Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-08-28
Democratic County Convention.

ton met at the court room, in thi
city, on Saturday afternoon last
and after being called to order
Hon, A. w. Comstock was chosen
chairman, and j. p. Healy Secre
tary. The committee on credenti
ais consisted of j. Y. Bostwick, c
Golling and j. X. Lockwood. AT
ter examining the credentials o
the various delegates, the conven,
ton proceeded to the nomination
of candidates for county officers
with the following result:
For Sheriff,
For County Clerk,
WILLIAM II. JOHNSON.
For County Treasurer,
THOMAS COLLINS.
For Register of Deeds,
ALEXANDER MCDONALD.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
ALEXANDER X. MCDONALD.
For Circuit Court Commissioner,
JOHN b. CLAYDERG.
For County surveyor.
THOMAS McGINN,
fO' JAMES JAMES TrMMs.
JOHN HEATING.
The delegates selected to attend
the Senatorial Convention are J.
X. Lockwood, j. II. Bostwick. NJ
Klock, J. d. Turnbull and S. l..
Carpenter. Aud the delegates to
the Representative Convention are
V. C. Burnham, J. Heating, A. r.
Richardson, c. Vessel and j. Pot
win.
In selecting candidates for county
Offices, the Democracy of this coun-
ty have placed in nomination a
strong ticket, one that no man may
be ashamed of supporting, and
one, if elected, that will conduct
the business assigned to each with
out favor or partially.
The candidate for Sheriff. Frank
II. Dyer, the present sheriff, has,
we think, performed the duties of
that office for the last twenty
months to the entire satisfaction of
every body, and if again elected,
we feel confident, will, if possible,
do even better ia the future than
in the past, and we hope the en-
tire party will give him their COR
dial support.
The candidate for County Clerk,
William III. John on, who was elect
ed to that position two years ago,
has performed his duties faithfully,
and is deserving of the hearty CO.
operation of the Democracy of the
county in again electing him to the
responsible position which he is SO
well qualified to fiji.
For County Treasurer, Thomas
Collins, who has had charge of the
cash box of the county since jan
uary l, 1877, is man against
whom no voter can say a word,
and his fitness for the important
position is beyond question. Since
he took possession of that office,
county orders have always been at
par, and we feel satisfied that Tom
is the man calculated to keep them
there.
For Register of Deeds, Alex
ander Mcdonald, who has held that
office for many years, is a man that
his nomination is almost equal to
his election, and being so well and
favorably known to the entire peo-
pie of the county, he needs no rec
concentration at our hands.
For Prosecuting Attorney, Alex
ander r. Mcdonald, one who has
filed an important Office in the
city for more than three years, and
a man possessing the necessary
qualifications to make Prosecut-
ing Attorney that the people would
be entirely satisfied with, and one
who would exert every power to
do his duties.
For Circuit Court Commissioner,
John b. Clayberg, one of our most
promising attorneys, man of
sterling qualities, and an excellent
nan for the office to which he has
been nominated.
For Surveyor, Thomas McGinn,
the present incumbent of that of.
Iice, and against whom there is as
yet no opposition.
For Coroners, James Tins, one
of the present Coroners, a resi-
dent of this city, aud John Ke T.
ing, a resident of the township of
Long Rapids. II