Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1889-09-20
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.

CoDASAAlA SoAN v AAN 1O4Ns
The judicial convention held at
Forman Wednesday of this week
and ending Thursday night, proved
to be one Of the most exciting as
we'll as the most bitter fought politi-
cal gatherings within the history Of
North Dakota, The District COM
prises Richland, Sargent, Ransom,
Dickey and Mcintosh counties.
Each county save Sargent presented
a candidate, as follows: Lauder, of
Richland; Rourke, of Ransom;
Pennington, of Dickey, and Clyde,
of Mcintosh, and for 178 ballots the
vote stood, