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THE DETROIT REE TRESS: SI NDA OCTOBER 2S 189 DEMOCRATS AT WORK histtiag iv rm party split rr 'rim hack ly monroi: cor sty DEMOCRATIC rEUiEKS JIT IM 'lEA'IbCimWII'' All of SVllom Arts 11 I ti ll for Their Lriulrn Monro Mich October There 13 a heavy snow storm on the Republican sea of Monroe county It has been brewing fornme lime and now ft is spreading discon tent in the wavering ranks of the The quiet campaign put up by the Demo crats is producing the best of results Some members of the Republican family have discovered incidents in the political history of their candidates for congress that great Jy displeases them The discovery serves to shake their confidence There is no al ternative but to put forth their greatest efforts for Thomas Barkwbrth'' and that is what they are doing One of the best political wire pullers of which the can boast one who has been honored with the best office his party could give him and who virtually con trolled the Republican county convention and to whom the convention looked for counsel has come to the front and an nounced himself for Darkworth and reform Many instances of the kind which space will not permit to mention could be cited One can best judge the state of affairs In this disturbed political family when one of its candidates for a county office loudly de clares that his friends irrespective of po litical creed come first and party next and then insinuating that a friend of his is a candidate on the Democratic ticket The Renubhcan county committee see th uselessness of trying to heal the wound tach effort in trving to restore harmony creating further discord But one meeting is to be held before election and since they learned that the Democrats had hired the band and advertised speeches for the same evening thev are wondering what to do The situation is easily explained the Re publicans are fighting among themselves and are astonished and have lost hope at the sight of the perfect organization of the Democratic party MIDI: A (IHEAT HIT Jinn Allen It Morse Mnt Gcinleelt nt 1 1 1 1 Holly Mich October 27 (Special) The first gun of the campaign in the interest of Democracy was fired here to night It was fired by that gallant marksman Hon Allen Morse and every bdllet pierced the hearts of every one within the hearing of his voice Bard hall was packed to its ut most farmers business men and mechanics with a very large gathering of the fair sex all anxious to hear the truth ful statements from a business standpoint iroin a man who thinks before he speaks armers from a distance of ten miles brought their wives and families that they could find out the true remedy for the advance of jvrices on farm products and they returned home feeling satisfied that a vote for Willcox and isher was the remedy to apply The speaker shotted very plainly the con dition of the country under the Harrison administration when in a single summer state troops were called on In tlve states for the preservation of peace and order He showed how unjust it was to tax the poor man for the benefit of the monopolists and trusts and plainly Illustrated how the AlcKinlev bill was for the corporations and how the Wilson bill was in the interest of the poor mm farmer mechanic ami la borer He showed very plainly the extrava gant administration of Gov Kith as com pared with the economical one of Gov Winans His speech was listened to with enthu siasm and very close attention fit was a monster meeting composed of people of all classes At the close of Mr speech cries were heard for I Dovewell candi date for representative from this district He responded in a neat speech which made him many votes and everybody felt satis fied that Hollv would give an increased Democratic majority as the people Demo crats and Republicans feel very sore on the Rich administration koV'Im rally at sagivaav Great llispliij ed Con nor a nt Greeicil With Cheers Saginaw Mich October favorite orators Assistant Secretary of the United States Edwin I Uhl and the eloquent Charles Hampton of Petoskey addressed an overflowing and enthusiastic audience at Arbeiter hall this evening Hon Durand presided and on th stage were seated such representa tive Democrats as Hon Rowland Connor Hon 5V Burt Hon George Wea dock Hon red Potter ex Congressman Youmans Hon Marskey Hon George House 12 Beach A Gavit and James Kerr Chairman Durand delivered a brief but forcible prefatory speech couched in eloquent language that went home to his hearers He then gracefully in troduced Mr Uhl who covered the great is sues of the day in a masterly manner showing how the Democratic party of re torm had carried out all its pledges and now in spite of being handicapped by the party whose song is "Listen