The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-05-29
Lies IL Return oi Republic
can Party to Power.
Shiawassee County Republican Club
Holds Big Banquet and Hears Fine
Addresses Democratic Misman'
a agement Shown Up-Leading
ProgreSSives Help Make
Affair a Success.

Past banquets given by the Shiawas-
see County Republican Club haye al
ways been remarkably successful and
each has been helpful from party
standpoint. Viewed from every angle
the gathering on Monday evening easily
ranks with the others as an unqualified
success. rThe attendance numbered
more than three hundred, every town
ship village and city being well rep
resented-andthis was especially notice
able as regards the farming communi'
ties. For two hours before the banquet
Republicans-and many who wandered
from the fold in 'l2 to vote the national
ticket of the Republican party-gath-
cred about the city to discuss the
present political situation, the outlook
for the fallelection and particularly the.
I prospect bf presenting one line up in
1916 Of the forces who believe in pro-
lection to the American producer,
manufactures ana laboring man. Ex-
preston of opinion was unanimously to
the effect tbat 1914, from this, time on
until the votes are cast ineNovember
next is the right tiHfe to do the work
which will produce the result desired
in the 4ext national election. This
sentiment was as strongly expressed by
former Progressives as by Republicans
and is an assuring sign for rousing
Republican victory at the fall election,
The get to gether idea, the forgetting
of past difficulties and the deterpina-
tion toro;1t our political opponents from
power Wit almost the sole theme Of
conversation. giving little time for the
various groups to discuss the .candi-
dacies of aspirants for either state or
local offices, the evident belief ap'
parently being that there Is vet ample
time for all this. 1t was noticeable,
however, from the opinions expressed
that individuals are willing to forego
their personal choice for the nominee
for governor to unite upon candidate
who can surely defeat the present chief
executive of the state who will un-
doubtedly be re.nominated by the
Democrats. This feeling was further
solidified during the evening when Con-
14ssssman Austin of Tennessee, called
attention to the fact that his state had
something that Michigan did not have
"a Republican governor.
Preceding the serving of the ban
auet by the ladies of the Baptist church
and the service has never been ex-
celled on a similar occasion-a recep-
tion was rendered the speakers of the
evening in the parlors of the Odd Eel
low Temple. These in line were Sena-
tor Townsend, Cong. Austin, Cong.
Fordney, Senator w. NJ Smith and w.
A. Rosenkrans, senatorial aspirants
Chas. W. Foster and Fl. A. Thompson,
of Ingham county, President A l..
Arnold, A. D. Whipple. w. F. Gal.
lagher, Rev. w. H. Jordan, Chas. E.
Rigley, A. NJ. Bentley, Judge s. s.
Miner, DR.. A. NJ. Hume, o. l.. Sprague.
AS soon as the reception was over the
doors to the banquet hall were opened
and the members of the Club together
with number of their Democratic
friends were escorted to seats at the
several tables, the speakers and the
reception committee and few invited
guests entered soon after and were
greeted with applause as they assumed
their places at the speakers table. The
invocation was pronounced by Rev. W.
Fl. Jordan, rector of Christ Episcopal
church. Following the repast, o. l..
Sprague presented the report of the
nominating committee and the follow
ing officers were elected by acclama-
ton: President, Seth @. Pulver Owos.
90; vice presidents, Geo. ". Stanlake,
ovid; Geo. w. Haffner, Lennon; Otto
Euler. Bancroft; Geo. W. Cook, Ben
nington; secretary, &. j. Cole. Corunna;
treasurer, A. W. Burnett, Corunna.
President Arnold in few well chosen
words welcomed the guests of the
evening and presented as toastmaster
Senator VIM. M. Smith, of st. Johns.
During the evening Senator Smith read
kilograms from Attorney General Grant
Fellows and Hon. w. +. Humphrey Of
Seattle, Washington, expressing their
regrets at not being able to be present.
The former, who was detained in the
u s. Court at Detroit, predicted Michi.
gan would be Republican this fall by
$4,000 majority. Cong. Humphrey ex'
planned that he bad been detained in