The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 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. q majority and a minority
report The majority report recommended
TINT 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 flibustering, was adopted. Those who
felt inclined to ppose 1t yielded for the sake
of saving time. The vote on this report
shovel the superior strength Of the Miller
combine n 1t 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. M.
Johnson Of Nelson for chairman, and the
Tyler men nominated e. A. Williams. After
q great deal Of flibustering the vote was
taken amidst the greatest excitement, and
resulted in the election of johnson by
q vote of 131 to 1870 This was the
first decisive victory for the Miller
men. 1t was followed by a report of the
committee on the order of business, after
endeavored to get an adjournment, 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 their
point by an increased majority. The oppos-
ing candidates were then placed in nomina-
ton and the ballot taken. As the roll call
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 roll
was completed Col Plummer, Of the Cass
county delegation, moved to suspend the
call and to make the nomination unanimous.
This wal received with indescribable en-
thusiasm. 1t was then after z O'Clock and the
convention adjourned until $3.50. Before re-
converting the nominations were esumed in
Of state, John Fiittie Of Trail rail- -
6. ot g 4. Gorlis s0pt Of Grand sudf' Fo2 2Isse L
@. johnson of Cass, johnson Nickeus OF
Stutsnan, A. b. Levisee OF Trail, Alfred
Wallin Of Cass, Bartholomew Of La Moure.
The vote stood as follows: Corliss, 23O; Bar
tholemew. 141; Wallin, 1872; Nickeus, 115;
Levisee, 81; johnson, 45; Corliss, Wallin and
Bartholomew were accordingly declared the
nominees For member of congress, Il @.
Hansbrough of Ramsey, @. A. m. spencer Of
Walsh, Col. G. A. L~ounsberry of Ramsey and
Charles A. Van Warner Of Barnes. Before
the roll call was completed Hansbrough had
shown u overwhelming strength that his
nomination ,...t pc, .-.= - -..
WAS MADE UNANIMOUS. .t4t
and after a brief speech he was carried out
of the hall on the shoulders Of his friends.
Here a motion to adjourn was lost and
the nominations for Lieutenant governor
was next taken up. Alfred Dickey and
+. B. Fancher, both of Stutsman, were
placed in nomination, the latter by q dele
gate from another county. The Suits
man delegation made a vigorous
fight against Fancher, Dickey being
the unanimous choice Of the delegation.
The vote as the roll progressed was SO one
sided that it was not completed n Dickey's
Bray Of Grand Forks was nominated
Tor auditor without opposition. Fl. R,
Lyon of Morton and L D. Booker
Of Pembina were brought out for treasurer,
and Booker got the nomination by a vote OF
145 to 118. The candidates for at
torney general were J. ". Scott
Of Barnes aud Gen. +. Goodwin OF
Ransom. The latter secured the nominal
tion. Leonard A. Rose, the present super-
intendenJ OF schools, and Judge William
Mitchell, county superintendent for Cas-
county, were the candidates for state super
intendent. Judge Mitchell was nominated.