A Lively Convention

The Prohibition state convention mot in Lansing July 23, and was the larget and most enthusinstic ever held by tliat party in the state. Mauy sections of tho stato that havo nevor before been reprosantod in such a body sent sturdy delegations to support the ïhird party. As delegue; and altérnate; wero .-(■■!ttii in the coiiventlon on equnl tonns thn attendance was unusually full. It was the most excitingcouventiou in the history of the party. Chairman Dickie called the convention to order af ter which Rev. E. H. Johnson Opened the proceedings of the body with prayer. After the invocationthe delegates joined Wltu v tauafaB ohrn-oh choir in ainging "All Hnil the Power of Jesm' Namo." Chairman Dickie addressed the conven" tion as follows: Ladies am Gfnti.emex- It becomes ray dnty as chatrman of the central committee to cali the convention to order. It i customary upon such occasions for the [hairman to doliver something of an ad3ress. But our work is of such largo character and so great importance that I dare riot take time to address vou. But I gratúlate you and myself upon such an ns emblaee of men and womon as this. For intcllectunl p.bilíty, intogritv aii'l good moráis I stand 1 efore a convention which will not lie equnled bv nny held in Michigan this year. ÍApplause.l Your Judgement will be wellexerei ed,I nmeonfident. For the men of your choice there will ho no reason to npólogize, and your de 'laraíion of principies will have no uncertain sound. Rev. Martin V. Rork of Lansing, delivered n nddves of welcome to tho capital ?ity. He said thnt reading the Democratie Freo 'rc mnde hini an Aliolitionist. He wrnt into the Republirnn partj' in pursuit of an idea and luid now gono out in ]ursuit of another idea. Mr. Rork delivo-ed an elabórate review of American hi-tovy and the procreas and decline of parties. "I Fnlutc yo DOt as tompernneo uen medlling witli the sumí ■tuary laws, peeking uto your nelghbor's cupboards to seo what they eat and dfink,1 he said. "but I salute yon ns Prohibitionists ! There are nany Rhadows on Ihe moon now, nniong bem the miserable elap-trap of local opion and th tax law. I do not welcome you to Laning. I cou'd dn thnt with lmt leavy henrt for Landing saloons have ; creased from sevente m to forty. But I I welcome you to ns, and I welcome you in tehalf of the poor inmates of prisons, of : he mothers of Michigan, of the weeping, I vavering, sorrowiug victinis of intemperance." Prof. Diokie then nominated Hon. Alanon Partridee of Flushing, as temnorary fhnirmnn of the convention. Prof. Délos "all of Allion, with E. S. Shaw of Yp-ianti, and C. J. I.owrie of Detroit, as secary and asxistant secretaries. The convention approved the nominations. Jicsrs. Amherst B. Cheiiey of Sparta, ind W. W. Wise of Lansing, èscorted Mr. Pnrtridge to the chair. Tempornry ChniimnnPartridgereturnod his thanks to the convention for their honor He aaid that Daniel Webster saiil the fcreatest f.ioupht that exereised : infnence over his life was his individual ra;ponibility to God thootrht of respcn'ibility filled the Prohil ition party, which so devoted ■"'nU' 'mifo'.vV'-tid tsistataeen ware iuu uemed bv dislrkts: Committee sn Renlutions: First - Chis. ' P. Rusell Detroit: Pecond- Cornelius Ouick. Fairfield: Third- D. P. Saeendornh, Charlotte: Fonrth- E. A. Lee; Fifth- Merritt Moore, Ionia: Sixth-I!ev. E. IT. E. , Jiuncson, T,nminfr: Peventh- Rev. John lïvis-i'll. Mi't'in: Eighth- H. h. Bowen. Gremvil'e; Nlnth- J. H. Edwards, Newaygo: Tenth- T. A. Smart. Cornmittee on Permnnent Organization: First- A. T). Power, thville; Pecond - i B. B. Chi-se Moronci: Third- A. H. I well; Fonrth- D. T. Morely: Fifth-John I Blair, Allepran; Sixth- F. Klumpf, ! finr: Seventh- J. H. Payton. Lapeer; Eighth- A. Ra'l, Corunna: Ninth- J. R. I P.itti on: Tenth- M. C Hawkes. Committee m Credentinls: First- I. H. Thomas. Te'roit; Second- Tohn Shoemaker, Ypsil-nti: Third- S A. Strong, j Jrkson:Fourth- Dr. A.C. Butler. Álamo; Fifth-John Blnir. Allee-nn; Sixth-Alhert Wise, LansinK; Beventh - Rotjert KnK, I I-apcer: Eisrhth- K. Loveland, Sniin.iw; Ninth -Dr. T,. S. Ellis. Mauistee; Tenth- ' T. A. Lewis. Adiournmentfollowed until 1:30 p. m. The convention reassembled somo time ! before 2 o'clock nnd was orened withsingins bv the choir of ehurch