The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-03-31
Thoroughly Representative.

the city of Owosso of between three and
four hundred and the members of the
party represent every walk OF life and
the very best elements of each. At the
primaries last week the wage Garner,
the professional man, and the business
man were all represented. At the city
convention the same was true. The
result was the nomination of ticket to
which no one class can offer the slight
est objection on the ground of person
atty. ability, or party fealty. The cleo
ton should show the selection of every
man nominated and by good majority.
The candidate for mayor is a profess
sional man who has given much of his
valuable time for the general welfare
of the city and more of his time to indi-
viduals, and always cheerfully and
without reward either in q pecuniary
way or in election to any office of honor
or emolument He is known to every
citizen of the city and we'll liked by all.
He is educated and practiced in every
line of duty that would devolve upon
him, and his known fairness should re-
move any idea that he would be partisan
in any appointment to the detriment of
the good of the city. He will give the
time and attention to the city matters
that is now, if ever, necessary. He
will be mayor, if elected, in every place
and at all times.
The candidate for clerk is laboring
man who has the utmost confidence of
everybody. He has been at his post
constantly and is obliging to every in
dividual who comes to the city offices,
answering all questions and going out
of his way to perform duties that really
were not his He has made many
friends and no enemies in his years
work. He is republican at all times,
because his principles are represented
by that party, and yet no sign of parti-
sanship has entered into his work and
he has been the clerk. He has expert
ence for the work he is to do and should
be rewarded by his party and friends
for faithfully performing his labors.
L. M. Wiley stands as a representa-
tive of the class of men who have al
ways faithfully performed every duty
and never made unnecessary show and
never complained because called upon
to work in the many places of trust i'm
posed upon him without pay. He has
been friend to every needy citizen, a
leader in all work of fraternity and
charity, courteous salesman, a reason
able foreman, a christian citizen and
one who will aid the people in the try
ing matter of paying their taxes in
every way he is able.
For justice of the peace Will d.
Royce is a good man who will poll a
large vote in spite of the long years
during which his opponent has held the
office. Jovial and fun loving, he is
possessed of no small degree of shrewd-
Mesa quality often necessary in de-
tecting the difference between the false
and the true in a justice court. Mr..
Royce is laboring man and has the
sympathy of every man who begins a
day of manual labor at seven O'Clock
every week day morning He is we'll
liked by all who know him, while the
manner in which he will handle a
public trust was well illustrat in the
energy with which he pushed forward
his work as manager of the street fair
last fall.
: j. H. Robbins represents another
class of men who are unable to give
much of their time to public affairs, but
what they do undertake they do well
and fearlessly. While the Office of
school, Inspector is to a great extent
merely an Office in name, yet but few
years ago the necessity of having good
men and public spirited men and men
| thoroughly interested in this city was
clearly shown and a republican then
did his duty as Mr.. Robbins will do.
The republicans have tried for years to
put up men such as the above and have
always been successful so far as the
character and ability of the men we're
concerned, But almost every year some
misunderstanding or personal matter
has prevented some from election. We
trust that this year the party will stand
united on the city ticket as never before
not allowing personal matters nor
preferences to interfere with their duty
as members of the party that has brought
prosperity out of ruin, happiness out of
despair and placed the American ma
ton on a level, if not far ahead of any
nation on earth. -'a f~tfT
or the nominations for the ward offices.
supervisors, aldermen and coDstables, time
and space do not permit extended notice
but We would repeat with emphasis all that
we said of the various nominees last week
The nominations are good ones aud should,
add strength to the whole ticket While all
have not attained their experience by the
same route.s;y they are men who have
been trained tn think and art in accord anca