Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-28
COUNTY CONVENTION
Republicans Met at Ithaca on Thurs
of Last Week
STATE CONVENTION DELEGATES
Endorsed Francis King For State Senator ane
oppose Sugar Tariff Reduction

The Republican County Convention
convened last Thursday at Ithaca aud
Hq IopIo ol poHeo SEA- NJ. R. Salter,
chairman OF the county committee.
c. w. Giddings was chosen chair
man and Z. J. Mccall secretary.
Chairman Giddings appointed the
following COMMITTEES.
Credentials
James c. Kress, Alma,
Chas f. Watson, Breckenridge,
K. D. Let's, Bannister.
Permanent Organization and order
Of Business
T. W. Mulholland Newark
Wesley Parr, Alma,
+. W. Griswold, Ithaca.
Rcsolutions
J. y. Mccall, Ithaca,
Lloyd Webster, Breckenridge,
T. Creach, Forest Hill.
Committee adjourned to 1 p NJ, at
which time the various committees
made their reports. The committee
on resolutions presented the follow
ing which was unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, our esteemed citizen
Mr. Francis King. OF Alma, Michigan,
has declared his intention 10 become
a candidate for the nomination and
election to the office Of State Senator
representing the twenty-ffth Sena-
torial District of Michigan and where
as it is the sense of this Gratiot
County Republican Convention now
assembled, that an effort should be
made to secure the nomination and
election OF a Gratiot county man to
represent said Senatorial District IN
the next State Senate, therefore be il
RESOLVED, that this convention
recognizing his worth as citizen
and his fitness for the place. do here
by tender to said Francis King our
mutual support and cooperation in
securing his nomination and election
as such State Senator
Resolved, thatwe are positively op-
posed to the abolition or reduction
on the present tariff on sugar as
against the interests of sugar in this
country
Resolved, that we are opposed TO
any tinkering with the tariff which
will have a tendency to injure the
agricultural or other industries of this
country or put the products of our
farmers in competition with like pro-
ducts OF any foreign country which
does not pay proper tribute for the
privilege.
Delegates to the State Convention
to be held AT Bay City, April II were
elected as follows:
c. w. Giddings, St. Louis.
Francis King. Alma.
Newell Bradford. Wheeler
J. y. Mccall, Ithaca.
C. J. Chambers, Ithaca
G. \. Vandeventer. Emerson.
c. r. Aldrich. Lafayette.
Lee Townsend, New Haven
Melvin Sharrar, Arcadia
Chas. Merrill, Breckenridge.
f. w Mullholland, Newark.
J. g. Kress, Alma
r. d. Let's, Elba
s. d. Curtis, Hamilton.
A. II. Lowrey, St Louis.
Lloyd Webster, Wheeler.
Chas f. Booth, Sumner.
Delegates to the 11th District to
be held at Reed City. April 10, were
elected as follows:
f. ]. Mccall, Ithaca
T. A. Ely. Alma
Jotham Allen. Emerson.
w. o. Watson, Breckenridge.
F. W. Griswold, Ithaca.
r. F. Hughes. Ithaca.
A. B. Darragh, St. Louis
L. G. Hull, Hamilton.
Chas. Keiser, New Haven.
Percy Allen, Emerson
Chas. Rhodes. Alma.
f. 6. Owen, Wheeler.
A. F. Ryder, Elba.
John Mcintyre, Alma.
Ed. Creech, Pine River.
A. J. Chambers, Ithaca
Following the selection of delegates
the convention was addressed by sew
eral members of the convention after
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