Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-15

For CLERK.
For treaSurer-G.= v Wright.
For Justice Of the peace (full terml
L 81 open 70 secure attorney as jus
tcel
For Justice OF the peace to nj va
cancyl 4 Il Stone.
The republican city convention Oh
MONDAY evening Of this week made
Ire II Mckinney the unanimou:
choice of the party=as ITS candidate
for the office Of mayor for the city OF
Alma foi second term and Judging
from the tone of the convention II
expected that Mckinney would wn
IN walk and again head the cltl
government.
The convention Nas called TO order
BY J r. Saltor j. who read th'
call. Following this Albert 7 Coos
was made chairman Of the convention
and Home NJ Dunham. secretary. On
a motion. the chairman appointed J
r. Fuller and=M T. Nilsson as tell
ers.
Following motions the chairmm
appointed 4 committee on permanent
oi eanizaton and order Of business
which consisted of Ia Sharp, +
l.. McConkey and 4 Archer; q
committee on credentials which con
sisted OF c " Parsons George Blisch
and j. W Blakely; and a committee
on resolutions which consisted OF
Charles G. Rhodes Charles f. Brown
and G. Y. Wright 4 recess OF ter
minutes was taken ia allow the com
n.ittees to make then various re-
ports.
The committee on credentials sub
mitted the following list Of delegates
from the various wards when the con-
vention reconvened. First ward
Janaes A Greene, Joseph Sartor, Jr
J. A. Fuller James Campbell, J. VI
Monugel. G. V. Wright, c. w. Par
sons. A. j. Archer. F. L. McConkey
and Fred Rowland second ward
r. II. Glass, II. L. Holmes. Mat Ward
{ p Knight, j. H. Stickney, Leet
Adams, d. w Adams, + w. Goodies
J. p. Losey and A A. Patterson
third ward-Charles r Brown, Char
les o. Ward, John Chick, Albert p
Cook. Ray Madden. W f. Wilson
George Bhsch, Ray Tomlin, Charles
Plowman and E. r. Ewing; fourth
ward-Francis King, } W. Blakely
Charles II. Smith. Charles y. Caul-
kins. Nelson Fullerton. Homer NJ
Durham, Charles G. Rhodes, S. w
Case, l.. A. Sharp and T A. Gill. The
report of the committee was approx
ed and accepted by the convention.
The committee on permanent or
eanization and order OF business re-
ported the following: First, that the
temporary organization be made per-
manent; second. that the order Of
business be as follows. tai nomlna-
tion and choice for mayor; ,b) nom
iration and choice for clerk; tc) nom
nation and choice for treasurer; (d)
nomination and choice for justice OF
the peace for full term; (e) nomina-
ton and choice for justice Of the
peace for short term; third, the APP
pointment by the chairman of city
committee; fourth, the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting The re-
mort was approved and adopted.
mo committee on resolutions made
the following report BE 1t Resolved,
by the republicans OF the city of Al
ma in convention assembled. that we
heartily commend the present repub-
lican administrations this state and
congratulate he people ON their
choice of Hon Albert +. sleeper as
governor of tins aommonWealth; also
that Nc heartily endorse the admin
istration of the present mayor, com
mon council 0i the city of Alma for
their effort and wisdom n solving
the many pcrpleXing questions Of
municipal government during the past
year, and expires our confidence that
this convention will place in nomina-
ton for the various city offices candl-
dates who may merit the confidence
OF support Of he electorate Of the
city at the coming municipal election.
The report was approved and adopted
by the convention
On motion the convention made
an informal ballot for candidate
foi the office oi mayor on the first
. bullot Ira H. Mckinney. the present
mayor. had thirty-eight Of the forty
votes east and on motion the ballot
gu2s declared formal and Ira ~. Me-
kinney made the unanimous choice
|eof The convention
(. The informal ballot was resorted TO
OF the nomination for city clerk On
ne first ballot y w Adams had
ineteen votes and William Amsbury
venteen, with four scattering.
1ere being no choice second bal
/ was resorted To. but in the mean
me Adams asked his name to be
ithdrawn in favor Of Amsbury. ON
second ballot Amsbury had thir
three votes, u. " Adanes six.