Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-04-15
Held at Reed City To-day-Con-
vention Called to Order at
lilo by j N Mccall
TEN CO.'S HAD FULL DELEGATION
Francis King Of Alma and Judge
Brown of Big Rapids Selected
AS Delegates

The Eighth Congressional District
Convention TO select delegates to the
Republican National Convention to be
held at Chicago next June convened
at Reed City this morning. j. N.
Mccall, chairman of the congressional
committee called the meeting to order
and on behalf of the committee called
George Glerum, of Evart, to the chair
after which d. F. Mech, of CHARLIE
voix was chosen as temporary secIe-
tary. Upon motion of A. b. Cougar,
of Mecosts. the chairman appointed
the following committees:
Permanent Organization and Order
of Business A. z. Cougar, of Mecosta.
A. X. Wheeler of Grstiot, and DR..
Z. B. Babcock. of kalkaska
Credentials A. G. Rowlader. of Isa-
bella, w. w. Smith, Grand Traverse,
and A. b. Dougherty of Antrim.
observation-disclosures of Clare. John
Watson. Gratiot and Ed Bowman, of
Montcalm. After which a recess was
taken to permit the committees to do
their work
1t was l2 O'Clock before the COM
mittees we're ready to report and upon
the reconvening of the convention the
chair appointed f. S. Powell of Mis-
saukee and W. E. Williams. of Grand
Traverse as tellers
The report of the committee on
permanent organization and order of
business then reported afer which the
temporary oganization was made per-
mament and the officers sworn in
The committee on credentials re-
ported full delegations from every
county in the district excepting Ros-
common. According to the order of
business the next thing was the plac-
ing In nomination of candidates for
delegates TO the national convention.
Owing TO the fact that the congress
sional election (which does not take
place until next fall had been per-
mited to enter into the contest great
interest was taken in the result. Most
of the delegates reached Reed City
Tuesday afternoon and evening, and
the rooms, lobby and other convenient
quarters in the halls of the King
House were occupied by the friends of
Messrs. Dodds and Covell who were
present in the interests of the ir favor
ite candidate and incidentally them
selves. Bv this. Wednesday. morning
il appeared to those present that they
were attending congressional con-
vention instead of one where only dele
gates to national convention were to
be nominated. The lines had been
90 tightly drawn that before nomina-
tions were called for. 1t was evident
that the vote of the convention would
show the strength of the two congres-
sional candidates in the district. The
friends of Francis King Gratiot's can
didate as delgate TO the national con-
vention cast their lot with the counties
whose delegates were known as Dodds
men, while Mr.. Hull's interests were
cared for by men represented in the
counties supposedly favorable to Mr..
Coveil These lines we're so tightly
drawn that the result of the first ballot
by which Mr.. King was nominated as
well as the fact that the control of
the organization was in the hands of
Dodd's men. cannot help but be a
source of satisfaction to those who
have taken an INTEREST ir Mr.. Dodds
candidacy. The name of Mr. King
was presented TO the convention by
Judge Kelley S. Searle while Mr.
Hull was placed in nomination by
County School Commissioner Crisp.
of Williamsburg The chair ordered
the roll call by counties the result
being as follows
COUNTY KING HULL
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