love and esteem. ïhrowlng himscllf upou the lndalgenceof the convention in carryingon its business? lie thanked theni for tlie honor coaferred upou liim, and announced that the business of tlie eonvention would proceed. J. F. Luwience, froin the committee of conference with the grccuback committee, reported that by a vote of 7 to 8 the committee had agrted to report in favor of fusion with the greenbackers. Wliich report was accepted and adopted. Af ter which, on niotion of Jas. L. Gilbert, of Chelsen, the coramittee was enlaiged soas to give a representative fiom each supervisor district, and thefollowing names wereadded: I. N. S. Foster, H. S. Dean, A. F. Martin, H. C. Calhoun, John Hall, Nathan Pierce, H. Bassett, Chas. Comfort, E. E. Leiand, H. G. Niehols, L. W. Bríggs, Ira Ciippen, Wm. Weston, and Bamuel Fletcher. A recen of 2." minutos was tiiken in order to allow the committee time to eonfer and report. Time for recess having elapsed tlie convention was called to order once more, and Mr. Lawrcnce agaiu reportetl, reconimeudlng that the greenback party be allowed to lili the offices of couuty clerk county treasurei1 and coroner. and representative lo the 2d district, provided the convention of tliat distrct should consent thereto. A niotiou to lay the report upon the table was lost, añil one to adopt carried by a viva voce vote. The ayes and nays being called for, they resulted in 88 yes and ;s$ no, thus consenting to tlie arrun;t'nieiit. Geo. S. Wheeler mover] that tli atlng speeches be limlted to tliree ininutts each, was carried, and A. MeCall, of Ypsilanti, .1. E. Beal, Ann Arbor and Watsou Barr of Augusta appoiuted as tellers. State Senator.- There being but one candidate menüoned for this positlon, on motion the rules were suspended and Reuben Kempf, of Chelsea, was nomlnated b3r acclamation. Judge of Probate-In presenting the name of James T . Honey, of Dexter, for this position. John F. Lawrence portrayed the gentleman in glowing colors, but none too glowing, as nny of liw neighbors who have knowu him for years will testify. Alter which the nomination was made unanimous. The cket was then completed as follows, without any opposition, l'euds or heart burningt : Sheriff.- W. Irying Yeckley, of Ypsilantl town. Register of Deeds.- CIkis. J. Duilieim, Of Ann Arbor. Prosecuting Attorney.- Jlichael H. Bren an, of Ann Arbor city. Circuit Court Commissioners. - John H. Fox, of Ypsilanti; and Frank Trussell, of Milan. üoroner.- Dr. F. K. Owcn, Ypsilanti. Suneyor.- John K. Yocum, Lyndon. The namcs presented ly the greenbackers for tlie balance of the ticket were as follovvs: Oounty OUrh-Cbu. F. Bates, Scio. lYeaxwer. - Albcrt Case, Manchester. Curoner. - Natliau Li. Covert, Ann Arbor. The woi-k of the convention beingcompleted, the Hon. A. J. Sawyer appeared before tlie audienco by request, to say a few woraa tor tlie party and the ticket. Mr. Sawyer had been infoimed tliat tlie memoen of the convention had sent for hiin, and said tliat for 2") years he liad never failed to respond to a cali trom the the repnblican party to the bestofhis ublllty. He feit better slnoe coming here and looking into the nhting strenftli of the repnblican party of' Waahtenaw county. The time was ripe for redeemlng tlie county froin the grasp of the demooracy, and the action tliis day taken wonk] sro ar toward aocomplhhinj; tliat reatly to be desired resHlt. 11e bel ie ved the action taken was wise. All of the republicans were undoubteilty strong in their liolilical convictions, they had doubtleu ncarly ahvays voted the straight ticket. Yet he prcsuined tliat at times there liad been names apon the ticket over which they shut their eyes; it wonld be strane if sucti had not been the case. He prèsiinied also tliat nearly everyone present noa aisomeume oranotiier liad a personal frlend upon the opposition ticket whom he feit like Jiïclin r with his vote, anti had exercised his right as a republican to do so. The party has the sanie Wght to exercise its right In adopting candidatos is you as individuáis have in voting for