Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-04-27
VICTORY.
Cratiot County Republicans
Are Harmonious.
VERY ENTHUSlAST
Was the Convention Held Last
Friday.
Hon. A. 3. Dauagh Unanimously Endorsed
for Congress
VERY ENTHUSIASTIC
Hon. A. 3. Daragh Unanimously Endorsed
for Congress

publicans held spring convention
under such favorable auspices as the
one which met i'm this village last
Friday. 1t was Republican day.
God : own sunshine was about us.
Brightness and cheer are always hope
fui indications for the Grand Old
Party. Good weather, good times and
a cheerful heart make Republican
votes. And 50 it was. When Hon.
A. b. Darragh, chairman Of the county
committee, sounded the gayel at IL
O'Clock, Friday, the court room was
well filed. and the report of the COM
mittee on credentials showed every
delegation full.
In opening the convention. Mr..
Darragh said that the splendid rep
reSentation present INDICATED united
and harmonious party. When era
tiot Republicans ale united they are
inyincible He counselled union and
harmony during the coming campaign.
Ilealluded t. complaints he had heard
i'm reference % som" lingS OF the
pension commissioner and reminded
his comrades who had with him car
ried the old flag to victory. that never
had aEensiou bin Of general applica-
tion been passed except 10y a Republi-
can majority and that in allinstanceS
a majority Of the Democrats had been
found arrayed solidly against pension
lcgiSlatiou Whatever has been done
for the Old soldier has come through
the Republican party. There is now
before congress "a bill which VIII rem
cdy all the evils complained o..
NJ. Il. Salter, of Ithaca, was called
10 the chair as temporary chairman
and accepted in ringing Republican
speech. w. NJ. Comstock. OF Emer-
son, was elected temporary secretary,
On motion the chair appointed the
following committees
Permanent Organization II. L.
Boyle. T. a. Ely and Isaac Seaver.
Credentials. y. Mccall, II. $
Miller and Jonathan Gidley.
Resolutions-C w. Giddings, J. L.
Booth ana Ed Drayer.
Convention adjourned until ! o'clock
standard time.
On reaSSembling, the committee on
credentials reported as follows:
We have examined the credentials
presented from the various townships
and the city Of st. Louis and find the
following delegates entitled TO seats
in the conventions
ARCADIA.
T. A. Ely, G. F. Brown f. A. Bag
ley, j. y. Spinney, John Rush, G. L.
Delayan, Seth Tubbs, \ Roberts, Joe
Sartor y. Fleming, Orrin Duryee
BETHANY.
Allan II. Reed, l. b. Garfield, A. /
Giles, Elias Shaw.
ELLA.
Chas. Kerr Edwin Meacham, w. c.
Woouey, John D. Willis, VI. w. Coon
David Duncan.
EMERSON.
Jonathan GidleY, w. NJ. Comstock
Albro Curtis, c. II. Wagner, " VI
Showers.
FULTON.
l. :. Seayer. II. c. Chiddister, y
Walker, Abel Skinner, J. j. Myers
HAMILTON
L. G.. Hull, John McLaren, Francis
b. Wight.
ITHACA
VI. Il. Salter, f. p. Merrell, y. )
Barber, John NJ. Everden, j. y. Nc
Call, Perry ID. Petit, f. NJ. Harring
ton.
LAFAYETTE.
Geo. =. Aldrich, Jesse O. Petit, J
ID. Sadler, ". b. Richardson, Fro
Tryon.
NEWARK.
Edward Drayer, L. X. Munson, Sic
Beechler, Joseph Kinsel
NEW HAVEN.
L. y. Wolford, A. j. Chamber, c. J
Chambers Eugene Bigelow.
NORTH STAR.
G.. +. Mcbride. Il. V. Lott, j. l.
Mouser, w. A. Russell, Abel Dints
man.
NORTH SHADE.
John O. Clark, Geo. Vanduzen, Gee
Butcher, Robert Carr
PINE RIVER.
Henry w. Sandal, Willard Gay
Sherman Hawk, Silas Randolph.
SEVILLE.
w. G. Mallory. II. S. Miller, Thoma
Harris, Geo. Tofft.
SUMNER
John Z. Booth, Albert Morton, Blu
ton Gee, Albert A, Beeson, Jas. 4
Toy.
WASHINGTON.
+. K. Smith, s. N. French, Jot
Bowen, r. G. Rhines.