The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-09-02
0NOSS0 RECOGNIZED.
Her Candidates at the County
Convention Met With Quito
Unexpected Success.
A Republican Ticket Which Will Car
ry Everything Before 1t Placed
in Nomination.
Lively but Friendly Contests Kept up In
terest to End, in Spite Of Great Heat.

Lively but Friendly Contests Kept up In
terest to End, in Spite of Great Heat.
Pursuant to call one hundred ninety
one republican delegates met at the court
house, in Corunna, Wednesday morning at
eleven O'Clock when they began the sessions
of a convention which, as developed later.
contained the germs OF several vigorous
surprises which Jared rather unpleasantly
on the nerves of some of the residents of
the county capital. But really 1t couldn't
be helped, and although Owosso republic
cans would have been badly disappointed If
they had not got thing, still there was
nothing of which they were dead sure, and
| they would have considered IL simple
| repetition OF what they were accustomed to
| experience in the county conventions, and
| up the usual majority. But it was an
OwossO day and series of slight changes
which no one could have fore-told carried
Owosso candidates for once to the front.
The convention was called to order at
eleven o'clock by F. 81. Watson, chairman
of the county committee, who made brief
| speech urging the delegates to use discre-
| ton and choose good men assuring them at
| the same time that without doubt the men
| whom they chose would be elected in
November. Mr.. Watson then called James
W. Jordan to the chair as temporary chair.
man and Geo. M. Dewey was chosen tenn
porary secretary, after MIR. Jordan had ex.
pressed his thanks for the honor conferred.
The following committees were upon mo-
ton appointed by the chair:
Permanent organization and order Of
business, F. j. Northway, G. Il. Stevens,
j. FL. Robbins, James Bartrem, Walter
Burge.
Resolutions, Il. q. Pulver, j. J. Peacock,
George Cook.
Credentials. D. L. Sprague, d. B. Green,
Samuel W. Beelby.
Joseph w. Fordney, of Saginaw, republi-
can candidate for congress, was then called
upon for remarks and responded with a
good sound business.like talk on the princi-
pies for which the republican party stood,
paying special attention to the protection
| features and to sound money. He promised
the delegates that he should do his full duty
and should put forth every honorable effort
| to secure his election and republican sue.
| cess this fall and that when elected he
should continue to be just as vigorous in
| his efforts to do all that was possible for
man in the interests of his district and the
| nation as whole.
Chas. B. Collingwood, of Lansing, repub-
lican candidate for state senator was also
present and responded to an urgent call for
speech. He expressed his pleasure at
again meeting with Shiawassee republicans
who had been so generous toward him less
than week ago. Mr. Collingwood is a very
pleasant and energetic speaker and displayed
his oratorical powers when he referred to
the condition at Manila. In speaking of
state affairs he showed his appreciation of
| the taxation question and expressed himself
as heartily in favor of more just system of
taxation than the one now in vogue.
At 3 p. m. the convention was again
called to order by Chairman Jordan who
called for report from the committee on
credentials, which D. l.. Sprague as chair
man of this committee began to read. On
motion of Mr.. Chapman however the read
| ing of the list of delegates was dispensed
| with there being no contested seats.
The committee on permanent organiza-
| ton and order of business then reported
recommending that the temporary organi:
| zaton be made permanent and that the
order of business be the prosecution of and
ballotng tor candidates in the order given
in the call published except that the Office
of representative was placed at the end of
the list Mr.. Martin moved to amend
| this report and make the nomination of rep
resentatlve first, thus following the order of
the officalballots and that of the convention
call. The amendment was declared lost
| by the chair after close yea and nay vote.
II. Il. Puver as chairman OF the commit
tee on resolutions then presented the fol.
lowing resolutions which were adopted:
The Republican party of Shiawassee county in
| convention assembled, again declare their
perfect confidence in the high aims and lofty
patriotism of the Republican party.
| The Republican party was called into being
| by the cries OF distress from the downtrodden
| and the oppressed and has never failed TO
| extend the hand of help to all such both at
| home and abroad when in its power so TO do.
| The Republican party has twice safely carried
| the old ship of state through the pillows of war
| one the most gigantic civil war the world has
| ever seen, the other foreign war with "a foe.
| man claimed TO be our equal-proud Spain.
| The Republican party has always stood stead.
! fast for the right rejecting all isms and deu.
| sive doctrines.
| The Republican party during its existence
| has twice taken the reins of government from
| the Democratic party, masquerading under
| various names-when the credit of the govern
ment was jeopardized, its business paralyzed its
| laborers idle and want rapping at The door of
! every cottage, and again restored confidence,
! set the Industries going and re established q
| reign of prosperity
The Republican party has saved the nation
| from the woes and disgrace OF reputation
| embodied In the ideas of6 TO |, and maintained
| a sound and honest currency. Therefore
| Resolved That the republican party demands
| our unfaterng support, for the wisdom, hon
| esty, fidelity and patriotism IL has always
shown in the past
| Resolved. That IL Is the firm conviction that