The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-06-01
Owosso and the County Ticket.


As the time draws nearer when repub
lican nominating convention must be called
to place in nomination county ticket, q
consideration of the extent to which the re-
publican majority of Owosso deserves rec
ogniti0n In the formation Of that ticket be-
comes of considerable interest, and this not
because the republicans of OwossO have
any idea of demanding certain places on the
ticket but merely because 1t would seem
that good politics demands that the place
that furnishes more than one-half OF the
republican majority for the county ticket
should receive generous treatment at the
hands of the county convention without
being obliged to put up fight which might
arouse party discord, in order to gain
recognition, or even to demand such
recognition.
Ow0sso republicans vote the ticket, and
while II was notorious fact two years ago
that local feeling was being used against
certain candidates-and the opponents of
the republican nominee for sheriff worked
every scheme in their attempt to stir up OPP
position to that nominee by means of that
circumstance yet in spite of this fact and
in spite of the popularity of the opposing
candidate in this, bis home city, fact
which greatly aided them In making this
appeal for retaliation, the republican can
didate carried majority out OF Owosso as
did every other candidate on the party
ticket The total number of votes cast in
the county for all the republican nominees
for the county Offices two years ago was
39,791, and of these Owosso cast II, 116;
the totals of the democrat vote being 49,
2s5 and 7,076 for the county and city
respectively. The total number of repub-
lican votes In the county therefore exceeded
the democratic total by 1906 while the
total republican vote of Owosso city alone
for the same county Offices exceeded the
democratic vote in the city by 4,040 or 274
more than the entire majority given by the
rest of the county. -
These figures are not however given with
the idea that Owosso should have three
fourths of the important positions on the
republican ticket, or two-tbirds, or one-half.
THE TINES does not believe that the ma
jority of the party workers and leaders In
Owosso would even think for a nome mt
that 1t would be wise to enter into q con-
test for even three of the more important
county Offices, but 1t does believe that at
least two of those Offices should come to this
city without the necessity for any contest
whatever, that that much should be conceded
willingly by the rest Of the county and,
moreover, II believes that among the
majority of republicans thruout the county
this will be willingly and gladly conceded
Ow0sso is not now represented by any of
the more important county officers, one of
the coroners and one of the circuit court CON-
mlssoners being the. only representatives
among the force Two years ago she was
accorded two places on the ticket and her
candidates defeated This year she hopes
for more generous treatment, two, or perhaps
even three places on the ticket, aud the entire
republican ticket elected.
just which of the offices shall come to
Owosso is perfectly clear as far as sheriff is
concerned, for this nomination is already
conceded to OwossO and in fact there are
no other candidates In the field than the
Owosso candidates, Messrs. s. A. Crane, G.
W.. Parker, and Geo.W Haskell, anyone of
whom would make good official and would
serve the county well as its chief executive
officer, and each one of whom has the as
of large number OF friends who
wish to see him given the nomination.
Even better than that, each has the hearty
good will and friendship Of the men who
favor and are working for the candidacy
of each of the other two
When the question of the nomination for
sheriff is passed however, the problem OF
what other nomination can be given to
Owosso Is not so easy of solution. There is
a candidate in this city for each OF two
other Offices but neither of them has the
Geld outside of the city entirely to himself.
For clerk, James w. Jordan, who has
served his ward for number of years as
Its Representative in the city council and
has been reelected by large majorities, will
have strong following. His can didacy Is
no new idea and has been presented by him
self and bis friends to the voters of the
county for their consideration for sufficient
length Of time for all to know of his claim
on the place. At no time however has he
had the field entirely to himself. The