The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-10-18
THE DISTRICT CONVENTION.


We take the following report of
the district convention, which met in
Bismarck Wednesday, from the col.
umns of the Tribune of Thursday,
publishing only the important part of
the proceedings: At an early hour
yesterday morning the streets of the
city were astir with delegates and
candidates concentrating their forces
for the convention, which met at the
court house at 2 O'Clock in the after
noon, the contesting delegations very
naturally gaining the most promin.
ence and mmifesting the deepest in
terest. At IL o'clock all the dele.
gates had arrived or were represented
by proxies and the hotels were crowd
ed with viiitors and politicians.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Wallace, of the district
central committee. After reading
the call for the convention, Mr.. Wal.
lace said that he would recognize
Geo. p. Flannery, who moved that
Mr. Elijah Boley, of Morton county,
be elected temporary chairman. The
motion was seconded by j. A. Nc.
Lean, and vote being taken pre-.
vailed.
On motion A. G. Barnes of Bottin.
eau county was elected temporary
secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Flannery. the
chair appointed the following COM
mittee of five on credentials: Morton
county. j. j. Luck; Mcintosh county,
E. A. Lilly; Stutsman county. d. G.
Buck; Griggs county, Ole Serumgard;
Logan county, S. Foster.
The call of counties for presenta-
tion of credentials then proceeded at
the close of which the committee re-
tired for deliberation.
On motion of E. S. Russell. of
Jamestown, the convention took a
recess until 1870. to await the action
of the committee on credentials.
EVENING SESSION.
AT 7:45 the convention was called
to order by Temporary Chairman Bo-
ley, and, although the committee on
credentials had completed their re-
port, but one of them was present
and the convention was about to lnl-
dergo another lull, when Governor
Pierce entered the hall and was es.
corted to the platform amid the most
deafening applause. The governor
made q short but good speech.
When the applause which followed
the governors remarks had ceased,
loud cries were sent up for Major
Doyay, OF Mandan, one of the oldest
republicans in the territory and one
who assisted in the organization of
the party. The Major responded.
AT this point the Garfield Light
Guard band entered the hall and Ell.
ljvened the proceedings with music.
The following is the majority re.
port of the committee on credentials:
Your committee on credentials beg
leave to report the following dele.
gates as entitled to seats in the con.
vention:
Barnes county-B. w. Benson. G..
NJ. Hertig, r. Shuler, j. Russell, s.
Mills, ]. Anderson, G. III. Bassett and
w. A. johnson.
Bottineau county,. p. May,
proxy DR.. l. Van Deusen and A. G.
Barnes.
Benson county,. p. Havervold
and II. Z. Hoadly, proxy by L. p.
Havervold.
Burleigh county-G. P. Flannery,
M. II. Jewell, E. II. bly,, J.. N. Griffin
j. A. Mclean, j. w. Raymond and
c. A. Lounsberry, together with the
following alternates: G. II. Glass, w.
f. Andrews, J. Woods, G. B. Rust
a. r. Buck. J. B. Jones and IL.
Harris.
Billings county-R. Roberts, proxy
j. G. Fisher and J. c. Fisher.
Emmons county-T. Park and d.
r. Streeter.
Foster county-E. Mc1Iugh and
J. Cleary.
Griggs county r. II. Evans, T. F.
Kerr, +. Greenland, proxy o. Serum
gard, F. Hunter, j. n. Jorgensen and
III. G.. Pickett.
Kidder county,. Van Deusen, DIR.
j. Harcourt and j. E. Britton.
Logan county E. Il. Weed and S.
Foster.
Morton county-A. f. Bovay, J. j..
Luck, E. Boley, L. r. Selmes and W..
H. Race.
McHenrv county,. Larsen, proxy
NJ. II. Jewell and z. Swenson, proxy
j. A. Stoyell.
Mcintosh county-C. c. Morrell,
proxy E. A. Lilly, and A. Mcdonald,
proxy S. D. McNeal.
Mclean county-G. F. Robinson
and f. Ramsett.
Stark county-N. C. Lawrence and
a. Jopp.
Stutsman county-C. NJ. Carr, S. l..