Democratic Senatorial Convention

The democratie senatorial oonveution for tliis district, to nominate a candidato to flll the vacancy cansed by the death of Senator John W. Watts, of Jackson, assembled in the supervisor's room of tho court house, at noon last Thureday. Elbert Kirkby, of Jackson, was made chainnan, and Sid W. Millard, of Ann Arbor, was made secretary. Au adjournment was liad until 1:30 o'clock p. m. When the convention reassembled the temporary officers were made permanent, and the convention then got down to business. On motion of M. T. Woodruff, the secretary was instructed to cast a ballot for John A. MacDougall, of Superior, the gentleman selected by the iiaw caucas. Tlint gentieman beiug called upon made a very sensible speech, touching no vital question of the day, but promising. if elected, to do liis level best to do nothing tliat would cast any discredit upon the democratie party or any citizen of the state. He deemed the most efficiënt legislator the one who studies and examines the bilis, aud determines his vote thereon frotn the Btandpoint of common sense rather than politics. Then came abomb. M. T. Woodrulï, ns usual, fired it off. After the convention had refused to appoint a committee on resolutions, he offered a resolution approving of the state ticket nomiuated at Saginaw, and readopting the platform adopted by the state convention. Tliis brought John V. Sheelian of this city on his feet at once. He had come there hoping that the conventiou would take no false step. There were 300 democrats in this couuty, good, reliable democrats, who could not aud would not vote for the noimnee of this convention if he was forced to stand upon the platform adopted by the state conventiou. He had come to the conventiou as a democrat in hopes thatno such liinatic resolution would be offered. A delégate from Jacksou talked back, and Dr. McLachlan, of York, scoredMr. Sheehan in a truly Shakesperian manner. He did not believe tliat the 300 demócrata belonging to Mr. Sheehan's wing, represented all the honesty and all the intelligence of the party. The party had followed the lead of those fellows and been deíeated ; they liad followed tlieir lead in voting for Grover Cleveland when they didn't want to, and now he believed in the :!00 following the lead of other people awhile. Woodruff came to the rescue of hia resolution and believed that the sooner the sheep were separated f rom the goats the better. Capt. Manly, though not a member of the convention, scored Mr. Sheehan, and told about how once down in the 5th ward John had started bis mouth going aud went off and left it. Tben Philip Duffy in acalm andpleasant way tried to pour oil upon the troubled waters, and begged the convent ion to take no action, but his smooth and pleasant words were hardly finished when Michael J. Martin jumped to his feet and stirred tbem all up again. He thought the bondholders aud mouied men ought to get out of the party if they wauted to. And it ended by the chairman declaring the resolution carried when in reality the vote was just about even. Mr. MacDougall could not have been very happy over the prospect for harmony in his party.