The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-09-11
HARMONIOUS AND
ENTHUSIASTIC
Republican County Conven-
tion-Delesates and Com
mitteemen Chosen-Several
Good Talks.

mitteemen ChOSen-Several
Good Talks.
In view of the fact that there were
no contests of any kind pending the
attendance at the Republican county
convention held Wednesday in Corunna
was surprisingly large. One of the
noticeable features was the number of
former Progressives who were in at
tendance as delegates and who were as
earnest in applauding the declarations
of the several speakers in scoring the
Democratic party and in prophesying
Republican victory of the old time
fashion as were the most ardent of the
stand patters. Considerable enthusiasm
was aroused by the addresses of J. H.
Collins, Chas. W. Foster of Lansing.
nominee for state senator, J. Y. Martin,
S. @ Pulver; while the brief remarks
of several of the county candidates,
J. A. Richardson, N. R. Walsh Alonzo
Griffin, b. S. Griffin, A. L. Nichols
made hits with the delegates.
In calling the convention to order,
Chairman J. H. Collins asked DIR. A.
l.. Arnold of Owosso, to preside as
temporary chairman. A. W. Burnett
of Corunna, was elected temporary
secretary and committees appointed as
follows: Credentials: W. G.. Fox of
Bennington, G. E. Rigley, Jr.. of
Owosso, DR.. G. L. Cramer of Owosso;
permanent organization and order of
business: F. J. Northway, Durand, G.
W. Clark, Owosso, N r. Walsh, Owos.
So The committee on credentials re-
ported 2l2 delegates as entitled to seats
in the convention as shown by the
credentials filed; the temporary officers
were made permanent; W. E. Hall and
E. T. Wilbur named as tellers. Dele.
gates to the state convention at Kala.
mazoo on the 30th were chosen by acl
clamation as follows: j. H. Collins,
Corunna; A. L. Nichols, Geo.. nj.
Dewey, Owosso; H. HI. Pulver, Laings.
burg; Alvin Botsford, PerTy;.4Geo. w.
Clark, Owosso; M. p Ransom, Hazel
ton; E T. Wilbur, Owosso townships;
W. G. Fox, Bennington; V r Pond,
o. l.. Sprague, Owosso; E. r. Vincent,
Middlebury; A L. Arnold, N. R.
Walsh, Owosso; O. A Bailey, Byron
E. F. Conant, Owosso; F. R. =, Gilna,
Caledonia g. j. Cole, Corunna; G.
Curry, Owosso; A: B. Freeman, Du-
rand; DR., g. l.. Crsmer, Owosso; w.
A. Rosenkrans, Corunna; F. J. North
way, Durand.
The several delegations named the
following members of the county com.
mittee and the same were approved by
the convention: Antrim, N. III. Blake;
Bennington, Geo. W. Cook; Burns, Dr.
F. S. Ruggles; Caledonia, G. B. Young
Fairfield, G. A. Croel Hazelton, 1st
precinct, Geo. Zintel; 2nd precinct
John Towle; Middlebury, Frank Thorp;
New Haven, j. w. Bittell; Owosso, W.
+, II. Launsten; Perry, 1st precinct, DR..
Ii. p. Halstead; I'd precinct. F. M.
Towner; Rush, Z. W. Gassman; Sciota,
E. l.. Seib; Shiawassee, II. w. Parker;
Venice, G. w. Haffner; Vernon, 1st
precinct, A. B. Freeman; I'd precinct,
W. r. Dean; Sd precinct, E. Patchett,
Woodruff, V. W. Leemap; Corunna, 1st
ward, A. E. Richards; I'd ward, Fl. II.
Slocum; 3D. ward, J. j. Peacock; Owosso,
1st ward, g. M. Dewey; I'd ward, sc
Pulver; Sd ward, l. G. Curry; 4th ward,
G. E. Rigley, Jr. 9th ward, DR.. A. A.
| Arnold.
q. NJ. Dewey reported to the con.
vention a balance op hand as the result
of the County Republican Club banquet
Of $40. President Pulver of the Club
stated some plans were under way to
hold banquet early next month and
by rising vote the same were spprove1
by the convention. -
A suggestion by g. M. Dewey to the
effect that the next legislature change
the primary law so that it will be
impossible for members of other parties
to assist in nominating Republican
candidates met with the instant ap
proval of the convention.