to Our Tale of Woe" there is a general revival of bus iness over the entire length and breadth of the land Hon Charles Hampton held his audi ence with his magic tongue and was greet ed with unstinted applause throughout re ceiving almost an ovation at its close His convincing logic and eloquence found a re sponsive chord in the hearts of all present Whenever the name of Hon Rowland Con nor was meiftioned by either speaker it evoked the wildest enthusiasm and three cheers were given for the brainy future congressman at the close of the meeting It was a jubilee night for Saginaw Democ racy and augurs a great victory in Novem ben ST JOSEPH lA' Jlcmncrnls Arc I lilted mid "Will Vote the trniglii Ticket St Joseph Mich October The Demo crats St Joseph county have heard of Jordan Robinsonj Casterlin and more especially of the "two We are sorry for them There is no law in our county to prevent a man chasing a de lusion and Democrats in this vicinity con cede these would be Democrats the privi lege of indorsing whom they wish We have also read a great deal about A etc The Democratic voters of our county have no contention with either of the above persons or factions We are 'Democrats from principle and know the only salvation for our country fs to vote the Democratic ticket straight We have an excellent county and legis lative ticket in the field men of sterltng ability and excellent' character nominated lor state senator and representative toingress and a Democrat of the pure Jef fersonian type who will get our votes for governor There is no contention existing In the Democratic ranks in our county and no Democrat is of whether he holds an office 'Or was disappointed in at laiuing on We are fighting hard for the best interests of our party and country We will go to the polls on November fi and vote the ticket straight and prove to the state and nation that St Joseph county are Democrats from principle not for office or personal aggrandizement PilliT lllHUA All HIGHT Ilciuui rn i Seem to HuAe Eirrylhliig Their Om Wiij Port Huion Mich October The nom ination of Maj Boynton as candidate for mayor by the Republicans has fallen Cat among the faithful of that party The office went a begging The leaders found hard to nn! i man that would accept the nomlnaflon and so it went bv default to the major Mr Boynton vva s'defeated lor the office in th spring of 18S3 being literally snowed under by n1 fvpeated November with Nell luckerldge as the victor The inagnltlcant meeting of last evening is bear ing good fruit in solidifying the Democratic forces Tlie Democrats are enthusiastic and thoroughly organized and will surprise their opponents on election day on of th best of the smaller meetings held In this city was that of Thursday evening by the ninth and tenth ward Democrats hall was crowded to the doors with voters all'e to the situation and all anxious to do Splendid speeches were made by Brien 1 Atkinson John Murray Thomas Murphy and Wm Hollis The registration in the several wards closed this evening and was unusually large showing unmistakably that a deep interest is being taken by the voters Henry Kuhn nominated for aiderman ward by the Republicans has declined to make the run and red Moore has been placed on the ticket buiv hiieks 'J Popiilnr lmrnt is Bull ning for 11 in Ninth John Heers who is the Democratic candidate for senator in the ninth district composed of Jh rrien and Gass counties was born In Aew Jersey July 1 ISPi His early life was passed upon the farm except When attending school principally at the Holmden Academy At the age of IS he removed to the northern part of the stat to engage in the fruit and tree culture and in he came to Michigan to continue in the stne business until lb74 when he be gan the study of medicine and graduated at the medical department of the North western University at Chicago in 187? since which time he has largely devoted himself to the practice of medicine together with a general interest in farming and fruit cul ture He was elected supervisor of Royal ton Berrien Co in lls73 was prominent in grange work in Berrien county for several years holding tn position of master for several terms and was secretary of the first county grange in the state and in which he took a prominent part in organ izing He has several times represented the township of Dtncoln Berrien Co since lyiO in the board of supervisors and has already served one term in the senate with great credit to himself Tri in eu 1 us tpo I I ng Hi oc ra ii I in lay 1 1 Imlay City Mich October 27 Special) Hon Spencer isher and Hon Mark XV Stevens addressed one of the largest gatherings in the history of Dapcer county at the opera house here this afternoon The building was crowded to suffocation many