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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30

THE reception gwen Judge Clifford, re
publican candidate for delegate to con-
gress, at all points Of his'visit il NORTH
Dakota are little less than ovations, and
show a unanl nifty Of feeling among the
people that is remarkable so soon after
the heated contest over the nomination al
Pierre, only few weeks ago. He will
he elected by majority IN magnitude
similar to a democratic majority IN Geor
gia. Dakota's record for illiteracy IS only
81 which makes her as reliably republi
can as Georgia IS democratic with her
42.s per cent of illi;eracy. Gov. Pierce
in his speech at the rally in Bismarck SAID
that "Dakota should give Judge Clifford
1900 votes, which would leave 100 fo'
the democratic candidate, enough TO.
compliment anl too much for seed.'
The Alert does not, however, agree with
the governor on this point HIS estimate
would give Judge Clifford $4,000 majority
which we think is a little extravagant
We do not believe, taking everything into
consideration, that Judge Clifford will gel
over u, 500 majority.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30
The new democratic paper at Valley

The new democratic paper at Valley
City says the Alert misapprehended the
resolutions adopted by the democratic
legislative convention held in this city the
9Th inst, with reference to their appli-
cation TO the Missouri slope democracy.
We obtained our idea of their meaning
from the reading Of the resolutions and
the speeches that were made at the time
upon the question of their adoption. We
think the circumstances justified the res
olutions with the construction put upon
them by the delegates present as we'll as
by the Alert, but policy may now require
their modification. A full ticket was
regularly nominated on that occasion.
but the Democrat, which is in the secret
counsels of the party, intimates that even
yet the democratic central committee
may make new ticket by dropping off
some of the regular nominees and sub
stltuiing some Burleigh county men for
the council or lower house, and suggests
Capt Maratta or Alex. Mckenzie. The
nomination OF the latter would be some
thing like source of uneaslness to the
republican candidates, but as Mr.. Nc
kenZle Is a candidate for reelection as
sheriff and has The Dakota exhibit at the
New Orleans exposition on his hands, his
acceptance Of the nomination for either
house Of the Legislature is practically out
OF the question. The election is near at
hand but still far enough away to develop
great many schemes. The republicans
of tie ninth legislative district should
watch as well as pray. The we'll known
fact that in New York bets are beng
made that Cleveland will carry the state,
giving odds to Blaine, is more significant
than the demonstrative gatherings of
either party IN different parts Of the
state. !.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30

TIE Delaware statesman o. democratic
descent, Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, made
a speech in Chicago few days ago in
which he did not mention the name OF
Cleveland, the democratic candidate fo'
president. Bayard figured slightly as
caud. date for the >minatlon himself, and
he is supposed to be little sour over the
nomination of Cleveland though not quite
willing to leave the party that keeps him
in the United States senate on account o.
the disappointment The party may have
made q mistake in nominating CLEVELAND
over, Bayard but Bayard made fata
mistake when he made that Dover speech
July 9th, 1861, IN which he declared 81
believe solemnly that the war inaugura
ted by Abraham Lincoln and his cab,ne'
is worse than frultlcss," and IN the courst
OF the same speech further said that his
earnest cry for peace should not be "stifled
at the bidding of a host Of fanatIcal and
cowardly ditors. aided 10y an army OF
greedy contractors and public leeches,
stimulating an ignorau! mob TO denounct
and attack US as traitors and secession
lists" If Cleveland should make spccci
he would probably not mention Bayard's
name on account OF that gentleman
Dover speech.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30
THE LEGISLATIVE SITUATION.

