The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-25
B. D. p. CONVENTION IS
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have precipitated fight, but Oakman
Was not eager to invite q scrap" and
left out all references to local candi-
dates. He was 30 anxious for harm
ony that he did not even prepare a
/. list OF delegates. This made lot OF
extra work for the apportioEment
committee and delayed the conven-
4 don for an hour or more.
Chairman Milton Oakman, of the
Wayne county committee, called the
convention to order shortly after IL
O'Clock. He called Fred w. Smith to
the platform as temporary chairman
/. and John #. w. Vergouw was made
temporary secretary. Smith named
Aid. Charles McCarty as chairman OF
the committee on organization and
Fred w. Davis as chairman OF the
credentials committee, In accordance
with the cut-and-dried program. After
q brief recess, the committee on or
gAnfxation reported in favor Of MAX
Ing the temporary organization per-
mnnent, which was done by unan-
lm0us vote.
The chairman then named the 9TH
B Or committees as follows:
Resolutions Oakman, chair
man; Aid. Joseph Merritt, Peter Pro-
chaska, william @. Malcomson and
Arthur Layton. (Apportionment--
Alex. j. Groesbeck, chairman: Oscar
b. Marx, Rudolph Grant, John Knight
and Arthur Baisley.
Another recess was taken while the
superintendent committee framed fits
report. Because no list OF delegates
70 the state convention had been pre-
peuBd, the work Of framing the report
took up considerable time. Further
evidence Of the harmony that prevail
, "a was apparent when Alex. Groes-
I beck invited all who wished to go to
Saginaw to hand I'm their names,
whether delegates or not, In order
that the Wayne delegation might
make as good showing as possible
IN Saginaw.
An interesting situation developed
IN the fourth precinct of the Second
ward. Fred e. Fischer was the dele
gate nominated at the regular caucus.
friends OF Allan p. Cox wanted the
latter named as delegate, but when
they went to the polling booth shortly
after 4 o'clock they were informed that
y the caucus was over and that the polls
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70 hold trump" caucus and Cox was
Nominated unanimously. Both names
we're sent into Chairman Oakman.
The committee on apportionment
seated Cox and took care OF Fisher
BY making him delegate from one of
the other precincts where a vacancy
occurred. Cox, by the way, Is an Oak
man lieutenant.
Il was nearly o'clock when the
convention finally reassembled, the
delegates In the interim, visiting
among themselves, for speechmaking
Z was tsbooed. The principal business
of the convention was dispatched in
short order and without a hitch. BY
unanimous vote ex-Justice William L
4 Carpenter was elected chairman OF
tho delegation to the state conven
tloo- The delegates-at-large are:
william l.. Carpenter, Thomas 4
Newton, George b. Yerkes, Alex. J
oroesbeck, John ID. MacKay, Hal G
smith. Rondeau Bunnell, Harry p
Hotherington, K. w. Yost, Wales c
Mortlndale, Thomas +. Farrell. Mil
ton Oakman, George T. CASTOR, Henry
y. DIck80n, william III. Hoyt, Albert
~ Sellers, George r. Codd, Seneca G
Travor, H. N. waftell. Charles A
Nlchole. Louis Shiappacassee, Franz
Aldrlch. Fred w. Smith, Allan p. Cox
John irish, Ernest Brosofske. Peter
f rochaeka. Edward Bonnell. William
. d. Mnlcomson. Thomas A. Conlon, AL
1or< Bush. Charles Wesch, r. j
xevcF. Arthur Baisley. Albert Z. Stew
4. 1r<, Arthur l.. Holmes, Albert r.
XoUno. william c. Manchester, Archi
4 M Bunting. John Mohn and the en-
~ Wayne delegation In the legisla