The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-09-15
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Large Attendance and Much Enthusl-
asm at Gatherlns-Strong
Resolutions.

Resolutions.
The republican county convention
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
court house in Corunpa, with every
township and ward represented with
complete delegations. The
delegates were enthusiastic at the pros.
pect of a complete republican victory at
the November election and the starter
in Maine on Monday made it seem most
certain.
j. II, Collins. chairman of the county
committee, called the convention to
order and gave short talk in praise
of the nominee for president aud the
manner of his selection at Chicago,
stating that without organization, with
out workers, headquarters, or even an
assurance that he would accept the
nomination, the convention follow wing
an almost unanimous sentiment of the
mass of people of the country had
chosen Mr.. Hughes, and his march to
victory as shown by his wonderful re-
ception in all parts of the country was
arousing the old time republican spirit
which meant complete victory. He
asked S. @ Pulver to preside. and in
accepting Mr.. Pulver made a rousing
speech telling of a reunited grand old
party and of the complete failure of the
present administration to conduct the
business of the country on a high. cour.
ageous, economical and patriotic basis
He spoke of the blunderings of the
Mexican policy, the reversals in stands
on public questions, the breaking of
their party pledges. the corruption of
the civil service and the cowardly pas
sage of an unconstitutional law in the
hope of securing votes.
A. w. Burnett was made temporary
secretary, Z. E. Godfrey, A. B. Free.
man and Geo. W. Cook committee on
permanent organization and ordsr of
business, A. H. Dumond, Herbert Aus.
tin and Leslie Clark committee on Gre
dentials, and q. F. Friegel, Marvin
Ransom and II. W. Parker committee
on resolutions.
After recess the following delegates
were elected to the state convention:
e. o. Dewey, chairman; j. II. Collins,
A. l.. Nichols, q. F. Friegel. s. S.
Miner, Frank II. Rush. A. w. Burnett,
Joe Sproule, A. B Freeman, II. P.
Halstead, w. o. Watson, R. w. Bailey,
w. II. Cline, Walter Bush, w. J..
Brookins, John Teller, N. r Walsh,
w. A. Upham, Alonzo Griffin and s. G.
Patchell.
The new county committee will con.
sist of N Blake, w. Fl. Cline, F. s.
Ruggles, Frank China, A. E. Rich
ards, Howard Slocum, J. J. Peacock, G.
A. Croul. Geo. w. Zintel, w. B. Moore,
E. G. Wilson. J. W. Bittell, w. H.
Launstein, Geo. NJ Dewey, s. @ Pul.
yer. Nj. F. Grove. M. d. Corey, julius
Kebler, T. II. Hulstead, F. M. Towner,
Chas Gassman, II. L. Austin, II. w.
Parker, u. w. Lswcock, A B Free
man, W. R. Dean, Enoch Patchett, V.
w. Leehman.
H. II. Pulver was called upon and in
a humorous but forceful talk touched
off the enthusiasm again and closed a
most satisfactory gathering,
The resolutions were as follows:
Your committee on resolutions begs
leave to submit the following report:
We, representative Republicans of
Shiawassee County in convention as
sembled, heartily endorse without
qualification the Republican platform
and its entire list of candidates for
public Office. We believe in Republi-
can principles; and we are not only
opposed to the princiles of Democracy
as enunciated in the Democratic plat
from, but we join with the electorate
Of the land in the prevailing feeling
of impaticnce and annoyance at the
high-handed manner in which the
present administration has uniformly
and unblushingly repudiated it's pre-
election promises.
We decry the manner in which the
civil-service laws have been depraved
and violated for Observing Demo-
crats." The Democratic platform de-
clares that "the civil service laws
should be honestly and rightly en-
forced to the end that merit and abil-
ity shall be the standard of appoint
ment and promotion. We call at
tention to the removal of deputy mar
shals and deputy revenue collectors
from the classified service, the con-
tinued removal of able and expert
enccd diplomats for hungry, Demo-
cratic politicians and the famous Bur-
Lesson raids upon the post Offices.
The Democratic platform promises a
reduction in taxation and insists upon
q reduction in the number of useless
offices. The Democratic congress just
closed has been the most extravagant
by far of any in the history Of the
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