Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-10-07
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CON-
VEMTl0N.
The County Well Represented-A
Good Ticket Nominated.
Register! Register! So as to Sup
port it, and Vote the Win
ming Ticket.

The Republican county convention
was held at the Town hall Tuesday af-
ternOOn, and was called to order by 4.
Y. Perkins, Chairman of the Republican
county committee. Upon motion, Hon.
Jacob Walton was elected chairman, and
Will c. Whiting, clerk.
Upon motion of Geo. w. Bell, the chair
man appointed the following committee
on credentials: Geo. W. Bell, +. f. Mar
tin and Vim. b. Ellis.
The committee reported duly accredit-
ed delegates from the towns of Benton,
Beaugrand, Burt, Ellis, Grant, Inverness,
Munro and TuscarOra.
A motion was adopted authorizing the
delegates present from any
town to east full vote of township.
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination of candidates.
An informal ballot was taken for can
didate for sheriff resulting as follows:
Whole number of votes, 80; w. Smith,
9; VIM. Harrington, ~; Chas. Ii. Mute,
IL; blank, 3. A second informal ballot
resulted; Smith, q; Mute, 16; Herring
ton, 10. The third informal ballot
Smith, 5; Mute, Ia; Harrington IA.
The first formal ballot resulted:
Smith, /; Mute, l6; Harrington Is. The
second formal ballot, Mute, IS; Herring
| ton, II. Mr.. Harrington having receiv-
| ed a majority of the votes, was declared
| the nominee.
Upon the first informal ballot for
| clerk, S. ii. Taylor received rs; j. G..
| Wooster, =; ". &. Whiting, l; John Daw-
son. /. Upon motion, Mr.. Taylor was de-
clared the unanimous nominee.
An informal ballot was had for can
didate for Register of Deeds, j. G. WOOs-
ter receiving 27 votes to for John Daw-
son and for +. A. Faunce, and motion
was adopted that he be declared the
unanimous nominee.
| Upon an informal ballot for Prosecut-
ing Attorney, Frank Shepherd received
"A To lur oscar Adams. and was, upon
motion, declared the unanimous nOmi-
nee of the convention.
| For Treasurer, on an informal ballot,
E. u. Perkins received % vOtes Geo. W.
Bell, Z, and j. MattOOn 1; and, upon mo
tiOn of Geo. w. Bell, Mr.. Perkins was de-
clared unanimously nominated.
An informal ballot for candidate for
County Surveyor resulted i'll b. +. La
Rue receiving % votes; C. +. Hayden, 2;
c. Mute, 2. Mr.. LaRue was declared the
nominee.
Geo. E. Frost was renOminated for Cir
cult Court Commissioner by acclamatiOn.
DR.. BIB. Beach and Philip O'Brien were
nominated for cOrOners by acclamatlOn.
THE TICKET
Is good one, and Notwithstanding our
cOtempOrary TO the contrary, Is strong
one, every candidate being we'll qualified
for the position to which he was nOmi-
mated.
FOR SHERIFF.
VIM. Harrington, the nominee is an
old citizen of the county, and there are
few living in the county but what know
him, and everybody that is acquainted
with him knows that he will make an ex-
cellent officer, and the result of the vote
at the approaching election, we are con-
fident will show him to be strong can
didate.
COUNTY CLERK.
All who know Mr.. Taylor, the nominee
will admit that there is no man in the
county better qualified for the position
than he. "A legible writer, and fully
conyersant with everything partainine
to the duties of the Office. His election
will insure most satisfactory discharge
of the duties of the Office.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
J.C. Wooster, the nominee, has long
been connected with the mercantile
department of Macarthur, Smith &sCo.
and iswell and favOrably known through
out the county. His qualifications fol
the Office are undOubted, and his pOpu
larity will be attested by the strong
vote he will poll.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
Frank Shepherd, the nominee. has
filed the Office for the past two years
and has been a pains-taking and eff
cient prosecutor, and his record is wei
known to all.
COUNTY TREASURER.
Mr.. e. z. Perkins, the nominee fol
this important Office, needs no intrOduc
tiOn to the citizens of the county from
us. He is an experienced and accurate
accountant, young man who stands
high in the estimation OF all who arr
acquainted with him, and one whom
every person knows to be worthy of Sc
important trust, and who will make 8
careful sand trustworthy treasurer II