The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-04

Wilson man. Judge OBrien's elo-
quence apparently settled the matter,
for when the vote on resolutions was
taken, Il was found that the Wilson
forces were In the majority by so to
80. the Osceola township contingent Of
eleven delegates led by Thomas Dom
Ian Of Dollar Bay, declining TO vote.
The first skirmlsh of the conyen-
ton occurred shortly after Il was
called to order by County Chairman
Black of Houghton. when Thomas
Leahy OF Calumet nominated Arthur
jacques OF Hancock as chairman and
f. ]. DUDE of Houghton offered the
name OF DR.. George w. Orr of Lake
Linden for this honor To settle the
question, a vote by townships was
taken, resulting in vote OF So for
Jacques to AZ for orr This gave the
first victory to the O'Brien- Wilson
forces. Chairman Donlan of the Os-
coola township delegation stated af-
forwards that he had inadvertently
voted his eleven votes for Jacques.
Dan c. Harrington Of Calumet was
ndIncu NS SttittdiN VI AiiN NOifNhAioih
The usual committees were named as
follows:
Credentlals-J. r. Ryan. August
Mette. ]. c. Mann, p. j. Scanlon and
Con Hanley.
Organization and order OF business
Thomas I.eahy, f. McCauley. l.. ].
Braun. G.. w. Orr and Thomas DON
lin.
Tellers-P. o. Sheridan and James
Sullivan.
Another skirmish developed over the
manner OF selecting the delegates. but
il was finally decided that each town
shin should name a list of delegates,
pro rata, based on the number of
delegates on the floor, which was done.
Add democrats. s1ommeq
The following delegates were nam
ed: r. II. O'Brien, ID. c. Harrington.
w. J. Mccormick, j. f.. Virgins
Thomas Leahy, ]. +. O'Nelll, John
turkey, Sr.. A. +. Jacques, James Sui
Ivan. John w. Black, James j. By
ers. f. ]. DUDE, w. ]. Ryan, +. w.
Foley. Thomas Donlin, &. III. Benedict,
Patrick Schanenk. G. w. Orr and ia
cob Steffes. A list of alternate dele
gates also was named and II was taxi
en- as tie sense OF the convention that
a full delegation must go to Bay city.
A committee on resolutions had
been appointed at the time of the Sc
lection of the delegates consisting OF
w ]. Mccormick, L. +. LeGendrc, ID.
A. Holland. G. III. Benedict and j. w.
Black. The committee presented two
reports, majority report signed by
Messrs. Mccormick, LeGendre and
Holland and minority report signed
by Mcssrs. Benedict and Black. the
majority report follows:
whereas. Honorable Patrick H.
o'Brien has by long and honorable
record In defense of genuine demo-
cratic principles earned the consider
ations of the democratic party OF this
county and state, and believing that
tho fearless honesty and sterling
character which have won him the
confidence Of all his fellow citizens
entities and qualities him for services
.u the higher counsels OF his party
"Re II resolved. by the. Democrats
OF Houghton county. In convention as
sembled. that the position taken by
Honorable Patrick II. O'Brien in sup
porting the candidacy of woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey for president
meets with the approval of the con-
yention, and that the delegates TOT
HouRhton county TO the democratic
state convention at Bay City are here
NV instructed TO vote as unit, anu
to use all honorable means to secure
the selection of Judge O'Brien as one
of the delegates at-large TO the dem
ocratic national convention ana the
election of delegation from the state
Of Michigan instructed In favor oil
woodrow Wilson of New Jersey Tor
president"
| The minority report followed the
majority report. word for word eN-
cepting that 1t omitted the reference
To Woodrow Wilson. The reading oil
the minority report was greeted by an
| ovation and IL looked as though tne
minority report had the sentiment oil
the conventions
on the motion TO adopt the majority
report Representative Happier rose to
oppose. He declared that while there
were some instructed delegations pres
cnt he did not believe a poll OF the
convention would show Wilson ma
,ority. He declared he was progress
i've. saving 81 have fought for w. j
Bryan and in fact worse than that
ana that he hated to disagree WITH
Judge o'Brien but he believed the
hest interests OF the party would be
served by not instructing the dele
gates.
w. J. Mccormick responded In taVoi
nj the motion and c. III. Bencdict ano
7 w. black Of the minority spoke II
opposition. Mr.. Benedict said nc u
a Wilson man personally but ala no.
believe Il good policy TO tie the hanus
of the delegation. Mr.. Black reao
kilograms from Edwin o. Wood stat
member OF the national committee
and J. u. cuddihy Of Calumet no"
nj West Baden. advising against IN
struction for anybody.
Here Judge O'Bricn took the loo'
and in a lengthy argument explained
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