The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-04

lows: Democrats, probate judge, sheriff and
register; Peoples, surveyor, representative;
Silver, prosecuting attorney, clerk, one cor
oner; Prohibs, treasurer, one coroner.
After a recess of ten minutes the conven'
ton proceed to nominate candidates fol
judge of probate, sheriff, register of deeds.
j. w. Turner named Il. j. Horsman fol
Judge of probate and there being no other
candidates the convention nominated him
by acclamation.
For sheriff, w. f. Gallagher, of Corunna,
nominated d. M. Lowe; DR.. Fair, Of Ver'
non, nominated VIM. Cole; j. w. Turner
placed d. j. Gerow in the race. The first
ballot resulted as follows: Gerow, 5S; Cole,
AZ; Lowe, As; total $50. Second ballot: Ge'
row, A; Cole, 81; Lowe, 3s; total 14S.
Third ballot: Lowe, "a; Cole, SO; Gerow,
46; total 149.
Fourth ballot; Cole, 90; Gerow, 15; total,
14S. Nomination made unanimous on mo-
ton of ID. j. Gerow.
Mr.. Turner named f. M. Grove for regis
ter of deeds; DR.. j. l.. Smith named A. l..
Beard; Marcus Wilcox named named f. A.
Millard; M. V. b. Vixen named T. M,
Euler.
First ballot: Beard, 81; Grove, SO; Euler,
II; Millard, 90; total vote 149.
Second ballot: Beard, 63; Grove, SO; Mil
lard, 81; total 149.
Third ballot: Beard, So; Grove, 65; Mil
lard, 20; total LA.
Fourth ballot: Grove, 67; Beard, 81; Mil
lard, 25; total, 149.
Fifth ballot: Grove, 70; Beard 79; total
149.
Millard withdrew and stated that as Owos-
so had received all the nominations so far
he would withdraw in favor of Mr.. Beard.
After sundary motions and an attempt at
getting song or something to cheer up the
crowd the convention adjourned to meet the
silverites. populists, prohibitionists, etc.
etc., on the lawn, but finding nothing there
some of the delegates went oyer to the opera
hall, where, after making the silver conven-
ton officers the officers of the joint affair,
and after some wrangling, Frank Savage, of
Byron, was made the nominee for repre-
sentative. Will e. Payne was nominated
for surveyor and the other nominations rati-
fed. The row of star performers In the
great four ring circus were then arranged
on the platform, and after three cheers for
Bryan & Sewall the convention adjourned.
sILvERITEs.
The silver mass convention was called to
order in the opera house by A. f. Hunt, of
Byron, and the call read by G. b. Nc
Caughna. J. N. Mcbride was made tenn
porary, chairman and G. DeCamp, secretary
In accepting, Mr.. Mcbride made short
but pointed speech, saying that it was the
principle of the thing he was working for
and not the office. Committees were then
appointed as follows: Credentials-L. p.
Gould, Owosso; Fred Close, Byron, DIR.
Runyan, Perry.
Conference-H. S. Hadsall, Owosso; Peter
Schad, Burns; A. l.. Chandler, Corunna.
Owosso; E. w. Mason, Owosso township
Solon Stone Durand.
Resolutions-J. M. Fitch, Vernon; VIM
Watkins, Perry; w. FL. Rowley, Sciota,
The convention adjourned to 1:3O o'clock.
After dinner the delegates met and made
s. s. Miner, chairman and G. G. DeCamp,
secretary, and after some side slaps at one
another by various ex-republican Office hold
ers and seekers, the following delegates
were elected to the conventions: Senatorial
"A. M. Glvett. VIM. Mcdonald, A. E.
Shannon, w. Thompson, s. Hubbell, A.
w. Splitter, e. w. Mason. T. II. Colby, s.
T. Hadley, A. Metcalf, K. Leonard, G.
Obert, III. s. Hadsall, f. M. Payne, j.
Green, @. Dunham, II. w. Wallace, N. A.
Parker, w. Leonard, j. A. Simeon, j
s. Woodbury., r. B. Cornell, George
Blgnall. Judicial w. G. Cummins, g. r.
Lyon, s. s. Miner, A. l.. Chandler, H. s.
Hadsall, G. 7. Cook, j. M. Fitch, l.. p.
Gould, A. j. Kellogg, b. Kildea,, Geo. b.
McCaughna, T. ID. Dewey, q. ]. Stuart.
A. l.. Chandler was nominated by accla-
nation for prosecuting attorney and G. B..
McCaughna in like manner for clerk.
PRoHIBrTIoNIsrs.
Prohibition county convention with
IS delegates present, was called to order in
the city hall by j. g. Curtiss, of Vernon,
who was made temporary chairman, Henry
Randolph, of Durand, being made secretary.
Arthur Wrigley, of Shiawassee, K. l.. Brew
er, of Owosso, and A. r. Ball, of Corunna.
made short speeches and the following COM
mittees were appointed: Conference-A.
r. Ball, e. l. Brewer, j. @. Curtiss.
Permanent Organization--Jess. Shout,
Corunna; Archibald McCaughna, Burns; N.
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