Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-10-10
Democratic County Convention

The Democratic county convention met
at the council room on Monday afternoon,
and was called to order by Jas. ID. Turn
bull.
Mr.. Turnbull opened the convention by
q very able and timely address, which
was we'll received by those present.
+. s. Dewey was called to the chair as
temporary chairman, and j. G. Wall, was
selected as temporary secretary.
The next order Of business was the ap-
pointment OF committees Of permanent
organization and order of business, Gre
dentials, and resolutions, and the chair
man and secretary being authorized to
select such committees, presented the
| following:
Permanent organization--Jas. Collins,
j. S. McVicar, and W. E. Ziegenfuss.
Cedentials-Jas. ii. Kerr, Chas. Bena-
way and Alex. Campbell.
Resolutions-Jno. Monaghan, Henry
| Clothier and j. b. Treaster.
A recess was then taken to allow CON-
mittees opportunity to prepare their re-
spective reports.
On being called to order the committee
OH permanent organization and order OF
business reported as follows:
Your committee on permanent organ
ization and order Of business and rules,
respectfully report as follows
On permanent organization we recon-
mend that the temporary officers be the
permanent officers Of this convention.
On order of business we recommed that
| the candidates for the several offices be
nominated in the following order: Sheriff,
clerk, treasurer, register Of deeds, prose-
cutting attorney, circuit court commits
sioner, surveyor and coroners.
On rules, that all nominations be by
ballot. That two-thirds of all the ballots
cast shall be necessary to choice. That
no informal ballot shall be declared
| formal.
The committee on credentials reported
the following delegates as entitled to
seats In the convention:
First ward-V. c. Burnham, Gid Bur-
ton, John Monaghan, James O'Connor,
Dougald Mcdonald, w. L. Zeigenfuss.
Second ward-F. S. Dewey, Jas. II.
Kerr, Oscar Hing, Henry Clothier, Jno.
Gavagan, Jas. Collins.
Third ward-J. A. Kunath, Isadore
Yachcik, Frank Guyott, Standislaw
Halopniczak, John Gorski, Frank Kot-
wicki.
Fourth ward-Jas. Mawhinney, ID. G..
Mcintosh, Frank Kinney, J. c. Wall,
Thos. Hasel, A. q. Ripley.
Fifth ward-Alex. Campbell, John s.
McVicar, John j. Murphy, VIM. Manion,
A. C. Mcdonald, s. A. Mcdonald.
Sixth ward-J. G. Chisholm, Thos
Kelley, Geo. Gengerke, Alex, Lahore,
VIM. Sterling. p. O'Farrell.
Alpena-J. b. Treaster, Leon Mainville,
Thos Beryo, Chas. Benaway, Paul De
Laval.
Maple Ridge-Henry Freese, Francis
Bowling, Patrick Kilcorse, Mich'l Melvil,
Thos. Wholly.
Long Rapids Chas. Heating, Jno. But
Ter, VIM. A. Leroy, Patrick Kelly, Archie
McCallum, A. ii. Gaffney.
Green-W. j. Carney Geo. Graves, j.
b. Flagg, Alonzo Loomis, G. w. Emer-
son, VIM. O'Niel.
Wilson Jas. Willett, Jas. O'Tool, Louis
Azure, Jos. Lawrence, Jos. j. Shell, VIM.
Barker.
Ossineke-Jno. Simmons, Martin Ben
jamin, Gilbert DeGraff, Hiram Kinney,
Edward Gerow, Jas. Farley.
Sanborn-O. w. Bresett Chas. Bell
more, Jno. Hitter, Jno. Grace, Alonzo
Myers, Chas. st. Charles.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following
The Democrats of Alpena county In
convention assembled, hereby reaffim our
adherence to the principles OF the Demo-
cratic party rs set forth In the platform
at our state convention.
We denounco the political tricksters
who are attempting to hold the Demo-
cratic administration and party RESPONSE
BILE for the hard times, which are the
natural result Of Republican Legislation,
and which came upon the country before