Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1889-09-06
The Napoleon Convention.

! uc convention 10 nominate one Candl
date for the senate and two candidates
for the house of representatives from this
(thc 2GlD senatorial district was called to
order at Napoleon Wednesday afternoon,
Sept. 4, with Il good sized audience in a,
tendance. D. II. Strecter was eectcG
temporary chairman and E. B. Frost TEN
p0rary secretary.
Mcssrs. Weed, Frost and Wishck were
appointed committee on credentials,
and, after some time, an adjournincn,
WIS taken to 1870 p. m. to give the com
mitter further time to prepare their re-
port.
Upon assembling of the convention in
evening session the committee on crcden-
tials submitted their report finding the
following delegates entitled to seats:
Kidder county--Mcssrs. Gunsaulis, De
wore and Owens.
Emmons county--Wm. V. Wade, E. 3.
Frost, d. r. Strecter.
Mcintosh county,. H. Wlshck. Glare
Johnson.
Logan county,. A. Weed.
The report was adopted.
On motion the temporary organization
was made permanent.
Moved and carried that the convention
proceed to nominate candidates.
p D. r. Strecter nominated J. H. Worst
as candidate for senator. Seconded by
VIM. V. Wade and T.. B. Frost, and Mr.
Worst was unanimously chosen. Sam,
| action was taken with G. w. Lilly, nom
mated by MIR. Wishek, seconded by Mr.
Johnson, and w. l.. Bcdcn, nominated
by Mr.. Weed, seconded by Mr.. Gunsaulis
| as candidates for representative.
.On motion the chair appointed the fol
lowing committee to formulate basis o
representation TO the next legislative con
vention: Mcssrs. Frost. Gunsaulis au>
Weed. Their report--that each county
be entitled to one delegate for every 7;
votes, or major fraction thereof, cast TO-
the senatorial nominec--was adopted
| On motion the following central com
mittee was chosen: j. H. Wishek, -
large, chairman Emmons, VIM V
Wade: Mcintosh, Geo. II. Fay; Kdter
w: F. Cochrane Logan, o. A. Parks.
| The following resolutions were adopted
| Resolved. That the central committee
be instructed to issue the next call ut leas
one month before the date set for TIT
convention, the convention to be held a
least one month before the election, am
a copy Of the call to be furnished cacl
Republican newspaper in the district.
| ftgn VsI Iaf l,1, ~ xl,s
| convention be and they are hereby in
structcd, if elected. to vote for and use
all honorable means to secure the ccc
ton Of the Hon. Gilbert A. Pierce to tho
senate Of the United States"
Also, the following
Resolved. BY the Republicans of tho
Twenty sixth senatorial district of North
Dakota in convention assembled at Ma
poleon, That we hereby rcaffirm our de
vOlion to the principles of the Repub
lican party, as enuncated by its convcn.
tions since its adoption.
| Resolved, That we heartily indorst
the action Of the constitutional conven
ton in locating the capital at Bismarck
and in the location Of the other publ,
institutions, thereby eliminating forevc
from future legislation a fruitful cause
OF delaying wholesome and useful legis
lstion and removing therefrom all incen
tives for corrupt combinations for tht
future location of such institutions.
| Resolved That we do most hearth,
indorse the nominations made by til,
state Republican convention held a
Fargo, and pledge each of the nominee
our earnest support"
4 After listening to appropriate remark
from MIR. Worst, Mr.. Belden, and mum
Der of other Republicans from the variou
4 counties OF the district, the convention
| adjourned.