Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-09-02
GlDDINGS NOMINATED.
Grat'ot's Candidate Won at the 10th
Senatorial Convention at st. Johns.


Senatorial Convention at st. Johns.
The Nineteenth Senatorial Conven-
ton which had the duty of nominating
a state senator to succeed Senator
Nudge, met at st. Johns last Tuesday
afternoon and performed that duty by
selecting for the place Hon. &. w.
Giddings OF this city.
The convention was called to order
at 2 p. III. by Chairman Jackson of the
senatorial committee who read the call
and then without further remarks
| called Ray Robson of Clinton, TO the
chair. X. 5. Scarf of Gratiot, was
elected secretary. A motion was then
introduced and carried that all COM
mittees should consist of four members,
two from each county, selected by their
respective delegations. The following
committees were then appointed:
CREDENTIALs-O. Nj. Everden, +. ii.
IlOrr, Gratiot; X. 5. Armour, &. &.
Vaughan, Clinton.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION AND
ORDER OF BUssINEsS-W ii. Brunson,
Ed Smith, Clinton; III. l.. Wood, L. j.
Clark, Gratiot
REsoLUrIoNs-W Nj. Smith, +. A.
Travis, Clinton; e. t. Brown, j. \.
Mccall; Gratiot.
After short recess the committee
on credentials reported the following
delegates entitled to seats
Clinton-J, A. Watson, Robert Arm
our, Chas. Snowden, Ed. Beebe, John
Mentor, j. ID. Sleight, Roy Robson, w.
NJ. Smith, W. ii. Brunson, W. A.
Norton, G. G. Vaughan, f. a. Travis,
IL. +. Walbridge, DAVID S. French.
Gratiot-A. b. Darragh II. l.. Wood,
J. n. Mccall, Eugene Becker. Chas
Wagner, 0. NJ. Eyerden, Frank Horn,
l.. b. Wolford, ii. u. Boyle, L. j.
Blair, DAVID Duncan, W. o. Watson,
G. f. Brown, L. j. Clark, Kelly Searls.
The committee on Permanent Organ
ization and Order of Business followed
with its report which continued the
temporary organization and gave the
usual order of business. The committee
on Resolutions then reported the follow
ing platform.
Resolved BY the republicans of the
10Th Senatorial District in convention
assem- bled that we reatlirm the prln-
ciples of the republican party as set
forth in the national platform OF the
party adopted at st. Louis in 1896, and
point with pride TO the rapid revival OF
business and industrial prosperity oc-
casioned by the enactment of wise
protective tariff law, and by the re-
moval of all possibility OF the debase-
ment of our currency by the adoption
of free coinage of silver or any similar
heresy.
That we heartily endorse the wise
and patriotic course of President Nc
Kinley and the administration in the
conduct of the war with Spain and
their success in bringing about speedy
termination.
That we especially endorse the
wisdom and foresight OF one of Mich
! igan's favorite sons, Gen. Russell A.
Alger, in the dischai &c of his duties as
| secretary of war.
That we cordially commend the
fidelity of Gov. Hazen 5. Pingree to
the interests of Michigan's brave sol
dlers and his efforts to bring about the
enactment of laws for equal and just
taxation.
That we heartily commend the able
and statesmenlke course of Senators
Mcmillan and Burrows in their fidelity
to the president IN carrying out his
policy.
This part of the report was agreed
upon by the whole committee, but the
Clinton gentlemen brought in a
minority report in the shape of a steel
clad resolution pledging the nominee
TO vote only for Julius c. Burrows To
this action Gratiot objected, although
rhe delegation was UNANIMOUS for Mr..
Burrows, and insisted that the nominee
should be free to carry out the desires
of the people when the time comes to
elect the senator and when the vote
was taken voted solidly against ii and
adopted the majority report.
Nominations were next in ORDER and
! w. s. Norton took the floor and placed
in nomination Hiram II. High, of Ovid,
for state senator. Mr.. Norton is fine
speaker. AN ardent republican and a
gentleman, but his zeal for Mr.. High
caused him to forget the latter fact at
times. Much of his twenty minute
speech was i'm decidedly bad taste. He
charged Gratiot with political bad faith;
he demanded that the nominee of the
convention be fitted with Burrows