The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-08-10
DUNN WINS.
The Man from Wales Gets the
Nomination for Representa-
tive Of the Third District.
ST. Clair County.


The Third District Republican Rep.
resentatiye Convention for st. Clair
county was called to order in the Viii
lage Hall, Memphis, at / l O'Clock q. m.
by K. T. Blackney, who named the fol-
lowing temporary ofiicers:-Wm. II.
Ballentine. chairman; John e. Reedy,
secretary.
Mr.. Ballentine in taking the chair
said he considered it an honor for any
man to preside over republican meet
ing, thanking all for the honor and
after few remarks appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Credentials Harvey Tappan, William Mason
Permanent Organization and order of Bust
ness-E. I. Blackney, A. IL. Meyer and George
Resoutlons-L II. Bradley. L. oDett. and
o. Gerke.
The convention then adjourned un-
til O'Clock p. m. for dinner and also
to give the committees time to prepare
their reports.
Convention convened at one o'clock
when the committee on permanent or
ganization and order of business re-
ported as follows
lst-That the temporary officers be
made permanent.
2d-rhe report of the committee on
credentials.
3d-The report of the committee on
resolutions.
4th-That the chairman of each del
egation be allowed to cast the ballot
for absent delegates.
5th-That the names of townships be
called alphabetically in order to give
delegations q chance to place candi-
dates in nomination.
6th-That if there is but one candi-
date the secretary be instructed to cast
the ballot of convention, but If there
are two or more we proceed by ballot
to nominate a candidate to represent
this district in the State Legislature.
On motion the above report was ac-
cepted and adopted.
The committee on credentials report
ed the following delegates entitled to
seats in the convention
Brockway-Wm. III. Ballentinc, Robt Carson,
| T. II. Parkinson. Harvey Tappan Robt. Ellar,
Chas. Rounds, Geo. Mcintyre, Albert Parkinson
| and George Anderson.
Berlin-Alfred Dulmage. Geo. w. Lee, Eugene
| Gilbert and A. j. Macklem.
Lynn-John Murray, Andrew Kelley, and Jas.
reenwood-Aaron S. Hill. Andrew Bahon,
Chas. Mavis, Gottfred Milethaler, and Torrance
Mussey-wllliam Hunter. Wesley Ney, John
Wills, ID; ID: Martin, Gottfred Schonemann, Ira
| Cade and L. 7. Hackney.
Emmett-F c. Abbott, John f. Buckley and
j. G. Reedy.
Brown, David Mericle, and James Mackey.
| Wales-Emory Allen. Thos. Hill. Geo. Shirley,
/. II. Bradley, g. A. Wonch, VIM. Smith and
Riley-Dennis McInerney Dan. Moran. Lam
bert VanYalkenburg, DIR. T.. A. Flo, Laban
Hause and John Hazeton.
| Coumbus-Albert Allen, w. w. Jones, Fred
Wagner and John Sovereign.
| Casco-Nathan B. Clark. Alex VanBrockln,
Otto Gerke and Edward Mardel Jr.
! Ira--A. A. Meyer, j. II. Landry, Christian
| Rosso and Henry Lishtenburg.
1t was moved, supported and carried
| that the report of committee on reso-
lutions be deferred.
Secretary Reedy read the list of
| townships in order, the only candidate
mentioned was James Dunn, of Wales.
Moved and supported that as no
other name is mentioned the secretary
be instructed to cast the ballot of the
convention for James Dunn for repre-
sentative of the 3rd district, st. Clair
county.
Very stirring speeches were then
made by James Dunn, Harvey Tappan
and Lincoln Avery.
Next in order came the report of the
committee on resolutions which is as
follows
We. the members of the Third Representative
District In Convention assembled. hereby resolve
/ as follows:
list We hereby affirm our faith In the ability.
integrity and faithfulness Of our matchless lead
| ers William II. Mckinley and Theodore RoOse-
velt firmly believing their election VIII Insure
| continued prosperity, honest money, and the
best interests of all classes
| ID We also affirm our conviction that In A. II.
Bliss and the entire State Ticket we have selected
| a class of able honorable and upright men who
will give their attention to the affairs of the
State and secure for us a clean, honest and ell
| cient administration.
sd In the nominee of this Convention we have
secured an honest and able representative Of the
people and their best interests and hereby as
| sert our belief that he Is entirely worthy of the
earnest support of the electors of this District.
Iln...lrnd TINT n. do al TN. rnurn.