The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-09-19
Our Legislative Ticket.


i At a meeting of the Democrati,
central committee, last evening, tn,
following legislative ticket wa.
placed in the field For the state
senate, Hon. WE. Purcell of Wah
peton for representatives, Col. j
B. Power of Helendale, H. G
Albrecht of Wahpeton and Edward
Spaulding Of DeVillo ;and for clerl
of the court Judge Shippam of Wah
peton.
The Democratic party is essen
TALLY the peoples party, and il
takes pride in placing this tick et
before the people Of Richla nd
county aud the Twelfth legislative
district, in the consciousness that ii
is striving for the public welfare in
this important first step to state.
hood. The Hon. w. E. Purcell is
one of the best and most favor ably
known men of North Dakota, and
would be an especially able and
representative man in the first state
senate. He served Richland county
in the constitutional convention
with signal ability and honor to
himself and constituents, being pre-
cisely the man for this important
station.
And Col. j. 3. Power, although a
Republican, was the unanimous
choice of the meeting, as a man fit
to grace any ticket OF any body of
statesmen in so important a duty as
laying the corner stone to a great
state. TIE TIMES need scarcely
undertake any eulOgy of MI. Power.
He has for years been an honored
citizen of the county, where he has
built up one Of the largest and most
important stock farms in Dakota.
and has undoubtedly done more to
advertise and bring before the
country, Dakota's advantages-and
in particular Richland county's ad-
vantages, than any man in the
county. 1t was he who loaded a
car with Dakota products and
transported it all over the east and
into Canada on exhibition. And
aside from these facts Mr.. Power
long ago developed the fact
that he is man of business and
man of affairs. The colonel's we'll
known ability and very presence on
the floor of the house would have
tremendous weight and respect.
He would be more than an honor to
Richland county, he would be a
tower of strength, he would have
the ability to cope with the best of
them on the floor or in com mittee.
He is farmer and his interests are
with the farmers, but he would be
able to do. everybody and every
interest exact justice.
II. G. Albrecht is in the mercan-
tile business at Wahpeton, having
located here in 1879, and is now
serving the city in it's council as lie
has done the past several terms.
Mr.. Albrecht is an enterprising
young man and would make good
representative in the first state
council.
Edward Spaulding is farmer in
DeVillo,near Fairmont, ,having come
here from Michigan in 1880, and is
one of the brightest young men in
the county. He is young man of
ideas and able to express them. He
is noted for his independence of
thought and his ability to select the
right from the wrong course and go
straight for his convictions. He is
a b:oad gauge farmer and would
take pleasure in serving Richland
county upon the floor of North Da-
kota's first legislature.
Judge Shippam, the nominee for
clerk of court. was elected Judge of
probate last year, which position he
has filled with more than satisfac-
tion, for he has done any amount of
work in Strengthening up the books
and records that should have been
done by his predecessor, and having
gotten the affairs of the Office in as
gooda shape as it is possible to do,
has resigned the same to make the
present race, not to shrink respon-
slbillty, so much as to get a place
with enough in it to give man a
living for honest services. Mr..
shippam is one of the most capable
young men ever holding public posi-
tion in the county. and we feel con-
lident that he would discharge the
duties Of clerk with great merit to
himself and entire satisfaction to all
concerned, including the public.
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