The Detroit times., 1910-09-14
CHEERS ARE PUNY AT
MENTION OF TAFT'S NAME


among the delegates before the con-
vention was called to order. and the
talk was for the most part friendly to
him. 1t developed the fact that he
Will have the support of more than
one saloonkeeper in spite OF the fact
that he once ran for prosecuting at.
torney on the Prohibition ticket. The
word has gone out that Owens Is not
entirely In sympathy with the rigid
manner in which Commissioner Croul
Is enforcing the Jaw.
osborn's Friends In Control.
Aside from the marked anti-admin-
istration sentiment manifested. the
convention was featureless. II was
an old-fashioned Republican love-
feast with not the sign of a contest
anywhere. Friends OF Chase S. Os-
born, the Republican candidate for
governor, We're in absolute control
and-the- business -ot-the- gathering
vas carried ON in accordance with 4
cut-and-dried program. Milton Oak
man, a loyal Osborn supporter, who
did some effective work during the
campaign, was chosen temporary
chairman, and bill" Green, of the
auditors Office, secretary. These ap-
pointments We're later made perma-
nent. Thomas J. Navin was in COM
mand on the floor and what he said
| went. Joe" Weiss wanted to be a
! delegate-at-large and was quite active
among the delegates before the con-
vention. but his name was not on the
list as presented and adopted.
The explanation was very simple.
Weiss Is opposed to Navin and went
around blowing about ii. Navin was
chairman OF the committee on appor-
tionment and list Of delegates.
The other committee chairmen
| were: Credentials, John J. Knight:
permanent organization and order of
business, Peter Prochaska; resoIu-
tons, Alex. ]. Groesbeck: nomination
of members of county committee, Ig-
natius j. Salliotte.
John j. Knight was one of the most
active OF the local Kelley workers In
the recent primary campaign. His
appointment to the credential com
mittee and also as a delegate to the
state convention was harmony
move on the part Of the Osbornites
Auditor Milton Oakman heads the
list OF delegates-at-large, as selected
! by Navin's committee. The others
are:
Alex. J. Groesbeck, w. s. Dever
L. A. Bresler, w. l.. Carpenter. A.
/ f. Stewart, Thos. E. Newton, Oscar
Marx, Allan H. Frazer. Thos. K. Gin
nan. VIM. T. Dust, j. +. McGregor,
Fred w. Smith. Geo. b. Yerkes, W
c. Manchester. Chas. d. Joslyn, Robt
Oakman, DR.. j. b. Kennedy, A. +.
Sellers, Louis Schneider, Alex. +.
Riopelle, Ralph Wilkinson, Arthur
Holmes. Henry Miehm, E. w. Haas,
w. r. Henderson, w. G.. Malcomson,
Hinton K. Spalding. Henry A. Dick
] son, DR.. Seibert, Arch. F. Bunting,
Ringrose Morley, Peter Prochaska,
Frank s. Neal. Allan p. Cox, Frank
Gohr. Robt. J. Willis. Thos. Hislop,
Frank Patton, S. G. Leonard, Adolph
Marschner, Jos. A Moynihan, Edward
Command.
New County Committee.
The election of members OF the
county committee by the convention
is a new departure and is the frs
under a law passed by the last legis
lature. There were but few changes
In the committee. Milton Oakman
was substituted for j. Stanley Hurc
as member from the First ward, and
Is said to have cinch on the chair
manship At the meeting of the OLD
committee, Wednesday morning, he
was chosen for temporary chairman
of the convention by vote of rs to
]. He will succeed William II. Hoyt,
OF Plymouth, who now becomes a
member OF the committee from his
township The new committee Is con-
stituted as follows:
Milton Oakman. First ward Ray
mond E. Van Syckel Second ward {;
Charles Gerschow, Third ward; James
McGregor, Fourth ward; Joseph Tow
lev, Fifth ward: Chas. Haushcre
Sixth ward; Louis Funk. Seventh
ward; James Gardner Eighth ward ;