Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-10
COMMITTEE IS
RE-0RGAN|zED
Republicans of County Held
Convention in Ithaca on
Monday.
0. |. SMITH IS CHAIRMAN
Alma People Elected as Officers for
the First Time in Many
Years.

The Republican County Convention
held at Ithaca Monday saw a re-
organization of the county committee
for the first time since Ora l.. Smith
was named as secretary OF that COM
mittee. and under the change that
was made at the convention Smith
replaces c. j. Chambers as chairman.
Mrs. Frank +. Pollasky of Alma is
vice chairman, John C. Chick of
Alma is secretary and w. o. Watson
of Breckenridge is the treasurer.
The reorganization of the COM
mittee held the biggest interest prob
ably of any work before the conven-
ton and it drew out almost full dele
cations from St Louis, Ithaca,
Wheeler township and from the City
Of Alma.
II was called to order by county
chairman, c. J. Chambers. County
secretary o. l.. Smith read the call.
Mr.. Chambers called Hon. James G..
Kress TO the chair as temporary
chairman Mr.. Kress made a brief
speech congratulating the Republic
ans on the splendid turnout to the
convention and on the magnificent
victory of last fall which made ev-
eryone feel happy. S. o. Burgdorf
Of St. Louis was elected secretary
and Mrs. Rena Cowdery and c. V.
Calkins tellers.
Communication was read from
State Chairman Cady relative to re-
organization of the county commit
tees and recommending that there be
two members from each precinct, one
man and one woman. and that the
vice chairman Of the county commit
tee be a woman.
On motion Of j. y. Mccall three
committees, committee on Per
manent Organization and Order of
Business" Credentials" and "Reso-
lutions," was appointed by the chair
as follows:
Permanent Organization and Or
der Of Business-Chas. Heisler, Ith-
aca; f. f. Pollasky. Alma; Fred Ber-
nard, ST. Louis.
dentials-Eugene Becker. La
fayette; J. d. Spinney, Alma; Sid
ney Evey, Ithaca.
Resolutions-J n. Mccall. Ithaca !;
G. w. Giddings, st. Louis; Herbert
Smith, Bannister.
Convention adjourned until ! D. m.
On reconvening the reports of the
committees of permanent organiza-
tion and order Of business and that
of credentials made their reports
which were accepted. The officers
were then sworn in.
The following delegates were
unanimously elected 20 the state con-
vention:
James =. Gibbs, Ithaca; d. c. Hub
bard, ST. Louis; Frank Stone, Alma !;
G.. K. Aldrich, Lafayette; H. S. Bah
cock, Alma; r L. Farnum, Ashley;
J. n. Mccall, Ithaca; Joseph r. Sar-
tor, Jr., Alma, Mr.. S. o. Burgdorf,
St Louis; Mrs. Hattie Colwell, Itha-
ca; Mrs. Rena Cowdery, Ithaca; Mrs.
James p. Gibbs, Ithaca; Mrs. Janet
Branch, St. Louis
For the election for county chair
man two names were presented, o.
l.. Smith Of Ithaca and c. j. Cham
bers Of Ithaca. Mr.. Chambers i'm
mediately got up and stated that he
had been county chairman ten years.
That he had never asked for the
place and did not now ask for il, nor
was ne in any sense a candidate. The
proposition then went to a vote and
stood 45 for Smith 10 43 for Cham
bers. On motion Of a delegate, Mr..
Smith was declared elected.
Mrs. Frank Pollasky of Alma was
elected vice chairman, and John C..
Chick Of Alma secretary.
Homer Dunham of Alma and w.
g. Watson Of Breckenridge were
nominated for treasurer. but Mr..
Durham withdrew and Mr.. Watson
was unanimously elected.
This completed the list Of officers
except the two from each precinct
which were nominated and elected as
follows:
Alma. lst ward, prcinct No. ii.
r. Fuller; Mrs. +. l.. Smith.
Alma. 1st ward. precinct No. p
Burton Hopkins, Mrs. 5erome Kan
ter.
Alma, 2nd ward. precinct No. L
Homer Durham, Mrs. Glen Crisp.
Alma, 2nd ward, precinct No. 2
Chet Knight. Mrs. J. p. Losey.
Alma, 3rd ward--H. s. Babcock,
Nevada Rockwell.
Alma, 4th war6-C. V. Cslkins,
Mrs. Eugene Holcomb.
New Haven-M. G. Morse, Mrs.
Una Mulnix.
Arcsds-John Rush, Mrs. John
Rush.