Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-03
REPUBLICANS MEET.
Convention Largely Attended-Every
Township being Represented
and Nearly All Delegations

county met in convention on Saturday
Dee. %.
Chairman Martin called the conven.
ton Ia order at about IL O'Clock, reao
the call and called w. o. Watson 10 the
chair. On motion DR.. +. A. BagleN
was made temparory secretary. On
motion the following committees. were
appointed by the chair: Permanent
organization and order of business, All
Crawford, T.. /. Barnaby. 5. W, Peter;
Credentials, III u. Boyle, f, Franklin,
j. ID. Gilleo; Resolutions, A. b. Oar
ragh, w. j. Miller, j. n. Mccall.
After the appointment of committees
the convention took a recess till l
o'clock TO give committees time to
make their reports. Chairman Watson
raped the convention to order again
at 20 o'clock, and the report of the
committee on permanent organization
and order of business was called for
and adopted As follows:
lst that the temporary organization
be make permanent.
I'd that convention take a vote to de
eide whom it will support for con-
gressional nominee.
Sd to elect delegates to the district
convention when called.
18th to elect delegates to congression-
al convention.
9TH to elect delegates to the state
convention.
9Th report of committee on resolu-
tons.
On motion of Kelly s. Scarf the
order of business was so amended as to
allow the choice of the convention for
congressional honors to select his own
delegates to the congressional conVen-
ton but to be ratified by the conven-
ton. Report as amended was adopted.
The report of the committee was then
heard and adopted. j. l.. Sharer and
Barney SwOpe were appointed tellers
and the officers of the convention were
sworn. At this iuncture L. A. Ely,
after making few predatory remarks
moved to adjourn without day, A. b.
Darragh arose to discuss the question
and Ralph Ely arose to point OF order,
calling the attention OF the chair to the
fact that motion to adjourn is always
in order, and is not debatable. But the
chairman, with chldlike faith in a. b.
Darragh's being always right. decided
the motion debatablc. and also that il
was not in order The decision showed
him, as did several subsequent ones, the
Napoleon of parliamentarians. Suffice
ii 10 say, the convention did not then
adjourn.
Then followed some other dilatory
motions with amendments relative to
speeches from candidates; also more
Napoleonic decisions of the chair. An
attempt was then made to empower
Thompson Kirby to east the vote of
Elba on telegraphed proxy from one
delegate. This was so modified as to
allow Mr.. Kirby to cast one vote of
Elba. These little matters along the
skirnish line disposed of, the conven-
ton proceeded TO vote Tor Gratlot's
choice of a candidate to put forward as
congressional candidate. The ballot
resulted in vote of "a for w. A. Leet
81 tor G. II. Morse and for L. w.
Whitney. The vote was then made
unanimous for Mr. i4eet.
G. w. Giddings and T. A. Ely were
appointed a committee to wait on the
candidates and bring them before the
The speeches Of al were
short, MIR. Leet thanking the convention
for the honor, Mr.. Morse IN declaring
his allegiance To the choice of the con
vention. Mr.. Whitney made very
humorous speech and brought down
the house several times with rounds of
applause. The following were The
delegates elected To the conventions,
when called: District-B IL. sawyer,
Nathaniel Walker, T. 4 EN. W. }.
Miller, +. II Eweil, W. 9 Watson.
Jno O. Clark, +. j Clark. d. Il Errett
Jerry Davis w. j Pendcll.
Slate-T W Whitney, O. NJ Ever
den. A. b. Dalragh, G. Ii. Morse, :
W Tinker. c. W Giddings. c. W
Martin n. b. Bradley. ii l.. Wood
Crawford. Silas Moody
Mr. Leet then presented the list OF
the delegates desired to be ratified for
convention, which the
ratified as follows: A. b
Darragh, G.. W. Martin, A. X. Wheeler,
w. O. Watson, X. ). Scarf. j. n Me
Cali, I. } Clark, Joseph Glleo, A. ID
Petit, Berl Woodland.
The usual motion was passed allow
ing the delegations to Till in case of
vacancies, after which followed the re-
port of the committee on resolutions,
as follows
Ria 1LvED, By the loyal Republicans Of
Gratfot county In convention assembled, thar !
we renew our allegiance to the principles of
the grand old Republican part . which, hy |
is wise and patriotic policy and able finan.
cial management. safely guided the ship OF
state through the tempestuous sea of "a terri |
bic civil war, effected "A complete reconstruc- |
ion OF our glorious union, and brought |
ABOUT a period of prosperity unequaled in |
.he history of the nation.
We denounce the Gormon. Wilson nous
rosity. which has precipitated the most ser /
Gus financial panic known TO history, thrown |
millions Of our citizens out of employment, |