Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-09-17
The Republican
Co. Convention
Held Biennial Meet at Boyne
City Last Week
Boyne City, Michigan
September 7th, 1920

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September 7th, 1920
The Republican Convention for the
County OF Charlevoix met on the above
date with j. M. Harris acting as Tenor
airy chairman.
VIM. j. Pearson was made permanent
chairman OF the meeting and proceeded
to appoint Committee on Credentials
and Committee on Order of Business.
The Chairman appointed VIM. j. Gal
laghcr, Charles Wilmington and Ben
Ellis as Committee on Credentials and
DR.. Furman, r. c. Hammet and Joseph
Shaw as Committee on Order of Busi-
ness.
After five minutes recess the Com
mittee on Credentials reported that the
delegates in attendance should be
seated and upon motion the report was
approved and accepted.
The Committee on Permanent Order
OF Business reported Chas. H. Emrey
be made permanent Secretary of the
Convention, and that the Convention
proceed to elect Six delegates and Six
Alternates to attend the State Republi-
can Convention to be held in Saginaw
on Thursday the 23rd day of September.
That Chairman Secretary and men,
bers of the County Committee be elect
ed for the ensuing year.
On motion of j. r. Furman and Sc
conded by Frank Atkins the report as
read was accepted and the Convention
proceeded to carry out the report.
The Chairman appointed Darwin F.
Mech, j. M. Harris and Frank Atkins
as a Committee of three to prepare
list of Six Delegates and Six Alternates
to represent our County at the State
Convention. tl
The Committee of Delegates offered
the following names as delegates and
alternates to the State Convention and
on motion the report was accepted as
read.
Delegates
VIM. j. Pearson, Chairman
Lisle Shanahan
Geo. w. Weaver
F. A. Kenyon
VIM. j. Gallager
j. M. Harris
Alternates
E. A. Reugsegger
Charles H. Emrey
r. L. Lewis
DR.. j. r. Furman
l.. H. White
Judge F. w. Mayne
The Convention then proceeded to
elect district members of the County
Committee as follows:
Bay Twp, Joseph Shaw
Boyne Valley, Joseph Stevenson
Chandler, Frank Atkins
Charlevoix Twp, Neal McAulay
Evangeline, Ben R. Ellis
Eveline, Sam Alexander
Hayes, Eugene Stroud
Hudson, VIM. Townsend
Marion, Jay Adams
Melrose, j. M. Matthews
Norwood, Henry Wagner
Peaine, Hugh E. Boyle
ST. James, VIM. j. Gallager
South Arm, j. E. Chew
Wilson, Thos. Shepard
City of Boyne City
lst Ward, E. M. Chase
Second Ward, j. M. Harris
Third Ward, E. A. Reugsegger
Fourth Ward, John Parker
City of Charlevoix
1st Ward, A. L. Fitch
Second Ward, r. c. Hammet
Third Ward, w. j. Weikle
City of East Jordan
1st Ward, VIM. Bashaw
Second Ward, Horace B. Hipp
Third Ward, John Porter
II was moved and seconded that in
the future the representation to the
County Conventions shall be based or
one delegate for each fifty votes or
fraction therot cast in any Township OF
City Ward for the office OF Secretary oi
State on the Republican Ticket at the
preceding State Election.
Motion was carried.
j. NJ. Harris resigned as Chairman oi
the Republican County Committee anC
the Convention unanimously elected
Lisle Shanahan as Chairman for the en-
suing year.
Lisle White OF Boyne City was ther
elected Secretary of the County Com
mittee for the ensuing year.
4 The following Resolution was reat
and unanimously adopted:
Resolved: That this Convention en-
, dorse the Nominees OF the Republican
! Party, National, State and County an,