tliem. Tlie Dame placed upon Mie ticket to-day are such that in the locnlities from whloh they come no mnu wags bil tongue against tlicm as honorable, upright men. He was glad that they had dnred to do what was best for the party in thccoimty. Our democratie friends have asked for a change, aiul In my opiuioion suoh action has been taken liere as will Inaugúrate that change. Mr. Sawyer then reïerred to the grand record of the roiiblicin party for the past ' years. llow it bad made and odministered the luws, made its inoncy, built lts railioads, openod up Mie ffieat west to the nations of the earlh. ijow it had collected and expended more mrtney than in the wliole history of the nation had been done before, and done it with leu loss to the people than ever had been done before. How the government had followci] (lie errterprislng boys wlio bad gone west (o liew out tor tliciuselves ,a home on the plalnsér in in wllderness, and iiveu them 11 poitoffico 80 that they niight uear trom the old home and the loved ones there. He then relërrad to the (leinund for i change and bow ( lic people luid elected a democratie conftress - by a larce majority ; and how (hut congreM had spent its Unie In trylnjf to hunt up republiean short-coinings, untilthey had expended more of the peoplc's money thau the republicana hadeversquandered. The balanceofthe timewasppenttryingto restore to tlie iirmy and the U. S. treasury, a man who lud traitorouslv reftised to obey orders, thns sufferinf; onr iirmy to be defeatedin agreat battle. And the strange demand by the people is a change trom sucli " statesrnanship." The opposiüon were challenged to place their flngers upon a single luwenacted by the republlcan majority that wh unjust; a Ingle Issue apon wliícli the republican party were not rlght, and they wrong Witli all these laws administered, all these issues fought out and settled, if we have erred, why don't you rise up and teil U8 wliere we have erred :' Because it can't be done. Mr. Sawyer then referred to the tariff question, brinn;in out some veryconvinciug polnts, and closed his speeeh b)T a glowlng eulogy of the noble patriot and (frand statesman who the party seleeted at ChicaKO as its standard bearer. Loud culis were tlien made for Mr. Honey, who appeared before tlie convention. Ho said he feit now tor the first time, as he supposcd mnny otlieis had feit, the consciousness of belng a candidato for office. For the honor the convention had contened upoii liim he feit. very grateful, especially as he could truthfully say tbat it had come to liim unsolicited; he had not usked n man to yote for hiin, had not solicited the influence of a fiiend even, to obtain the nomlrratton. Mr. Honoy closed with the following: " I pledge you rentleinen, that before the close of thLs canvass my opponent sim 1 1 hear liom me, not In politica] speeches, bat in woik that will bc as effectual, and will teil in votes." After three rousing cheers for Iïlaine' Logan aml the ticket that made the rafterkthinkan earthquake was after tliem, tlie covention adjourned. Everybody satistied. Kverybody happy. Mr. Julias Silversniith, editor of the Chicago Occiclent, delivered an addreas wlilcb lias been printed n tlie Euglisli, Germán, aml Scandloavlan Ianguages. ín it lie says: "I linrl bíick witli Indfgnation the false Imput&tion of nme baranguing demócrata tbat we Germana carne to tliis country only to drink fice beer, or tliat Irili patrióte desire to indulge ín free whlíkj" and liave no higher principie, it is the most dastardly demagoga. Tlie Imputation is biise and iinfniincled ! Vou will bear me witnets, niy fnrpi":iiborn friends, that we liave como with fr nobler and better designs. We are nota uation of bibblers and drunkards. We canie to seek freedom, bomist labor - in fact, to become a potent factor for creatina tliis country x happy, powerfnl, and an bonored nution ! We carne to be tlie bone and sinow of America. We are fulfllling tliis missio.-i to the best of our understandlng, and can exist without the still or tlie niasli-tub if need be.