The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-03-31

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The republicans Of the city neHr held
a more interesting city.conventids than
1'the one of Monday evsping Froh The
time Chairman Jordan called the dele
gates to order and aske6.Judge s. f.
Smith to preside asltemporai chairman,
business. interspersed wa good
natured sallies of wit, was, rkshed.
But one pause ensued, when theEcbair-
man called for nominations for mks.e~-
each speaker seeming TO want the other
to presept6is man first. . -. *
4 Qfassuming the chair Judge Spith.
/ than}ed the delegates for the homer
am Said Ire hoped, a sticlcsts iweuld be
FFrnominated.th could be elected and a.
business-like administration given .the
city. Dr.. A. NJ. Hume wasSslec
secretary and the following coPg IN
appointed. Credentials; G. NJ. Hamper,
A. d. Whiyple, J. x. Battrem; 'perina-
nant organization and order of bust
ness, Odell Chapman, DIR. a. l. Arnold,
Will Callard; tellers,. F, H. Watson,-G,
| L. Taylor, E.O. Dewey The creden-
|.tials committee reported each ward rep
resented by the full quota of delegates,
and the committee on organization
recommended the temporary officers be
made permanent and the usual order of
business. The reports were adopted
l and the officers and stellers sworn by
Warren Pierpont.
| Nominations for mayor being IN
order, G. NJ. Hamper presented the
name of Chas. E. Rigley, Jr., plain
Ed. Rigley as we of the fourth ward CAL
him" Mr.. Hamper referred to the
fact that his candidate had lived II
Owosso all his life except during the
time he attended Olivet College; that hi
held responsible position in one of the
largest manufacturing institutions II
! the city and was worthy, homes
young man, one whom the people OF hi
ward delighted to honor. He said Their
could be no question as to the ability o
Mr.. Rigley to discharge the duties o
the Office to the satisfaction of tn
, people.
: Judge Smith in brief speech pre-
sented the name of Geo. W. Detwile1
saving he was too we'll known as one
the leading business men to need an
j words of praise. His honesty o
y motives were never questioned.
n A. D. Whipple in clean-cut tai
a urged the nomination of DIR. Rudolph /,
o Tick "a candidate for whom no e2
i cuses are necessary" Mr.. Whippl
Q said he considered it an honor to pre-
e sent the name of so good a man as ID
Tick-who, if nominated and electe
- would go into Office unpledged to an
- faction in the party. His effort woul
:, be to give the city an honest, econom
Il cal and conservative administrator
: The first ballot gave the nomination
% Aid. Rigley, who received 36 votes to
- for DR.. Tick and 5 for Mr.. Detwile
90 Mr. Rigley was declared the unanimoi
% nominee amid considerable applause.
of f. H. Watson presented the names
sc Fred Edwards for city clerk and /.
y Curry for city treasurer, the rules we
suspended and both declared nominal
o. by the unanimous vote of the conve
nd ton.
RI Up to the time OF calling the conve
IA ton to order it had been supposed II
nd w. C. Cadwallader would accept
an nomination for justice but at
m last moment he declined although
mt name was presented by Frank Hou
II. c. M. Hamper suggested L. A. Sand
ty hoff and he was nominated by vote
It'll 80 to 90 for MIR. Cadwallader.
an The liveliest contest of the event
Ills was for constable. DR.. Hume nan
Geo. NJ. Hunt; F. I'll. Watson, Char
Owens, and G. H. Hamper urged
lns claims of Silas Campbell The {
ballot resulted: Hunt, 26, Owens
0h Campbell 49, The second ballot g
90 the honor to Mr. Hunt by vote of
lo0 to % for Owens and for Campbell.
Iu0 The ticket was completed by
lls nomination of JOS. H. Robbins
school inspector.