The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-10
Delegates Appointed
to State and District.
Conventions
By the County Republicans.
RESOLUTIONS Passed for MeKtniey for
President and John Duncan for
Delegate at Large.

The republican county convention was
held ut Pfeifier's Hall, yesterday after
noon, called to elect delegates to the
State convention and the district con-
yention at Escanaba-tbe first to elect
four delegates at large and the second to
elect two delegates to the st. Louis con-
vention. II. NJ. Hoar called the conven-
ton to order, and Hon. #. b. Dunstan
was made temporary chairman. He
made a spirited speech, touching on the
tariff, and when he mentioned the name
OF Mckinley, great applause was elected.
Mr.. Dunstan said the tariff and not the
currency question would be the issue Of
the coming campaign.
Col. j. N. Cox was made secretary
The committee on credentials was named
by the chair az follows: o. w. ROBIN
son, c. Fox, Charles Smith, W. A. Dunn,
and FL. b. Rogers.
The committee reported the following
delegates entitled to seats:
Calumet township-A. A. Bajari. John Dun
can, Col Cox, Joseph Milligan Thomas Lyon,
John Merton, William Weir, John Gasparo-
witch, Joseph Torreano, Joseph Wills, Math
sailer, Henry Fleige, A. L. Streeter, Jacob
Dahl, William Walls, William Anderson,
Thomas Penhall. Sivert Olson, Vital Coppo,
o. j. Larson, w, II. Hosking, II. ]. Vivian,
Fred Roehm, Capt. Chynoweth,-24.
Torch Lake ownship-J. w. Wyckoff, p. II.
Paine, Charles Smith, C. H. Brayman, and
S. II. HOLSTERS.
Portage township-R. II. Shields, G. Fox.
j. +. Hambitzer, A. J. otterson, O. ID. Sheldon.
and W. A. Dunn-6.
Hancock township-T. b. Dunstan, II. l..
Baer, @. A. Wright, j. s. stringer, w. II. Rob-
erts August Pelto, and G. W. Emery-7
Franklin township-H. b. Rogers. w. b.
JaehniG, l.. II. Richardson, Andrew Johnson,
and u, W. Wright-5.
Schoolcrait township-James Collie, W. Il.
Gray, James @. Trenbath, W. ii. Mill, and
4. W. Work.
Chassell township-O. w. Robinson and T.
A Trevathen-2
Osceola township-W Z. Parnall, Richard
Edwards Joseph Smell. II. G.. Collins, and
Frank Haun-5.
Adams, Duncan, Laird and Quincy had
no delegates present. Report OF the
committee was accepted and the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent.
j. F. Hambitzer and Capt. Parnall
were appointed tellers. A committee on
resolutions was named as follows: C.. A.
Wright, X. II. Shields and W. Ii. Hosk-
ing, and nominating committee: Charles
Smith, William Walls and A. T. Streeter.
The nominating committee reported as
follows: Delegates to the State conven-
toni. b. Dunstan, W. L. Parnall, John
Duncan, William Harry, G. A. Wright,
w. A. Dunn, Jay A. HubbelI, r. M. Hoar,
Paul p. Roehm, Charles Smith, G. ID.
Sheldon, Joseph Wills, and s. b. Harris.
To the district conventional. n. Cox,
X. II. Shields, w. II. Hosking, G. q.
Bentley. C. d. Hanchette, William Walls,
r. G. Collins, Sivert Olson, L. III. Richard
SOD, G. w. Emery, Frank Haun, j. F.
Hambitzer, and II. J. Vivian. The re-
port was unanimously adopted.
Resolutions were passed declaring that
the republican party OF Houghton coun-
ty are in favor OF protective tariff and
OF the nomination of William McKinl ",
the chief exponent of that policy, as
president. Also, declaring for a gold
standard for our currency, and that the
convention is unanimously IN favor OF
the nomination as delegate at large OF
John Duncan, by the State convention,
and instructing the delegates OF Hough-
ton county to use all honorable means
to secure the naming Of that typical re-
publican.
Charles Smith, L. II. Richardson, W. E.
Parnall, o. w. Robinson, r. ii. Shields,
j. f. Hambitzer, John Duncan, r. M.
Hoar, and C. A. Wright took part in n
general love feast, and gave reasons for
the faith that is in them OF republican