Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-10-07


based their claim on the statement that
during the caucus at Buchanan, Messrs
Dan PIercy and the two Trubshaw bro
theirs, at the last minute, in great hurry,
voted by mistake for delegates who ia
voled Mr. Glsspell, while they intended
to vote for delegates favoring Mr.. Wat
son. Both sides presented their case to
the convention, after which Mr.. Nickeus
took the floor in behalf of the contestants,
and argued that If the affidayits were
reliable it was clear that the contesting
delegates should be seated 1t was, he
said, question of whether the minority
or majority should be represented.
Major Loop, the chairman of the eau
Gus under discussion, then read the papers
in the case and concerning the pivotal
points of the affidavit and the statements
OF Mr.. Piercy, said they were false. The
parties in question made no request TO
| have their votes changed, to him or the
secretary. There was some movement
and slight applause fr1m the gallery when
MIR. Nickeus said that he was not address
sing that body-he was addressing brains,
and that this question could not be set
,, tied by 1idicule or the stereotyped ap-
plause which arose from the gallery.
Major Loop lifted up his right hand and
swore the caucus at Buchanan was all
straight and no desire was indicated to
change any vote until after the polls were
closed and the votes destroyed. After
considerable farther discussion r. E. Wal
lace moved that A. E. Loop and Fred
Smith be entered on the roll as delegates
from Buchanan, thus settling the contest;
carried. G. 3. Loop presented proxy of
A. E. Loop, with the remark that the
| regular delegate weighed 40 pounds
| while he weighed $50, and for that reason
| thought it best to come himself.
When Pingree was called Marshall
Mcclure presented the proxies of con-
testing delegates. On motion of MIR.
Nickeus, as there were no afidavits at
tached, w. K. Latta and J. FL. Dudley
were given the Pingree seats. W. l.. Gil
man presented Mr.. Dudley's proxy.
Two sets Of credentials were presented
for Medina's one seat. Mr.. Wallace
moved to throw them out for the time.
Laid on the table. Considerable discus
SION as to the residence of Mr. Knautf,
who did not know on what section or on
whose land he lived, was INDUCED in.
The question was whether a precinct
could elect as delegate a man who lived
outside of the precinct as knauH was
said to do. Mr. Gilman could see no rea-
son why delegateship could no, be CIV
en- to an outsider if proxy could.
John Waller said he knew Of this man
and had eaten dinner at the house where
he was putting up hay short time ago,
that he may have left the township be-.
! cause he
| HAD EATEN HIM CLEAN OUT,
which was the only reason he knew, of
his not still being a resident. VIM. Hart
stated that the Kuautf brothers were en-
gagged in putting up hay all summer and
moved from place to place, and that this
mans vote should have been cast at
Wladsor with his brothers. Major Loop
moved that the delegates from Medina
stand aside until they could be passed
upon by the committee on credentials.
This completed the calling the roll fo1
temporary chairman, the vote standing:
Waller %, Durstine Is, one blank and Two
not voting. W. 7. Gilman was then
elected temporary secretary.
j. A. Frye moved to appoint commit
tee of three on credentials.
The chair appointed as such committee
&. A. Sanford, J. A. Frye and j. W.
| Clocs.
The committee on credentials reported
the following entitled to seats in the con,
vention:
First ward precinct, Jamestown-F. G.
Mulliken, /. G. Wade, o. T. Allen, Chas
4. McElroy.
Second ward precinct-A. j. Smith, j.
F. Vennum, DR.. rhorold proxy, j. A.
FryeL B. Durstlne.
| Third ward precinct-T. w. Fearing,
3. w. Fuller, James Herbert, L. Il. Clark
proxy, j. w. Cloes.
Fourth ward precinct-J. W. Coes
proxy, John Il. Waller, j. }. Roper, Geo.
Joos proxy, l.. S. Koch, VIM. Henry
proxy, D. G. Buck.
Melville precinct--W. B. s. Tremble.
Esler precinct-J. l.. Hoover.
| Buchanan precinct "A. Z. Loop proxy,
e. B. Loop, and Fred Smith.
Pingree precinct-W. r. Latta, j. II.
Dudley, proxy w. 7. Gilman.
Eldrldge precinct-Wm. Hart, George
Spang ler and VIM. Beaumont.
Spiritwood Lake precinct-R. E. Wal
lace, Will II. Buchan.
Mutz precinct-A. B. Ashley, A. f.
Raymond.
Spiritwood Station precinct-W. W.
Graves and Chas. Grimwood
Corlnue preclnct-C. A. Sanford.
Ypsllant precinct-W. II. Doughty.
Tarbell precinct-Geo. Shippy.
Sharlow precinct-J. A. Alexander,
James Sharlow.
Windsor-G. W. Nash, proxy Johnson
| Nickeus.
Mr.. Nickeus
SAID THAT TILE CHAIRMAN
had made up the c1edentlal committee
from the majority, giving the minority nc
chance to put In any evidence. He was