ladies being present Air isher devoted his time to the silver question and his tell ing statements were applauded to the echo Mr Stevens unscathingly denounced the McKinley bill and the gigantic trusts fost ered by the Republican party and bis eloquence and convincing statements un doubtedly made many converts to Democ racy Democrats of eastern Uapeer county are thoroughly organized and will poll a big vote at the coming election 1 1 'ii li llnki'M it Grin SM'ieli at Dundee Dundee Mich October 27 A 2 this afternoon a large and enthusi astic audience that showed that their faith in the Democratic party was still strong gathered at the opera house to listen to a rousing address by Hon Barkworth nominee for congress in the second congres sional district who plainly showed to his hearers that the hard times and so forth were not preeijiitated oy anything the Dem ocratic party had done but was brought on by the millionaires bankers money loan ers etc of the east He dealt with all the questions of the day in a satisfactory manner and made many friends here He was followed in the evening by his opjio nent Gen Geo Spalding of Monroe at Slurgix Sturgis Mich October 27 (Special) The citizens of Sturgis and vicinity were treat ed to a Republican rally th first Republi can rally of the campaign in our city The speakers were Hon Burrows and Hon Dr Thomas both members of congress and nominees to succeed themselves Thomas spoke about thirty minutes Mr Burrows delivered his calamity speech He claimed that every panic that has extended in our country since its discovery by Christopher Columbus was due to free trade lie ex tolled the Sherman silver bill because it put in circulation per year and admit ted he voted for the repeal of the bill He Hung the bloody shirt by arguing that the Wilson bill favored the south who ran the Democratic party Judge Smith ut St Johns St Johns Mich October Judge Ver non 11 Smith of Ionia entertained a good sized audience at Opera House this afternoon and in a clear anti logical manner explained that a protective system isia detriment to the masses He more clearly showed the truthfulness of his statements than any speaker we have lis tened to "this season Henry Patterson chairman of our county committee is giving us one of the most effectual campaigns that we ever had in this county Our people are more united in their belief that protection bene fits the few and is detrimental to the many Populist Spenk to null A i cti ecs Harbor Springs Mich October 27 (Spe cial) Graves nominee for superintendent of public instruction and our own John nominee for represen tative on the Populist ticket for this dis trict made addresses on the streets here this afternoon to a crowd of about forty people composed mostly ut boys The speaker of the day Hon Grece failed to put in an appearance They also spoke at the county hall to night to about fifty listeners Great I I Ii ti la nt Ltiwltin awton Mich October 27 (Special A large and enthusiastic audience assembled at the opera house to night to hear the first Democratic speech of the season nt this place It was presented by Hon Bray of lint' who held his congregation spellbound for about two hours on the pol itical issues of the day This is a Repub lican county but the Democrats here show great will power and will surprise some of their Republican brethren on election day Xothliig Hut Water in 'Ihefn Birmingham Mich October riday evening Mr Cook of Davisburg addressed an audience in Southfield Oakland Co from'a prohibition standpoint The meeting was well attended and the speech well re ceived Charles Bartlett of Pontiae a sing er of some repute was present and favored the crowd with seme very appropriate songs Mr Ward Parks acted as chairman 1'rolri bit inn tt Rally Kalamazoo Mich October (Special) Prohibitionists had a second rally here to night A Todd candidate for governor A Wisner lieutenant governor and 1 Underwood would be congressman ad dressed a large meeting at the opera house aima coiiCGi: i student Jlc That Enlivens Tliilr studies Alma Mich October Matters at Al ma College are running along smoothly The newly organized football team has ac cumulated so much conceit that they Jiavtr arranged with a team of Saginaw foot ballists to come up here next Saturday (November 3 and test lheir metal The Alma college team have some great "rush ers" so our girls say and a sprinter that be eaught wnen he gets the ball" The boys generally are more inclined to ward athletics this year than any year since the college opened With an occasional joke played upon one of tl professors to enliven the inunitoiluus humdrum of study the students are enjoy imr life at the college A funny little in cident occurred only a few days ago In the chapel there is