Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-28
Iofovette-J r. McNau s Wheeler

j. &. Randall, c. a. Van Deventer,
Rob. Gamble
Arcada-C. F. Brown, }. w. Holmes,
f. Montigel, w. Kelly, Ed. Adams,
Ely Brewbaker. George Sharar, j.
Innis, II. Ely, F. Cline.
New Haven't. b. WolfOrd, A. j.
Chambers, George Duerr, &. j. Cham
bers, Nj. ;. Croy.
Sumner--L j. Shaeffer, T. j. Blair,
G.. A. Button, \. l.. Beeson, &. l..
Mumford.
City of St. Louise. w. Giddings.
+. IL. Ewell, &. c. Porter. Clarence
Giddings, A. j. Hatfield, &. w. Long,
Henry Weiss, Il. j Moore.
Hamilton-E. p. Potter, w. c. Sick
els. a. l.. Wight.
North Shade-R. Fyler, h. Patrick,
S. +. Sewer, j. G. Nankirk, G. b. Will
loHghby.
Wheeler-H. L. Boyle. O. Oaks, f.
Becker, w. .. Watson, b. Swope.
Seville-R, j. Lathrop, W. ID. Strong,
Geo. Sandals, ID. Boyer.
Bethany-W. j. Miller, +. a. Sexton,
A. II. Reed, f Shaw.
The committee on permanent organ
ization gave the following report:
Your committee on permanent or
ganizaton and order of business re-
spectfully report as follows:
They recommend, that the officers of
the temporary organization be made
the permanent officers of the conven-
ton.
They would recommend the following
order of business, TO wit. Nominating
officers in the order in which they APP
pear in the call for this convention.
The following report of the commit
tee on resolutions was read by the chair
man, NJ. X. Salter, and was accepted
and adopted by a rising vote:
To the members of the Republican Con-
ventiOn of Gratiot county.
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave to submit the following:
We congratulate the republicans of
Gratiot county on the political outlook
OF the party and the prospects of an
overwhelming victory at the polls next
November.
We cordially endorse and approve
the sentiments expressed in the plat
form adopted by the recent republican
state convention.
We return to Grover Cleveland, Hoke
Smith, VIM. Wilson, a. p. German and
their associates in the control of the
present national administration our
political thanks for so managing the
affairs of government as to make an
overwhelming republican victory in
the coming election a practical GER
tainty.
We endorse the recent utterance of
President Cleveland in which he said,
that the democratic party had demon
strated its utter unfitness to manage the
affairs of the national government.
We endorse that portion of Cleve-
lands letter to Chairman Wilson in
which he denounces the tariff bill as
the embodiment of party perfidy and
PARTY dishonor.
And we condemn that portion of said
letter in which he appeals to Wilson
to save that portion of the bill that
operates to the interest and profit Of
the sugar trust.
We believe that the pension act of
June 9th, 1890, and other pension
legislation as construed by Commits
sioner Raum and President Harrison 5
administration to be but proper recog-
milton of the debt of gratitude this
nation owes TO its volunteer soldiery
for their noble deeds and heroic sacri-
! fees in the late war; and we condemn
the work of Cleveland's administration
as an attempt to nulify the law and rob
the veteran soldiers of their just rights
under the statutes.
We believe, that the protective tariff
system under which our people during
the thirty-two years of republican rule
have enjoyed a prosperity unequaled
by any other people on the globe, to be
the true tariff policy of our nation.
And we condemn the recent tariff
work of the democratic party and their
tariff bill known as the sugar trust bill,
that they, themselves, are ashamed OF,
and none of them will father, honey
combed as it is with evidences of the
influence of trusts and monopolies, OF
corrupt practices and bribery, as the
direct cause of the present era of bust.
ness depression.
On motion, David Duncan of Wash.
ington and Ely Brewbaker of Arcadia
were elected tellers, and the officers OF
the convention having taken the oath
of office, the real work of the conven
ton began.
Taking up the order of business
nominations for sheriff were called for
The responses were prompt.
David Duncan of Washington pre-.
sented the name of M. w. Coon of hi:
township. The nomination was sup
ported by Geo. Mead in behalf of Elba
II. L. Boyle, in short, concise
speech, presented the name of John II
Parish of Wheeler, and pledged the
township of Wheeler for 100 majority
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