Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-12
DEMOCRACY RAMPANT.
The Unterrifed Gather in Council. -
The Convention Great in Numbers
Proposes TO Go 1t Alone
Aid Asked From Nor Given
10 Populists.

utmOcIuCN. ne lool-Ddll VI COUNTY
nominations was kicked freely and a
ticket satisfactory To all. let Us hope,
was nominated. AT 1880 the chair
man of the county committee called the
delegates TO order and asked that l.. r..
Mr.. Woodruff accepted the request and,
recognizing the propriety of not having
any fun at a funeral refrained from
making a speech. Frank Peet of La
fayette was elected secretary aud the
following committees appointed;
Credentials-DiXi L. Hail, Ithaca;
Jerry Marks, St. Louis; George Dou-
glass, Elba.
Resolutions and Permanent Organi-
cation and Order of Business-William
Long, Washington; Stiles Kennedy, st.
Louis; w. ID. Tucker, Ithaca.
The convention then adjourned for
the usual log rolling and dinner. At
1880 everything having been satisfact-
orily arranged, the convention came to
order. The first in order was the re-
port of the committee on credentials.
The following gentlemen were shown
TO be entitled 70 seats:
Seville-P Taylor, G. Bartell, F.
Hudson, L. Kirwin.
Wheeler-G p. Young, A. tombstone,
L. Waggoner, w. OberIin, q. W. Tor
bert.
ST. Louis. Marks, Geo. Smith, j.
w. Burgess, n. Smith, S. Kennedy, A.
f. Wright T. q. Duff, +. Arnold.
Eloa-A. Peterson, a. w. Dickerson,
j. Bishop, L. Fuller &. c. Douglass.
Washington-Wm. Long, Geo. En-
glish, l. P. Stanley, o. McEndarfer.
Fulton-J. b. Willoughby, VIM.
Hoxie, Henry Reed, j, Naldrett, W.
Hoxie, Henry Stitt
Hew Haven. Biddle, W. Williams,
p. Moore. r. Gully.
Newark. &. Kinney, JAS. Quick,
p. Porter, c. Define.
Ithaca. w. Harris. II. j. Craw-
ford, w. ID. Tucker, c. NJ. Brown, w.
ID. Scott, VIM. Sell, d. &. Hall, X. p.
Peet.
North Star-D. }. Wilkinson, j.
I Greenley, w, X. Wolf, j. S. Bard, W.
F Clapp,
Hamilton-S. Cole. c. II. Pierce, p.
Cunningham.
Lafayette-B. F. Gulick, G, Darcus,
f. Mari, c. W. Tillotron.
Arcadia. j. Hall, j. w. Hawkins,
JOS Bittner, W. a. Bahlke, c. Morden,
f. Bogert, F. W. Hooper, j. Logic, |.
Russell, 5. l.. Stevens.
Sumner-Sam Bigelow, II. A. Glow,
Geo. Butcher. Fred Graham, y. Glow.
Emerson. North Shade Bethany and
Pine River were not represented.
Committee on permanent organiza-
ton and order of business next report
ed. The temporary organization was
made permanent and the usual order
for the nomination of county officers.
beginning with representative. adopted.
: Next came the resolutions.
At this point H. j. Crawford, of Eth
AGA, offered a resolution in substance
pledging the convention to no fusion
with the populsts, which was adopted
with enthusiasm.
The first in order was the nomination
for representative.
On motion of X, p. Peet the conven-
ton proceeded to nominate representa-
tives. The call of townships being in
order Ithaca named William Long of
Washington. He was praised as one
of the life long democrats, one who had
never finched +. Mccall urged that
the nomination be made UNANIMOUS.
Mr.. Long modestly declined the empty
honor. Said he didn't feel like attempt
ing such task. He would like to 90
to Lansing but didn't see any chance.
Didn't feel like trying. His protests
did no good he was compelled to stand
it.
Sheriff next being in order Washing
ton proposed the name of j. b. Will
loughby of Fulton. This brought an
emphatic protest from that gentleman.
He didn't wish to be sacrificed for the
good of the party. DIR. Scott thought
that those good men, whose names
would grace the ticket, were in duty
bound accept nominations.
On motion of w. A. Bahlke the con-
vention proceeded to ballot.
The vote was as follows-whole num-
Der 81, Willoughby 7S-Gulick 3.
Mr.. Willoughby thanked the conven-