Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-07-25

to tie convention a telegram, dated at
Blue Mountain Lake, N. Y, from Elliott
/. Shepard, president OF the American
Sabbath union, asking that an article be
inserted in the constitution encouraging
and protecting Sabbath observance
Upon motion of its author. the refer
ence OF the Williams constitution, all
complete in one volume, was postponed
| until tomorrow.
The discussion Of articles dealing with
county and township organization and
location of county seats occupied most OF
the session. None were adpted
ON THE SIDE
The woman's suffrage articles seem
likely to make fun for the boys and fill
the gallery with listeners. What they
want is to have the convention authorize
the legislature to extend the franchise to
women sometime in the future. J. G..
Holland used to say that he knew of no
law to prevent women from shaving or
riding astraddle, but that he doubted
the expediency and practicability of both,
and so with the matter of voting. The
report has gone out that there are many
ungallant delegates who opine with the
good doctor, and a female lobbyist is
now in the thickest Of the fray. She ar
rived yesterday, armed with list of the
delegates, and with the assistance Of
Major Hamilton, than whom none is
more chivalrous. has been enabled to see
all Of them personally and commence
operations Individually instead of co]lec-
lively, like the platform shouters. The
lady is young, bright and attractive, be-
ing none other than Miss Cora E. Smith,
the elocution instructor IN the Grand
Forks university. Many jamestown
people will remember her and Miss
Rhodes, with whom she gave an enter
talnment in your city several years ago.
Miss Smith is the exact antithesis OF
Artemus Wards sutfragist- -"that he
looking shemale" who had a penchant
for talking through her nose and iabbing
people in the ribs with cotton umbrella.
She is here on a labor OF love-as it wera
being interested in the movement
for the movements sake and not pecunia-
rlly. There will be some howery speeches
on this question. President Fancher in
timated today that he might give the
winged-horse a flight, which he can
safely do now that Gen. Ward is out of
the TERRITORY. ..a. -.... .a..
Hon. e. PWells came in on this noon's
train and is around in the tbickest of the
crowd. F. E. Jones came up on the same
train.
President Fancher,who generally wears
flannel shirt and associates with the
farmers, surprised all the boys Sunday
by appearing on the promenade with a
III hot oct,I INV oil i 4
ought to be wet"
There IS quite gathering OF politicians
here now. John Miller, the Ricbland
county gentleman who is sometimes call
ed a farmer, but who is actually sala-
ried manager at $4,000 per year, is here.
He is presumed to be looking for his
gubernatorial boom. Nobody seems to
know whether or not he really is cand-
date. 1t is said, however, that he Will
decide before leaving Bismarck. It comes.
on pretty good authority that Stimnlels
friends have pulled him off, and that
looks like Miller's candidacy was fact
Fred Falley says Miller is good fellow
and can git thar Gen. Allen is aslo
here and SO is a story relative to how he
CHANGED to come. 1t is related that he saw
Miller in Fargo yesterday, en- route and
asked him where he was going. Of
course the answer was, Bismarck. Gen.
Allen came by the next train,
Judge Levisee, the eminent statesman
and jurist from the jungles of Trail
county, is watching the course of
state making. The Judges actions are
a little mysterious, but he don't leave
any tracks. He has frequently been
mentioned AS gentleman eminently
fitted for one of the supreme court judf,-
es of the new state, and it may be that
his visit has some connection Herewith.
His candidacy, if he is candidate, has
not been announced, but if he wants any,
thing be has hosts of friends all over the
north who would be glad to turn in and
help him get it.
The front seats at the coon scrap
last night were filed with delegates.
They are opposed to prize fighting
on principal, but as one of them
sad in explanation of his presence. have
"got it in for the niggers and he wanted
to see them hurt each other. Those who
to see coon gore flow We're dis
appointed. Gov. Churchs old body ser
want knocked the dusky lad from Fargo
cold in the first round.
District Court.