The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-18
The Republican Coun.
ty Convention at
Houghton.
Delegates Who Were Present.
duncan and Laird Townships Net
Represented - other Business
Transacted.

ton, not yet called, met in Pfeiffer's Hall,
Houghton, yesterday afternoon.
r. NJ. Hoar chairman OF the county
committee, read the call OF the conven-
ton and then called John Duncan to the
chair. w. +. Miller was elected tempo
rary secretary. On motion, thechair ap-
pointed the following committees: On
credentials, w. III. Mason, j. s. Dymock,
Charles Briggs, 7. II. Paine and Richard
Edwards; on permanent organiza-
ton, order OF business and resolutions,
+. Mem. Stanton, W. +. Parnalh q. c.
Bently, W. II. Dodge and W. +. Miller.
The committee on credentials reported
the following named gentlemen entitled
to seats in the convention:
Adams-F. Mem. Stanton, w. s. Trethewey.
Chassel-O, w. Robinson, G. @. Bentley.
| Calumet - John Duncan, j. 5. Dymock,
James Ramsay, Thomas Collins, Charles Fitch
| tel SiveTt Olson, j. n. Cox, George Jacka, j y.
North. George Calverly, Charles Briggs. John
| McNaughton, n, Il. Vivian, J. j. Mcclellan,
| Charles Geiger, w. NJ. Harris w. ii. Hoskng,
| Thomas SOddy, James Lisa. Chris Schenk,
Math Saler, A. A. Bajari, W. Weir and Paul
| Roehm
| Portage-Chris Fox, j. f. Hambitzer. A. J.
Otterson, T. l.. Chadbourne Joseph stroble
and w +. Miller.
schoolcraft-Will Mill. f. w Halsey, Joseph
Shields DR.. West, James Trembath and James
| Co lie
Hancock-T. ID. Mason, W. II. Mason. VIII
liam Harry, w. II. Dodge, G. w. Rulison.
John Erickson and ID. Crawford.
Osceola-W. f. Parnall. Richard Edwards
Joseph Smell, II. G. Collins and John Pearce
Quincy-S. B. Harris and Angus Mcdonald.
Franklin-I w. Wright Andrew johnson,
| Henry George, George Williams and L. II.
Richardson,
Torch Lake-Bobert Middlemis. ID. d. Nc
Donald Joseph Ether, =. II. Paine and J. G.
| Collum.
Duncan and Laird townships we're not
represented. The report OF the commit
tee was, on motion, accepted. The tenn
porary organization was, on recommen-
dation OF the committee on organization.
made permanent.
The chair W g authorized to appoint
committee of seven to bring in lists of
delegates to State and congressional con-
ventions. This was afterward changed
to combining the committee to list for
the congressional convention.
The committee on resolutions reported
resolutions in support OF the candidacy
OF Hon. L. b. Dunstan, for lieutenant
governor and Hon. C. d. Sheldon, for rep
resentatiye in congress, from the twelfth
district, and that the several delegations
support each candidate and work by all
honorable means for their nomination.
A financial resolution in accord with
the money plank OF the st. Louis conyen-
ton was unanimously adopted, and the
delegation to the State convention was
instructed to support no candidate but
one pledged to sound money policy.
The chairman then appointed the COM
mittee to bring in list OF congressional
delegates as follows: s. b. Harris, Paul
Roehm, Charles Briggs, William Harry,
p. II. Paine, l.. II. Richardson, c. Fox.
The committee reported the following
as list OF delegates to thecongressional
convention: +. Mem Stanton, G. c.
Bentley, John Duncan, F. B. Lyon, z. W.
Wright, j. F. Hambitzer, s. b. Harris,
Ii. ]. Vivian, q. A. Wright, W. +. Par
nall, r. NJ. Hoar Charles Smith, +. W.
Halsey. The report was adopted.
1t was moved to proceed to election OF
delegates to State convention by ballot.
Carried, and the chair was authorized to
appoint two tellers, which did as follows:
J.. II. Richardson and Thomas Collins.
A motion to resund the motion to elect
singly and by ballot was carried. This
vote showed the strength OF the Pingree
and anti Pingree forces
suggestion was made by a Pingree
delegate to have each delegate prepare a
list OF thirteen as his choice of delegates
to the State convention and after one
ballot the thirteen receiving the highest
number of votes to be declared the dele
cation. This suggestion, made by Will
liam Harry, was jumped on too quick by
Y. W. Wright. He declared that the Pin
gree men had slate prepared, but that
the anti-Pingree men would be caught
unprepared and would waste their power.
The law on the subject OF caucuses and
conventions was appealed to and a re-
cess was taken to look the statute up.
The Calumet delegation elected Fred
Mackenzie, r. C. Chamberlain and W. A.
Phipps to ill the place OF absentecs.
The convention then proceeded to cleo
tion OF delegates. Each township put in
nomination man and a ballot was then
on the list so made the one having the
majority TO be a delegate to the State
convention. The list thus arrived at was
az follows:
John Duncan, Christ schenk. unanimously.
Third ballot-Charles Briggs. AZ; T. ID.
Mason, II.
Fourth ballot-T. ID. Mason, II; Graham
Pope, ~; W. r. Parnall.s 2.
Fifth ballot-T. ID. Mason. IL; W. +. Parnall
Al; VIII MIL 6.
Sixth ballot-T. ID. Mason. ~; 3. h. Harris
~; Frank Ham.
Seventh ballot-T. ID. Mason. unanimous.
Eighth ballot-stewart Goodell 10; Charles
Fichtel, 81.
Ninth ballot-w. +. Miller. q. W. Robin
son, 25; w. II. NM. 3s.
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