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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

THERE are s20 delegates accredited to
the national convention which will con.
vene IN Chicago the third day Of next
month. 1t is probable that every enc Of
these delegates will be represented there
either in person or by proxy SO that the
full vote will be cast. 1t will require Ill
votes to nominate, and the candidate
who cannot obtain that number of votes
1t were better for hlm that his presiden-
tial aspirations had never been born.
Blaine, Conkling and Morton had nearly
all the delegates to the national republi-
can convention at Cincinnati in 1876 but
neither was able to increase his number
to majority and all three went down
under defeat IN the shadow of Hayes
whose name mentioned in connection
with the presidency at the beginning Of
the convention was considered something
of joke. In the Chicago convention
four years ago Grant and Blaine had
nearly all the delegates but neither q
majority nor could either increase his
rumber 10 majority and they went out
IN the shadow of the dark horse Garfield
The Chicago Tribune, a strong Blame
paper, with an enterprise that is amaz-
ing, has completed and published . list
of all the delegates from every state with
their instructions, or preferences where
uninstructed, which is approximately
correct no doubt and by which it sums
up the strength Of each candidate - he
will stand on the first ballot, as follows:
Blaine 1913, Arthur 27l. Edmunds 20,
Logan 81, Sherman o, Hawley IL, scat.
terlng 3, unknown &.
This leaves Blame wanting 80 votes for
the nomination, which deficit the Trib-
une thinks Logan will put up from his
unavailable political assets. Logan could
do this but he will have to experience
greater and moro radical change Of heart
than he has ever yet manifested in pol.
itics before he will do it. Logan has
never been accused of short memory
eitht r in paying of old scores or reward
ing his friends. Logan stood like rock
with the "3oe'' four years ago for Grant
as against Blaine. and finally when
Blaine gave up all hope of the nomina-
ton he turned his strength over against
the Logan crowd. Blaine farther sllen-
ated Logan by the invisible haad he put
into the recent Illinois conventions; he
aroused the antsgonism of John sher.
man by contestieg With him and obtain
ing the hons share Of the delegation
from OHIO; he invaded Arthur's home
ranch by contejting for and obtaining
the larger part Of the New York delegs-
ton, and the fellow feeling between the
Arthur and Edmunds men BODIES no good to
the man of Maine. The Hawley idiocy
in Connecticut will expire with the first
formal ballot and it is reasonably certain
that the nutmeg delegates will stand a.
most as unit for Edmunds who By
combination OF the strength of Arthur
and Logan would be nominated. As in
the two conventions last past Blame will
60 into the convention at the zenith Of
his strength.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

THE term of the supreme court Of the
territory that will review and determine
the capital commission quo warranto
case will convene at Yankton the 14th of
this month, when and where it is to be
hoped the contest will be finally and for.
ever settled so far as this question is
concerned. Outside of Bismarck an
Yankton We believe the decision of the
court will be satisfactory to the people
whichever way it may be. The people
in the vicinity Of either of the two points
named would no doubt have q prefer
ence, but even they will acquiesce IN the
decision without taking issue with the
court in opinion on the points Of law in
volved. We believe the supreme and dis
trict courts of this territory are worthy of
the confidence repssed IN them by the
masses of the people. The courts are the
bulwarks that protect the rights of the
people against invasion, and they should
be kept pure and their decisions respect
cd. We do not believe the court that
has already made decision In the prem
,ses was Influenced in the least by any
other considerations than those of law
and justice and We further believe the
full bench will decide it from the same
high consideration. There is an innate
principle Of justice in the hear: of every
one that makes him respect justice and
right even though it may be against him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

THE Fargo Argus quantity remarks that
president Arthur would very likely prefer
less endorsing resolutions and more in
structed delegates. 1t is left-handed
compliment to endorse his administration
in one resolution and in the next instruct
the delegates to the national convention
to vote for some one else as his successor.
1t is what might oe called "lettlug him
down easy" if raising man up and then
letting him drop may be so termed. In
this. however, he IS more favored than
his predecessor for the conventions four
years ago did not even recognize the ex-
istence of MIS-. Hayes husband
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

