The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-07-27
Three Candidates for Office.

Mr.. Editor-Will you please allow
an old resident of this county to speak,
through your columns, of three men in
whom the public has in these days,
considerable interest?
They are men of such unquestioned
claim on public confidence that they
will stand without challenges, as their
own official successors in the offices of
Register OF Deeds, Judge of Probate
and County Treasurer!
Jay d. Royce, the custodian of the
muniments of title of our citizens, has
lived in the village of Byron in this
county since he was II years of age with
the exception of about one year spent in
the village of Milfordl 1t is not re.
markable as some say that Burns
should present so many men for public
favor. That township deals in them.
Since the pioneer days when Sullivan r.
Kelsey represented us in the legislature
and Bowman w. Dennis, that apostle
of Odd Fellows builded the fires of char
ity all over the union, that six miles
square in the southeast part of Sha-
wassee county has been growing repre-
sentative men!
Not the least of these by any means
is Mr.. Royce and it is delight to record
his fawless reputation in private
life, and his skill and industry in the
office of record-makerl He bears
name that our people delight to honorl
He is nephew of Capt. Royce, who
was shot at Falling Waters in the dark
days of the Civil war and at whose loss
the people of our county suffered
spasm of pain! 1t is conceded that no
other names will be mentioned for the
office of Register of Deeds at the COM
ing county convention!
Matthew Bush. Who does not know
him? | was not long since in a neigh
boring city and in the office of the 'surro
gate" therel The Judge mentioned the
name of Matthew Bush, saying, "He is
a very able man and your folks in Shia-
wassee are to be congratulated on
having him in your probate office" My
reply was, They appreciate the fact to
such an extent, that he has no rival for
that important positionr'
Ability in the Office of Judge of Pro-
bate consists not more in knowledge of
the. laws relating to estates, than in
that sensible sympathy that deals with
that portion of the public who have
lost friends in such manner that justice
is clothed with kindness. Especially in
dealing in matters of guardianship when
children are to be cared for and their
helplessness to be guarded it requires
just such man as Matthew Bush, and
so accurately does he "fll the BILL"
that nobody but himself is or will be
thought of in connection with the Of
fee he holds at the next republican
convention!
Among the earliest of my memories
of this county was Rev. Kay, the Pres
byterian clergyman so well known in
pioneer days among the people of the
southern townshipsl He was one of
the men who wrought themselves into
the very landscapel There are portions
of Perry and Woodruff where it always
seemed to me as l rode along, that Sab
bath bells were about to ring There is
no doubt that prayerful lives are project.
ed into the very verdure of the fieldsl
A worthy son of a worthy sire, is
Richard +. Kay, the present county
treasurer. A gentleman not merely
from education but in inheritance
guileless life void of offenses toward
God and man, is his
None know him but to love him and
none speak of him but in words of
praise. There will be no "prestidigi
tation" of the figures in his books while
he retains control, and If the law nj.
lowed an incumbency of more than
two terms they would be awarded him
without mements hesitationl
AN OLD SETTLER.