Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-28
STONE WAS ENDORSED.
TIE Democrats and Silver Men will Sup
port Stone for Congress.


port Stone for CONGRESS.
Las Friday afternoon the democrats
aud silvertes Of Gratiot held their
county conventions at Ithaca, the fol m
er holding forth at the court house and
the latter at the city hall Both were
mass conventions, anyone protesting a
belief in the principles of the parties
having right to participate. Both
nails were well filled, many spectators
eng attracted by the report that a
strong fight would be made against en-
dorsing any republican as congression-
Al candidate. The democratic conven-
ton was organized with w. A. Bahlke
of Alma as chairman and Frank Peet,
OF Lafayette as secretary, Preliminary
work was cut short as possible and the
convention proceeded TO puck out dele
g ites to the several conventions. One
noticeable feature of the delegations
is that the preponderance Of delegates
comes from the villages.
The following are the delegations:
State-W. ID. Tucker, Ithaca, &. Nj.
Brown Ithaca; +. Saddler, Sumner; 5.
Kennedy, ST. Louis; n. j. Mccullough,
Alma; a. j. Hall, Alma; w. A. Rahlke,
Alma; l.. +. Woodruff, PerrintOn;
George English, Pompeii; A Z. Hill,
Ithaca; 5. II. Satterlee, Ithaca;
Congressional-W. A. Bahlke, Alma;
l. Russell, Alma; &. IL. Crandall, st.
Louis; X p. Peet, Ithaca; W. A Palm
er, Ithaca; G. Waterbury, Ithaca; G. +.
Webster, Ithaca; j. L. Mathews; Ithaca
j. T. Swigart, Fulton; o. +. jackson,
n. j. Mccullough, Alma.
William Long, Washing
ton; L. G. Hull, North Shade; George
Smith St. LOUIS; S. Cassada, Fulton
Frank Peet, Lafayette; j. b. Willough-
by, Fulton; |. +. Chapman, Seville; w.
ID. Scott, Ithaca; A. tombstone, Wheel
er; George Douglass, Elba; Newell
Smith, ST. Louis.
After the election of the delegations
a resolution was introduced instructing
the delegates to support Geo. p. Stone
tor congress. Some opposition was
made to this by DR.. Kennedy who re-
minded the convention that there was
such thing as a man leaving his party
and protesting much love for another
when he saw a fat position just ahead.
lie was in favor of allowing these new
recruits an opportunity of showing
.neir sincerity by doing little work
Or the cause before giving them the
choicest morsels, The doctors counsels
lid not prevail and the dc cation was
Instructed for Stone.
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
Among those who attended the gath
ring in the City Hall were many form
er republicans who seemed to be anXi-
ously watching the turn OF Affairs,
fhe convention was presided over by
f. ID. Yale of Middleton and &. g. Gra-
nam of Ithaca acted as secretary.
Shot sreecl e' were m i1e preliminary
he election of the several delegations.
rhe delegations were made up as fol-
lows:
Static. H. Chase, Ithaca; George
4. Stone, Ithaca; T, w. Waitney, st.
Louis; John Fraser, st. Le4is; +. ID.
Yale, Middleton; A. W. Woodbury.
Fulion;.J. b. Bessegue, Middleton G
e. kryder, North Star, .. a. Isham,
Arcadia Nj. NJ. Copp, Sumner; l.. II.
Hayt, Alma.
Congratulations Clarke, Itha-
ca; J. w. How'd, Ithaca; G. Or. Graham,
Ithaca. Hugh Packer, Ithaca; Charles
Dodge, Ithaca; j. IL. Seaver, Ithaca;
/: w. Whitney, st. LOWS; Henry Reed,
Fulton; l.. G.. Hull, North Shade A. W.
Fulton.
Senatorial N. Cowdry, Ithaca;
A. f. Chase, Ithaca; j. L. Gibbs, ltha-
ca; }. NJ. Montigel, Alma; Tim Kerwin,
Rivegdale, George Naldrett, Newark;
) Walker, North Shade; John Pinney,
Arcadia; II. S. Philips, Fulton; +. n.
Turpening, Arcadia.
George Z, Stone was the choice of
the convention for the congressional
deal and tbs delegation will work tor
him.