The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-20
WANT HIM FOR REPRESENTATIVE

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Members of the North Newbure FARM
ers' Club Entertained by MIR. John
y. Whelan Whom They Wish to See
Sent to the State Legislature.
The North Newburg Farmers Club
was entertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John J. Whelan of Shiawassee last
Thursday. Nearly two hundred Per
sons including many of the most repre-
sentative farmers of the township We're
present. The host and hostess had in
vited the members Of the Maple Rive,
Oak Grove, and North and South Yer
non clubs and many of their members
were present. All were welcomed
heartily and made to feel completely at
home. Quite Unexpectedly, so far at
least as the host was concerned, the
members of the North Newburg Club
returned the compliments of the day very
neatly by electing their host to the presi-
dency of the club at the election of Off
GERS held during the afternoon.
The early afternoon was as nearly
perfect as could be asked for and two
o'clock saw the greater part of the two
hundred thirty invited guests and club
members already at the Whelan home.
Horses were soon put out in the big
barn and the company seated in the
H. ,oo1xy 60, of+
The meeting was called to order by the
president, Mr. Platt Pelton and the de-
votional exercises We're conducted by
the chaplain. After few remarks the
president announced that it was the day
for the election Of officers and in telling
though short speech nominated Mr..
John j. Whelan. They wanted to send
Mr.. Whelan to the legislature next fall
he told the visitors, and proposed to
make sure of electing him to one Office
without waiting for the other. They
would at least show the rest Of the
county the confidence they who knew
him best had in him. There We're nc
others nominated and on motion the
rules were suspended and the secretary
was instructed to cast the ballot of the
club for Mr.. Whelan. The latter was
then induced to stop his work of look
ing after the visitors and their teams tC
make a few remarks to the club. HI
thanked them for the compliment they
had paid him and assured the club mem.
bers that he should try to carry on the
work to the best Of his ability. The re-
mainder of the officers were then elected
as follows: John Carruthers, vice presi
deet; Miss Stella Potter, secretary; VIM
Devereaux, chaplain.
Election being over the president an
nounced that the club was in an unusual
predicament that afternoon as the pro
| gram for the meeting had been lost and
no one remembered all the parts of it
The state association topic for the day
was announced however and before the
afternoon was over an improvised pro
gram had been carried out which kept
up the interest of those in attendance
until it was finished and adjournment
taken for supper. The state subject
was consideration of the inducement.
necessary TO be held out to keep the hiret
help on the farm instead of letting i
slip away 10 the factories and railways
of the cities. Mr.. N. X. Potter wa.
among the number present and it i'm
mediately fell to his lot to begin the dis
cussion of this question.
In his opening remark Mr.. Potter
took occasion to mildly roast the com
mittee having in charge the prepara
tion of the state topics, calling them the
product of some city pen pusher, ref
erence for which he in turn came in fol
quiet roast later in the meeting. Mr.
Potter declared that in answering the
question he was going to talk politics
All that was necessary to keep hire
help on the farm was to keep the time.
as good as they are now. Times now
are prosperous. The farmer is making
money on everything he is raising-ht
isn't raising wheat of course, he added
as an aside-and the best way to keer
on doing so is to keep the administra
tion of national affairs in the sam,
course which it is pursuing now. But
the question of getting money is not til,
only one. The only thing money il
good for is to be used. It can be rset
to good advantage in settling the ques
tion of keeping the hired help on tn,
farm where it is question. The bes
tenant to have is the one who amount
to enough to have family and to wan
to make good provision for that family
That means in the first place that
good tenant house is necessary and h
believed that such an establishment
was the first requisite. Then too h
himself wanted a man who was ambi
tious enough for himself and family {,
want to keep a COW, pig, and even
horse. And he was anxious enough I,
have a good man for his tenant to en-
courage and assist him in the care fo
those things. He thought that ther,