Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-20
A GREAT VICTORY.
Cratiot Secures a Congress-
man fer the First Time.
DARRACH'S NAME
General Satisfaction Throughout
the District.
Magnificent Home Greeting TO Successful
Candidate.
DARRACH'S NAME
Magnificent Home Greeting 10 Successful
Candidate.

For the first time in her history
Gratiot will have a real live congress
man. The magnificent grafton
/ rendered Hon A Il. Dlrragh on his
return from Traverse City, last Fri
day. is a gratifying proof Of the cor
dial feeling existing towards him, not
only among Republicans, but among
all our citizens irrespective OF party
The result OF the convention was
announced i'm the RECORD last week
its importance to Gratiot county how
ever. makes a more extended account
of interest.
Part OF the Ithaca delegation left
for Traverse City on Monday. The
remainder, accompanied by about
twenty friends and workers, took
Traverse by storm Tuesday evening
From the hour Of arrival until the
final result was announced, every
Gratiotitc was hustiing night and day
for the success Of GratiOt's candidate.
The result showed the success of the
work done.
The convention convened at p. m.
Wednesday, July II. Judge Bailey
called the convention 10 order and
INVITED y. L. Bemis Of Carson City,
10 the chair. Mr. BemiS made an ap-
propriate speech.
a. b Cogger, Of Mecosta county,
was elected temporary secretary.
On motion Of W. ID. Totten, Of Kal-
kaska, committee on credentials
was appointed as follows: w. ID. Tot
ten, Hon. L. &. Windsor. s. c. Kirk
bride, W. H. Foster X. 5. Scarf.
On motion Of eX-Congressman Avery
a committee OF five was appointed on
permanent organization and order OF
business as follows: Hon. Fred
Mech, Johnson Wood. Hon. John
Avery, Thos r. Bates c. f. Brown.
On motion Of F. r. Williams a COM
mittee on resolutions was appointed
The chalr announced as such commit
tee: Hon. +. r Williams, Hon. F. +
Dodds, Hon. Perry Hannah, b. j.
Lowry, Hon. D. f. Award.
On motion the convention then
took a recess for twenty minutes.
The committee on credentials spent
an hour and three-quarters consider
ing a contest from Roscommon county
and then the convention was called TO
order.
The committee on permanent or
ganization and order Of business re-
commended that the temporary or
ganization be made permanent and
laid down the usual order Of business
The committee on credentials re.
ported the following as entitled TO
seats in the convention:
Antrim county-C. L. Bailey, f. r..
Williams. L. f. SlusSar.
Char evoix countY-Fred Mech,
+. y. Clink, Il, f. Neville.
MisSaukee county-Johnson Wood.
f. :. Hull, John Luke.
Boscommon county-R. w. Ward.
Osceola county-R. j. Thompson,
L. 3. Windsor, c. NJ. Beardsley, \. II.
Corwin ID. Il. Marvin.
Clare county-D. +. Award, w. II.
Wilson, ;. G. kirkbride.
MecoSta cOunty-H. + Hardy. A. B.
Cogger, A. McFarlane, f. c. Morris,
) l.. Willetts, A. + Sage.
Isabella county-P. f. Dodds, Gil
bert johnson, J. w. Hance, John
Maxwell, Q. l.. Burdick, II. j Kane,
F. l.. Keller. W J Johnson.
Gratiot couuty-J. y. Mccall, *. 5.
Scarf II. L. Wood, F. d. Petit, w
Q. Watson, r. : Miller, c. w Gid
dngS, a. II. Wheeler, O. NJ. Eyerden,
+. w Blair, DR.. +. y. Bagley, c. +
Brown.
Montcalm c1unty-W. II. Bradley,
+. 5 Wasar, p J. simpson, c. f.
French, a. L. Bemis. Fred MolTat,
Or. Avery, c. DeYoung, J. X. Train,
E. J. Lowry. c. II. LaFlamboy.
Kalkaska county-W ID. Totten,
I. BrOtt.
Grand Traverse couuty-Perry Han
nah, Thos. T. Bates, John a. LCran-
ger, w. II. Foster, ID. G. Leach
On motion, f. c. Morris, Il Me
costa county, was elected assistant
secretary,
On motion Of ). y. Mccall, the
chair was instructed to appoint three
tellers. The chair named the follow
ing: f. w. Blair, G. +. French and |
Il. W. Ward.
The officers we're then sworn by X.
5. Scarf.
The committee on resolutions then |
read the following resolutions which |
were enthusiastically applauded and |
unanimously adopted by a rising vote
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