The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-01
INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT

INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT
BY Unanimous vote-EIshth Dlstrio
Convention Strongly Endorses
Administration.
/ The Sth congressional district con.
vention to elect delegates to the Repub
lican national convention was held al
Caro-, Thursday, with 70 delegates rep
Presenting the four counties present.
The convention was called to order by
Hon. @. @ Vaughan of Clinton county,
who called 8. Q. Pulver of Shiawassee
to preside as temporary chairman. Both
gentlemen made short addresses which
aroused considerable tenthusiasm and
every reference to President Taft and
his administration was loudly spplaud-
ed, as was sharp criticism of the pres
idential aspirant who would make the
courts Of the land and their decisions
subservient to popular clamor. Mr..
Pulver was subsequently made perns-
nent chairman Of the convention, with
A. E. Snow of Saginaw, as secretery.
Shiawassee was represented by G. D,
Bell on the committee on permanent
organization and order of business. J.
d. Royce on resolutions and Geo. w.
Clark on CREDENTIALS.
For delegates to the national conven
tion, T. w. Atwood of Tuscola, and w.
M Smith of Clinton; for alternate dele.
gates, John Baird of Saginaw. and s.
Q Pulver of Shiawassee, were elected
by reclamation, and by the unanimous
vote of. the convention were instructed
to vote for the denomination of Will.
lam Howard Taft.
The following resolutions.were adopt
ed without dissenting vote:
Resolved, That the delegates in the
Eighth Michigan Congressional district
this day at Caro-, in convention assem-
bled for themselves and on behalf of
such district renew pledges Of support
and loyalty to the we'll known and to
be announced principles of the Repub-
lican party. We feel that we have rea-
son to congratulate ourselves, the dis
trict, state and nation because of the
redemption of party pledges by the
present national administration. Une-
quivocally, heartily and without re-
serve we endorse the administration of
President Taft, and this the more read.
lily, because of the fearless, impartial,
honest and painstsking manner in
which he as chief executive has applied
and administered the laws as he found
them and all this without whimsical
caprice or personal vanity. Because
thereof, as we have just right, we feel
proud of his impartial conduct and as;
sured that irrespective of party, he
well deserves the respect, admiration
and commendation of the whole people.
We can imagine no reason and are un-
able to find any excuse for a departure
from the time honored precedent of re-
nominating one who has made such an
enduring record; we feel that it is his
right to be chosen for second term
and, to that end, instruct and direct
the delegates this day chosen to attend
the national convention to support the
candidacy of William Howard Taft
Further we specially commend 10.
seph w. Fordney because of his servic g
in congress; assure him of our sym
pathy and moral support and of our en-
tire approval of his course in support
ing, upholding and maintaining Re-
publican ideas and principles as against
fads and fancies based on the erroneous
idea that legislation affords a panacea
for all governmental and other ills.
We approve of the candidacy of
George B. Morley, of this district as
one of the delegates at large from this
state to the national convention, and
as far as may be urge his election as
such.
Resolved, further, That we heartily
endorse the candidacy of Senator Cole
man G. Vaughan of the Eighth Con-
gressional district for secretary of state.
Finally we feel that we can show
cause for the faith in us that approach
ing conventions, national and state
will give us such announcements OF
primo. Piles and these and the primaries
such careful selection of candidates as
will ensure party success and command
the approval of the people here, there
and else where at the November cleo
tions.
H. A. SAVAGE,
r. s. ARMOUR,
FRED A. WHEAT,
J. d. ROYCE.