TEE Alert IS pleased to note substan-
tial token of appreciation of Chas Rich
ardson, of the Valley City Times, by his
friends at that place. When Mr.. Rich.
ardson returned from the Huron conven-
ton last week he found the amount of u
thousand dollars, second payment on his
Office which was about due had been
paid for h,m. Richardson has made the
Daily Times paper credltable alike to
his town and to North Dakota and this
act shows that his efforts are appreciated
and 1t will both enable and encourage
him to put forth greater efforts in the
future.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09
JAMESTOWN. D. T. FRIDAY, MAY g. 1884.

THE Bismarck Tribune denies the alle-
cation of the Press and Dakotaian that
Alex. Mckenzie is democrat and de-
fies the alligator. The Tribune should
look over this break Of the P. and u. 1t
has exhausted its vocabulary of billings
gate upon the capital commission as a
body and as 1t could think of nothing else
to call Mckenzie 1t called him demo.
crat.
"Jack was vexel, never hero more,
And as he could think of nothing else,
he swore.'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

the common people, the masses, ths
means of educating their children above
the "lhree Rs and two G's'' which q
large proportion of them could not afford
If they had to send their children away
from home and pay beard and tuition.
Under the public high school system the
children of the poor as we'll rs those Of
sciences, higher mathematics and
classics, thoroughly fitted so far as edu
the wealthy are educated up INTO the
cation and mental culture are concerned
for teachers in the common schools and
for any of the business pursuits of life
outside Of the learned professions, and
many honorable representatives of these
are to be found among those who entered
upon their study from the public high
school. There IS however just criticism
to be made upon the graduating ceremo-
nles, or attending the graduating exer
cises, and that is the prominence that is
given to dress parade upon such occasions.
1t IS true the schools are not res 2onsible
for it only 80 far as toleratioh is RESPONSE
bilisy, but there is no question that this
feature of the graduation exercises is cre-
atIng prejudice that initiates against
the scholars more or less. We have be
fore US metropolitan paper which occu.
pies half column in describing in detail
the dress outfit which will be the fashion
this spring for female graduates on the
occasion of their standing before an audi.
ence and reading tier essays which are
too often deficient IN thought in conse-
quence of attention given to an over-suf1-
cheney IN flummery of dress. The parent
IN ordinary circumstances is coming to
look with dismay upon the approaching
time when his daughter must have q
graduating dress and para ?hernalia which
be cannot afford just because some other
PERSONS daughter who can afford it will
wear such joint stock Of millinery and
fancy dress goods.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

THE Press and Dakotaian has discovered
a deep laid scheme, it calls it ga new and
startling plot" which it asserts was 'sconG
celved IN the councils of the Northern
Pacific capital commission combination
and given birth in the extreme south
east" The plot of these "conspirators,'
as it calls them, the p. and D. asserts is to
secure majority of the next legislature,
repeal the capital commission law of the
last session, confirm the building opera
tlons in Bismarck and make an appropri
alton of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars to pay for them out Of funds Of the
territory to be raised by taxation. 1t fu,-
ter says "the burden of payment would fall
largely upon the people of the south, as
the same legislative combination would
refuse to repeal the fraudulent law which
exempts the possessions of the Northern
Pacific Zone half Of North Dakota) from
taxation"
We fear our usually candid and argu-
mentative Yankton contemporary is be-
coming wildly sensational in magnlfying
an imaginary mole hill into mountain.
The idea of the sections of the territory
named conspirlng together to tax them
selves hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars for capital buildings which were do
mated them without the cost Of cent
must at least be regarded as peculiar.
The. P. and D. may possess its foul IN
peace so far as this bugaboo Is concerned,
for no man in North Dakota who might
have such scheme on the brain, not even
in the Bismarck district, could be elected
to either house of the legislature.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

