The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-10
LIVELY CAMPAIGN IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
TWO TICKETS IN THE FIELD
THIS SPRING
Peoples and Citizens Parties Have
Nominees for Village offices-con-
test a Close One-J. w. Hurd
and B. s. JENNINGS Candidates for
President.

Two of the largest caucuses ever
held in Clio were those held on
Thursday and Friday evenings OF
last week by the members of the
Peoples and the Citizens party re-
spectively. The council room was
on both occasions filled to overflow
ing and much interest was manifest
in the coming contest for the con-
troll of the municipality for the en-
suing two years. M. c. Doyle was
chosen as chairman of the Peoples
meeting and S. j. Wickham acted as
clerk. Nominations for the several
places on the ticket were then made
N. w. Mann was chosen on the first
ballot as the choice of the caucus
for President of the village, S. ].
Wickham and VIM. H. Stout were
unanimously chosen for the offices
of Clerk and Treasurer respectively
and ballots resulted in the following
choice for trustees: Charles Eagan,
Fred Sturdivant and VIM. III. Sargent
for the two year terms, and Vess
Butler for the one year term. f. A.
Grinnell was the choice of the eau
Gus for assessor. M. C. Doyle, L. B.
FULLER and B. E. Conlee were named
as the party committee.
Mr.. Mann and Mr.. Grinnell re-
fused to allow their names to go on
the ticket and in their places the
committee substituted the names of
John W. Hurd and Fl. H. Davie so
that the ticket as completed and as
it will be presented to the voters of
Clio for their suffrages is as follows:
President, John w. Hurd; Clerk,
Sterling J. Wickham; Treasurer, VIM.
II. Stout; Trustees G. year term)
Charles Eagan, Fred Sturdivant and
VIM. H. Sargent; Trustee q year,
Vess Butler; Assessor, II. H. Dayie.
The Citizens caucus held on Fri
day evening was equally well attend
ed. Win. .. ScKorieid presi ed eas
chairman of the meeting and Leslie
Gillett was chosen as clerk An in
formal ballot wai taken for aomin-
ations for president and as }. s.
Jennings received 80 of tn q votes
cast the ballot was declare formal
and Mr.. Jennings was give a re-
nomination. VIM. G. Goo ri h had
no opposition for the nomination for
clerk and he was chosen unanimous
ly as a candidate to succeed himself
The result of the ballots 70 Village
treasurer showed majority 10 Chas.
nominee. The choices of the caucus
for trustees were James f. Gully,
Charles Barrone, and Ralph N. Gillett
for the two year term and George
Palmer for the one year term. James
j. Jones was the unanimous choice
of the party for the office OF asses
sor. The party committee for the
ensuing year is John f. Wirth.
chairman, Leslie Gillett and w. G.
Goodrich. The complete Citiz ms tick
ct shows the nominees as follows:
President, b. S. Jennings; Clerk,
w. G. Goodrich; Treasurer, Chas. f..
Taylor; Trustees g years. James f.
Gully, Charles Barrone and Ralph N.
Gillett; Trustees q year, George Pal
mer; Assessor, James j. Jones.
Members of both parties have en-
deavored to place in nomination able
and efficient men and they feel that
they have succeeded in marked de-
gree so that the man who votes it
straight" may do so with clear con-
science.