an altar an adjustable altar as It were which can be made suit able for short or for tail people by a piece of mechanism called a Welly one evening one of the students saw lit to take A WAWAWX CLOAKS CAPES WRAPS Vej Place CLOAK In the City ROOMS $1275 £olf Voyaglir 3 Which avy Jackets it £Eil(rr'5 loakj $375 and $5 $1000 Ciildri'5 a Someilnng swell others siill hiirheit $500 $675 XSSjdf xx xx xx oa xax tire worth S20 we 1V0 quickness 2 8 BAZAAR 1 $9 X3x 9 Xx xx £pial To' 2VorroV Hi inch Extra I letvy Mills" JACK ITS blue black Oxford and gray XOX xx XfbX 4 xgx XAX 3 xex A Of imported Scotch Woolens in tans grays browns black and navy with plain and checked self full length largo they just about them at JO inches long in black and navy good and style both from Berlin doiible bnatod tight or loose front full sleet es large rvers velvet noth ing seen could good at the price is "(5 inches long in black and navy double breasted full front full sleeves wide re ver horn buttons all izes worth 18 of money going at Coab and Jackets value sio S12 and S15 for this sale consisting of blacks navys inns and plain and fur trimmed extra large sleeves full inches long some lined and some half I tea vet Kerseys and Meltons this is the bi year fUr arn(it3 to War A VERITABLE STORE WITMIX ITSEL IS OUR MAMMOTH CLO IK MEPARTMKXT AVE YOU SEEN IT! I NOT A TREAT JS WAITING OR YOU THOUSANDS CLOAKS CAPES WRAPS SUITS ETCjTO PLEASE EVERY ANCY AND SA TISY EVERY PURSE Will you go there tu mofrow! Perhaps so when you read ivhnt we arc tloiii" will you have at the lowest it Our guaranty cither xx X4xc XXO 9X9y 9X9X 9 9X 9X 9X9' 9X9 9X 9 i 9X9 9X 9X 9 ax XX 8 0 SZ' $875 1 SWRSTw xS5 I fi i IvWCvjW vs A 7: A A ex'exoxc' 'vxeyox i sit I 1 1 I yy 'yy 1 a that Next morning tall form of over six feet arose be hind that altar pulled it up to the re quired bight but it dropped back again lie repeated the operation but it was no go He then lifted the Bible tu the proper level and proceeded This is just mtn of the many pranks that are played They put life into the average student Bast US i ue Session of the A 1 Pontiae Mich October To day was the last day for business sessions of the Canada and Michigan conference of the A Zion church The committees finished their reports and the bishop fin ished asking the disciplinary questions at this afternoon's business sesion The memorial services this afternoon at 3 were very impressive The senior bishop Moure Dr 1 Pierce presi dent of Bivingston college Dr Green chairman of the statistical bureau of the church and Rev David Butler have all passed away during the year ALBION COLLEGE NEWS OX I DEIt A RLE BVGI'i IIMHXT OVER THE GAMES The senior Horn Tooted Through tin Street Albion Mich October The pro grammes of the theory class of the Conserv atory of Music have come to be recognized as one of the most pleasant and important parts of college life At the Thursday af ternoon 'programme seven numbers xvt re given and all were highly interesting tu the large audience A new organization known as the Woman's Dengue is to be organized this afternoon of which Perceptress Bancroft is the head assisted by the ladies of the faculty The league is for social purposes and is to include all the ladies in all de partments of the college ootball is the chief topic to day as there are two games scheduled the second eleven plays at Lansing against the Agri cultural College first team The first team plays at Jackson with the Michigan Military Academy with two' games thus on hand it is reasonable to expect that there is consider able excitement Albion is unfortunate in having two hard games close together as Hillsdale plays here on Monday and the team will not be over the lameness and ac cidents of to day before having to line up for another battle it is but just to the team to say that the score at Notre Dam last Saturday was really in favor of Albion as Notre Dame got her six points on the rankest kind of a "tiuke" in th sec ond half the Notre Dame runner being tackled by Albion passed the ball forward fifteen yards so that it roiled over Al goal line and was captured by Studebaker nnii downed Capt Skipp protested but to no avail nnd the score was allowed At the Thanksgiving game two outside per sons who understand their duties will he engaged as referee and umpire A special train carrying the team tht? band and about 2f students went to Jackson this after noon The college Christian associations have secured the services of Kv Alexander Patterson the celebrated evangelist to eon duet a series of etings during the inter The famous senior horn has appeared again on Thursday eight or ten juniors bravely brought out the old relic over Which so many battles have been fought heads cracked and fingers splashed