Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-09-09
For the County Convention.

Pursuant to call of the Republican cen
trail committee Of the county, the voters
of the various precincts met ct their Te-
spective polling places last evening and
selected delegates to attend the county
convention Sept. llth, which meets u
this city for the purpose of electing seven
delegates to represent the county atY Yank-
ton on the 22nd of September, and for
the further purpose of selecting delegates
to the district convention on Oct. 18th.
The four jamestown precincts held their
caucuses and selected delegates unani-
mously favoring w. E. Dodge q the rs-
publican candidate for the council, before
the district convention. 81
FIRST WARD.
In the 1st ward precinct Of this city The
caucus was called to order by F. E. Jones.
Geo. w. Vennum was elected chsirma1,
and Alfred Dickey secretary. On motion
OF Hon. johnson Nickeus, F. E. Jones,
Herman Gieseler, A. A. Allen and John
Thompson were appointed, and, on mo-
ton, adjourned.
SECOND WARD.
The second ward caucus was called 70 I
order by Geo. Esgar. Lon D. Shoenberg
was elected chairman and Geo. Esgsr
secretary. J. A. Frye moved ''thst the
chair appoint committee of three, who
shall bring in the names of four delegates
for the county conventlon'' Sept. llth.
The motion was carried and commi itee
appointed. Marshall Mcclure, J. ~.
Flint, j. A. Frye and Col. L. Blum were
prominent participants in the interesting
discussion on motion to reconsider,
which was put and carried. The caucus
then proceeded to balloting, with the re-
suit that Fred Clark, Charles Werner, 81.
&. Crum and John F.. Vennum, the
Dodge delegates, were elected BY vote
of 80 to 5. The caucus. then adjourned.
THIRD WARD.
In the third ward Major Lyon was made
chairman, Frank Conehay secretary, and
John Ball, B. w. Fuller. Frank Conehay
and Major Lyon chosen delegates.
FOURTH WARD.
The fourth ward caucus met q the
police headquarters. B. s. Russell was
made chairman and p. w. Alley secreta-
~. Clarence Selvidge, Frank England,
Thomas Barrett, q. II. Clemmer wefs
elected as delegates from this ward favor-
ing the nomination of w. E. Dodge. ~
meeting was also held in the north side
school house and four delegates selected,
instructed for f. B. Fancher, Il u
claimed that the meeting place Of thn
caucus was changed to the school house
without any proper authority from the
central committee. The gentlemen -
lected at the school house are DR.. Cloes,
Thos. Lloyd, George Joos and Peter
Haas.
The outside dlstricts - far % heard
from were practically unanimous Tor ths
selection Of Dodge Is delegate. Mr..
Dodge's strength in the country surprised
even his most sanguine friends. At Ed
rige the place supposed to be the most
equally divided, If not directly against
Mr.. Dodge, the vote stood 81 to 20 in hls
favor and telegram announcing the fact
added "great rejoicing, big bonfire.
Windsor, Medina, Shsrlow, Melvin.
Spirltwood station, Spiritwood Lake,
precincts, all selected Dodge delegates.
The remaining stations to hear from can-
not change the result, as out IT 80 votes
Mr.. Dodge has %. Mr.. Fancher the
Farmers Alliance candidate does mot
seem to have developed the strength pre-
dicted by himself and friends. Mr..
Dodge was naturally feeling quite we'll
over the result last evening. The ~
naming precincts will all be heard from
today.