The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-28

Ihe representatives or the republican
party of Shiawassee county met yesterday
| in Corunna and nominated men who will
serve the citizens of the judicial and sena-
torial districts and the people of the county
in the various local offices. More enthusi-
asm, more earnestness, more spirited con-
tests, more genuine work has never been
seen in political gathering in this section,
and out of it all came one of the best tickets
ever placed before the voters and for 1t will
be done the hardest work of which united
and high principled party is capable of do
ing. Through all the contests ran the feel
ing that the victor was entitled to the sup
port of all other candidates and we say, un-
hesitatingly, that we believe such will be the
case, and that with the grand platforms, the
substantial men on national, state, congres.
sional and county tickets, the republican
party is entitled to and will receive the lar
gest and most significant vote ever given in
the history of American political contests.
At the court house at Hoo o'clock, Chair
man Chapel called to order the republican
convention, which, in this county as in the
nation, means the representatives of the
best elements of the farming, laboring, bus
mess and professional classes. He stated
that the great campaign was upon us, that
the paramount question of national honor
represented in the financial issue had been
forced to the front. Slavery was wrong
and it was for years thorn In the flesh; 1t
was finally forced to direct issue. The
people wished short, sharp and decisive
contest and the result was victory for the
right. The money question was moving; 1t
had finally worked In as an issue, and the
same eager desire to fight short, sharp and
decisive war was again with the people; the
result must surely be for the right-for the
honor of the nation as represented In the
sound standard of money.
VIM. M. Fitzpatrick was called upon to
preside, and in accepting the honor made a
telling and heartily received speech for the
national candidates and for the principles
embodied in the st. Louis platform and with
ments showed the effects of the ruinous,
selfish, cowardly and un-American policy of
the now broken, hopeless and nameless
democratic party.
On motion of f. Ii. Watson, Fred Ed
wards was made temporary secretary Of the
convention. On motion of Geo. M. Dewey
Jr., the chair appointed committee on per-
manent organization and order of business
as follows: Geo. M. Dewey, Jr., j. j. Whe-
Ian and A. K. Richards; and on motion of
the first named. committees on resolutions,
o. l.. Bristol, j. Q. A. Cook, K. W. Wash
burn. and credentials, M. l.. Parker, ]. H.
Clark, VIM. Holly. On motion the conven-
tion adjourned to 1880 o'clock, and on invi-
tation of the candidates the delegates took
dinner at the Corunna hotels.
Upon reassembling j. II. Clark present.
ed the report of the committee on creden-
tials and 1t was unanimously adopted.
Geo. M. Dewey, Jr., presented the report
of the committee on permanent organization
and order of business as follows, and on
motion 1t was unanimously adopted.
Your committee on permanent organiza-
tion and order of business respectfully SUBJ
mits the following as its report:
Report of the committee on credentials.
Making the temporary officers permanent
and the appointment Of necessary officers
by the chairman.
Report of the committee on resolutions.
Nomination by each ward and township
delegation of delegate to attend the sena-
torial convention, the secretary to cast the
ballot of the convention for those named.
Nomination by each delegation of candi-
date for delegate to the judicial convention,
the delegate named to be from the township
or ward selecting them, and the delegates
of this convention to cast ballot for four
teen of those so named, the remaining nom.
nations to act as proxies In case of vacan'
cies In the delegation. Nomination Of q
candidate for Judge of Probate by ballot
each delegate casting his ballot with the