Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-14
PUBLICAN
CONVEN TON
Held at Ithaca on Tuesday
of This Week Shows
United Party.
ELECT new Committeeman
Elect Delegates TO State Repub-
lican Convention To be
Held in Saginaw.

The Republicans Of Gratiot county
met in convention at the court house
in Ithaca. Tuesday. September llth,
4 al 100 O'Clock, The convention
was called to order by County Chair
man c. j. Chambers. who stated that
the 1purpose was TO elect delegates
to tRe state convention which meets
in Saginaw, September 2sth, and TO
elect the township members OF the
county committee. The chairman and
secretary Of the county committee
are under the law elected by the can
didates within ten days after the pri-
mary. Mr.. Chambers whose work IN
the past has given excellent satisfac-
tion was again chosen chairman, while
County Treasurer Nelson was made
county secretary This too was an
excellent choice After few re-
marks which put everybody in good
humor chairman Chambers called
lothian Allen to the chair as tempo
rary chairman, who made very time
ly and interesting five minutes talk. X.
E. Hughes was chosen temporary sec
retary and the following committees
appointed
Resolutions-Jas. A. Greene of
Alma. j. n. Mccall of Ithaca and y.
G. Locke Of North Shade.
Credentials-W O. Watson of
Wheeler, Samuel A. Daniel of New
ark and Eugene NJ. Becker of Lafa-
yette.
Permanent Organization and Order
of Business Romaine Clark of St
Louis, C. j. Chambers. Ithaca and
Thomas Hamilton. North Star.
Organization of County Committee
&C. r. Brown of Alma, Walter Nal
lory of Seville and Henry English OF
Washington.
On motion Of c. j Chambers re-
cess of ten minutes was taken to al.
low the committees time to prepare
their reports.
g. reassembling the committee OF
Permanent Organization and Order o
Business reported as follows;
Your Committee on Permanent Or
ganization and Order of business bet
leave to report as follows
lst-That the temporary organiza
ton be made permanent.
2nd.-The appointment Of two tel
lers by the chairman.
3rd-The swearing of officers.
4th.-Report Of Committee on Per
manent Organization and Order o
Business.
5th.-Report of Committee on Gre
dentials.
9TH Report Of Committee on Re
solutions.
Election Of l9 delegates
the state convention
Election of member of III
county committee from each townshi
and city.
Romaine Clark
G. j Chambers
Thos. Hamilton.
Report adopted.
The chair appointed o. l.. Smli
and Chas. Goggin tellers.
The officers were sworn in by &.
Chambers.
The committee on Credentials +
ported through its chairman as fc
lows:
Your committee on credentials b'
leave to submit the following repor
We have carefully examined Z
certificates of election, as present
to us, by the chairman of each del
Q! tion present, and find that the f
lowing named gentlemen are entitl
tc seats in this convention,
Arcadia Melvin Sharrar, Jno Ru:
Bethany Cothrop, Theodo
Rosenberger
Elba. Precinct no. David Du
can, Harry Rose.
Precinct, No. "A. +. Ryder.
Emerson Ernest Muscott, PEI
Allen, Robert Gamble, Geo. Gidley.
Fulton-John L. Richards, j.
Gibson. c. f. Cushman. G +. Otto.
Hamilton G. Hull, s J. s.
tbs,
Newark. W Mulholland, 5.
Daniel, NJ. r. Lepley.
New Haven-Chas Heisler, Geoi
Manning, c. d. Wiles.
Ithaca-M. r. Salter, c. j. Cha
hers, +. w Griswold, J. \. McC
+. +. Hughes. +. r. NanDuzer, Nj
Nelson. ] Lee Potts, o. L. Smith.
Wheeler Precinct No. Geo
Huntoon, Bert Muscott +. 5. Ow
Geo. Kipp
Precinct No "A f. Crawford
Merrill. w. o. Watson, Chas. +. "
son, H. c. Parks.
Seville township.-W. G. Mallc
N. f. Miller, Jack Moblo, + G.
lister.
Sumner-Samuel Cleverdon,
ney A. Evey, Chas. /. Boothe, I
A. Potter
Henry English, I
Amspoker, w. II. Stoneman.
North Shaded. G.. Locke, w
Salisbury, c. A. Coryell.
North Star-W. II. Bovee, I
Hamilton, S. G. Munson.
Pine River-Silas Moody, Tho