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Democratic Counyt Convention

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Day
4
Month
May
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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The democratie county convention was called to order by County Chairman schuh and Dr. D. P. Mc Lachlan of York was elected temporary chairman and Jas. R. Bach, of Ann Arbor, temporary secretary. The chair then appointed J. Doyle, M. Brenner and A. Brown a committee on Credentials, H. Stumpenhusen, A. J. Warren, A. T. Hughes, a eommittee on permanent organization and order of business, C. R. Whitman, E. B. Pond and M. J. Lehman, a committee on resolutions. Tlie convention then took a recess until balf-past one. After dinner the committee on credentials reported the following dele" gates. Ann Arbor City- J. F. Schuh. E. B. Pond, Chas. H. Richmond, Arthur Brown, Chas. W. Grossman, Geo. B. Schwab, GustaveBrehm, M. J. Martin, James Kearns, T. D. Kearney, VV. H. Mclntyre, P. J. O'Hearn, VV. J. Miller, J. T. Sullivan, J. R. Bach, H. T. Morton, Charles R. Whitman. Dexter- Chas. Dwyer, T. McQuillan and Wm. Arnold. Freedom- J. Knapp, H. Bertke, Gustave Weiss, J . Breining. Lima- Adam Schmid, VV. H.Dancer. Lodi- Philip Blum, Leopold Blaess, James Sage. George Mann. Lyndon- George Shanahan, J. S. Gorman, George Greening. Manchester- M. Brenner. Henry Kirchofer, Jacob Miller. Northfield- T. P. Kearney, James Welsh, George Gerlock. N. E. Sutton. Saline- A. J. Warner, E. DePue, John Gillen, J. M. Gross, J. A. Alber, J. H. Hammond. Scio- C. S. Gregory. A. T. Hughes, David Allmendinger, E. Jedele, E. Moore, C. Stebbins. Sylvan- E. Kirkby. M. J. Lehman, M. J. Cavanaugh, Frank McNaoiara, D. W. Maronev, Joseph Goodrich. York- D. P. McLachlan, J. Doyle, M. J. Kelsey, Geo. Coe, Jesse Warren, A. L. Le Baron. Ypsilanti town- H. Stumpenhusen, G. E. Roberts. Frank Armstrong, H. N. Benham. The temporary officers were made permanent. Dr. Mc Lachlan made a rousing speech setting the stakes for the democratie majority this year at 2,000. The folio win? brief, pointed, clear and ringing resolutions reported from the committee on resolutions by Hon. Chas. R. Whitman were adopted amid great applause. The Democracy of Washteuaw County in convention assembled most earnestly and heartily approve of the wise and patrotic efforts of our presedent. Grover Cleveland, in the work of progress and reform. We denounce the continued exaction of $80,000,000 a year in excess of the needs of government, as indefensibie robbery. We demand a reduction of the tariff burdens of the people and that this surplus shall be reduced by an abatement of war taxes on the necessaries of life. The following executive committee, nominated by a committee for that purpose was chosen by the convention. J. F. Schuh, chairman, Jas. R. Bach, secretary, Jacob Knapp, N. Schmid, John Terus, M. J. Lehman, Dr. D. f. McLachlain. The chairman of the township and ward committees were made members of the county committee and the following delegates were elected ;o the state convention. Delegates at Large.- J. Willard Babbitt, Nelson E. Sutton, Charles R. Whitman, Chas. S. Gregory. First District.- James Kearns, Jas. Bach, S. W. Beakes, William Walsh, Chas. Sutton, Wm. H, Mclntyre, Philip Duffy. Second District.- Leopold Blaess, J. Manly Young, Jacob F. Mlller, James fioyle, George E. Roberts, John Terns, Wm. H. Wells. Hon. Chas. Whitman being called upon referred flrst to the growing democratie majority in the county. The people all over the country are coming to see that there is somethingin the demand made in 1876 by that gallant democratie leader, Samuel J. Tilden, the growing demand for tanff reform (applause). The republican policy is to continue to hoard up a surplus in the treasury and to compel the laboring man to pay on the average, forty-seven cents on every dollar they earn for the benefits of the monopolists. The rich have been growing richer, and the poor, pooier. The couucil then adjourned.

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