The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-02-22
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONvEN
TON.

clamation-Justice Montgomery En-.
dorsed in Resolutions and Delegates
Instructed for Him.
The republican county convention
met in Corunna pursuant to call OF
Chairman Watson and was called to or
der at 1:2O a. m. in the court house by
that gentleman who read the call and
then asked Mr.. w. M. Fitzpatrick to
take the chair.
On motion of Geo. w. Loring, w. j.
Parker, of Corunna, was made secre-
tary of the convention. A committee
on credentials was then named on mo-
ton of Geo. M. Dewey, the committee
being composed as follows: Geo. M.
z Dewey, F. w. Compton, and A. b.
Cook. On motion of F. H. Watson the
temporary organization was then made
permanent without other formality.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials was ready in few minutes
more and was made, and then the con-
vention was ready for the first item of
business, the nomination of candidate
for school commissioner.
Mr.. A. b. Cook in short nominating
speech presented the name of o. l..
Bristol for denomination. The nomi-
nation was promptly seconded from
every part of the room, and on being
put to vote, Mr.. Bristol was at once
made the unanimous choice of the re-
publicans of the county to succeed him
self in this important office, the duties
of which he has filled to such complete
satisfaction of all patrons of Shiawassee
schools
The next matter of business taken up
was the election of delegates to the
state convention at Grand Rapids. AS
the most important part of the conven-
tons work is the choice of a candidate
for justice of the supreme court and
the lawyers of the state are more inter-
ested than any other professional class
in the choice of a man for this posi-
ton it was agreed that any republican
lawyer who wished to be delegate TO
this convention should be so delegated.
The list was quickly made up as follows:
F II Watson, W M Fitzpatrick, G M
Hamper, E ID Lewis, Odell Chapman,
N X Walsh, V Il Pond, Stockdale,
S 5 Miner, w Pierpont, A e Richards,
+ Northway, j w Turner, and the
following gentlemen who were added
to complete the number to which the
county is entitled, II F Shellenberger,
w Compton, j Y Martin, j G Trum.
BILE, and A A Frain. After the dele.
gates were elected, the convention
made its position on the matter of the
denomination of Justice Montgomery
still more clearly marked by passing
resolutions endorsing him and instruct
ing the delegates to vote for his renom.
ination. The resolution was presented
by f. H. Watson.
On motion, the secretary of the county
committee was instructed to purchase a
suitable book in which the minutes of
the meetings of the county committee
and of the county conventions should
be kept.
The last item of business, and the one
which aroused about the only real in
terest and debate of the entire conven-
ton then came up in the form of re-
solution presented by F. II Watson
The resolution was in effect that the
method of forming the county organi-
cation of the party be modified in &C
cordance with the rec Communications of
the state convention of year ago and
wi the expressed wish and recon
meudation of the state central com
mittee. The only changes from the
present method are that in all of the
townships and wards, instead of in but
part as at present, the town and ward
committees are to be elected for term
of two years, the election to be at the
caucuses held in the even numbered
years at the time when delegates are
elected for the first county convention
in that year. and that the chairman of
the township or ward committee so
elected by the republican voters in each
caucus shall also he their representa-
tive on the county committee. The
change ensures at least two things OF
importance. 1t ensures to every repub
lican voter in every ward and township
voice in the choice o. his county com.
mitreeman, which all Of the towns and
wards have not heretofore had. and 1t