Congressional

Delegates trom Hülsdale, Lenawee, Monroe and YVashtenaw counties met at Manchester on Tuesday to select a candidate for this (2d) congressional district. The committee on organization selected for permanent chairman Hon. F.M. Holloway of Hillsdale, demojratic candidate for governor, who ad- dressed the convention substantially as follows: It is with no ordinary pleasure that I come before yon to respond to the complimentary manner in which you have called upon me to preside over your deliberations. This is a great honor for one wiio during a long life bas been simply a farmer. I feel tocongratnlate vou over the auspiciousness of the times. I want to say to you to-dav, that, trom long experience ia the pohtical alíairs of tliís country, I have,not known since 18-52, a more promising outlook. We stand upon the principies of llie constitution, and our party would bring to the whole country the grcatest good. For some unforeseencircumstances the tide has run againsl us. Unfortunntely the rebellion broke upon ;he people of this country, and altliough the northern dernocracy rallied to the support of the unión and joined hands to crush secession,the republican party has continued the light and don't secm to understand the war closed lifteen years ano. It is continuing that war for partisan purpoaes. Whcn we presentcd a candidate for president a man whohas nuccessfully passed through three wars we believed the campaigu would bc conductod upon other thftn icctional issues. Wp ure 1KIVV clljir'Oll illl heilr' il] i ,111pathy willi rèbofs. i nun dm uliiiio lulo Cliu loOtUuí uní ,!iu. ai ir-. JIow uiiicli longrr, I ask aro we to meet the "bloody shirt" warf are. Are pot the people of this country about i i red ofit? If we succeed, which my hope ■ -' J. :. is .ve..niay, 1 hope it wil] euss living issues; we want tn (',]] about inlaad transportation. a questf." vita to the north-west and (, ,v to Michigan; we need to have o,,,' sessment aws remodeled " iiouse passéd a hw-r; ',"s r"Minent ciilled r." "' ■S!V lelieve Ue tax It pvovided tor tlie ap„.iiiiment of live persons to revise Uit assessment laws. It was composed ot three lawyers and two business men tne rormer to receive eaeh $" (KHt per auuum, the latter $1000 each. CaD you this, equality? The atatutes are ineongruous and are not worth the paper printed pon. I would have not more than twenty-tive or thirty general law.s I here are too raany laws for the people uut not enoiiifh for the lawyers. The farminK interest of Michigan pay o per cent, of taxes, and have he.cn lüijustly dealt with. TJie fault lie with thetaselves. ïliey liave atteuded to thek atrairs and let the otlier professions attend to politics. I think it higji time a revolution in this matter snould be mad.e, and was it not for this question Ishould not be y our candidato at this time. FApnlause sreetnd Hip. ofteii dunng lus remarks.] Albert Crane of Washtsnaw who had been elected one of i'our seeretarie arose and prescnted the name of Wm. II. Waldby of Adrianjor candidate for Ciingress in the following speech: Mr. Chairman- I take pleasure in nominating a rpan for representativo trom tliis congressional district whose name will appcar ou tbe rolls of the next house of representativos. A eandnl.ite whose exemplary life rcndera his name lit to be placedon the saine ticket with the sapero name which appeara on the streamer jast back of the Chairman oi thia convontion. I shalltake plea; ure uinominannga man who,in tho city of Adrián, wliich has been largely republican, was elected Mayor on a ítem .ur inc ticket by 900 majority. A ma i Mr Chairnian, who will take off bis c .1 at 6 o dock this evening and nol put it 01 1 again till he has dug Mr. W iluta' political grave. I n.uiu; n'illiain H. walby and move tliat he be nominatcd by acclamation. ïhe name of Mr. Waklby was received with the wildest entliusiasm. II. J. Redfield, of Monroe, in a vigorous speech and in the líame of evprv democrut in Monroe county and half of the republicana, seeonded the nomination. Ilf, was followed by Thos. Ilowlott, of Ilillsdale, and S. II. Salsbury, of Lenawee. The lattet said tlie demociacy of Lenawee were proud to seeond the nomiimtioii and presaged a glorious victory. He said the notninatiou would harmonize every element and receive many republican votes, and thanked the convention for their unanimity in honoring Lenawee's choice. The nomination of W. II. Waldby was tlien, amidgreat entlmsiasm, made unaiiiinous. Mr. Waldby was immediately telegraphed the action of the convention uid W. T. Lawrence promptly received the following reply: "If for the best I accept, in which case please thank couvention for honor couferred. "WH, h. waldby." The convention then appointed the bHowing eongressional committee: W. T. Lawrence of Lenawee, C.S. Gregory of Washtenaw, John Strong, Jr., of Monroe, V. II. Tallman of Hillsdale, W. H. Cleveland of Lenawee. TUo couvention then adjoumed.