The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-03-27

quoted above be stricken, out and thai
the name of Amos Parmenter be insert
ed for that of E. o. Dewey.
A. E. Richards of Shiawassee county,
spoke in favor of the Chandler motion
and briefly recited the position of the
Shiawassee county convention. He
stated that the Shiawassee delegation
could not support Mr. Dewey, as he
was not favorable toward the nomina-
tion of Mr. Taft FOR president, while
MI. Parmenter would represent the SEN
timent of Shiawassee county and would
support Mr.. Taft for the nomination.
A roll call by counties was taken on
the Chandler motion, and it was lost by
a vote of 81 to IA, The vote by counties
was;
Nays-Saginaw 81, Clinton10, Tusco'
la 12, Shiawassee ..
Ayes-Shiawassee II.
The regular committee report was
then adopted by vote cf 81 10 H. the
only opposition being the fourteen
votes from Shiawassee. H. A. Savage
moved that the secretary cast the vote
of the convention for Fordney and
Dewey. This was objected to as irregu.
lar and not in accord with the method
Of voting provided for in the report Of
the committee on permanent orgaiza-
tion and order of business.
Odell Chapman protested against a
viva voce vote that would apparently
show Shiawassee as favoring another
than Taft. But Mr.. Savage's motion
! was carried by vote Of 81 TO "A, the
nays being IA votes from Shiawassee.
The secretary then cast 65 ballots of
the convention for the delegates and
alternates named in the report of the
committee on permanent organization
and order of business.
The following congressional commit.
tee was. chosen: A. P. Bliss, Saginaw;
Hiram Howell, Tuscola G. c. Vaughan,
Clinton; Austin E. Richards, Shiawas-
see
Hon. John Baird moved that COM
mittee of two be appointed TO wait on
Messrs. Fordney and Dewey and escort
them to the platform. The chair ap-
pointed as such committee Mr.. Baird
and Odell Chapman.
Mr.. Dewey was introduced 20 the
convention and said it was great hon
or to be elected delegate to the re.
publican national convention and it
was a double honor to be so elected
twice. He said he would go to the
convention entirely unpledged and
would vote for the man he considers the
best man to be the leader of the party.
He was cheered loudly.
Congressman Fordney then thanked
the convention for the honor again con.
ferred on him and told little story of
banquet at Greenyille last fall where
he was introduced as lone of the only
two living delegates to the republican
national convention chosen at THAT
before. breakfast convention at Owosso. "
He referred briefly to the district
convention held last fall, called by
some .'snap" convention, and ex-
planned that the district convention
delegates were chosen at the con.
vention to select delegates to
the constitutional convention. This
was to save the expense of another
county convention and lie had no other
object in view. He defended his right
to hold an honest difference of opinion
as to who would make the mcst desir.
able presidential candidate. AS to his
choice he said:
my first choice, when l meet with
other delegates at thenational conven
tion, is that good old soul, Joe Cannon,
but will stand by the desire of the ma.
jority of that convention, and whether
its choice be Mr.. Taft. Mr., Hughes, or
any other man, he will haye my earnest
support He spoke feeling of the uni.
form courtesy and frequent assistance
rendered him by Mr.. Cannon, saying:
HE has never in the past nine years
failed to extend to me his best support
flor the benefit of this district, and ]
would be an migrate ifI do. not support
Mr.. Cannon so far as am able.
Mr.. Fordney then touched on tariff
revision. THAT is question our
party must meet and solve. We must
meet it and take action on it. / do not
agree with those who go to the extreme