The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-29
new REPUBLICAN
! COMMITTEE MET
ROBERT n. SHIELDS OF HoUoH :
TON is MADE MEMBER OF
THE EXECUTIVE COM.
MlTTEE OF BODY.

Despite a declaration by Frank w.
Knox that the new state central Re-
publican committee, elected at the
state convention at Fay city rs Illegal.
JIG members of the new committee APP
peared in person and two by proxy at
the meeting OF the committee, called at
Detroit Friday by the new state
chairman, Alex J. Groesbeck of De.
troit
An executive committee.i auditing
committee and rules committee were
appointed by Chairman Groesbeck I'M
mediately following the session of the
state central committee. Paul s: King
was reelected secretary and Frederick
NJ. Alger re-elected treasurer.
! The members OF the new committee
who were absent from the meeting to-
day We're:
Clayton a. Powell. Hilsdale. John
G.. Davis, Battle Greek Arthur H.
Nandenberg Grand Rapids: john A.
Sherman Ludingtcn; John r. owens.
Benton Harbor, and Ira Adams. Bel
laire. i
Mr.. Vandenberg was in Washington
and Committeeman owens Sherman
and Adams sent word that other en-
gagements prevented them from be-
ing present.
Legality is Questioned.
As soon as the meeting had been
called to order Committeeman Dobson
of Ann Arbor asked for information
as To the legality of the meeting. lie
said that he had read and heard that
the new committee may be contested
and he wanted to know just what the
facts of the matter were. Secretary
Paul S. King, in explanation. said that
before he called the Bay City meeting
OF the committee he discussed the mat
ter with the attorney general. and the
latter informed him that the statute
bearing upon meetings Of the state cen
trail committee was merely directory
and not mandatory.
He stated that the attorney general
was Of the opinion that custom would
control and inasmuch as the custom
had been TO elect the state committed
at state conventions. there would b'
little opportunity to contest the new
organization. He said that the attor-
| ney general also confirmed his state
ments after the action had been taker
at Bay City.
King Placed on Record.
Mr.. Dc5son asked that Secratar!
: Kings explanation OF the situation b
: made u matter of record. He said tina
5 he wanted II TO be thoroughly under
stood that whatever may be the re
suit at the national convention tn
g Roosevelt members Of the new com
mlttee are not prejudiced in behalf o
: either Roosevelt or Taft factions :
motion was made to the effect, ant
D Kings statement was put on record.
The principal acts OF the committee
: were the authorization. Of q rules COM
nittee and selection of a prestdentia
elector to succeed Judge William l.
J. Carpentcr. resigned, Judge CaIpentc
y gave as his reasons for his res.gna
n ton the fact that he has recently beef
> named as a delegate from the frs
district To the national convention a
: Chicago and he feared that the tw'
? duties were more than he could taxi
! care of. William Livingston Of DE
,rolt was elected without n dissenting
vote to succeed Judge Carpenter.
q Treasurer's Report Read.
Frederick NJ. Alger. treasurer of tn,
committee, submitted his report
n which showed receipts from Octoocr
+ 1910. to April 8 of this year, amounting
i To $3l.S1S.s3. with disbursements total
& ling S3S,2Ol.S7. The .overdraft, how eve:
he explained. had been covered by sub
scrlptions.
The executive committee appointed
by Chairman Groesbeck follows: Geo
H. Yerkes. Detroit: Robert II. Shields
h IIoughton. John Baird. Saginaw; Hen.
. ry ]. Horrigan, lonia,. and Arthur w
{ Scidmore, Three Rivers. Mr. Groes'
4 beck is chairman ex-offlcio of the com.
mittee
e The new rules committee consists al
II. r.. Dobson. Ann Arbor; william
: T.. Brown Lapecr, and Bert Noting
ham, Lansing.
The auditing committee follows
i, William c. Manchester. Detroit; job.
! !. Breck, Jackson. and Otto Sprague
Owosso.
The meeting adjourned until the mex
call of the chairman.