The Barnes county republican committee have
substituted the name of D. W. Maratta, of Bis
marck, for member Of the council in place o
Charles Richardson, and j. W.. Goodrich, Of
jamestown, in place of W. F. Steele, and c. d
Smith, of Darlington, in place OF Julius Stevens
The democratic central committee have, at his
ow n reouest, withdrawn L. NJ kelleher, substi'
tutipg Maratta. and have placed Hon. L. A. Will
liams upon their ticket. The break in Barnes
county extends to Griggs and some of the north
ern counties.-Bismarck Journal.
The political situation in this legisla-
tive district with reference to the election
of members of the legislature is very Pc
culiar. One must be stone blind who
cannot see that il jeopardizes the election
of one candidate for the council and one
or more of the candidates for the house
on the republican ticket. 1t is proper TO
INQUIRE who is responsible fer this condl-
ton of things, and 1t is but simple justice
to the candidates who baye had no hand
IN it to place the responsibility where it
belongs.
The beginning of the peculiarlties OF
the legislative campaign was in the dem
ocrats of Burleigh county endorsing Hon.
F, A. Williams. the republican candidate
for the legislature, and refusing to send
delegates to or in anyway take part IN the
democratic legislative convention held in
this city the sth inst. The present situa-
tion shows that there was ''method in
the madness of our democratic brethren
and deep laid scheme was at the bot
tom of 1t which the tactional strife and
revolt in the republican ranks in Barnes
county has made it possible for them TO
work out perhaps beyond their expecta'
tions
Barnes county sent contesting delega-
tions 10 the Bismarck convention, the IN
eyitable result of which would be and was
d;sappointment and dlsaffectlon on the
mart of the faction whose delegates were
not admitted. This, however, was in
mir way to be healed when MIR. Richard
on, who had been honored by the repub
lican legislative convention with the
nomination to one of the highest places
in lis gift, refused to support with hi:
paper, the Valley City Times, the repub'
lican ticket IN his own county. This &C.
ton on his par, aroused the indignation
Of the repu blican party IN his own county
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30

STANDING on the site where the great
statesmen, Lincoln and Douglas once
stood, Blaine at Springfield, H., had in
splration of memories and glorles enough
to call out the grandcst emotions of his
Jefferson are to Virginia so are the ramcs
of Lincoln and Douglas 10 Illinois. Their
memories are alike reyered by men of all
parties because they were men whose
greatness was not confined within the
limits of any one party. They were men
whose names and virtues as patrlo.s and
statesmen grow brighter and brighter as
the epoch in which they lived reccdes in
the history Of The country.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30

man county upon the harmony that has
been attained after rather stormy cam
palgn. Those who have been foes IN the
several political conflicts Of the past sum
mer and fall will respect each other the
more for having felt the blows Of the
strife for a sinister and unfaithful friend
is always to be more dreaded aud dcs-
pissed than an open and avowed foe.
There is nova good feeling in this county
in political matters, and especially iu the
ranks OF the republican party, which will
be united in support of the legislative
ticket despite the DETECTION and bolt of
our contemporary, the Evening Capital.
The only effect of its bolt OF the legisla-
tive ticket which its editor took part in
nominating IS to injure our own candi-
date in other counties and cut down his
vote in retaliation for supposed bad faith,
but which does not exist outside of our
contemporary, at Mr. Nlckeus' own home.
The course of the Capital in opposing the
election of Col. Steele, and ITS unwarrant-
ed and uncalled for attack upon his per-
sonal character and reputation, Is con-
demncd by all our people who are &C.
quainted with him and by none more
than Mr.. Nlckeus who authorizes the
Alert to dlsclaim for him any sympathy
in this opposition to Mr. Steele or in the
attacks made upon his personal charac-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30
TIE "nlce laid plan'' of tie CarDngton