voices. Rev. Mr. Gordon tlien offered prayer. Rev. Frank B. Cres ey creited a storm of nnplanse bv demnnding thnt the door-! of tho ronvention be th'own wide open to ! the visitors who he said were crowding tho ï-tnirwayR. The doors were thrown open nnd a crowd pourcd in, filling the aisles with standing peonle. The foll.wine Vice Presidents by Conprrsicnal districts took 'eits on the platform : First- C. A. Fris-hie. Plvmonth; Pocond. Charles Mosher, Mo herville; Third- Dr. Carpenter; Fonrth- Gen. T. A. Grnne-er, Paw Pnw; Fifth- Wilson C. Fde'l Ot'eïo: Sixth- J. R. Lfling. Flint; Peventh- T. f. Skinner, Port Huron ; B. IT. Mnnsur. Lainsr'burc;: Ninth - Tïev. W. T. Peale: Ten'h- W. A. Henrtt, Wahiemaga; Eleventh- J. Van Zolenberg, Emmett. Pev Jnmes Gordon. of Charlotte, said thnt the Prohibition Stato Convention of f'onne tiiit, Ohio and Wisconin wero (vine he'd todny. He moved that the Chairmm of this cenvention senH by telepmnh to tho'e bodfe the concrr t 'lations of the Mifhiirnn politici-n and the assurtivo. "Michigan for 50,000 and moro." Oviod. The Cnmmittee on Credentiils reported evevv Conpressionnl district reprcpented bv delégate, the distrilmtion bein as fnl'ows: Fir-t District -101): Second- -10; Third- 86; Fourth- 58; Fifth-04; Sixth- PO: Roventh- (S9; Firhth-r9: Ninth- 35; Tenth- %; Eleventh- 1. Total--67S. The Commit'ee on Permnnent Orsnnization reported P of. Snmuel Di-kie for rermnnent Choirnan and the continuance of tho temporary Beeretariea as permnnent. Tliev nlso renorted Prof. 8mel Dickie, of A'bion. for f'hairmn nnd William A. Tüvlor ofLansinR. for Secretary of the Bt'ito Central Committee. The following order "f hu-iness was reported: 1. Appenl for Pnance. 1. Report of the committee on resolutions. 3. Nominations of state officers. The report of the committee was adopted. Prof. Dickie, upon appearing on the platform us Chairnmn, was reccived with a great demonstration of applau-o. He recurned thanks for this honor and proceeded at once to business. He nominated each and every delégate a committee of one to preserve order. A. O. Crozier. of Ann Arbur, presented a request from the Washtenaw county convention that the name Prohibition shall succeed the name Union as tho official name of the party. Crozier spoke in be half of this request. He said the legitímate Prohibition party of Mi( h gan was working under anillegitimate n mie. The name Union party is known to noboriy. It means nothingexcept a unión for oflice only. The Prohibition party should suü unaer its proper colora. By a unanimous rising voto tho name of the party was chunged from Union to Prohibition. Mrs. S. V. E. Rmery, of the Michigan Woman's Equal Sull'rage Association. pre seuted a long memorial, the reuding being frequently interruptedby hearty applause. The memorial urged that the convention adoit woman sulirage as a part of its platform. This was urged beciiuso of the justice of the claim and because women wei-b asking for the rights of suffrage for the soie reasou ot destroying theliquorti'afflc. Women suffrage meant the death of the faloon in America. The memorial was tediously long. but was very well received not withstandingitsunnoeessary elabórate, ness. On motion of M. H. Walker, ot Grand Rápida, the memorial was rafarred to the committee on rssolutiou. Words of groeting were reoeived froiii Pr hibitionists ot' Wiseonsin in convention H8embled, and also f rom the Connecticui Prohibition convontion. After these di potriles liad heen rend the work otcoUect Inn campaign f unds was undertaken. Thi part of the program was interrupted bj the receipt oí a telegram from John v. Finch, chairman of the National commit teee. Prof. IMckie said ho would rond it for $100. He received nearly $1,(XO before ho read it. It rnn as folio vs: Haktfokd, Con., July 28. The oíd partios disintegrating in every state. Let the Michigan phalanx torco the fighting. No compromiso, trado, deal or treaty with the enemy. JOHN B. FINCH. Mr. Bostwick of Union City, offeied a resolution termine; the local option schuim of the Republicans a delu-ion and a snare. Tlii-i was referred to tho eomniittce on credentiuls. Pending the return of tho oommittee on resolutions nominations f :■ governor were declared in order nu cali by district began, speeches boing Umited to throe minule-i. A. O. Crozier