Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-08-28
NOMINATIONS MADE
Excellent County Ticket Put Up
by the Republicans.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC CONVENTION.

Herbert +. Powell the Choice for
Representative.
County Ticket:
Sherin-Elmer T. Fales, Beding
County Clerk Harry j. Holbroox, North Plains.
Register OF Deeds Palmer T. Williams. Boston.
Treasurer-E. NJ Allen, Portland
Prosecuting Attorney William X CLUE, Ionia.
CircuirCourt Commissioners -Fl, ert M Davis,
Iona: George Bennett, Lyons
Coroners-Chares ). Cook lonia; julius S.
Tibbetts, Lyons.
Surve, or David c. Crawford, Ionia
The Republican county convention
was called to order in the Opera
House at Ionia by county chairman
Arthur p. Loomis at II O'Clock a. IN.
Tuesday. Mr.. LOomis made an eX-
celent speech before calling Capt.
fl. f. Hatch to the chair as tempor-
ary chairman Of the convention.
Capt. Hatch supplemented Major
Loomis' address with brief speech of
thanks, hoping that harmony and
good feeling would prevail and that a
spirited campaign would follow the
naming of the ticket. 4 J.. Mauren of
Portland was elected secretary. A
recess for dinner was taken after the
appointment of committees. On per
manent organization and order of busi-
ness were, Brinton II Hall, Belding;C
b. Johnson. Ronald: J B. Chaddock,
Ionia. Credentials, +. NJ. Burbank,
Odessa; w. L. Reeves Otisco, and
Fred Keister, Lyons.
The report of the Credentials com
mittee showed that the county was
represented by the full quota of dele
gates 234.
Herbert + Powell Of Ronald was
nominated for representative by ac-
clamation on motion Of Grant Morse.
There were five candidates for
Sheriff, F. w. Smith and Thos. Sherry
of Ionia; Elmer +. Fales, Belding:
Chas. +. Workman, Ronald and Ben.
Kitson, Easton. Mr.gyales' name was
presented in fine speech by Albert
L. Spencer, and only one ballot was
required to nominate his man.
Four candidates we're after the
clerkship Harry ioIbrook of Ronald
VIM. A. Wilder Belding, Henry
Voelker Ionia and Geo. Steadman of
Lyons. This city believed it was en-
titled to two places on the ticket and
Dwight Sheldon who presented Mr.
Wilder's name argued along that line
and of the many qualifications pos
sessed by the candidate emitting him
to the place. The convention thought
different however and on the third
ballot Harry Holbrook received a
majority of votes
Palmer T. Williams of Saranac won
out for Register of Deeds on the 2nd
ballot oyer two other candidates, w.
]. Percival of Odessa and c. NJ. Rails
ton of Sebewa. TIE balance of the
ticket was quickly made up, only one
vote being taken for treasurer which
went to Capt. +. NJ. Allen, and the
rest went in by aoclamation. 1t was
harmonious and good natured gath
ering.
Delegates were elected to the state
convention at Grand Rapids, as fol-
lows: At large h. A. Washburni
North Plains John W. Tabor; Ronald,
G. |. Strachen; Orleans, l. G. Fales;
Otisco, Frank r. Chase; Belding, G. w
Moulton: Keene, Fred G. Lee; Easton,
j w. Just: Ionia, w. d Place; Ionia
City +. ID. NJ. Davis; Lyons, Fred d.
Keister. Portland, Perry NJ. Moore
Orange, John Klotz: Berlin, J. a,
Locher; Boston, Edison II. Hunt;
Campbell, T J Justice; Odessa, Wal
ter j. Strothers; Sebewa, G l. Halla.
day: DANNY, :. l.. Dayids.