The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-03-25
A GOOD TICKET.
r Republicans Named One Tuesday and
Wednesday Nights.

Tor the Office or mayor. The city con
vention which was held in the Arnior
Wednesday night filed the balance O
the ticket by nominating Fred Edward
unanimously to again succeed himsel
as clerk and in spirited but friendl
contest chose Jas. III. Laverock for it
candidate for treasurer. Mr.. Laveroc
was chosen by 20 votes to 25 for Will e
Collins. Lloyd Webb was nominated
for school inspector.
The convention itself was an interest
ing meeting. A full attendance of dele
gates whose names appear later, wa
out and considerable number of othe
interested republicans were also present
The meeting was called to order by Jas
w. Jordan chairman of the city com
mittee with few appropriate remarks.
He then called Geo. T. Campbell to the
chair. On motion Fred Edwards was
made secretary of the convention. A
few pertinent remarks were made by
the chairman and the convention began
business.
| A committee on credentials was ap
pointed on motion of Chas. M. Hamper
It's members were Mr.. Hamper, +. Fl
Watson and S. S. Miner. Messrs. o. L.
| Sprague, w. E. Hall and John Brown
| were there constituted the committee on
permanent organization and order OF
business. Messrs. A. d. Whipple and
A. M. Hume were appointed tellers.
For mayor, Judges. F. Smith surpris,
| ed the convention and effected saving
in time by placing two good men in
nomination in single breath-ex- Mayer
Morris Osburn and Alderman Thomas
M. Wiley. Both nominations were at
once seconded by Mayor Arnold. When
the votes were counted it was found
that Mr.. Wiley received 81 of so votes
cast and on motion of Mr.. Osburn the
vote was Immediately made unanimous.
The name Of Fred Edwards was pre-
scented by Mr.. F. II. Watson in felici-
tous speech. No other nominations
were made and Mr.. Edwards was quick
ly made the unanimous choice of the
convention. He was called on for a
speech and responded fittingly
For treasurer "a contest developed.
Odell Chapman nominated Jas. H.
Laverock referring to his past official
experience and his well known business
ability and qualifications The name of
Will E. Collins was placed in nomina-
ton by DR.. A. NJ Hume in his usual
humorous style. He did not forget how
ever to assure the convention in an en-
tirely serious vein of the active and cap
able qualities of the candidates. The
announcement of the vote showed that
Mr.. Laverock carried the nomination
with 90 votes to 90 for Mr.. Collins. On
motion of Frank Gillet, Lloyd Webb
was made the nominee for the office of
school inspector thus completing the
city ticket, the ward nominations having
been made the night before.
AT the caucuses Tuesday night repub.
licans placed candidates in nomination
for all of the ward offices besides elect
ing delegates to the city convention
whose acts are already given above
The delegates names are given in the
appended list of ward nominations. A
number of interesting situations develop
ed at these primary elections one of the
most striking being the nomination of
V. M. White to the Office of supervisor
in the fourth ward by vote greater
than the combined vote received by his
opponents Messrs. May and Tooley.
In the first ward W. H. Bigelow was
renominated for supervisor and Mr.. T.
M. Wiley for alderman. Later his
place was filed by the ward committee
with the name of ex-Alderman A. L.
Nichols, late of the second ward, who
was the second chosen of the voters
when Mr.. Wiley was named. The
action of the convention in nominating
Mr.. Wiley mayor made action by the
committee necessary.
In the second ward Supervisor A. B.
Crane was renominoted by the close
margin of two votes over G. w. Jen-
nings. In this ward two aldermen
were nominated for long and short
term respectively on account Of the re-
moval from the ward and consequent
resignation of Alderman Nichols. Ex-
Alderman Samuel Lamfrom, one of the
best aldermen the city ever had was
for the long term and Aid
erman Detwiler received the nomination
for the short term. Chas. Owens was
for constable.
In the fourth ward Chas E. Rigley Jr.
had no opposition for nomination as
alderman.
The fifth ward made change. The
there nominated j. II.
Walsh to succeed Supervisor John F.
Evans and named JAS. Robt. Campbell
for alderman. The complete list of
ward nominees and also the names of the
delegates from the wards to the city
is as follows
FIRST WARD.
y For Superyisor-W. H Bigelow.
For Alderman-A. L Nichols.
For Constable Stephen A. Crane.
For delegates to the City Convention |
-Odell Chapman, George T. Campbell,
}. L. Sprague. James Osburn, E. o. |
Dewey, A. d. Whipple, y. II. Ross, r.
?. Bigelow, s. s. Miner, 1. H. Keller, j.
Il. Laverock. ,..