DELEGATE Raymond gives it as his
opinion that the bill for the division OF
the territory will not pass this session;
that what is known as the judicial bill
for the appointments OF two additional
judges for Dakota will be favorably re.
ported by the committee and will pass the
house; that the bill to double the repre-
sentatlon in both branches of the legisla-
ture has been unanimously favorably re-
ported and will pass without much oppo-
sitlon, that the bill reducing the term Of
residence required on homestead to
three years and permitting an absence OF
four months in the winter season will be
reported favorably as he has heard of. no
opposition to it IN the committee aud the
commissioner of the general land office ap-
proves it provided it be restricted in its
operation to that part Of the country
where the winter is very severe; that the
bill for reducing the price of government
land within railroad limits from e2.50 to
S1.25 per acre will meet with some oppo-
sition from certain quarters but will be
reported favorably by the committee and
will become . law; that there Is much op-
position among western members to the
proposed repeal of the presumption and
timber culture laws and he does not be-
lieve they will pass.
If Mr.. Raymond's opinions in the above
matter should De verified by results Da-
kota will still have reason to congratu-
late herself and be thankful that such a
body as the congress Of the United States
exists. The pressing need of additional
district judges and the advantage of In
creased representation of the people in
the territorial Legislature both enlist the
deep interest of our people. The bill
for the privilege Of absence from home
steads in the winter Is of special ,mpor
tauce to North Dakota and that for re-
duction Of price OF land to those within
railroad limits, while that Of the repeal of
the pre-emption and timber culture laws
is one of little concern, and which proba-
bly, about as many favor n oppose, neither
opinion being tenacious. The divls,en
question will not spoil BY delay.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

GEN GRANT has unburdened his mind
to Gotham newspaper reporter on the
business and political condition of the
country the full report of which occupies
two columns. and the sum and substance
of which IS not much of anything. He
gives it as his opinion that the presiden-
tial term should he made seven years and
ineligibllity after one term; that the re
publican chances are better than eight
years ago, and he decidedly favors Logan
for president on account of his sound
financial record, whatever that may
mean,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

TIE recommendations, endorsements
and petitions for the appointment OF Col.
e. A. Lounsberry to the Office of COVER
nor of this territory have been presented
to the president and it ls proper to state
that they are both numerous and earnest,
more so perhaps than could be obtained
for any other man In or out Of the bounds
of the territory, and 1t remains to be seen
what convincing effect and moving influ-
encs they will have on the presidential
mind and heart. The only opposition
that has been developed against col.
Lounsberry's candidacy comes up from
Yankton and that is so notoriously selfish
IN feeling and vindictive in spirit that but
little il any weight will be given it where
the real animus is known.
Col. Lounberry is the only citizen Of
the territory in whose candidacy for the
governorship the people generally have
taken an active and working interest,
though several other prominent and high
" worthy gentlemen have been mention.
ed for the position. Besides being man
OF we'll known ability and personal lnteg-
rity he is an old citizen of the territory
aud has given over ten years Of the prime
of his life to its development. Asa SOL
d,er he was brave and ebedlent, and as a
commander to which he was promoted
he was honored and esteemed by his men.
As a citizen he Is eminently man of
peace and good will.
President Arthur, after his tour Of the
northwest last fall. expressed the convic-
ton that the federal officers in the terri.
tories should be appointed from among
their citizens, and the bill recently INTRO
duced into congress requiring as a con-
ditlon TO eligibility that the governor OF
TERRITORY should have residence OF two
years in the province may have been sug-
gested by that expression. The president
would seem to be committed to the ap-
pointment of our governor from among
the citizens of the territory by his own
expressed convictions to which Is added
the moral weight Of the introd uctio1 Of
the bill mentioned.
In addition to the strong home support
Col Lounsberry has in his favor is the still
more potent influence of an array of con
gressional support which the president
would no: be likely to ign more and could
not disregard without unnecessarily and
very injudiciously antagon,zing it against
himself. No such combination of IN.
fluences favor the candidacy of any other
man, aud as the president is not even sus-
pected of having any personal axe to
grind in the appointment Col. Lounsberry
may be considered the coming man with
much more confidence than usual in such
cases.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