Brave'Hi tooted the horn between two of the most prominent boarding clubs near the col lege but tooted in vain for all the other classmen were too busy with their dinners to think that it was the senior horn till it was too lat It was the most daring at tempt by any class in a long time as thev were on foot instead of being on a dray with a running team as formerly Two mounted juniors however carried the horn s' VIM VIGOR VICTORY what the people will reward every one of them with Great County That's what every one of them will infusc into the affairs of this county every candi date on the Democratic ticket Every Democrat and Reformer should work hand in hand at the coming election for the cleanest ticket ever nominated in Wayne County Sec that every vote is cast and in accord ance with our time honored I Bl 1 1 I Administration or to parts unknown as soon as the crowd began to get too large and there was not the slightest kind of a skirmish The Eclectic and Athenaedes Society gave a musical last evening which was enjoyed by a very large crowd Next Wed nesday evening the college course of lectures and concerts will present the attraction of tile Torbett Concei Co The College Prohibition Club has secured the services of Rev Allen of Detroit candidate for secretary of state to give au address on the political issues of the day ii Item The woolen mill at Carsonville which was recently destroyed bv lire will be re built Northville young men have organized an indoor croquet club for amusement during the winter The annual meeting of the Shiawassee County Sunday School Association will be held at Perry October 30 and 31 Stephen A Wood a stonemason at Buchanan has fallen heir to $30 (W by the death of a relative in Branch county Chelsea citizens are talking of organizing a stock company and putting up a canning factor) in time for next season's product The body of John Stimpson of Lake City who was drowned October 2 was found Wednesday floating in the lake di had evidently just come to the surface The boats at Traverse City will have to run for some time yet to clear up the large quantity of potatoes and apples which are in the warehouse and on the docks awaiting shipment The new stave factory at Elk Rapids was totally destroyed by tlie Monday morning causing a loss The plant was nearly completed and operations would have begun in a few days Richmond young gentlemen who do not go to church" themselves engage Sun day evenings iu the highly intellectual amusement of tilling with dried leaves the buggies and carriages of those people who do attend the services John Curavo' of Elk Rapids started to cross Grand Traverse bay in a sailboat on October 13 and several days later the boat was found upside down ut the head of the bay Search has been made but no trace ut tlie bodv has as yet been found The negotiations which were in progress at Croswell for the erection of a butler factory at that point have been abandoned for the present as the prospects were not bright enough Next spring however the project will be revived and it is thought with a better chance of success When there is hustling to be done the Grand Traverse country seems to be in it no matter in what special line the hustling happens to be Some days ago a Traverse City young lady went to the wedding ot a friend in a neighboring town and while there met for the first time a young man who was immediately smitten with her charms Within three days he had pro posed acceptd and married A inlander going to his native country last Saturday had a trunk with him that was mad in the year 1732 The owner said that the trunk had been taken over the ocean six different times The outside was covei ed with sheet iron and the round steel handles were very large and about halt an inch thick It was not very bad looking for its age The ancient box was quite a curiosity portage Lake Mining Gazette The) Return Th links The ladies of the Industrial school board wish to thank the following persons for their kind remembrances and assistance on the occasion of their annual donation day and tea Mrs Zacli Chandler "Whitney Jr Hudson rank Hecker a friend of kindergartens 7ilrs Charles Endicott Robert Zug Mis Mary Awry Mrs Allan Shlden Airs Woodruff Mrs IL lodg on Afiss intun A Butl rlr Newberry Butler Aluir Dr A Cleland Dr ild Mrs Jones Vanlltisan Gritlln Mrs btruchan Charles Detain Parker Wbh Co Mrs A d'Arcambal JenneSs Ale Curdy Weber A Co Wilber Huwatd A Duggan Ling Mandolin Club Edward Spaulding Miss Isabella Jacobs Miss I lorence Rodda Mis Virginia Eastman Miss Rebekah Scottn Airs Charles Ciemnts AIIs Kate Jacobs rlsema Bros Clark Co Brvitmeyer Son Hudson At Svmington Newcomb Endicottx Lv and Andrew Hair.

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