Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-22
Johason Ntckeus Nominated by Acclima.
tisn for Council In the FDurtoenth
Legislative District.
b. ". Reason, Of Barnes, and E. A.
Williams, Of Burleigh County,
Also Nominated.
The Convention.

popular upou such occasions, Mr.
Wallace announced that the conven-
NON vas ready for business.
On motion of COL Lounsberry OF Bur-
leigh county, e. s. Cleveland of LaMloure
county and editor of the Grand Rapids
Jourssl. was elected secretary.
Col. Lounsberry then moved that the
shsir be instructed to appoint commit.
~ Of i've on credentials. The motion
asing carried, the following gentlemen
were named:
Major Butts, Ransom county.
r. E. Jones, S.u.sman county.
". r. Steele, Kidder county.
@. A. Louusberry, Burleigh county.
C. A. De,sem, LaMoure county.
At this point the convention adjourned
for one half hour to give the committee
on credentials \ chance to report.
The committee on credentials not being
rsady to report at the time appointed for
the reassembl,ng of the convention, the
convention was again adjourned to NEE,
st seven O'Clock.
At seven O'Clock precisely, Chairman
Wallace called the convention to order
and stated that the committee on creden-
tials was ready to report. Chairman
Buttz, of the committee on credentials,
read the following report:
BURLEIGH COUNTY.
John A. Mclean, Geo. r. Flannery, Z.
A. Lounsbcrry, J. A. S,oyell, j. w. .ay-
mond, J. F. Wallace, l.. N. Griffin, John
4. Mclean proxy. s..
LAMoURE COUNTY.
G. s. Deisem, c. s. Cleveland, H. Hart
uau, e. h. Porter.
RANSOM COUNTY.
b. F. Ellsworth, H. Hitchcock, c. W.
Duttz, A. H. Moore, proxy to L. J. Oliver
]. P. Knight proxy to 8. H. Green, and L.
o. Trilling, Il. NJ. Davis.
sTUTsMAN COUNTY.
Il. T.. Wallace, Louis Lyon, F. E. Jones,
E.P. Wells, A. W. Porter, b. s. Russell,
Geo. W. Vennum. s
GRlGGs COUNTY.
Byron Andrews was authorized to cast
the vote of the county, which was three.
BARNES COUNTY.
L. b. March, by proxy, John Russell, BY
proxy, &. M. Herting, Chas. Richardson,
y. Mills, +. H. Remington, William Nc
Lean:
MORTON COUNTY. .
Jones Bellows, w. A. Carr, II. Roskin,
H. F. Ertel, T. II. Selims.
Mr.. Buttz. alter finishing the report,
SEATED that It had been the desire and DIS
position of the committee on credentials
TO deal fairly with all parties concerned,
but of course some one must oe disap-
pointed, and that it was the hope of his
committee that harmony might prevail.
John A. Mclean moved that the report
Of the committee on credentials be
sdopted.
J. A. 6toyell moved an amendment tc
TO the motion TO lay the report on the ta'
be, which was lost.
At this point the good DR.. Campbell
from Barnes county, contestant, rose 70
point Of order and asked that Re might bt
Riven ten minutes in which to plead the
lost csuse Of his rejected delegation. Thu
request was granted and the doctor gave
way TO an outburst of abuse on the Ben
con and Kindred factions.
Judge Edgerly from Norton, who, lik'
ths doctor from Barnes, had got Oh th'
wrong delegation and was not happy
ssked that the convention would allow
HIN to say word. The convention ga''
>sent and the fractious judge sailed in
~. - failed to make point, was call
- :. ord.r " the chair.
% 20 o !. ~sll. of Burleigh, thel
John A. $40, -~I.x and with tn,
rose to point of o., ,-,.l,e an Gle
consent of the convention, ....sd Al,
CANT appeal In behalf of the res
exstion from Morton county.
The aggrieved delegations having besL
given an opportunity TO discuss their SIDE
of the question at issue to their entire sat
nfaction, the motion on the adoption OF
the report was put and carried by unanl-
NOUS vote.
Twas then moved by Geo. p. Flannery
of Burleigh that the convention proceed
TO permanent organization and that ths
same officers elected by the temporary or
ranizstion be retained and serve as OIL
GERS of the permanent organization. Gar
ned.
On motion of Col. G. A. LounsbeIry, o
Burleigh county, johnson Nickeus o
Stutsmsu, was nominated to represen
tho fourteenth legislative district in tn
council.
II was then moved that the convention
proceed to nominate two candidates 10
the assembly. The following candidate
were brought out on the nrst informa
ballot.
n.,. Vote
D. ". Benson. '''''''''''''
II, A. williams. -. .''''''''
Lease Van Dcuecn. .....-''-
". >. Bacon
+. j. 0eod northumberland