The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-09-05
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The Democrat and Greenback Con-
gressional Conventions for the Eighth
District were held IN Owosso on
Tuesday. Delegations were fairly
filled.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
was called to order at 1910 by Arthur
Hill, who made short speech and
nominated Arthur Ross, of Saginaw,
as temporary chairman and ]. S.
Crosby, of Montcalm, as secretary.
The usual committees were ap-
pointed. Shiawassee county was
represented as follows: on organiza-
ton by T. M. Euler; on credentials
by l.. H. Wilcox; on resolutions by
DR.. Skully; on conference by ]. G.
Marsh.
After recess of 80 minutes the
Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation reported DR.. Stiles Kennedy
as Permanent Chairman and ]. S.
Dodge as Permanent Secretary. On
taking the chair Kennedy denounced
the Republican party bitterly.
The Committee on Credentials re.
ported full set of delegations from
each county.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported as follows:
REsoLvED-That we the represen-
tatives of the Democratic party of
the Eighth Congressional District, in
convention assembled, heartily en-.
dorse the nominations of the Nation
al and State Conventions of our
party of 1884, and the platform
adopted by said Conventions.
Conference committee reported
that they were unable to report just
then. Reports of various commit
tees adopted.
A recess OF 80 minutes was taken
in order to give The Committee on
Conference Ia like one being appoint
ed by the Greenbackers) time to re-
port. ''s,:
After two hours Of futile scheming
the committee reported THAT they
were unable to agree. This left the
delegates all at sea and motion to
unanimously nominate Tarsney was
laid on the table. A recess was here
taken. On re-assembling Timothy
E. Tarsney was nominated by accla-
nation.
AT this point were chosen the Con-
gressional committee, L. H. Wilcox
being the member from this county.
Adjourned.
THE GREENBACK CONVENTION
met in Wesener's Hall, and was
called to order by H. H. Pulver,
who nominated A. B. Clark, of Shi-
awassee, as temporary chairman and
H. P. Clark, of Montcalm, as tenn.
porary secretary. The usual COM
mittees were then appointed.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported the temporary Of
ficers as permanent officers.
A committee on conference was
appointed 10 confer with a like COM
mittee appointed by the Democrats.
After waiting about two hours for the
committee to report, and no report
being made, the convention proceed
ed to ballot. After several ballots
and a stormy session, Tarsney was
nominated.
The following resolution was
adopted:
RESOLVED, That this convention
will not agree to support any candi-
date for Congress unless he will agree
to oppose the further funding Of the
national debt.
2. We, will not agree to support
any candidate for Congress who will
not oppose further legislation favoring
national banks.
3. We will not agree to support
any candidate for Congress who will
not oppose any effort to change that
part Of the Constitution recently
passed upon by the United States
Supreme Court upon the legal tender
question.
a. We will not agree to support any
candidate for Congress who will not
agree to declare forfeited all railroad
land grants forfeited by reason of
non.ful6llment of contract and hold
the same for actual settlement.
A committee was then appointed
to notify Mr.. Tarsney of his nomi-
nation. Adjourned.