Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15
DEMOCRATS HELD
CITY CONVENTION
Complete Ticket Placed In
Field For Annual Battle
Of The Ballot.
Drummer NOMINATED MAYOR
Withdrew After Nomination and
City Committee Filled Place
With y. w. CreaSer.

NtN NOmUIttcc u 1Icu IdSC
With y. w. CreaSer.
W 4. Drummer was chosen last Sat
urday evening at the democratic city
convention as the standard bearer of
the followers of Wilson here, the pop
ular druggist securing the nomina-
ton as the democratic candidate for
mayor. at mass convention attend
ed by few over forty Of the faith
full.
The convention was called 70 order
about eight o'clock in the evening and
after the reading of the call, Isaac
Russell wa, chosen as chairman. and
/. l.. Johnson was secretary Of the
convention.
Following this the mass convention
won't into the various ward caucuses
tc nominate the tickets for the -four
wards of the city Of Alma. The ward
tickets chosen 10y the democrats fol
low:
City Ticket
For mayor--P. ". Creaser.
For treasurcr-A a. Chick.
For clcrk-Carl Gallagher
For Justice Of the peace tfull tetml
d. ! Johnson.
For Justice OF the peace short
term j. u. sullivan
First Ward
For supervisor-J A. Mann
For alderman viii Meder
Franz Bahlke
For committee man-P W Crea-
ser.
Second Ward.
For supervisor Isaac Russell
For alderman Ed. Hooper
For constable-John Schick.
For committee man-Georgc Gar
g,tt.
Third Ward
For upervisor-B Benjamin Carter.
For alderman--Georpe Randells.
For constable Norman Beverly
For committee mani. ID. Sullivan.
Fourth Ward.
For supervisor-J -. Holman
For alderman--Ed Edward Lake.
For constable-W Rogers.
For committee man--Edward Lake.
After the nominating Of the various
ward tickets the city mass convention
re-convened and approved the various
ward nominations.
When the democrats came TO pick a
candidate for mayor they seemed TO
have a big job OH their hands TO make
selection. Five ballots were taken
before a candidate was found. On the
first ballot =. w. Creaser, J. W. Rob
inson and George Gargett lead. All
three asked TO withdraw, as they did
not desired to be candidates. On the
second ballot Creaser led the field
with six votes The other twenty
four votes cast on this ballot were
spread over nearly dozen possible
candidates. On the third ballot with
thirty-nine votes, Gargett led with
sixteen votes. Gargett again asked
that he not be considered candidate.
Thirty-four votes We're made on the
fourth ballot, Creaser, John Caple
and j. d. Sullivan having six each,
with the rest scattered.
Some one suggested the name Of
W. A. Drummer as possible candidate
and means Of getting the convention
over Mr. Drummer did not happen to
be present, and hence seemed like a
logical candidate as he could not re-
fuse the nomination before the con-
vention. On the fifth ballot Mr.. Brun-
ner-had twenty-six votes, and having
majority of all votes cast was de-
clarcd the nominee Of the convention.
A A. Chick for treasurer, Carl Gala
CHER for city clerk, and ID. l.. John
son and j. d. Sullivan for Justice Of
the peace. were chosen by acclama-
ton
A resolutions committee Of three
was appointed which follows W. A.
Bahlke. V r Cash and George Gar
gett This committee will draw up
the resolutions under which the cam
paign will be conducted. The resolu-
tions are to have the approval of the
candidates for office.
w a. Brunner. nominated last Sat-
urday night at the democratic city
convention, a. the partys choice for
candidate for mayor. on Tuesday of
this week. withdrew from the race
foi business reasons, and partly al
SO because of a friendship for Ira II.
Mckinney. Alma's present mayor,
who has been remominated on the re-
publican ticket.
y. w Creaser, who time and again
has been standard bearer for the
democrats Of Alma, even when a VIC
tory was known TO be a practical i'm
possibility in times past, was prevail
ed upon by Mr.. Brunner and the dem
ocratic committee 10 fiji the vacancy
thus caused on the head Of the ticket,
and he is now in the race for mayor
and will be there 10 election day. at
least
Mr.. Drummer was not present at the
convention Saturday night, which
nominated him, and had he been pre-
sent, would not have allowed the con-
vention TO nominate him Before
Drummer was nominated, p. w.
Creaser apparently had the nomina-