of Ann Arbor. snid t!:ii ticket to be named should command the re peet of tho whole stnte. Onbehalfql the Second District he deired to n ini:i ate the man who made the nol. Ie li M In the legislature for tho Maine llquor law in lv?'', The mnn who wüs bonten by hi-pnrtw the man wBu ia now corue outandstnnds with the only moral party- that magniflcent gent'enmn und strong reprosentitive of our farminer interests, Hon. Chas. Mosher of Mo-herville. ThJi nominntion was rather feebly applauded by the second district delegation. A. A. Knappen of Hastins;s, said he was hippy to expresa confldenee of Cli ir es Jfosher. but the third district had n candidato to pre ent of whom all Mi'hiï.-in was proud. a man wbose famo extended tap bcyond the state. His porularity had to-day been many time-; evidenced. Hi name- Samuel Dickie of Alblon. The convention broke out into expression of wild demon-trations, nnswering the name with chee s and a tiger. Delégate Jennings of Bt Jo eph, siid the delepoto; and people of the fourth district wentel Dickie. Caleb Pitkin said Wayno wonld cast her 100 vote for Diokie. Myron H. Walker of Grand Ranid,- "Mary T. Lathrop says 'the Prohibition wave i-i a mito off and a müe hi?h- can yu Kwlmt' Ws want a man on the crest of that wave. Dirkie is the man." Rev. J. W. Gordon said the evpnth district desired to present that grand, capable mm. who never had been and never wonld be defoMtod, the man whose name was a bouschold word evervwhore. thfl ablo lopiinn nnd honorcd father of the Prohibition party- Rev. John Rus e'l. was re-eived with signs of errent approval and for a moment it seemed that Russell mk'ht prove a formidable rival to Dickie for the nominatipn. Pending the arrival of the committee on resolutiona Chairman Dickie nddrowed the convention. He referred in a fnectious mnnnertothe charges made against the Prohibition party in connection with tha St. John campaipn and tlien turned his ottention to local option. líNo i tent Prohibitionist in all this broad land," he said. "is to be hqoilwinked by a proposi tion for local option in Michigan. [Great appla'ise ] The foundation of the locnl option idea is laid in deep reverenee for the whisky tratlic. Driven back from the outer intrenchments of tax and licenso the friends of whisky had arraved themselves l.ehiiul the inner bulwark of local option. Local option is not a temporáneo mea ure. but the last desperate defenno of the Rum power. It isfoundcd on a wrong principie. It is rotton at the baso. If it is right. then vice, drunkenne-8 and crime are the norma: conditionsof the Aruerican people. Here nnd there are certaln locations which. if they can rise above this level of dpgradation, are permitted todo so. Locnl option also pives a community n right to mwintain within its limits an institution thnt the sentiment of the state says is wrong and de-tructive of good any one telli The Prohibition party Ftands alone as a party that has no motive for concealing its purposes. This falPs election trlll astonish the people. St.John the Prohibition party has gone into the creamery business- i. e. to taking the creara of both the old parties. I would adil tliat when we skim whit is left beoomes thinner and bluer." f Applauve.] Tho committee on entered the hnll at thi iuncture and iurther nominations were postponed. THE PLATFOIIM. Merritt Moore of Ionia, read the resolution as follows: 1. The Prohibí tion party of the etnte of Michigan in eonventionassembled declares Itoelf to be in name and pürpose in en tire harmony with the National Prohibition party and we plerlge the friendo of that organization in every section of the Union to cooperate with ihem loyally and eirnestly until the leial prohibition of tho br&fiiain aloaknlLa hcvoruge: shall beconie the settled po'.icy of the nation. With a firm fnith in the .iustice of our cause and askins: the blessing ofanoverruling Providence we ugnin present to the peojile of Michigan a complete ti ket for Ktate offirers and aslc for it tho support of all our fellow-citizen. irrespective of their past political party afh'liations. 