Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-04-27
ForSalc by SHARRAR& MCLHOLLAND
successor, 10 B Z Webb.

Mr.. Darragh said that he was born
Republican and had always been proud
of the fact He was proud Of the rec
ord ~ the Republican party. Proud
Of its record on the currency. 1t had
made a currency which. in 1864. was
worth but thirty-eight cents on the
dollar. worth loo cents on the dollar
and every dollar Of United States
money as good As the best money in
the world.
1t had raised the credit Of the ma
tion until instead Of six per cent bonds
selling at discount OF six per cent,
we now issued two per cent bonds
which brought as high as two per cent
premium. The question Of finance
has been settled and settled right as
have all the great questions which
have been settled by the Republican
party The volume OF gold has con-
stantly increased until it is now in
excess Of twice what it was in 1875,
and the question Of the Suliclency II
gold as a basis Of our currency fully
demonstrated,
In all the history Of wars. and until
recently the worlds history is largely
the history Of war, there is noinstance
OF more exalted purpose, wise consery-
atism and enduring statesman ship
than that presented by the present
administration In 100 days, PreSi
dent Mckinley called into being an
army and navy, humbled proud Eu-
ropean nation, DESTROYED her navy,
captured her army, and took from her
every possession outside Of her own
continent. When you and are dead,
when the historian OF the future,
freed from the partisan bias If the
present, shall write the history Of
/ VIM Mckinley, appointed by God AL
mighty To strike the yoke Of Spanish
/ tyranny from 10000 600 of human be-
/ ingS. and bring them under the in.
/ fluenceS Of chris tian civilization. then
will the name OF Mckinley stand side
| by side with the names Of those other
divinely appointed men, George Wash
/ ingtOn and Abraham Lincoln.
Prolonged applause testified to the
conventions appreciation Of Mr.. Oar
ragh'S remarks.
\ motion was passed requesting Mr..
Darragh 10 nominate the delegates TO
the congressional convention. While
he was deciding on the list, the con-
vention elected the following delega-
tions 10 the other conventions:
District delegate convention
G. w. Giddings, J. ID. Spinney, II.
L. Wood, NJ r. Salter, A. II. Lowrey,
b. II. Sawyer, l.. G. Hull, David Dun
can, Ed Meacham, John f. Booth, +.
A. Ely, Chas. Kerr.
State delegate convention
w. A. Leet, Silas Moody, j c. Wat.
son, |. b. Garfield, Delon Fleming,
John o. Clark, |. 5. Seaver, j. n. Nc
Call, II. ). Miller, j. ). Beechler, j.
NJ. Everden, +. b. Wight.
Mr., Darragh then nominated the
following delegates which nomina-
tions were promptly confirmed: j. n.
Mccall, G. w. Giddings, G. +. Brown,
w. O. Watson, =. ID. Petit, o. NJ.
Everden, h. S. Scarf, Frank w. Blair,
A. r. Wheeler, f. A. Bagley, II. S.
Miller, ii. L. Wood
Hon. A. b. Darragh, who has served
the party in the capacity Of chairman
OF the county committee for the past
two years with such distinguished
ability, was unanimously reelected by
the convention.
The various townships nominated
the following couHty committee: &
+. Brown, Alma; A. L. Giles, Beth
any; Ed Meacham, Elba; Jonathan