Winans Not A Winner

The Detroit Tribune of last Friday had the following dispatch from this place that gives an idea of the drift of political sentiment this spring : The Grand Army men are all gone, but before teaving to-day Captain W. V. Aldrich ot Howell said: "I ara a democrat, but I do not think Governor Winans can be re-elected. The governor was at my house last Suuday for dinner, and I told him if I were a delégate to the convention I would work against him tooth and nail. I don't like to see him beaten. I was in the upper peninsular two weeks ago, and found that they are generally for him up there. This is true of the workmen. ïhey have had busier times for the past two years than ever before, and by some peculiar process of reasoning they conneet the good times with the state administration. This is especially true oflshpeming,where 8,000 men work under ground. ThafsBraasted's stamping ground, who has been glorified by an election." Captain Bourn?, of Vassar, who was standing near, interrupted with, " If that is the case we've got 'em sure." "It can't be done," returned Captain Aldrich. "The lower península will roll up a majoiïty of from 7,000 to 10,000 for the republican ticket. It is the presidential year and the republican vote will be out. It wasn't out at the last state election. Besides, there is another factor in the problem. Judge Cole may take the alliance candidacy. He is a good man - lives only twenty miles west of Winans, and if he does, he will draw heavily from the democrat vote. Take it all 'round, Winans can't win. The rumor that it is the alleged funny man, Bill Nye, who has been nominated for lieutenant governor, by the democrats of Indiana, is not true. The man given that serious joke is Mortimer Nye, no relation to Bill. It is stated on what appears to be good authority, that Senator John Shennan, of Ohio, will present the name of President Harrison to the Minneapolis convention for renomination. A good man for a good task. The Adrián Press (dem.) remarks : "The officers at Ann Arbor never knew that a saloon ever thought of keeping open on Sunday- no, sir. But an immense free-ibr-all fijht, Sunday of last week, took place in the saloon of Adam Ilitz, and the proprietor will be given an opportunity to defend an actiou for keeping open his saloon on Sunday. It is very likely the fellows crawled in over the transom while Adam was at church." The young men who listened so attentively to Gen. Breckenridge at University Hall, reeen tly, and drank in his pleasing phrases and suave philosophy, ought to have attended the meetings of the G. A. R., and heard from the lips of the veterans, themselves, what the perpetuation of this union cost. At that time Gen. Breckenridge was fighting to dissolve this union, and doing his level best to do so. Some people can not stand prosperity. The country is full of people who are anxious to kill the goose that lays the golden egg. That is the reason so many oppose the tarifflegislation that has prospered this country so well. The free traders, who are masquerading under the guise of tariff reformers, are just that sort of people. They are not satisfied with doing well. They want to change things, and make the people suffer therefor. Mayor Doty, of Ann Arbor, has filed an aífidavit with the city clerk, stating that he spent nothing, bought nothing, contributed nothing, and paid nothing for election honors this spring. He was not asked to give any boodle íbr any purpose, treated no one to the ordinary political influence, authorized no one to buy budge or set up the cigars, and contributed nothing for a fund to haul infirm voters to the polls. In fact it was a financial zero campaign, and he will have at the close of his term, one gold dollar (no 70 cent silver coin for Ann Arbor) clear proíit. The expenses were,it seems, unnecessary. And for that matter so is the affidavit, as it is uncalled for in spring elecüons for town or city officials. - Adrián Press. It is claimed that the managers of the democratie banquet last week cam out $500 short, and a Bubscription paper was started, to inake it up. However, some that were appealed to, refused to come down, as thcy thotight dt was simply aa excuse to tadse a campaign fund for the fall. That Ss nofc libely the fact.