The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
North Dakota Politics.
Miller Nominated for Governor Of
North Dakota by Accla-
nation.

The Republican State Convention of North
Dakota met at Fargo The first session was
devoted to preliminars.
An adjournment was taken until
1:3O o'clock, and during this interval
the supporters OF both candidates left moth
Ing within the range of human possibilities
that could either strengthen their own posi-
tion or weaken the other fellows. At 2
O'Clock the committee on credentials came
into the hall with two re-
ports, a majority and minority
report The majority report recommended
that One-half of each of the contesting dele
cations from Cavalier county be seated. The
Griggs county case was decided in favor of
David Bartlett. Ramsey county was given
to Hansbrough. The Ransom contest was
given TO the Goodwin delegation. This re-
port after
CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION
and filibustering, was adopted. Those who
felt inclined to oppose it yielded for the sake
of saving time. The vote on this report
showed the superior strength of the Miller
combine and it at once appeared evident
that they proposed to push the advantage
and carry their point on the permanent
organization The committee on permanent
organization reported the name of n NJ.
Tyler men nominated E. A. Williams. After
great deal of flibustering the vote was
taken amidst the greatest excitement, and
resulted in the election of Johnson by
vote of 131 to 13O. This was the
first decisive victory for the Miller
committee on the order of business, after
which the Ty Ter faction, seeing their danger,
| ende0vored to get an adj journment. but
failed. The Miller leader, flushed with
victory and finding their forces stand
ing together, insisted on proceeding with the
| nomination for governor, and carried theil
point by an increased maj jOrity. The oppos-
ing candidates were then placed in nomina
| tion and the ballot taken. AS the roll cal
progressed, Trail and Morton counties
which had before stood with the Ty
| Ter forces, went over bodily to Miller
increasing his strength by twenty votes
| This settled the contest, and before the rol
was completed Col Plummer, of the Cas-
county delegation, moved to suspend the
| call and to make the nomination unanimous
This was received with indescribable en-
| thusiasm 1t was then after o'clock and tht
convention adjourned until $50. Before re
| convening the nominations were resumed il
| the following order: For secretary
of state, John FIittie of Trail, by
exclamation; G;u,,ns supreme crcoa court Judges
c. johnson of Cass, Johnson Nickeus o
Stutsman, A. B. Levisee of Trail, ALFRED
Walltn of Cass, Bartholomew of La Moure
The vote stood as follows: Corliss, 23O; Bar
tholemew, 141; Wallin, 1872; Nickeus, lis
Levisee, 81; johnson, 45; Corliss, Wallin ant
Bartholomew were accordingly declared tn
nominees For member of congress, L
Hansbrough of Ramsey, G. A. NJ. Spencer o
Walsh, Col G. A. Lounsberry of Ramsey ant
Charles A. Van Warner Of Barnes. Befor
the roll call was completed Hansbrough hat
shown such overwhelming strength that hi
nomination
WAS MADE UNANIMOUS,
and after brief speech he was carried ou
of the hall on the shoulders of his friends
Here a motion to adjourn was lost ant
was next taken up. Alfred Dickey AM
F. B. Fancher, both of Stuts1nan, wer
placed in nomination, the latter by a dele
gate from another county. The Stuts
man delegation made vigorou
fight against Fancher, Dickey bein
the unanimous choice of the delegation
The vote as the roll progressed was SO one
sided that it was not completed and Dickey
nomination was made unanimous. John {
Bray of Grand Forks was nominate
for auditor without opposition. H. I
Lyon of Morton and l. D. Booke
of Pembina were brought out for Treasures
and Booker got the nomination by a vote {
145 to 116 The candidates for a
torney general were J. W. Sco
r cf Barnes and Gen. F. Goodwin
RansCIE:. The latter secured the nomins
tion. Leonard A. Rose, the present supe!
intendent OF schools, and Judge Willial
Mitchell, county superintendent for Cai
county, were the candidates for state supe
intendent. Judge Mitchell was nominated.