The Owosso times., 1902-05-30
BY ACClAMATION
Congressman Fordney Rs-Nominated Wed
nesday for His Third Term
Convention Strongly Endorsed Presi-
dent RooseveIt's Administration.


Just as had been predicted for weeks,
and in some quarters for months, Con-
gresham Joseph w. Fordney was re-
nominated, Wednesday, for his third
term by acclamation. The convention
which assembled in Saginaw, the home
of the congressman, was more in the
nature of ratification meeting than a
nominating convention, and every one
of the eighty-two delegates present from
the four counties seemed to be filed
with the warmest kind of enthusiasm
for their leader in the congressional
fight. Every time he appeared and
every time his name was mentioned in
the convention hall there was an out
burst of applause and the day was one
continuous ovation.
Q The convention was called to order
about 1890 a. M. by Mr. Ralph Love
land, chairman of the congression-
al committee The call was read by
Mr.. w. G. Klump, secretary of the
committee. E. o. Dewey, of Owosso
was then called to the chair and the
delegates from Clinton and Shiawassee
counties not having arrived, the cor
vention took an adjournment until / 80.
On being called to order in the after
noon, Chairman Dewey called Mr. G. G.
Vaughan, of st. Johns, to the chair as
temporary chairman of the convention,
and w. c. Klump was made temporary
secretary. Later, the adoption of the
report of the committee on permanent
organization and order of business made
this organization also the permanent one.
The list of the committees on creden-
tials, order Of business, and resolutions
was then made up by call Of counties,
each county naming member of each
of the committees. The committees
We're as follows:
Credentials-Frank D. Cleveland,
Clinton; Geo. T. Campbell, Shiawas-
see; Andrew Milliken, Tuscola II. B.
Allen, Saginaw.
Order of Business-John E. Hill,
Clinton; A. L. Arnold, Shiawassee; w.
Ingersoll, Tuscola; Charles McClelland,
Saginaw.
Resolutions-Wm. NJ. Smith, Clinton
H. H. Pulver, Shiawassee; Fred Klump,
Tuscola; Tiff. Jerome, Saginaw.
The report of the credential commit
tee showed eighty-two delegates pres
ent and no contests in any of the dele
cations. Their report was adopted, as
was also the report of the committee on
organization as referred to already.
The choice of the congressional commit.
tee was then made, each county naming
one member and all being approved by
the convention. The congressional
committee, as elected in that way was
made up as follows:
Clinton, w. III. Bronson;- Shiawassee,
E. o. Dewey; Tuscola, Jas. A. Trotter;
Saginaw, E. p. Stone
The next business before. the conven-
tion was the placing in nomination of
candidates for congressman. To DR.. S.
G. j. Ostrom, of Saginaw, fell the duty
of presenting the name of Mr.. Fordney.
DR.. Ostrom said that he considered it a
pleasure, for different reasons, to be able
to present Mr.. Fordney's name to the
convention. He had once withdrawn
in Mr.. Fordney's favor, when the pres
ent congressman was elected alderman
IN democratic Saginaw ward He
called attention to the good he had done
since that time, both for the city while
in the council, and later on in congress
for the entire district. He referred to
the work he had done in securing the
of eighty-fve rural de-
livery routes in his district, and the
fight which he made against the wishes
Of those high in authority, and strong
in influence, in order to uphold the
beet interests of the farmers of his dis
trict and those who had invested in the
sugar factories. There We're many ad-
vantages in keeping skilled and able
men in congress, and the delegates We're
advised to keep a good thing while they
had it. The nomination was seconded
by Attorney w. a. Norton, Of st.
Johns, and on his motion the nomina-
ton was made unanimously by rising
vote. Dr.. Ostrom, w. y. Norton and
Il. II. Pulver were appointed a commit
zee to escort Mr. Fordney to the plat
form and soon returned with the con-
gresham A storm of applause greeted
him
Mr.. Fordney said he was profound
y touched by such a gift for the third
lime. He was grateful to his friends
'or this kind expression of their feel
ngs and stood ready to return the
in his feeble way, when
sver the opportunities offered. He
'sked for the future support of the dele
gates, as alone he could not succeed.
The conditions seemed favorable, but
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