The time OF year is now at hand when
the annual crop Of high school graduates
will be harvested. Generally speaking
the public high school Is not creature Of
the law Though maintained by the public
school fund. Tney are such public con.
venieuce, and their maintenance is so
we'll established IN custom BY stretch Of
the law which is not resisted, that they
are regarded as . necessity. They afford
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

THE decapltation of the Morrison tariff
bill In the house yesterday will probably
modify the national democratic platform
on that question. Watterson and bis rad
ical faction of free traders are by this &C
their silence IS the best service they can
do the party this campaign.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

seem to be engaged in the psstime Of
eating each other up having devoured
the smaller suckers who went there to
join in hand to hand tussle with Gould
and the Vanderbilts- Two banks sus.
pended yesterday under the grip Of the
money giants who control the stock mar
ket. The Wall street man of wealth
counts his millions as the western man
of wealth does his thousands. When
they want to raise the price of stocks
they pour out their millions in buying it
up and when they want to depress the
market they sell. They can well afford
to throw their stock upon the market and
sell at sacrifice of million to buy up
larger amounts at the depressed price and
make two million. 1t IS as deliberate
and cold blooded business as it is to throw
baited hook in the river and catch the
fish that nab at 1t, and the dealer with
limited capital has about the same rela-
tive chance with these mill,onaires in
Wall street stock deals as the fish has
with the fisherman. They can let the
stock deals alone and 80 can the fish let
the baited hook alone. 1t is much the
same in Chicago grain deals, and an out
slider might as we'll try to max. sudden
fortune by bucking the tiger in faro
bank as by trying to make fortune by
betting on the future price Of grain or
stocks against the men who control the
price at will.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09
The Prodigal's Return.

Rev J. H. Hartman delivered his last
discourse on the Prodigal Son before q
full house Sunday night. The following
is au abstract of the sermon from the
text, sand he arose and came to hls
father" A man may be very far gone
IN vice and degradation, but there is hope
if he has not wasted his power to make
a resolve on the SIDE of the right. A
resolution saved the Prodleal. Under it,
inspiration he reached home again.
Blessed is the man that has q place he
can call home. Homes are of ancient
date. 1t was established during mans
,nnocency in the earthly paradise. By
them God means to bless the world. But
as a rule every home has shadow over
1t A skeleton In Its chambers. The
Prodigal's home had its aff1ictlon and he
himself was the cause of it. There are
hemes in the east looking with great
anxiety to young men walking our streets.
Pastors are IN frequent receipt of letters
of inquiry concerning the department Of
a son or daughter and concerning the
morals of Jamestown and what kind of q
place it is to rear . family. But this
anxiety of parents for the we'll being Of
their children illustrates Gods return Of
the Prodlgals. "When he was yet
great way of the father saw him." Our
heavenly father notes every desire in our
learts to return to him and meets u more
than half way. If he finds US wasted.
deformed and DETAINED by sin, he remem-
bers, on seeing our penltence. that We are
the redeemed of his beloved son, aud for
his sake exercises mercy and accompanies
our restoration.
The restoration 10 threefold as indicated
BY the "Rlng" and the ''Robe" and the
''Shoes." The ring WAS to convince the
Prodigal that he was not to be servant
but free born son. The robe was to
cover his sin blotches and present him
comely. The shoes we're to complete his
att,re and make him sure footed and en-.
during. So does Gods grace make all
returning Prodigals free born sons of
salvation, acceptable in heavens sight -
enrobeo in the Righteousness Of Christ,
and strong to endure ''having the feet
shod with the gospel Of peace"
A sacred concert 10 announced for next
Sunday evening.
sut n L.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

