The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-24
MCKINLEY AND FITZPATRICK
Enthusiastically Endorsed
by ShiawasSee Re-
publicans.
COUNTY CONVENTION STANDS
BY SOUND MONEY.
Delegates Almost Unanimously
Decide to Have a Secretary
and Treasurer Of the
County Committee.
w. r. Chapel Chosen Chairman, Fred
Edwards Secretary, and Geo. d.
Mason Treasurer by
Aclamation.

Enthusiastic, harmonious, confident or
victory in every direction were the republi-
can county convention delegates, who met
in Corunna, Monday; and while the discus
sions were sometimes a little heated, yet for
the most part the minority subsided grace
fully, and If everything goes as satisfactory
ly to the majority as did the work of Mon
days convention. through the year, it will
bring glorious list of republican victories.
THE TIMES congratuates the convention
upon its work, believing that it held to the
right in every contest and chose good men
to represent the party in conventions.
Judge Matthew Bush called the delegates
to order at II o'clock, read the call and
asked S. S. Miner to preside. Mr.. Miner
spoke of the important work before the
party this year and urged a careful, united
aud hearty consideration of all questions
and support of all actions taken By the
party in conventions. His reference to Nc
Kinley was loudly cheered, showing the
sentiment of the county lies almost wholly
in that direction.
Upon motion, Walter Mcbride was made
temporary secretary and the following COM
mittees were appointed.
On Credentials-Charles w. Parker, A
B. Crane, Geo. ID. Mason.
On permanent organization and order of
business-Geo. M. Dewey Jr., Norman K.
Potter, w. K. Watson.
On resolutions-F. Ii. Watson, @. G. De-
Camp, r. G. Morrce.
A recess was then taken until l o'clock.
Upon reassembling Geo. ID. Mason read
the list of delegates entitled to seats, and
recommended that the delegations, if NOT
complete, cast the full number of votes to
which the town or ward would be entitled.
The report was adopted.
Geo. M. Dewey, Jr., read the report OF
the committee on organization and order Of
business as follows:
Report of committee on credentials; re-
port OF committee on permanent organiza
tion; report of committee on resolutions
election by ballot, singly, of fourteen dele
gates to the state convention; election oi
fourteen delegates to the congressional dis
trist conventions; election of a chairman, {
secretary and treasurer of the county com
mittee by ballot; nomination and election o.
members of the county committee by town
ships and wards; tellers, j. N. Mcbride, o
l.. Sprague, j. q. Simonson.
+. III. Watson opposed the election of {
secretary and treasurer of the county com
mittee, believing 1t should be left to tht
committee, and claiming it was contrary t.
custom and precedent.
N. X. Potter said that to his certain
knowledge money turned in to the county
chairman had not been properly used, ant
no accounting had eyer been made and hi
thought that If everything was done honest
ly no one could object to having these
officers.
Mr.. Watson claimed that 1t was reflec
ton on members of the county committee
which was emphatically denied by George
Dewey, who stated that it had now become
the custom In Michigan to elect such Of
fcers, and was certain to be most satlsfac
tory to the party and the members of the
committee. The vote was practically unan
imous in favor of the election of the officers
The report was then adopted.
+. II. Watson reported as follows for the
committee on resolutions:
Whereas, 1t has been aud is clearly demon
| strated that the present administration of gov
ernment affairs by the democratic party has
brought this nation into public disgrace, scanda
| and scorn both at home and abroad, and ha
brought distress, misery and ruin TO the indus
trial classes Of this country; and the democratic
party beginning with great promises, has beef
and Is one grand general all llaround failure.
Now, therefore, be II resolved by the republi
can party OF Shiawassee county In convention
assembled:
1. That we condemn the acts OF the demo
cratic party In that IL has failed to pass an
wise tariff legislation to act as a protection b
American labor and American industries, and a
the same time furnish sufficient revenue to pa
the running expenses of this country.
C2. Resolved further, That the tariff schedul
should be SO adjusted that 1t will protec