2. We declare the liquor trafile to be pre eminently the prime, the en use and the Khnmn of our' 'State and of the natiun at large. :i. For this dire evil we propose complete prohibition, constitutional and statutory, without comnrimise, eqivuocatton or evasión; aecompanied by a political Party leeitimateiy placed it power and deflniteiy committed noc merely to enact but also to enforce the laws. }. We emphitieally conilemn allpar'iïl mofi'oirBs on this sulv'ect as proposed bv other political parties, knowing thau such propo-itions are only extorted from by the nlarming increase of the Pïohibition pnrty vote, foleover, they are for the most pnrt trierl nndexp'oilédoxperin.ents, havinj; provetl unsati-factory to tho ( vnn'e 1 reform "tory thoupht of the times; ; therefcre. to bring forwanl loal oyition, taxntion. or even ngain promise to favor sabmltting a oonstitutional nraenrlmnt argue lme duylicity on one band, or a vhamofn) di-tmst of the intelligence and virtnfi of the people nn the other. 5. Wc soel; effective prohibition through a Prohibition party not from cap'ice nor from a vanity of distinction in the arena of pnrty politics, but from viction thif our niethod i the onlv one in liirmonv with the principies of social phi'osophy governinp the po it.ical I tion and u-ages of the country. 6. We do not eek to (li gui-ê the fact, as a part.v. thit on some other political qneetioni there -ire shatles of diu'erences o( ojiinion nmong us. but we niay. perbapg, be excused for finding a mea d "e of comfort in the knowlcdse of the f.ict that the same qmstions produce very substnntial and distracting discuss ons in the other and older political orgnnizations and contrihutinglargely to their defeat at tho polls. 7. We believe that tho highest consider ations of philnntrb j]hy andof true statesmanshiu deinand that oquality of rights, oquality of opportunity and equallty of privilege shall be secured to all thecitizeus of tho Republic irrespective of sex, race or color. 8. We most gratefully acknowledge the wotiflorful work wrouht in the interets of the home and the state by the W. C. T. U., and we note with special pleasure the indorseinent Of tho Prohibition party by that organization, and we desire to ex press our unfaltcring determination to s! .ml by them in all their work until it shall result in complete and overwhelming victory for our cause. 9. We view with friendly interest what is known as the anti-saloon movement now in progross among inymbers of the RepuUioan party in certain states. It demonstrates. (1)- That our disatisfaction with that party in tho past is just and well founrled. (2) It C( rroboratpd our demand for a united party, against tho combiued torces of the liquor traffic. (3)- But we opine they will find it utterly unpructicuble to prouounce the Shib boleth of the state and natioiial Prohibí tion correctly without dismembering thcii party. 10. We oppose fusión of any kind with any party directly or iudirec-tly on the wliolo tiilcot or any part of it. We insi i that the men whom we nomínate shall b' fully committed to our principies aml ii tull syniputhy with them; wecommeiul t the friends of Prohibition thronghuut tin state that they place in nomination thi bet men in our ranks for the vanous of flees and e9pecially that f uil Congreasional Senatorial and Representativo nomina tions be made in every district and an : earnest ellurt made to seours thir tion. 11. Wc lelleve the ma.'s'ng of mueh lUoney in tho natlonal tnvi-ury is bad nancial poiioy and dctrimentil to tho si in tere ts of tho people. We tlierefore ir the se of all siu.-h surplus in excess ! $10 '.' ' ". ni as reserva, fund to tha payncnt of the natlonal debt. 12. We belelve the national government ilone ihould exercl o tho high prerogative fis8uing the curren y of the country and should be taken in payment of all public and private, and be redeemable in gold and silver at the option of the holder. 13. Tho public' lands are the heritago of the people and should bo reserveer lor totaal tettler.