Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-03-11
OUTGOING OFFICERS
WERE RENOM|NA|ED
Warmest Kind OF a Caucus Held
by the Republicans Monday
Night.
PUBLIC HALL TOO
SMALL TO HOLD CROWD
Outcome of Caucus Considered VIC
tory for the Progressive tle'
ment of Our Village.

The republican voters OF the village OF
Alma are as rule so interested In
matters pertaining to the mrncipai
government that when IL comes time 10
nominate officers for the annual election
that all turn out TO a man and 1t ls
generally conceded that the caucus Is
the same as an election, for these VINO
adhere to that political principles or
Lincoln. Garfield and Mckinley, are so
largely in the ascendency that there Is
no practical use of another ticket OF the
opposition political faith TO be placed In
nomination.
Partisan politics should not as rule
dominate in local affairs, but when there
are good and true men OF the controlling
party, who are qualified for the various
offices. who seek the nomination, IL be-
comes a personal strife and the friends
of each candidate rally to their support
This was the case at the caucus Monday
night, and when George Moore, chair
men OF the village republican committee
called the caucus to order in the hall OF
Almas public building and it was found
that the place was entirely too small to
accommodate the crowd, after DR.. + A &.
Bagley was chosen to preside as chair
man, motion was made 10 adjourn TO
the opera house. Even that place was
crowded, but arrangements were pro-
vided so that the vote on the several
candidates could be taken very accurate
ly.
G. f. Brown was chosen as secretary
and upon motion the chairman appointed
DR.. VIM. Kelly, NJ. A. Holmes, q. K.
Thompson, 8. L. Bennett, Seth Tubbs
and Geo. Sharrar as telers. Interest IN
the caucus conferred in the selection OF
president and after the nomination OF
G.. S. Young and J. +. Schwartz for the
office ballot was taken. Several
stuffed votes were found in the first
ballot and il was declared illegal so that
il was necessary to ask for another.
When the votes were counted IL was
found that there was total Of 3O2 and
that Mr.. Young had received l62 to Mr..
Schwartz's 140 Mr.. Young was at once
declared the unanimous choice Of the
caucus for president.
For clerks there were two candidates
and upon the first ballot it was found
that w. w. Kinch had received 80 votes
as against &c for Oaris Brown. Mr.. Kinch
was declared the nominee consequently.
For treasurer there was only one candi-
date, T. w. Marsh, and he was renomi-
mated. The same procedure took place
in the nomination for assessor and ID w.
Adams was renomin ated. For trustee
to succeed Otto Sandorhoff there were
four nominations, Mr. Sanderhoff to
succeed himself, V. NJ. Wilson, Harry
Clark and N. A. Holmes. On the first
ballot Mr.. Sanderhoff received 149 votes
TO Mr.. Wilson's % and one scattering.
For second trustee &. l.. Delavan was
nominated to succeed himself and V. NJ.
Wilson was nominated for the same
Office. The ballot showed up with 81
votes for Mr.. Delavan and 40 for Mr..
Wilson. For third trustee ferdinand
Montigel was nominated to succeed him
self and V. NJ. Wilson's name was again
mentioned. This vote proved to be quite
close as Mr.. Montigel received 10 to his
opponents H.
This ended the nominations and placed
the same men back on the ticket who
have been in office during the past year.
The republican village committee az
appointed by the chairman was M. A.
Holmes, Geo. Sharrar ano DR.. VIM.
Kelly.