Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-02-10
GRAT|OT' 5 CIRCUIT JUDGE
Kelly S. Searl Endorsed by Repub-
lican County Convention.
COT IT ON THE FIRST BALLOT
Received 50 Votes OF the lO8 Cast
List of Delegates 10 Judicial
State Convention.

The Republican county convention
held in the court house in Ithaca last
Friday. indor,ed Kelly : Searl for
circuit judge on the first ballot The
name Of c. w. Giddings. of st. Louis,
was also presented, but on his motion
the convention made Mr. Searl the
unanimous choice for the nomination.
There were l0s votes cast and Mr.. Scarf
received So
The convention was called 10 order
az 30 a. m. by VI. Il. Salter. vice
chairman of the county committee. J.
W. Holmes presided as temporary chair
man, and r. w GriswOld was chosen
temporary secretary.
Mr. Holmes made few brief remarks
and then appointed the following COM
mttecs: Permanent organization and
order of business, NJ r. Salter. Ithaca
w c. Mallory, Seville; T. c. Chidister,
Fulton
Credentials Jas. G. Kress. Alma;
Elton Potter. Hamilton; Harvey Munson
Newark. Convention then adjourned
! till 30 i'm the afternoon
AFTERNOON SESSION
Al two o'clock theconvcntion cOnven-
ed and the report of the committee
on credentials was heard The fol-
/ lowing delegates were entitled 10 seats
| i'm the conventions
| Aco}a ii w Holmes, J. G.. Kross, Geo.
w. Moore, G.. r. Thompson. :. w.
Tinker, G. f. Brown. Geo Parsons.
ID. l.. Sharar, G. f. Rcnncr. c. L.
Dclayan. Don Bennett, +. y Bagley.
Baou-W. j. Miller. Geo. Baker. G.
Muocott Albert ColtIHop. Tho> Holton
EHa-Frmk Ncvsom. W. w. Coon.
Claud Woolcy, Ches II. Gum. John
W. smith, David Duncan.
Emasu-Eruo,t Muscott. Ed Root. w.
Wilton. y. NJ Showers. J. ID Baker,
Chas Wagoner.
FDHou-T G. Cmdistcr. Howard Fraker,
Harvey Wood ID. X BaITus, John
Wincland. Roy Dodge.
H4nutm-John r. Williams. +. p. Pot
ter. l.. G. Hull, Arthur Williams.
hiaco-I = Seaver. j. II. Parrish. Fred
Broughton. II j. Crawford, VI. r.
Salter, w. NJ Nanwegen, r. H. Horr
Lotuot,-Geo r. Aldrich. !. O. Petit.
\. ;. Becker, O. II. Tenncy, Henry
Bettner.
Neruk-H. II. Munson. f. +. Cowdrev.
}. II. Wiseman, c. W Wiseman.
Ner Horo-F NJ. Wolford. \. +. Bol.
hnger.
No,th Nn-N G. Fox, J. L. Mouser. G
+. Mcbride, w. J. Bovee VIM. +.
Robinson
North >dodc-Henry Moench. John \.
Jackson, G. +. Burton, Edward Bluch-
er, Eddie Smith.
Pin, Ru,r-F. NJ. Freer. Cage Wood.
Edward Creech, Silas Moody. Willard
Gay.
>erHe-Robt. Miller. Robt. Moblo. VIC.
Mallory, Martin Slingluff
Nuano-Burton / Gee. Chas L. Booth.
Eli, \. Potter VIM Phillips. John
Ferris, Chris +. Prime.
ltoslnq'@,-W. w. Williams, p. T
sutton. II. p. Sage, Jas. Ladd, ii. y.
Williams
Wheoo-Chas. Merrill. j. W. Smith.
j. =. Sexton. ChaS A. Zubler. Jas
Wilson. G. y. Schultz. WO Watson.
II, VI. BOncman
81. Ious-C w Giddings. Geo tldricb
Joshua Aldrich, r. w Whitney. O. b.
smith Dan Black, c. f. Hail. Ebin
Wilson, y. H. Lowrey
Tie chair appointed the following
gentlemen aS tellers: Chas Merrill
Wheeler; c. II. Gum, Elba; Robt. Mil
Ter, Seville
Proceeding 10 the selection of a candi-
date for circuit judge. l. :. Seaver pre-
sentcd the name Of Kelly :. Scarf. and
Ebin Wilson presented the name of G.
w. Giddings. When the votes were
counted Searl had So, Giddings II. w.
y. Leet. 5.
On motion of Mr. Giddings, Mr.. Scarf
was made the unanimous choice of the
convention.
Calls for Mr.. Sear being heard. he
came before the convention and thanked
the delegates for the honor conferred mp
on INN. His remarks We're brief. but in
them ne said that If he saw he could
not get the nomination in the judicial
convention he would do the best he
could TO nominate any other Gratiot
county man whom the delegates might
decide upon.
Mr.. Scarf announced his delegates to
the judicial convention as follows: j. n.
Mccall, Ithaca; j. c. Kress. Alma; w.
w. Williams, Washington: Harvey
Munson, Newark; Burton l. Gee. Sum
ner; Ebin Wilson, 81. Louis; Frank
Freer, Pine River; n c. Fox, North
Star; John Smith, Elba; f. p. Potter,
Hamilton; \. II. Lowrey, St Louis
Chas. Merrill, Wheeler; II. J. Crawford,
Ithaca.
Delegates to state convention: J. w.
Holmes, Alma; w. w. Williams. Wash
ington Silas Moody, Pine River; David
Duncan, Elba; Chas A. Schultz. Wheel
er; j. NJ. Everden, Ithaca; Harvey
Munson, Newark; Chas Kerr. Elba;
Harvey Wood. Fulton; O. G.. Tuttle,
Ithaca; /. :. Seaver, Ithaca; G. ].
Chambers, Ithaca Chris Prime. Sumner.