-i. We are opposed to further grants of lands to corpordtions and to the acquisition of another acre by speculator and alien ah entee. Unearned land s'iMiits Khould le spcdily forfeited, and we aemand that all lands now held for spocul.nive purposes be taxed to their t'ull valuo. Aa soon as tho platform was rend, M. H. Walker, a yomig Grand Rápida lawyer, ro-e In the Kent deleeation, liiorally p&le with ezcitement, nnd moved that planks eleven nnd twelve, pertaining to the financlal que tion. be laid ou the table, 'Bv whnt right," he dem inded, "has iny perk n kisumed to turn this into a Oreeaback convention! We have hard money men her who rlo not, bolieve in the-e plauks. why ui the name of wisdom has that stuff been put In a Prohihition platform? That platform is utle-ly inconsistent. One plank grandly denuunce, any kind of fusión or compromiso, and right against it s a plank bidding for the Greenback vote. Our Urcenbak friends are coming to us fast cnough. But let them come because llii is a Prohil itiqn party. Let us cling to tho overmastering question of suppiossion of the liiuor tili,-.:! A dozen de'egates were on their feet The venerable Euhs Woodman, of North vil-e. soi the eye of tho chair. He, too was exciled. ' Tm sarprised that. the committe would bring sush a iircbrnul into iliis convention,'1 be said. ''The list Kpeiker exp-essed my views exaetly. I no stock in the G.-eenbaekers. I come from tin.' oíd Democratie party and I don't like it. l'm a hard money man." Mr. Smart of Watrousville. said that he oppoed this matter in the committee not because he waseither a h irdorsoftmonov man, but becau e he was a Prohibitioni t liist. ''Do not let us truckle, traile or bargain. Let us not load oui1 candidato, down with a mixed ticket." It loolced as thouh the objeetionnb!e planks wore going when U. P. Sagendorph of Charlotte, sprang into the breach in their 1 half. 'This is not new a question " said he, "and the Committee on Keg lutions has done no unUKUal thing. These resolutie, are idéntica! with tliose we hadsixyear ago and which we have h-id since unti! the lat oampaign. With that platform we grew (rom 1,100 to 2.()00. It ík not a hanl or noft money platform. It is the enunci ation of a trae principie. It is not a bid for anybody. Strike out those resolutions and you go back on your re oord. " An inimated debate Í8'Ued, when W A Taylor, Seoretnry of the State Central Committee, made a strong speech for the adoption of the r?solution. These resolutions mean sometbinsr most decldedly. Should any othor power thun the general government control the issue of the currency ! A redeemable currtney is not the ( : reenbach Idea, lí we adopt this platform mv l'riend John Potter will ask me 'why dia you add in gold and Bil ver!' The Prohibition party should not bo afraid to pi ak ll:e whole truth in God's plain English on any question." Lemnel Clute, of Ionia, who bolted tlie Democratie jinrty because it fused witli thp Greenbackeri, was very in denouncing the planks. He said he. as an o'.cl Democrat, opposed giving the general poveninient any powern they did not aliondy possees. Concentration of iowr i " '■■' 'M" i ,.;,! f of the people. Hhe government should never become a bnnking institution. He did not believ i.iiuiini) ;'-- ■ ,,.„"ti.)n of power v,-"l mmü: A. D. Power of Northville, in argnin? that the planks were cducators, made u strong Greunback speech. Other speakers followed, the debate growin in seriousness. Ex-Mayor L. S. Eliis. of ManUfee, moved to amend by striking out the twelfth plank. 'Ine convention begnn to cry for th question. Dozens of delegatos wore ?eeking recognition. The Chair put the amendment of Ellis. It was apparentlv lost. A división of the house was takeu during great excitement. There was a-mall majority againt Eli is. Walker's resolútion laying tho planks on the table was tlien put. It was lost ou división or me nouse, anoiit three-flftln or tho convention yoting no. There was hardly a coiinty in the state that did not split on the qnestion. At the requn-t of Chairman Dickie Sagendorph withdrew hi-í cali for the f revi ous question. Walker then offered as a substitute for tlio whole platform tl;o one adopted by the New Hampshire Prohibi tiouist. a long reiteration of the Prohibition story. There was another long and harp discussion, in the course of whf. h one delégate yelled: "We don't have to go to New Hampshire for our brains." At last the motion was put and lost on viv i voce vote. Another divi-ion resulted the same. More trouble seemed to l-o in store When E. S. n rlemanded that the platform bo considered plank by plank, and A. O. Cror.ierowanted the labor planlrs read. The provious que tion prevailed and the platform wa? adopted as repoi'ted amid great cheering, although mnny de'e gateslooked