The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-10

q vote. He reminded them of the we'll |
established reputation of Mr.. Mason for
sound business judgment and plain
common sense which every one admits ,
and commended that the county could
not afford this time to make any
change in her representative. He al
so reminded the delegates that in
Mr.. Mason they had a candidate who
wore the Grand Army button and that
the time was fast passing by when they
would have the opportunity to favor
these men with offices of any kind.
The nomination of Mr.. Mason was
seconded by Hon. Jerome w. Turner
who also took up the matter of speech
making with pleasing little story of
one of his own experiences when in the
legislature years ago. He had an I'M
important little bill of purely local
interest which had absolutely no inter
est either adverse or otherwise to any
other members of the legislature. He
introduced the bill and made what he
considered very fine speech urging its
passage and moved its passage without
the slightest doubt of its going through
without dissenting vote. There could
be he thot no opposition to the measure
for he had fully explained that it had
only local interest either way and that
it was desired by his constituents. He
did however take the precaution to get
one of the men sitting nearest him to
second the motion for its passage and
then what was his surprise on the roll
call to find that he himself and the man
who had seconded his motion were the
he secured reconsideration and this
time took the precaution to see the
greater part of the senators person
ally and the bill went thru without
any opposition whatever. He. too, as
sured the convention that the county
| could not afford at this time to make a
| change in its representative and humor-
ously added that the opposing candi-
date and himself are still young and
could we'll afford to wait.
The ballot was then taken and res ult-
ed in a majority for Mr.. Mason by the
following vote: Mason 81, Whelan so,
V. NJ. White 2.
The nomination for the office of pro-
bate Judge then being in order, it was
moved by Odell Chapman that the
rules be suspended and that the secre-
tary be instructed to cast the entire vote
of the convention for Hon. Matthew
Bush to succeed himself, he being the
only candidate. The motion prevailed
and the vote was cast accordingly, Mr..
Bush being declared the nominee of the
convention.
With this momentary interlud Q the
convention again settled down to what
was expected to be a lively contest, the
nomination of a candidate for sheriff.
The Crane men were the first to get on
their feet and to secure the attention of
the chair, L. M. Wiley making the
nomination, and referring to his candi-
date, Mr.. Stephen A. Crane, as the
old soldier candidate for that office. He
dwelt upon the record which he had
made as most efficient under sheriff
and upon his past services to the repub.
lican party. Now, he said. he would
make just as good record as sheriff
of Shiawassee county as he made while
soldier during the war. He was a
soldier candidate and would be so re.
garded all over the county where the
entire ticket would be strengthened by
his name being on 1t. The nomination
was seconded by Venice, Fairfield, Rush,
New Haven, the second ward of the
city of Corunna, and Owosso township
in quick succession and then the friends
of Mr.. Geo. w. Haskell secured the
the attention of the presiding officer.
DIR. +. s. Ruggles, of Byron, in pre-.
senting the name of Mr.. Haskell re.
marked on the frequency with which a
name of some one who had at one time
or another during his life been a resi-
dent OF Byron was presented at the
county convention. 1t was easily to be
explained however by the character O,
the men whom that township had fur.
nished. He referred to the hust,;no
ability OF his candidate whose huge
palm leaf fans were at that very momen,
helping Keep the delegates cool as the