The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-03-27
VOL. XXX
Eighth District Convention.
From the Saginaw courier.Herald.

Eighth OiStrict ConVention
From the Saginaw Courier Herald
If anyone expected bitter fight at
the republican district convention yes
terday he was grievously disappointed.
AS was expected, the Shiawassee coun-
ty delegation was divided on some
points and an effort was made by IA of
its members to have Amos Parmenter
chosen in place of Z. o. Dewey, but it
failed 81 to IA and the choice Of dele
gates and alternates heretofore made
was reaffirmed The same ii delegates
endeavored to get through resolution
1nstructing for Taft, but this also fail
ed by the same vote, and the Eighth
district delegation will go uninstructed
to the national convention. On the
final vote the resolutions were unani-
mously adopted Good feeling prevail
throught the entire proceedings.
The convention was called to order
yesterday at 2 p. IN. by J. A. Trotter,
of the Vasser Pioneer, in the absence
from the city of the district chairman,
A. p Bliss. Mr.. Trotter stated briefly
the object Of the convention, the selec-
ton of two delegates to the coming
republican national convention, and
two alternates. He announced thai
the various counties were entitled TO
delegates to the convention as follows:
Clinton 10, Saginaw 81, Shiawassee
16, Tuscola, -. Mr.. Trotter called on
William Smith, of Clinton county, to
act as temporary chairman, and Mr..
Smith took the chair, after explaining
briefly the necessity for holding a sec
ond convention, on account of the ac-
tion of the national republican commit
tee. He made no extended address.
F. f. Kleinfeld was selected to act as
secretary.
The committees were then named by
the chairmen of the counties as follows
Credentials-W Craig Smith,
Saginaw F. M. Towner, Shiawassee;
G. J. Becker, Tuscola Herbert Collis-
ter, Clinton.
Permanent Organization and Order
of Business-John Baird, Saginaw; E.
G. Roberts, Shiawassee; E. l.. Evans,
Tuscola; F. NJ. Spaulding Clinton.
Resolutions-H. A Savage Saginaw;
A. L. Chandler, Shiawassee; H. B.
Bush, Tuscola; c. G. Vaughan, Clinton.
Following the naming of the COM
mittees recess of Is minutes was taken
to enable them to do their work.
On reconvening Wallace Craig Smith,
chairman of the committee on creden-
tials, reported that there were no con-
tests and that there were present the
number of duly accredited delegates to
which each county was entitled.
FORMER DELEGATES RECOMMENDED.
The committee on permanent organi-
tion and order of business reported this
recommendation, with the usual order
of business:
Because of tho insertion of an un-
usual clause in the call of the national
republican committee, it becomes the
duty of this convention to reaffirm the
action of the convention held in Owosso
on the 10th day of October, 1907 and
we therefore recommend that the dele.
gates elected in the Owosso convention,
namely Joseph w. Fordney and Ed
mund .. Dewey as regulars and Will
H. Brunson and Alexander Huston as
alternates, be and hereby are endorsed
and confirmed as the choice of this con-
vention to represent the eighth Michi.
gan district in the national republican
convention to be held in Chicago on the
10th day of June, 1905"
The committee also recommended
that the convention elect the congress
sional committee, one delegate from
each county, and that the chairman of
each delegation poll the delegates and
announce the ballot on all questions
submitted to the convention.
The report was signed by all members
of the committee, except E. G. Roberts
of Shiawassee, who presented a minori-
ty report in which he objected to the
words Because of the insertion of an
unusual clause in the call Of the ma
tional republican committee. He also
asked that the name of Amos Parmenter
be substituted for that of e o. Dewey as
adelegate.
A. l.. Chandler of Shiawassee, then
moved that the "objectional' words
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