Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-12
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
Was Held at Ithaca Tuesday and
Delegates Selected to Go
TO Grand Rapids.
NATION WIDE PROHIBITION
Woman Suffrage and Dryness En-
dorsed as Were Leading Candi-
dates on Ticket.

Like every other Republican coun-
ty convention in the state Tuesday
the Gratot county Republican con-
vention went on record for Truman
/ II. Newberry for United States sem
ator, the Detroiter drawing a strong
endorsement from the Gratiot Re-
/ pubicans.
The Gratiot Republicans went fur
ther than most county conventions,
] further than did the Democrats in
their county convention, by writing
/ into their resolutions strong en-
dorsement for woman suffrage, which
cannot be but highly pleasing to the
ladies Of the county, as well as being
a big credit TO those farsighted Re
publican leaders of the county, who
directed the move for the endorse
ment.
Another noteworthy act of the Re
publicans Of Gratio, county, which
stamps them as being right behind
the government in its war work, and
| staunchly supporting those great
measures for the betterment of the
country, was the endorsement which
was written into the resolutions for
nationwide prohibition. 1t was an
endorsement by men who, having
lived under prohibition rule for years
in this county, know its value and
who believe thoroughly that it is
needed the country over
The Hon. Joseph F. Fordney of
Saginaw, minority leader of the
Ways and Means committee in the
House, and the man to write the next
Republican tariff law, was strongly
endorsed by the Gratiot Republicans,
who have never failed TO give him a
rousing majority in this county
Aaron Anon for the state senate
and Harry Rose for the lower house
of the legislature, were also given
strong endorsements which are GER
tain to aid their campaigns
The convention was called to order
by County Chairman c. j. Chambers
who was elected temporary chairman,
Gaylord Nelson was made temporary
secretary. The following committees
were appointed:
Permanent Organization and Order
Of Business-C. F. Brown, Seth Cur
It's, Otto Sanderhoff.
Credentials-A P. Cook, S. A. Dan
iel, w. c. Folkert.
Resolutions-G W. Giddings. l.. A
Sharp, O. L. Smith.
Adjourned until | p. m.
On reassembling the committee on
Permanent Organization and Order
OF Business reported as follows.
Ithaca, Mich, Sept. 10, 1913
Gentlemen of the Convention:
Your committee on Permanent Or
ganization and Order of Business beg
leave TO report the following:
l. That the temporary organiz-
alton be made permanent
?. The report of the Committee on
Credentials.
3. The selection of fourteen dele
gates to the State convention.
4. The selection Of a County Com
mittee.
5. Report of the Committee on
Resolutions.
c. F. Brown,
S. j. Curtis,
Otto Sanderhoff.
The committee on Credentials then
reported showing most Of the town
ships well represented
Alf Crawford and c. y. Wiles were
appointed tellers and the permanent
officers sworn in by M. r. Salter
Delegation to State Convention
O. l.. Smith, Ithaca; DR.. A. r.
Wheeler, st. Louis; Francis King, AL
ma; Alf Crawford, Breckenridge; Ed
Burch, Lafayette; w. O. Watson.
Breckenridge; w. T. Hill, North
Shade; Ezra L. Smith, Alma; w. W.
Mccall, Ithaca; Joseph Sartor Jr..
Alma; Newell Smith. st. Louis; C. +.
Brown, Alma; c. j. Chambers. Ithaca;
Harry Willard, Alma.
Under the primary law the chair
man of the county committee is Sc
lected by the candidates but the mem
bcrs from the various cities and town
ships are selected by the County con-
vention. The following members
were chosen:
County ommittee-Alma, c. F.
Brown, Alma; Arcadia, Melvin Shar-
rar, Alma; Bethany. Albert Colthrop.
st. Louis; Elba, A. F. Ryder, Bannis-
ter; Emerson. Ernest Muscott. Breck-
enridge; Fulton. /, S. Seaver, Pom
peii; Hamilton. L. G. Hull, Ithaca;
Ithaca, NJ r. Salter. Ithaca; Lafay-
ette, f. NJ Becker, Wheeler; Newark.
Everett Mulholland, Ithaca, New
Haven, Lee Townsend, Summer North
Shade, Henry r. Moench Middleton.
North Star, Thos. Hamilton, Ithaca;
Pine River, Ed. Sias. Forest Hill: st.
Louis. A. r. Wheeler, ST. Louis:
Seville. Marlin Slingluff. Elwen:
Sumner. Sidney Evey. Sumner. Wash
ington, Henry English, ASHLEY:
Wheeler, Alf Crawford. Breckenridge.
On motion Of DR. 4 Y. Wheeler.
w. O Watson was elected treasurer.