Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1888-10-19
A Good Ticket.


AT the beginning of the present CAM
paign Sheriff Wade told the writer and
many other citizens in various parts of
the county that no man could get re.
publican nomination in this county nor
he elected unless he STOOD in'' with the
Winchester townsile syndicate of Wade,
Dumstcad, Parker g. Van Beck. The
RECORD at that time, in referring to the
sheriff threat to defeat any one opposed
to his scheme, stated its position fairly
and squarely in the following language:
1t is not right that the rank and file of the
party i'll this county should be used as catspaws
by politicians for the accomplishment of wholly
selfish ends. mans opinion on county-seat
removal should no more measure his qualiflca-
tions for office than his opinion Of the Baconian
cipher, and any attempt to use the party for
other than legitimate purposes should be met
by open opposition both in and after the conven-
ton. Ifthe members of tho removal "combine'
should be chosen as delegates to the convention,
should go there as republicans and not as schem-
ers, should be in the majority, should nominate
competent and reliable men regardless of their
opinion on the county-seat question, then let
every republican voter in the county pull off his
coat and work for their election. But it, OH the
other hand. Wade has asserted, the conyen-
ton is to be used by the combination solely to
further their private schemes, without regard to
the fitness of candidates, we mistake the spirit
that aninates the republicans of this county IL
an opposition ticket is not put up that will bury
the rngster candidates SO deep that their politi-
cal carcasses can never be resurrected.
Well, what was the course of Wade
and his partners7 Was it fair? Let US
see. Van Beck, who claims to have the
votes of our Hollander fellow. settlers in
his pocket, to be disposed of as lie dis
poses of his soap and candles, had prom.
ised 10 deliver Bakkcr townships five
votes to Bumstead; but he was knocked
out by Kleinstra, Haak, 9roen, Van
Diest and Scnncma in the caucus meeting.
Van Putten had obtained the five proxies
from the Russian settlement, and Rens.
kins and Van Beck held the credentials
from Union township. The time for the
convention approached, and Bumstead &
GO. made arrangements to corral the
southern delegates at Winchester, and 6
grand caucus was held, at which Bum.
stead. Parker ct al. were present. A,
that caucus it was early developed that
| Van Pntten waa candidate for treasurer
Van Dicst II candidate for sheriff, Rens.
klns candidate for assessor, and Haak q
candidate for register of deeds. The eau.
Gus finally settled upon Van Putten for
treasurer and Renskins for assessor.
Haak was to be nominated for register OF
deeds, and slaughtered ION the quiet" in
the convention. All this was done 10
control the convention and bind the Hol.
land Settlement to Bumstead's scheme.
The convention met. Everything was
Carried out according toprogram. AS ia,
as the Independent delegates were ceu.
cerncd, they might have been representa-
tives from Borribhola Chm so far as their
| wishes were consulted. Republicanism
was of no consequence. Everything was
sacrificed to the effort to hold the Holland
Settlement solid for the Wade. Bumstead
scheme. John Kleynstra, being one of
the original opponents of the Bumstead
plan to have Van Beck deliver the vote
of the Holland Settlement in bulk, and
being a competent and independent man,