TIE "nlcc laid plan' of tie CarDngton
News for a division of the ninth legisla-
tive district is somewhat ingenious if not
unique IN representative government. 1t
proposes that the district be divided east
and west on the line between townships
l44 and l4j, the south boundary line OF
Foster, Wells, Sheridan and Mclean
counties to the Missouri river and thence
continued along the river northwest to
the Montana line. Such division would
make Fos er county the political hub Of
the new district and il is easily seen how
a Foster county mar would readily Ill IN
with the idea.
There are several formidable, and, we
think, nsupelab'e objections to such a
division. In the first place it totally dis
regards the very foundation and basis OF
appor:ionment Of representation. which
IS population. 1t would give the sparscly
settled new district the same representa-
lion in the legislature as that Of the re
mainder of the old district which con
ta,ns at least ten times as much popula
ton as that of the new district TO be set
off from IT. In the second place it would
leave the remainder of the district IN al
unnatural and inconvenicnt shape. From
the east boundary of Barnes to the west
boundary of Billings county there are
fifty one ranges, 306 miles, and from the
extreme southeast to the extreme north
west by the usually travelled routes would
be nearly 400 miles, no advantage in the
way of convenience over the present dis
tnct. n third objection Is to the pre-.
sumption that the territory comprised IN
the present ninth district should all he
comprised in two districts under the redis-
tric,ing regime, which would be very lit
tie advantage, If any, over the present
arrangement of double representation
flom the single district.
The desire Of Foster county to cut loose
| from Stutsman and Barnes and be a 20
| litcal center and hub itself is not an un'
| natural one even if it is so selfish as tt
wholly ignore the correct basis OF repre-
sentation and the convenience of othe
counties in the present district Th'
more natural plan for division would h'
north and south. separating the Missouri
ond James river valleys.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30

ONE of the most important county OH
GERS 10 be elected in S,utsman county thl
fall is the county attorney, who is tnt
legal adviser of the board Of county com
miss,oners and Of the county officers.
counsel to defend the county in all actions
brought against it and to prosecute all
cases IN which it is p aintltf, and pose
ecutc all offenders against the laws of the
territory. He should be man of gooc
ability as lawyer, discreet IN judgment as
man and CT incorruptible integrity in
personal and professional honor. AS such
a man the Alert takes pleasure in pre- sent
ing Mr.. John S. Watson of this city, a
man whose unassuming dignity, dclibera
tive iudsment and sterling integrity OF
character have won for him the highest
esteem and entire confidence of the peo-
ple of this city and county of which he is
an old citizen and in which he has been
for several years engaged in the practice
Of his profession, and the past two years
has been county attorney; and IN all OF
his business relations, both private and
official, he has made for himself and main
tanned record for legals ability and per
sonal integrity thai IS unassailable. AS
counse or, Mr.. Watson is reliable and Ca
pable, never swerving through impetu
ositv or avarice from the true principles
of Justice and law as a prosecutor he l.
fair and honorable, seeking only that JUS
,ice may be meted out to offenders against
the law, and IN the discharge OF that duty
he knows neither friend nor f'e. by The
experience of the past two years he ha'
become conversant with all pending lega
questions in which the county is concern
ed. knows their history and status, ha
.crnaint, d himself with all the mater a
facts, and Is letter prepared to conduc
them 10 final issue than any new man il
the position could possibly DO, and W
heli.ye the interests of the county Woutt
be best conserved by his reelection.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30

In nearly every county in the territory,
so far as heard from, where attempts
have been made 10 run a straight partisan
ticket OF either party for county officers
it has proven failure and shows very
conclusively that the people are not in
sympathy with any such hiucbound, close
communion practice with reference to
these minor and non political offices. AS
we'll might the social and business rela~
tions of the people be restricted by party
lines as their preferences and votes for
county and lesser officers, where people
and officers are every day associated to-
gether in business and social relations.
AS result Of such attempt to draw the
party lines in selecting county officers
Cass county has four tickets in the field
and as many more warning factions over
them: Barnes county is bcdlam almost
from the same cause; Burlelgh and Nor
ton have pursued the wiser course OF dis
regarding party lines. as has also Kidder
and Foster. For county, municipal or
school olIic RS the mans fitness for the
position is the only question that should
DC raised IN seeking candidate and it is
the only one raised by the intelligent peo-
pie when they come to cast their votes.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30
Nickeus' majority. .. .....