d6 IcSuIt VI tuc teVEAlOTloI COuScuIAOu,
held at Huron on the 23d ult.. has been
pretty thoroughly dis cussed from all the
various standpoints, from which it has
been viewed. The North Dakota delega-
tisn elicited admiration for its solidity
and 1ud,cious manipulation Of clrcum-
stances as they presented themselves. Va
rious explanations Of how it was done
have been given by those who do not
know, and by those who do know. The
greater and more exhaustive explanations,
however, have been given by those who
know nothing about 1t, which Is account.
ed for on the general proposition that it
takes person longer to tell what he does
not know than to tell what he does know.
The Huron Times can see the hand of
Gov. Ordway in the manipulations Of the
convention 90 large that it can see moth.
ing else. Some of the Yankton people in
their vision see the plckerel of the Sioux
Falls wing of South Dakota politics shak-
ing hands across the 46th parallel with
the No. hards Of North Dakota IN a
combination to down the late capital
gang, ana the Sioux Fallites think the
Yanktonians played the dog in the man
ger with them and followed Campbell into
the slough of despond preferring to "relgn
IN hell than to serve IN heaven" If
the latter part of the metaphor may be in
any way connected with politics. But
the Press and Dakoatian has theory of
its own. 1t was not content with super
ncial view of the case but delvsd down
deep into the mysteries of the question
and found, in its mind, Alex. Mckenzie
directing the movements of the North
Dakota legion. The p. and D. admits
that Mckenzie is democrat from away
back and that he vas not delegate to
the convention but somehow he guided
the forces with his eagle eye without
word from his tongue. 1t says the con
version of the North Dakota delegation
TO Blainelsm WAS as sudden as that of
Saul of Tarsus on the way from Damascus
to Jerusalem aud fully - miraculous, and
the fellow-feeling this produced with the
pickerel representatives joined the two
together 30 strongly that no Yankton
power could put them asunder. Thus as
sumed treaty Of smity and mutual admir-
alton between the pickerel and No hard
delegates the r. and D. solemnly AYERS
was the work of Alex. Mckenzie the dem.
ocrat,c sheriff of Burleieb county.
The unadultsrated facts of the matter
are that the Yankton,tes, beaded by
Louisiana Returning Board Campbell,
went to the convention with the lnten-
tion Of "scoeping'' North Dakota In
everything and gobblhg up the entire
delegation to the national convention,
and were hung With their own rope. They
planned scheme Of freeze out against
North Dakota and the Pettigrew faction
and were themselves showed IN. North
Dakota went there with the honest idea
Of . fair division Of the representation to
Chicago and 20 did Pettigrew and his
party, and this is the reason the two com
bined. Having that same purpose In view
there was NO reason Why they should not
combine. Yankton wanted everything
and got nothing.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

IT may be that Senator Edmunds founds
his ideas of judicial expenses in this ter
,itory upon the bills that come in on ac-
count of United States Attorney Camp
BELLS bills .for witnesses all over the
country to indict Gov. Ordway. If he
does he may well stand aghast at the
idea of increasing the number of judicial
districts.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-05-09

E-mayor Flint returned yesterday fru0
. visit to Fargo.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-05-30
SOUTH BOS0Ue ,
Notes of Interest From Our COrrespons-
ent-PersonsI al d Otherwise,


- '"' ~ -1'"''
in TUESDAYS EyAAII<rp ,ha, ,,.I-
Bosque has not been hoard ,n-.. 80.
regards dol,,os - '''H' a.
~ III" convention
On June ID ana that the report is cur.
rent that the delegates were jn.truct.
ed for convention. Tbi. o;.,
,orr.c, .r,o l.I..... 40 Nc 10" 10
correct lie Ut legstion consists OF
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-05-30

The following are Tho additional
returns we hsye received siuce our
.A.t report, with the name. of the
delegates and Instructions to the con.
'enlious to NEE, in lhi. city Monday
June II
China Spriugs-W. J. Clements,
". q. Boyd, Instructed for pr.ma-
ries.
Patton Curtis Barnett, Pat Gal
lsgher, W. : Smith, instructed
against primaries.
Crawiord-J. 7. Smith, a T. Ford;
Instructed fof primaries.
AcGregor- W. T. GLASGOW, w. II.
Harris, f. w. Burger, W. W. Hull,
Pinck Lyons; instructed Tor prima.
ries.
Csttenhesd- M CattenhcaI. Instructed
Tor primaries.