Judge Kinne Indorsed

The republican county convention met Wednesday. They come out in an effort to assist in obtaining the nomination of Judge Kinne for the supreme court. They did their work quickly and went home. 

Chairman Green called the convention to order at 11:15 a.m. Ex-County School Commissioner W. N. Lister was called to the chair and without prefatory remarks proceeded to business. George Vaudawarker was named as secretary. Hiram Boutelle, of Ypsilanti, and George Lutz, of Saline, were made tellers. 

The following committees were appointed: 

Credentials- Win. Judson, Ann Arbor, C. M. Blackmer, York, F. W. Green, Ypsilanti, William Knapp, Sylvan. B. Brokaw, Northfield. 

Resolutions- Senator Frank P. Glazier, J. K. Campbell, Augusta, A. J. Waters, Manchester, H. G. Prettyman, Ann Arbor, H. S. Woods, Ann Arbor.

Permanent Organization and Order of Business- Gapt. J. Haarer, Ann Arbor, A. Guerin, ijina, F. Wheeler, Salem, E. E. Leiand, Nortlifield, C. O. Barnes, Ypsilanti. 

The convention, after eating dinner, reassembled at 1:15 p.m. They got down to business with dispatch. The temporary officers were made permanent and reports adopted. John F. Lawrence stated that Judge Kinne did not desire to name the delegates to the state convention, and consequently he moved that a committee of five be appointed to name the delegates. The following were named as the committee by the chair: J. F. Lawrence, Ann Arbor; F. P. Glazier, Sylvan; E. P. Allen, Ypsilanti; A. J. Waters, Manchester; Fred Wheeler, Salem. The committee retired. 

E. K. Frueauff moved that the rules be suspended and the convention proceed to nominate a candidate for county school commissioner. Prof. Tooze placed in nomination the present iucumbent, Chas. E. Foster. Ald. Hamilton moved that the secretary cast the ballot for Mr. Foster. This was done. It had not taken three minutes to nominale a candidate. Then the chairman and J. K. Campbell spoke up for Mr. Foster. Mr. Foster returned his thanks to the convention. 

The committee to name delegates reported the following delegates to the state convention: Wm. Judson, John P. Lawrence, J. E. Beal, R. S. Copeland, W. W. Wedemeyer, A. F. Freeman, A. J. Waters, F. P. Glazier, Wm. J. Knapp, E. P. Allen, F. W. Green, Charles Gauntlett, G. H. Pond, Jay Pray, C. A. Stannard, M. F. Case, R. F. Walters, H. G. Prettyman, George Wiard, George S. Wheeler, Art Guerin. 

The committee on resolutions indorsed the party platform, declared for primary election law, indorsed the school commissioner and passed the following resolution: 

Resolved, That we hereby heartily endorse the candidate of Judge ward D. Kinne for a place on the Supreme Bench of the State, a position for which his profound scholarship and judicial attainments most eminently fit him. And be it further resolved that the delegates chosen by this convention be instructed to use all honorable means to effect his nomination. 

The convention then adjourned, at 1:40 p.m., it having taken just 25 minutes to transact its business.