BY act Of the last legislature the coun
tics If Ransom, La Moure and Dickey
were transferred from this district to the
Fargo district, which leaves Mr.. Nickeus'
majority IN the remaining counties in the
above list 376 In addition to these there
will be several new Counties to vote this
year, and Mr.. Nickeus' friends owe it to
him and themselves to see that he does
not suffer loss of votes either on account
of the Barnes county dlsatfection or that
of the Capital in this city, as lie is not in
the remot .st degree responsible or to
blame for either
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30


In figuring on the result of an election
to take place the doubtful states should
be counted for the opposition, and unless
1 victory can be figured out on that basis
there Is work to be done. The ''solid
.outh'' must be conceded to Cleveland
IN the forthcoming election. These have
IN aggregate Of lj3 electoral votes. In
Llama has never gone back on Tom Hen
tricks and she has Is electoral votes
New York, with her 36 electoral votes,
can be carried by the democrats If they
ire as much united AS they may be reas-
onably supposed to bc. These two states
aggregate 81 electoral votes which, to-
,c,her with the l53 of the "solid south''
makes a total of 204, three more than
necessary 70 an election Blame must
larry either one or the other of these
,tates to be elected, and Cleveland must
larry both to make his election reasona.
Dly certain. With the presumption in
favor Of Indiana going democratic, ana
he chances of the parties being equal for
New York, that state becomes the battle
ground and the pivot upon which the
lection will turn. The time for "b.utf'
III this campaign IS past and VIC may rs
we'll look the matter square in the face.
Neither Blaine or Cleveland will h:ye a
walk away.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30
The County Committee.

The county republican central commit
tee are announced by Geo. w. Vennum,
chairman of the county republican con-
vent,on, Oct. 25th 1884, and IN pursuance
of resolution thereof. is as follows:
X. E. WALLACE,
j. A. FRYE.
l.. o. GILMAN,
Thos s COLLINS.
J. j. FLINT
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30
Brother Eurke Bolts Again.

Only few weeks ago the Capital was
clamoring for a republican county con-
vention to nominate county ticket. The
convention was held and county ticket
has been nominated, and our high moral
br Jther who won the stakes IN game of
progressive euchre' short time ago
and occupied half column of his "va!u-
able space" in telling the people Of 1t, is
shocked at the nominations made, and
bolts the ticket The denomination of
Sheriff McKechnle is the red rag before
this bull of Bashan and he paws up the
ground and tries to stand on his heaG in
the street to stem the tide of popular opin-
ion and appreciation for man who has
faithfully performed the duties OF the Of
flee ever since the organization of the
county, and IS known by good citizens
and dreaded by houseDreakers, thieve
and desperadoes as the best sheriff IN
North Dakota. That he, democrat,
should receive p out of 81 votes in re-
publican convention, against such man
as E. S. Miller, whom everybody honors
and estecms as man and citizen, is a
compliment that cannot be offset by the
disappointed rage and silly rhodomontade
of a crank. The insinuated Charge that
q of the 81 members of that convention
were bought up by sheriff Mckechnle and
gave their votes for him agreeably to the
"pargain and sale,' and the assertion that
their nomination "ls an insult to the de-
cent people Of this county" is so utterly
devoid of truth and honesty that reply
would be supertiuous.
Somebody through mistake or other.
wise carried away a bundle of flags from
tn. camp fire entertainment Saturday
night and Commander Miller requests the
Alert to request the person who made the
mistake to return them.
Owing TO a horizontal and continu-
Gus movement of the atmosphere Sunday
the usual promenades on the streets were
dispensed with and the attendance at the
various church services was somew aat
limited. The weather was . cross be
tween autumn and winter, and few people
had provided themselves with raiment
suited to that peculiar condition they
renamed in doors and read the Sunday
Alert.
Rev, 5. N. Griffith, pastor of the M. f..
church, discourstd upon politics and the
pulpit Sunday evening, maintaining that
it was the privilege and tne duty OF min.
listers to take part so tai as principles OF
right and wrong were involved, leaving
to the Judgment of the man to select
from among the candidates the nan who
would best serve the interests of morality
and good government.
Itis little peculiar of Brother Burke
that he does not make fight against q
candidate until after he is nominated.
The time for him to have made war on
McKechnie was before the convention.
After the nomination he always discovers
s.damnablc conspiracy" of some kind
Bro Burke must have been born IN the
"old of the moon," when the sign was ir
the heel.
Mr.. Bowman, of the firm of Bowman
& Lyon, received visit oves Sunday from
his brother-in law, E. G. Ford, of Pitts
burg, Pa.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30

