Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-22
Democratic County Convention.

Democratic County Convention.
The Democratic county convention
met in the Council room, Saturda.
afternoon, Oct. Is, 1884, and wa
called to order by j. ID. Turnbull
who made few remarks on the pc
litical situation.
A. r. Mcdonald was appointed
chairman, and ]. S. McVicar, secre
tary.
A credential committee was ther
appointed, consisting of A. w. Com
stock, p. Owens and Walter Gava
gan.
The credential committee reported
delegates entitled to seats as follows
First ward-C. w. Richardson, A,
r. Mcdonald, Charles Golling, John
Gavagan, Patrick Gibbons, A. w.
Comstock, Casper Alpern, Jas. III.
Plunkett, j. ID. Turnbull, S. L. Car
penter, John Beck and Arthur Will
kinson.
Second Ward-Patrick Culligan,
A. j. Simmons, j. U. D'Aigle, S.
Westrope, Joseph Beryo, Julius Pot
vim, Dan. Cunning, Fred Yott, Chas.
Brown, James Whalen, VIM. Gava-
gan and Thos. Lee.
Third ward-Peter Owens, A. G.
Mcdonald, VIM. Manion, David Bru-
no, G. M. Slusser, w. Mcdonald,
Geo. Yeneki, Thos. Stafford, John
Beck, J. S. McVicar, d. McDougall
and X. McDougall.
Alpena township-E. Desemeau,
VIM. Monaghan, Thos. Breen, Walter
Gavagan and Frank Lacomb.
Maple Ridge-Moses Stafford,
Chas. Heating, John Fitzpatrick,
Francis McGinty and John Butler.
Green-Wm. Pushor, VIM. Carney,
James Kimhall, G. F. Fowler and
Chas. Kimball.
Ossineke was represented by j.
Patnod, and Wilson by S. A. DAY.
ison.
The chairman of each delegation
was instructed to cast the votes of
the absent members of his delegation.
j. ID. Turnbull moved that a COM
mittee of five be appointed to confer
with the Greenback committee in re-
gard to fusion ticket.
S. L. Carpenter moved "that COM
mittee of five be appointed by the
chairman to meet a similar committee
of the Greenback convention now in
session in this city; that such joint
committee apportion to each conven-
ton respectively the Offices they are
entitled to fill ; and that each conven-
ton, for itself, nominate candidates
for the Offices so apportioned."
Messrs. Turnbull and Carpenter
each addressed the convention in be-
half of their motions.
Mr.. Carpenters motion was lost by
a vote of 80 to II, and a conference
committee was appointed as follows:
J. ID. Turnbull, S. L. Carpenter, p.
Owens, J. U. DAigle and Chas.
Golling.
When the conference committee
returned, they reported that they had
met like committee Of the Green
back party, and had agreed to n joint
convention-candidates to be nomi-
mated by two-thirds vote, and the
Democratic convention was invited
to the Knights of Labor hall, as that
place was better provided with seats
for a large convention.
The report of the committee was
accepted and the convention adjourn
ed to the Knights of Labor hall.
GREENBACK CONVENTION.
In the meantime the Greenback
convention had assembled in Knights
of Labor hall. Andrew Harshaw was
appointed chairman, and Chas. Cook
secretary.
The delegates entitled to seats were
as follows:
First Ward--Wm. Henry, l..
Hodgins, A. Harshaw, James Collins,
d. E. Thomas, l. Cole, j. McCafery,
P. Sayan, F. Marsh, Gus Guenther,
G. Burthwick and c. Guenther.
Second Ward-Wm. Hassett, l..
Hickey, p. Martin, o. McClinton,
L. J. Partridge, j. Westrope, A.
Stewart, II. Kelly, j. Lehman, B.
Wagner, VIM. Butler and p. Keat-
ing.
Third Ward-C. Cook, J. Brani-
gan, r. Oliver, r. Martin, j. Smith,
J. G. Chisholm, j. Collins, j. Thomp-
son, G. Parks, d. Stephenson, A.
Campbell and w. Sterling.
Maple RIDGE. Shelley, T. Nc
Kay, M. l.. Oliver, Walter Preston
and T. TAFT.
Green-T. O'Neil, j. Henry and
S. w. Flanders.
Alpena township-A. Il. Bates.