The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-08
CO. CONVENTION
Is HARMONIOUS
REPUBLICANS DECIDE NOT TO IN.
sTRUcT DELEGATES TO THE
STATE CONVENTION
IN APRIL.

The delegates selected ny the
Houghton county convention at Laur-
ium yesterday afternoon to attend the
state convention at Bay City on April
II were uninstructed but not before an
interesting discussion. ensued. This dis
cussion. however was without rancor
or bitterness. the delegates agreeing
that for the sake of party harmony no
resolutions of any kind be adopted.
The outcome was a happy one in this
respect and resulted in the best OF
feeling both during and after the con-
vention.
John H. Rice of Houghton was unan-
imously endorsed as the copper coun'
try delegate to the national convention
in Chicago in June, and the delegates
90 the district or congressional con-
vention were Instructed to use all hon
orable means to secure his election to
that honor. The upper peninsula is en-
titled to two district delegates and II
has been customary in the past to Sc
lect one OF these men from the copper
region and the other from the iron dis
trict.
The committee Of five named by
Chairman Charles Smith. To select the
delegates submitted The following
names and on motion. secretary OF the
convention, J. r.. Hambitzer was In
structod to cast one vote for the same.
James MacNaughton, Charles Smith,
Robert II. Shields, Joseph w. Selden,
T. H. Schumacher, I'D. Ulseth. Oscar
Keckonen, j. T. Petermann. Johnson
Vivian. w. II. Thielman. T. w. Arm
strong u A. Hamar, w. b. Mclaugh-
lin w. +. Miller w y. Scott Il. *.
Seeber. w. J. Galbraith, Michael
Messner. Jr., ]. r. Dee, A. ID. I'D
wards, c. l.. Lawton. +. H. Rogers. ED.
Koppe Adolph Heidkamp, Samuel Ed
dy, r. ". Haller. James w. Shields, y
l.. Lawton, H. l.. Baer. C.. d. Han
Ghetto, John j. Saxby, Andrew Bram'
J. n. Jasberg. +. A. LETTERS, Ed. c..
Hashleigh, John Pryor and William
Pollard.
The following delegates were electeu
TO the congressional committee:
Charles Smith, w. NJ. Gibson, Ed.
Ulseth. John MacNaughton, NJ. NJ.
Morrison. ]. w. Selden. W. II. Hart
mann, w. ]. Galbralth, Joseph Weis
James MacNaughton. John II. Rice X
H. Shields. w. f. Miller, T.. W. Kruka
H. II. Schacht. c. l.. Iawton. w. r.
Seagar, James Clarke. James Collie, a.
l.. Burgan. II. S. Goodell. James T.
Fisher, c. II, Mol, Horace j. Stevens
i. a. letters, and Hon. George G. Bent
ley
When the committee on resolutions
brought in a resolution endorsing Will
liam Howard Taft for the presidential
nomination, Angus w, Kerr introduced
a substitute resolution authorizing the
delegates TO the district and state con-
ventons to act in accordance with the
wishes Of the Republican voters as eN-
pressed at preferential primary II
one is held In Michigan. However both
resolutions were dropped. on motion
offered by j. +. Hambitzer, leaving inc
meeting united and In accord.
John II. Rice. of Houghton. was pro-
posed for district delegate by Robert
". Shields Mr.. Shields paid Mr.. Rice
a high compliment. He said that ne
was man whose Republicanism had
never been questioned, a man who had
never sought office and who. above a'i'
was not a politician. Mr.. Rice's name
was received with applause and II was
unanimously decided TO use every leg
itimate means to insure his election