The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-01-29
THE CHOICE OF BOTH PARTIES
Conventions United in Requesting Gov
srnor Warner to Fill the Vacancy
- at Once.

tions at Marquette last Saturday in
joining In request to Gov. Warner
that he at once appoint Richard e..
Flannigan 10 the vacancy on the bench
of this county caused by the retirement
OF Justice John w. Stone.
The re1post will undoubtedly he act
ed upon and Judge Flanagan viii
preside at the next session of the cir.
cult court for this county.
The proceedings OF the convention
are taken from the Marquette Mining
Journal as follows
The Republican convention was call
ed tc order by f. }. Trudell Of Memo
minee, secretary of the judicial com
mittee. II. ID. Mead Of Delta county
was elected temporary chairman by
acclamation and +. J. Trudell, secre-
tary. ON motion. the following COM
mittees were appointed by the tempor-
airy chairman
Credentials-Joh Cummiskey Of
Delta, NJ NJ Duncan Of Marquette, II.
p. Radford OF Menominee
Permanent Organization and Order
of Business g. Henderson OF Dick
inson, NJ n. Moriarty Of Iron NJ J.
Sherwood OF Marquette.
Resolutions w. T.. Belden of Mar
quette. /. G. Jennings Of Delta f. A.
Bell of Marquette.
The committee on credentials report
ed that the following persons were en-
titled 10 sit in the convention
Delta county-John Cummiskey, n.
G. Spencer, l. g. Jennings, f. D.
Mead II. r. Dotsch. t. r. strom, A.
H. Rayll, Solomon Greenhoot, Clyde
Hayden.
Dickinson county r. Q. Henderson.
G. I. Vinegar. John b Calyi, John
OHara, Don Cameron Raymond
Turner. r. l. Hammond
Iron county-M. II. Moriarty, g. II.
Watson. John Wall, l. W. Byers. M.
s. McDonough
Marquette county--F. A. Bell, d. II
Ball NJ J. Sher wood. q. r ButtGp,
d. W. Powell John d Mangum.
James Russell $ W Shanll. NJ. NJ.
Duncan, F. r. Keese, Jonn Jones, w
T. Potter W. p Belden. j H. Winter
q. V. r. Townsend
Menominee county Fabian J Tru-
dell. Edwin Radford. John h. Tracy,
Dennis r. Daley. Ira Carley, Vim. A.
PeniglIv, Chas ID Symonds, Fred w
Woessner, Frank Benesh
In accordance with the report OF the
committee on permanent organization,
+. ID. Mead was elected chairman OF
the convention and John Il Tracy, sec.
retary. The nomination of a candidate
for circuit Judge was then taken mp,
nomination by roll call OF counties
being the system adopted. Delta coun-
ty, the first called by the secretary,
begged leave to waive its right TO place
candidate in nomination TO the Dick
inson county delegates
When that county was called non
Cameron rose and placed in nomina-
tiOn the name OF Richard g Flanni
gan. prefacing the nomination with a
speech In which he spoke OF his long
acquaintance with Mr. Flanagan.
throughout which he had proven him
self TO be a man OF extraordinary ahil-
ity and by nature and temperament
peculiarly well fitted for the nigh
Office OF circuit Judge The nomination
was greeted with cheers and applause
and on motion OF NJ. NJ Duncan,
Richard q. Flannigan was declared the
unanimous choice ot the convention.
A committee was then appointed TO
notify the Democratic convention OF
tho action OF the Republicans
"A few moments later. committee
of Democrats, headed by NJ. j. DOYLE
of Menominee. begged leave 10 report
to the Republican convention that the
following resolution had been unanim-
X uly adopted by the Democrats
Resolved. That the Democrats OF
the Twanty.iifth Judicial circuit in
convention assembled. endorse the nom
ination by the Republican judicial
convention this day made OF Richard
g. Flanagan for election 10 the Office
Of circuit judge recognizing in such
action an appreciation OF ability. cour-
age. learning and conscientious
achievement and we'll deserved tri-
butte OF honor 10 thirty years blameless
life a. lawyer in this circuit proceed
ed by an nnolemished career as boy