The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-10-18
CONTENTION DAYS DolHGS.
squibs, Queries, Remarks and In
oidents Caught up On the
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" 80 .:>-.--
IgTurner onceanore.
pTconve.tion day wilLlong bo remsm-
bered.
B9A goodly number 3of republicans
was present. ..s ::
s@Ths Office should seek the man, not
the man the Office.
H% How pat when rogaes fall out, hon
est men get their dues. "a
h.a @
p@~J B., the renegade reformer, was
there in all his ssinine glory.
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Aswasn't tho argument for the necessity
Of party organization good one?
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AEThe ticket nominatedrwill be found at
the head b the first column, 4th page.
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aTCoulthard's face wore an expression Of
blank dismay when Mcintosh was nomi.
mated.
~ It il undsmocratic and destructive Of
\ fair and honest nomination. to come to
pledged to any man.
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aS-Oh Caucus King Caucus a.
Madame Roland said Of liberty, how many
crimes are committed in thy name
ATDave Dinwoodie made good presid-
ing officer and he was ably assisted by Ad.
Tanguay Of Willow City, as secretary.
II. ~
: As-Mr. Noble says he is not land attor
ney. 1t has always been supposed that one
who lends money on land was such.
~ As-soms of the Willow City delegates
were qnite disgusted, because Bottineau got
all the plums. They got left, but as one Of
them expressed it, we'll get square in two
years from now.
s1EIs it not remarkable that out Of all the
sterling ,aeaocrats ana slod.e. eApaale men
in Bottinesu county, tbs only one that
could he chosen for P. J.shouid b. . repub-
lican and the deputy p. M?
IS
ss-How would 10 McKinnon do for probate
judge? BY parity Of reasoning he is just
as honest and capable, although it is some
what against him that he did not taks any
part in the late ball matches.
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AsIt was sight worth seeing Dr.Greig
contemplating with grim satisfaction his
possible appointment to the commissioner
ship from the third district when Archie
Macarthur becomes probate judge. ..
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6r"Vengeanoe is mine saith the Lord"
and will repay, saith Rev. Turner, in his
mind, when get another man ON that
board in the place Of Daua for thsn will
wipe out that damned spot, that "brand."
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AS-It is the subject Of common talk that
the nominee for probate judge on the demo-
cratic ticket is a full Aedged dyed-in-the.
wool Turner man, and as such would un
hesitatingly do his bidding on, the appoint
ment board.
As-It would seem to be discouraging to
our young men who give their time and tai
ent to any party organization, to have An
outsider tskon up and exalted over their
heads, as was done in the case of the nomi-
nation for probate judge.
6-Squirs Stewart the father Of the pee-
ple's party, comp:acently smiled rs he took
in the situation in the upper room Of the
school house. What . splendid opportunity
he must have thought, for my fine work as
the paternal ancestor Of the dear people
viz: Turner. sss...| -
6-How DR.. Greig must view with delight
his little joke when ne first suggested the
name Of Macarthur for P. j., and how he
,nust have kicked himself, fguratiyely
speaking, when the said Macarthur failed to
reciprocate by suggesting that he, the doc
kor, was more proper man for that position.
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AS-One Of the republican chiefs present
At the convention drily remarked that this
was the democratic washing day;-and such
it was, hut with this distinction that 1he
democrats were washing their dirty linen in
the beautiful, clear water Of the Thompson
spring." while the republicans did their
washing with the waterof the town pumps
(which leaves nauseous smell behind.
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A6The following named were selected to
conduct the campaign in their respective
the chairman Of e.ch committee
to constitute the county committee
lst Dist Louis Brunelle, ]. J. Hunt and T.
Prei0ntaine.
2nd Dist-Jo syer,J John Dinwoodie and c. I.
Woods.
Sd Dist. G.. Thompson, Robert Stewart
and Frank May.
4th Dist--A. Beaudouin, R. McRae and ].
B Martin.
5.h Dist. McVicar, VIM. Clark and R. B.
Bell. #
ASThe manly, courageous act Of the del
egate ftom The first district in opposing No
Arthur's nomination, reminds us or the