Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-09-24
Republican 29th Senatorial Conven-
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The Republican Senatorial Conven-
tion for this district, was held at Che
boygan last Wednesday, the 18th.
Oscar Adams, of Cheboygan, was
elected temporary chairman, and
Thomas White, of Alpena, temporary
secretary. The Committee on creden-
tials reported sixteen delegates en-
titled to seats, Alpena being represent
ed by Z. o. Avery, Thomas White
and James A. Case. Messrs. Adams
and White were elected as permanent
president and secretary.
The first ballot resulted as follows /:
Charles Il. Henry."...................
".
III. III. Woodruff".... ........."."."."......2
r. y. Ayery"..,.."......,.... ............."..l
A formal ballot had the following
result:
Charles II. Henry. ....................,...l4
u. Palmer"......,..,........ L
Mr.. Henry was declared the unan-
! imous choice of the convention.
The Republican Senatorial commit
tee was organized as follows:
Cheboygan-Oscar Adams.
Presque Isle-Herman Hoeft.
Neutrality-suspicious. III. Stevens.
Alpena-James A. Case.
Otsego-A. j. Taylor.
Crawford-O. j. Bell.
Oscoda-G. j. Hoyt.
Alcona-Hugh r. Morrison.
Iosco-J. f. Forest.
Gladwin-C G. Fouch.
Roscommon-H. III. Woodruff.
Ogemaw-O. F. Honeywell.
When the convention adjourned,
the committee organized by electing
Oscar Adams, of Cheboygan, as chair
man, and A. J. Taylor, of Crawford,
as secretary, and arranged the basis
of representation for the next Repub-
lican Senatorial Convention so as to
entitle each county in the district to
one delegate for each 400 votes cast
for Governor, and one delegate for
fraction of 800 votes cast. u-
"Charles r. Henry says the Oscoda
Every Saturday, twas born in the township
of Macon, Lenawee county, on the goth Of
December, 1856, making him % years of
age on his next birthday lie attended a
district school and did farm work until 10.
years of age. Attended the Union school
at the village of Tecumseh for four years.
The next two years he taught school in
Lenawee county. He then began reading
law in the Office of Lawrence q limerick,
at Ann Arbor-the present judge of the
Alpena Circuit was the junior member Of
the law firm. In the fall of III, Mr.. Hen
~ entered the law department of the Mich
igan University, from which he graduated
in the spring Of 10 A week after he re-
ceived his diploma, or about April LIST, he
came to Au Sable, and began the practice
of his profession. In July Of the same
year he entered into partnership with Mr..
w. II. Simpson, under the firm name Of
Simpson & Henry, the partnership continu-
ing about year. Mr.. Henry has continu--
ed the practice of law in Au Sable up TO
the present tlIne. III TIE Iuil Oh ~, MT.
Henry was appointed on the Village Board
to fill vacancy. lie served out the term
for which he was appointed, about year
and half, or until the spring Of 81, when
he was elected for the ensuing two years.
While he had one year Of this term TO serve,
in the spring of 'S2, he was elected presi-
dent of the village, to accept which Office
he resigned his position as a member of the
Village Board. In the spring of 's3 he was
reelected president of the village. Last
spring he was again nominated by the Re-
pubicans, but was defeated by Angus f.
Mcdonald, the present president Of the
village. In 1880 Mr.. Henry was elected
prosecuting attorney of the county, and re-
elected to the same Office in 1882 and is our
present prosecuting attorney. In August
1882, when the present school law went in
10 effect, Mr.. Henry was elected member
of the county board Of examiners for the
long term, years. In August last he was
reelected for another three years. On Oc-
tober 23rd, 1870, Mr.. Henry was married
to Miss Florence A. Parshall, of Ann. Ar
bor.v
Mr.. Henry will experience consid-