The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-09-07

dawn. We wonder if they look like the
Waterloo ghosts.
The Republican County Convention.
The republican county convention met
pursuant 10 the call at Hamilton, Tuesday,
Sept. 4th. The convention was called TO
order about half past two by the chair
man Of the county committee, T. w.
GafIney, Esq. Mr.. ]. d. Wallace was
nominated and unanimously elected as
temporary chairman and DR.. i. n. Bur-
rows temporary secretary. On motion.
the chairman appointed as committee OIL
credentials Messrs. l.. l.. Booker. L. w.
GafIney and II. Story. On motion, the
chairman appointed as committee OIL re-
solutions Messrs. James Thompson, L.
a. Wardwell, q. II. Treglawny, Grant S.
Hager, Il. Il. Tlacker. On motion chair.
man appointed rs committee OH perman-
ent organization Messrs. Judson LAT
Moure, Il. ID. Hoskins, w. Ii. NIcBaill.
Convention then adjourned for one hour.
On rc-assembling, the committee OIL
permanent organization recommended
that l.. l.. Booker, of Pembina, he made
permanent chairman and that the tenn.
porary secretary, DR.. L. N. Burrows, be
made permanent secretary. On motion
the report was accepted and adopted
and Mr.. Booker took the chair. COM
mittee OH resolutions reported us fol-
lows:
l. We recognize in the republican
nominees, Harrison and Morton, true
and tried statesmen, Christian gentlemen
and earnest friends of the two Dakotas,
AMI as such fit candidates for the party
of purity and home.
Q. That by every precedent in the his
tory of admission Of new states into the
Union by constitutional rights glaran-
tecd, it is the duty of Congress to admit
North and South Dakota into the sister,
hood of states, and rciteratc our unaltcr-
able opposition TO admission as whole.
3. There is nothing inconsistent with
the principles of republicanism III the re-
solutions passed by the representatives
of the Farmers Alliance at Hamilton,
Aug. sth. 1883; and VIC find that the ter
ritorial republican platform, formed at
Wate,town Aug. 22nd, is identical in
spirit and nearly so in ideas; hence we
can, as republicans, citizens and farmers,
heartily endorse the principles thus ell
unciated and pledge ourselves to their
success.
I. That this convention heartily CHI
dorses the local option law and pledges
the republican party of this county to |
sustain and Our officers to enforce the
same.
Signed, J. Thompson, Grant IIagcr, r.
A. Thacker, c. II. Treglawny, +. A.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
A committee of five, consisting of
Messrs. LaMourc; GafFney, stadleman,
Gordon and Randall, were appointed to
select thirty delegates to represent this
county at the legislative convention for
the selection of candidates for the terri
torial council and legislature. to be held
ut Hamilton on Sept. 25tl. The com.
mittec reported the following names:
Il. A. Wardwell, i. NJ. Nixon, ]. La
Nloure, ]. d. Gordon, Jonathan Howell,
Henry McGuin, Z. w. Andrews, ]. b.
Copeland, VIM. Stewart, G. +. Wilbur, j.
A. Blackjack. Paul Johnson, Jos. Muir,
W. Douglas, J. lIalcrow, Grant Hagcr,
W. II. McBain, II. Story, w. l.. Beach,
Il. ii. Bergman, jacob Lindal, John
ii. Il. Pratt, Robt. Il. Thack-
or, Thos. Brown, Samuel Haight, II. b.
Jas. Robinson, II. l.. Holmes.
One name omittcd.)
The report was adopted and the above
named gentlemen declared the delegates
elected.
On motion, the delegates were instruct
ed to support John ID. Wallace for the
council. Remarks were then made by
various gentlemen OH political topics,
among whom were Mcssrs. j. d. Wallace,
Rev. Trcglawny, II. Stong. T. w. Gaf.
ney, J. i. Copeland and Mr.. Young of
Bathgatc. Convention then proceeded
10 election of candidates for county of.
iccrs. V.Quackcnbusll, Of Neche, was
elected as candidate for
register of deeds. Edward T. Thomp.
son, of st. Thomas, was unanimously
elected as candidate for county treasurer,
r. L. Thacker, of Hamilton, and Il, H,
Webster were placed in nomination for
sheriff. On voting. X. 4. Thacker re-
.eivcd 10 votes, d. II. Webster Q. On
notion the vote was made unanimous
md Il. T.. Thacker made the nominee of
he convention.
For auditor tlrc names ofC. w. An.
lrcws, of Walllalla, and J. A. Armstrong,
'f Bathgate. were presented. The re:
suit Of the vote showed % votes for An.