Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-09-14


The committee on credentials
through their chairman, Mr.. Sperry,
report 90 delegates entitled to seats
in the convention. Report adopted.
The committee on permanent or
ganization and order of business,
presented the name of K. b. Green,
of Arcadia, as chairman and Sayres,
of Ashley, as Secretary. Report
adopted.
Mr.. Green upon taking the chair
made very able and appropriate
add ress.
Upon motion the chair appointed
Charles ii. Moore and +. II. Ewell
as tellers.
The first in order of business was
the nomination of candidate for
Judge Of Probate.
+. b. Green in short address pre-
scented the name of Almon Yering-
ton. w. j. Miller presented the
name of c. w Giddings and Prof.
Mccall the name of J. l.. Potts, Of
Ithaca.
Upon the first informal ballot
Yerington received 80, Potts 81,
Giddings %, scattering 8.
Upon the second ballot Yerington
received 35, Potts 81, Giddings %.
The third ballot gave Yerington
36, Potts 35, Giddings 20.
The fourth ballot resulted in Yer
ington 30, Potts 81, Giddings /.
Potts nomination was made unan-
imous.
The denomination of Sheriff,
County Clerk, Treasurer, Register,
Prosecuting Attorney, Circuit Court
Commissioner, Crandall, and Coro-
ner, DeMay were made unanimous
by reclamation.
John NJ. Everden, of Ithaca, was
nominated unanimously by acclama-
ton for Circuit Court Commissioner.
DIR. John Hamilton, of Pompei,
was nominated by reclamation for
Coroner,
For Surveyor, d. Altenburgh was
nominated by acclamation.
For representative in the State
Legislature, the following names
were presented, Burgess Hall, ii. l..
Wood and William Sickles. The
vote stood as follows: Hall 81,
Wood 40, Sickles 5. Mr.. w God was
declared the unanimous nominee.
While we have no fault to find with
the personnel of the ticket, we do not
believe the best interests Of the party
were subseryed in its selection. Such
a distribution of the Offices. as to call
out the hearty support of the voters of
the different localities, that could then
be concentrated upon the general ticket,
was entirely ignored, and certain To-
calties seemed only anxious TO secure
all they could for themselves, without
any reference to the wishes and rights
of others,
Our candidate for representative
in the state legislature, II. l.. Wood,
was born on farm in Troy town,
ship, Wood county, Ohio, where he
lived until he was % years of age
when he removed to Monroe county,
this state. In the epring Of 1878 he
bought new farm OF 200 acres four
miles north of ST. Louis and with
his family moved onto it where he
resided five years, improving the
farm.
In the early days of Ohio his faith
err was one of the old pioneers of the
Maumee Valley and Inspection Gen
eral of the Ohio Militia. Gen. Stead
man was one of his colonies. They
both resigned and went to California
together in lS49, during the gold ex-
element. After returning he became
a jealous aud active member of what
was then known as the famous under
ground rail road. ttu''~'v co yoars
of age, when too G., .., us, >r'
vice, he refused the COMMISSION OF
colonel of the 2lst o. V. |. and af-
terward went to the front as quarter
master of the 9th Q. V. |. where
he served for nearly two years, when
he was stricken with typhoid fever,
at Winchester, and was forced to re
sign. He aftcrward served four
years in the Ohio Legislature and six
years as Co. commissioner and was
the only candidate the Toledo Bldde
and Commercid would compromise
on for congress to run against Frank
Hurd the first time he was elected,
but declined to run on account of his
health and age.
III. l.. Wood, at the age of rs years,
enlisted in Go. G.. ls9th O.
V. |. and served Till the close of the
war in Tennessee and Alabama. AT
the time he enlisted he refused q, 800
TO 90 as "A substitute.
He has held the office Of supervisor
of Pine River two years and repre-
sentative of the county for the past
two years. He has never followed
any other occupation but that of
FARMING and manufacturing brick