on glumly. M. H. Walker and some Fifth di trict men left the convention soon afterward. ANOTHER LABOR PLAXK. The followinc resolution was adopted withojt opp')sition: lie u veJ, That the saloon is the great9st enemy to the advancemcut of the labor ing clas es;the Prchibition party is organ ized to destroy the salo; ns; tlierefore. we extend our sympathy to the toi.ing ma s es in all their legitimate efforts to better their condition and invite their co opera tion with the only party that dare strike at the root of these vils- the Prouibitioü party. Lemuel Clute of Ionia, offered the fol lowing resolution, wüich caused considerable excitement: jf?c.ofwy7, That we deern the subject of freo trade of great impoi tance and we earnestly advise Prohibitionists to care fully iuvestig ite it to the end tint we m y be prepnred to take such aotions in regavd to tarilf legislatiou as the true interest of tho pe ple deniands. Clute btrongly advocated the adoption of the plank. lio s lid that it did not oom mit the party to free trade. but meiely in vited its attention to it. Ho s lid that the party would get ten votes to one ïi it added this plank. The reat'lntlon w is tab ed, and tïius considerable discus ion averted. 'lho DOminatlng speechea we 'e resnnied. They all favored Di kie. A Nintb district minister brought down the house bv saying '■'lhe I.ord has called Samuel." Dickie nimsell addresutd the convention in favor of the nomination of John Russell, whose caroer he eulogi'ed. lint these remarks only fanned the Di -lie fíame. A moment later Dr. üordon withdrew Mr. RttMeU'l name and both Mosher and Russell addresed the convention, thanking the body for honors conferred on them and urging Dickie's ni mination. He was nominated with a rush by a standing vote, and the result was warmly applaudod. The candida te responded to theapplause with n few remarks. He said he was tirmly convinced that he could bring hiniself to decline the nomination ;f he received it but his good wit'e hnd deided him by saying, "if they wunt you, do it." _interrupted by three cheera for Mis. Dickie] He was prouder of the nomination than an eleetiou by the old purties. Lieutenant governor was next on the list. The names of on Partridge of Flushing, Charles Mosher of Mosherville, and Caleb S. Pltkin of Detroit, were offered. After the usunl declinations, etc, Charles Mosher of Mosherville, was noininated by acclamatiou. TUE TICKET WA3 r.OMPLETKD By acclamation as foilows: Secretary of state - John Evans, Bellvue. Stnt9 treasurer- A. C. Fischer, Detroit. Auditor general- S. D. Williams, Saginaw. Attorney general- J. R. Laing, Flint. Commisj-ioner of the state land oüice - lyron H. Walker, Grand Rapids. Baperintendent oí public instruction- Javid Beemis, Manistee. Member state board of education - O. E. Downing, Ishpeming. The .state central committee was authorzed to Uil any vacancie, that may occur ui the ti.'ket. The committee will also probably nam a nucc0ior to Mr. Dickia as ehnlrman. Rev. John Rusaell xrn.a reqnosted by a rilling vote to write the history of the proolbitiOD inovciiKiiit from its inception. Adjournment followed. Prof Samuel Dickio, the candidato for governor, is a young, vigoróos, m ui of :J5 summeis. He is a good speaker and a véry energotic political worker. Dickie was the son of a poor Scotch fumily and wii-. liorn June G. Is51. Seven vean latur ho removed to the city where be has been honured wiih a gubernatorialnoniiiiution. Here he worked summers and attendel S'.'hool winters until he was 10 years oíd, whsn ho commenced teaching district school. He gradiiated from college at the age of 21 and was for a year thereafter principal of the Djinville hi;h school. He was for four yoars superintendent af tho Hastings school". For nearly ten year-, he hai been profe-sor of nstronomy in Albion college. He has long lieen an e-ue-t and prominent Prohtbitionist. He p-resided over the national convention thai uamed St. John for president in 1SS4. Of the othor nominees Charles Moshcr is tho well-known ex advocate of tempérame in the legi-luture. In Itó4 he ran for ronRiess in the Second district. John Evans ha.s been for twenty tlve year Grand Worthy ocretary of the I. O. G. T. of Michigan, and Myron H. Walkor is the present noniince for prosejutin attorne in Kout county.