Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-13
CITY AND WARD
CAuCUSES HELD
MONDAY NIGHT
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
UNITE IN UNION CAUCUS.
CITIZENS TICKET IN FIELD

For the first time in the history of
Belding members of the Republican
and Democratic parties of the city
met in union caucus Monday night
and nominated full city and ward Of
ficers.
The city caucus was called to order
by the chairman of the Republican
city committee, +. +. Fales, at eight
o'clock, and he accorded the honor of
reading the call to |. l.. Hubbell,
chairman of the Democratic commit
tee. Brinton +. Hall was elected
chairman and j. M. Langston, secre-
tary. Mr.. Hall appointed Theodore
Blasen and Charles Coon to act as
tellers, but their duties were not ar
duous as the ticket was made up by
acclamation.
E. E. Fales was the unanimous
choice of the caucus for mayor. He
was nominated by Vern r. Brown,
which nomination was seconded by
Mr.. Leonard, who spoke very COM
mendably of Mr. Fales and brought
out the fact that party lines had been
forgotten for this election in making
the nominations for the various Off
ces. City Clerk Frank +. Conant and
City Treasurer VIM. +. Fisher were
also nominated by accfamation, as
was also George E. Wagner for school
inspector.
Harmony also prevailed in the sew
eral ward caucuses, almost all those
nominated being by acclamation. In
the first ward o. j. Barker was chair
man and Frank Totten, clerk. The
Office nominations were as follows:
Supervisor, John w. Moore; alder
man, Frank HI. Totten; constable,
Fred Cornell (Mr. Cornell was not at
the caucus and withdrew his name) /;
and Leland Godfrey.
The second ward named H. j. Leon
ard, chairman and j. M. Langston,
secretary. w. B. Travis was renom-
mated for supervisor; Fred Purdy,
alderman; L. G. Upson, constable; j..
B. Essex and Chas. Madden, inspec-
tors of election.
w. l.. Cusser was chairman and u.
d. Weter secretary of the third ward
caucus. b. G.. Curtis was again NOM
mated as supervisor. Fred McCue
was placed on the ticket as alderman;
Chas. Coon as constable and Henry
Friedly and Emil Ferrick as inspec-
tors of election.
A good attendance was out to all the
various caucuses and the degree of
harmony was most marked.
Citizens Ticket
Promptly at nine O'Clock Monday
night the Citizens caucus for nomin-
ating a city ticket was called to or
der in the auditorium of the city hall
by Ernest Shawley, chairman of the
citizens committee and j. K. Soud-
ers was made chairman by a unani-
nous vote, who read the call for the
convention. Joseph K. Tupper was
made secretary and Chairman Soud-
ers appointed Ernest Shawley and
Clarence Kennedy as tellers.
The officers were sworn in by w. T..
Little, notary public and Mr.. Souders
called for nominations for the office
of mayor.
Joseph T.. Tupper's name was pro-
posed and on motion the tellers were
instructed to cast the entire vote for
him, although he protested and said
he thought the caucus could find a
man who would make a better run
than he could. But Mr.. Shawley an
nounced that the tellers had cast the
vote and he was made the unanimous
choice for mayor.
The office of clerk and treasurer on
the ticket were quickly disposed of by
a motion to leave the places blank.
The ticket was completed by elect
ing ]. f. Souders as the nominee for
school Inspector.
Ernest Shawley was made chairman
of the city committee.
Citizens Ward Caucuses
The first ward caucus was held IN
the store building of Henry A! Smith
j. +. Tupper was elected chairman
and j. +. Souders, clerk. Ernest
Shawley and William Freese were ap-
pointed tellers al lof whom were
sworn in by l. L. Hubbell, notary
public The nominations were for su-
pervisor, Percy ID. Wertz; alderman
Ernest Shawley; constable, w. H
Shaw; inspectors of election, j. f.
Souders and John o. Dennis; ward
committeeman, j. Z. Tupper.
Second Ward
The caucus was held in the G.. A. r
hall. AL. Weeks was elected chair
man. The nominations are: Supervi-
sor, William II. Kennedy; alderman
AL Wells; constable, Clarence Ken
nedy; inspectors of election, Frank
Davis and Clarence Kennedy. Harl
teeman.
Third Ward
Third ward caucus was held in the
city hall. John Spriggs was made
chairman and Loren Brooks, secre-
tary. 1t was moved to leave the of
flee Of supervisor and constable blank
For alderman Jesse Godfrey was
nominated and Loren Brooks and
Harvey Darling were placed on the
ticket for inspectors of election. I'm
mediately after the adjournment OF
the second ward caucus they came To
the city hall to participate in the city
caucus.
Following the caucus Jesse Godfrey
withdrew as candidate for alderman