J. H. McDermott aud e. ID. Smith of
Darlington were in town yesterday, but
if they were working any dark and deep
laid political scheme we failed to get on
to It.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30

Brotbe1 Ridiculous Positi,n.
bolter made very
20 en- ing his bolt OF the
legislative convention last evening IN
which he makes himself more ridiculous
than ever. He was one of the secretaries
OF the court house caucus that appointed
delegates to the county convention Sept.
80 to appoint delegates to the territorial
convention at Pierre Sept 18th, and to
the legislative convention at Bismarck
Oct. 18th. He was appointed by that
county convention one of the delegates to
the Pierre convention, and accepted the
appointment at the hands of the county
convention and went to Pierre as such
delegate. He recognized the legislative
convention as legitimate by securing the
proxy OF &, E. Fink, of Rolette county.
and taking part in the convention BY vlr-
tue OF that proxy. He did not withdraw
from the convention nor in any manner
whatever absolve or attempt to absolve
himself from his obligation to stand by
the result and support Its candidates.
Now Mr. Burke has the gall to ask the
people in the name of honesty to justify
him IN bolting the ticket and attempting
to defeat the election of Mr.. Steele, one of
the nominees of that convention, and one
who was most heartily endorsed and sup
ported by Col. Lounsberry and other men
OF unimpeachable personal and political
record, and was nominated without dis.
sentlng voice so far as appears from the
report of the convention He attempts
to justify this act of bad faith by refer
ring to accusations made against Col.
Steele, and hurls in the face of the dele.
gates from this county and every other
county the lnsinuation that they have
nominated man whom s'no man with
ordinary self-respect would ask an honest
man to vote for The effect Of this &C.
ton on the part of our contemporary
which has pretended to be the streng
friend of Mr.. Nlckeus, will be to create 4
feeling against him and cut his vote
among the warm friends of Col Steele all
over the district, although we are quite
sure Mr.. Steele would countenance MOTH
ing of the kind. There is not candidate
on the ticket that has stronger friends
or that will poll larger vote in the dis
trict than Col. Steee.
John S. Watson's handsome new res.
ldence on Fourth avenue is approaching
completion.
o. c. Green, of St. Paul, superntend-
ent of telegraph lines along the Northern
Pacific railroad is in the city.
Our distinguished visitors who came to
attend the 6. A. r. camp fire took their
departure for their hemes Sunday.
E. J. Blossom, cashier Of the James
River National bank entertained his old
friend James Strout, of ST. Louis, over
Sunday.
The ladlos of the NJ. E. Church con !
gregation will meet at the residence Of
Mrs. Elliott this afternoon At half pasA
two O'Clock.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-10-30
Congressional Maiorttie..

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 22- Following are
the majorlties in the congressional dis
tricts in Ohio at the late election:
No. DIST. NAME AND PoLrr1cs. NAL
l-Benj. Butterworth. rep. 1,465
2-Chas. Brown, rep. 2,O9s
3-James E. Campbell, dem 4l2
&c. Henderson. dem $3.50
5-Bcn. LeFevre, dem 5.l22
CIV. D. Hill, dem 1851
7-Geo. E. Seney, dem. 4,o06
s--John Little, rep. 7,54s
9-W. C. Calper, rep. 1880
l0-Jacob Romis, rep 229
ll-W. W. Ellsberry, dem. 40
ia. q. Thompson, rep. 1884
13-J. II. Outhwart, dem. 1929
14--C. H. Grosvenor, rep 5,s14
l5-B. Wilkins, dem. 1888
16-Geo. w. Geddes, dem. 74
ia. j. Warner, dem. 2l7
Isl. H. Taylor, rep. 6,l5l
BE. B. Taylor, rep. 1897
2o-Wm. Kinley, rep. 2,03l
2l-M. o. Foran, dem. 2,l7o
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