The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-23


ness, and on counting the vote 205 of
the 2O6 votes were found to have been
cast. OF these W. H. Bigelow received
113 and o. L. Sprague received 92 Mr..
Bigelow was at once declared the
choice of the convention for county
chairman for the ensuing two years
amid the shouts of congratulations
from all parts of the hall, even the
warmest supporters of Mr. Sprague for
getting in an instant, when the choice
was announced, their own disappoint-
ment and joining as heartily in the con-
gratulations as the rest The defeated
candidate himself was one of the first to
extend congratulations and added the
reminder that they could then get away
to get their dinner together as had been
previously agreed on.
The convention at once called for the
newly elected chairman who advanced
to the middle of the room and made a
happy speech which was more than
gratifying to the delegates who had
supported, him and left the others in the
best of spirits as well. Mr.. Bigelow as
sured the members of the convention
that the contest had been in every way
a friendly one between himself and Mr..
Sprague as well as the friends of the lat
ter He said that he knew that there
was no Ill will toward him on the part
of any Of the supporters of Mr.. Sprague
and tina. he felt confident Of their hearty
support in the coming campaign as he
did Of any one. Mr.. Sprague was then
called for. The defeated candidate at
once stepped forward and in his custom
ary energetic style gave the convention
the warmest and breeziest speech to
which they listened during the entire
session. He congratulated the conven-
ton on having elected man who knew
the county and the party workers from
the farthest corners. He assured his
hearers that they had made good
choice and elected leader under whom
he believed the entire party could and
would pull together for the biggest re-
publican majority which Shiawassee
ever gave. They had elected man, he
said who was known for his good fell
lowship and his energy, and that was
the kind of campaign which they had
made certain of in his election. He as
sured them in no uncertain words of
the goodfeeling which he had personal
ly for the successful candidate, and as
sured them all that his most hearty
support would be ever ready for the
assistance of the chairman and his or
ganization. The speech brought out
the most hearty applause and the con-
vention, with yell, declared that
Sprague was "all right Both Mr..
Bigelow and Mr.. Sprague then an
nounced good naturedly, in almost the
same breath, that they We're going to
get their dinner together then and the
announcement added still more to the
good feeling which the speeches Of the
two gentlemen had helped bring about.
The convention then took up the
matter of the election of eighteen
delegates to the congressional conven-
tion and elected the following by viva
voce vote, one at time:
H. 3. Mclaughlin, Vernon; DR.. A
L. Arnold, Owosso; H. H. Pulver,
Laingsburg; Carl Pickert, Corunna l..
w. Barnes, Burns; E. O. Dewey, Owos-
so; S. E. Scribner, Antrim; w. E.
Watson, Shiawassee; c. H. Stevens,
Perry; Fred Edwards, Owosso; Frank
House, OwUsso; Eugene Upson, Du-
rand; J. T. Race, Owosso; DR.. W. S.
Jones, Corunna; J. II. Clark, New Lo-
throp; DR.. Y. C. VanLiew, Lennon;
Frank Welch, Corunna; G.. T. Camp
bell, Owosso.
After the delegation was filed Mr.. r.
F. Kay moved that in view of the work
which Mr.. z. O. Dewey had done for
the successive elections of Mr.. Fordney
as well as in view of the great assistance
which he had been able to give Mr..
Fordney and the farmers of the county
in helping extend the rural free delivery
that the delegation to the congressional
convention be instructed by the county
convention to cast the vote of the
delegation for Mr.. E. O.. Dewey as
member of the congressional committee
from Shiawassee. The motion was
warmly secondedlby Mr.. Frank II. Wat
son who said that he believed con-
gresham should be permitted to select
the men who were to serve him in so
important capacity as members of his
congressional committee. He said
further that he knew something of the
amount of work which Mr. Dewey had
done for Mr. Fordney and believed that
he could do more for him in this county
as member of that committee than any
other man in this county could do. He
also said that he knew that Mr.. Fordney
himself was DESTROYS that Mr. Dewey be
reelected member Of that committee.
The motion was opposed by F. E. Welch
and Carl Pickert, of Corunna, but was
carried by strong majority.
The report OF the committee on reso-