The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-01
Congressional District Convention.


The eighth congressional district republic
can convention to elect two delegates and
two alternate delegates to the national con-
vention TO be held in st. Louis In June. was
held in the republican headquarters in Sagi-
nav, E. s., Wednesday afternoon of this
week and was most pleasant, enthusiastic
and united political gathering. Tuscola
and Shiawassee counties were represented
by full delegations, while but five were pres
emit from Clinton and twenty-three OF the
twenty.six from Saginaw. Geo. w. Hill,
chairman of the congressional committee
called the convention to order, read the call
and called Hon. VIM. M. Fitzpatrick TO the
char. Mr.. Fitzpatrick thanked the conven-
ton and gave an exceedingly able talk, re-
ferring in most eloquent words to the life
and work of the late ex-governor Jerome,
of Saginaw, reviewing the political and bust
ness record of the past four years, taking
up the promises made by the democrats and
scoring them for their failures In every dl-
rection and stating the disastrous effects on
all classes of people. He then referred to
the sentiment of the people of this county
and state in their choice of republican can
ddate for president, the mention OF Hon.
VIM. Mckinley being received with loud
and enthusiastic cheers.
E. P. Waldron, of Clinton county, was
chosen secretary by the convention.
Committees were then appointed as fol-
lows, the several counties presenting the
names of their candidates:
Observation-Disclosures ID. Bate, Saginaw;
j. ID. BROKER, Tuscola; ID. b. Green. Shia-
wassee; III. E. Walbridge, Clinton.
Resolutions-John Ure, Saginaw; Rich
ard Morris, Tuscola; w. ID. Brunson' Oiin-
ton; o. l.. Sprague, Shiawassee.
Permanent organization and order of bust
ness-John NorthwoOd, Saginaw; +. ID.
Cleveland. Clinton; L.. f. Belknap, Tuscola;
j. w. Hubbard. Shiawassee.
Tellers H. l.. Kendrick, Clinton; Henry
Helm, Saginaw; w. e. Cook, Tuscola; j.
j. Whelan, Shaw assoc.
Hon. Emory Townsend presented reso-
luton that the delegates be named by Gin
ton and Tuscola counties and the alternates
by Shiawassee and Saginaw. This was
unanimously carried.
j. ID. BROKER, of Tuscola, presented the
name of w. S. Eddy, of Saginaw, and asked
that the convention recommend him as dele
gate large in place OF Governor Rich, who
had withdrawn from the race. This motion
was adopted, the Clinton and Shiawasese
delegations not voting, or at least only in
part.
After a'short recess the various commit
tees reported and the reports were adopted
except that of the committee on resolutions,
which was amended so that the delegates
were INSTRUCTED" instead of requested" to
vote for Mckinley. The resolution was as
follows:
Resolved, That in obedience to the almost
unanimous vote of the republican voters OF
this congressional district, the delegates to
The st. Louis national convention be and
they are hereby instructed to use all honor
able means to secure the nomination OF
William Mckinley, of Ohio, for president.
e. p. Waldron presented the name of
Gen. o. l.. Spaulding, of st. Johns, as a
delegate to St. Louis and j. ID. BROKER pre-
;ented the name Of L. w. Atwood, OF Tus- |
ola, and the elections were made by ac-
,lamation. Saginaw presented Geo. W.
Hill and Shiawassee o. l.. Sprague as al
ernates and the nominations were made by |
exclamation.
w. @. Atwood was called upon and made
pleasant address endorsing William Nc
zinley for president and Col. A. I. Bliss
or governor.
Shiawassee county was represented by
Vim. III. Fitzpatrick, Arthur Shaw, j. j.
Nhelan, j. w. Hubbard, 0. l.. Sprague,
Clark w. Aiken, ID. B. Green, John w.
Dewey, Geo. w. Loring, Geo. M. Dewey, |
r., N. McBain, Harvey B. Mclaughlin,
leo. L. Campbell, the last five being elected |
" the delegation to fill vacancies caused by |
attendance of delegates elected by the |
county convention.
The convention adjourned and the con-
,ressonal committee held meeting decid- |
ng upon May 2sth for the congressional
nominating convention.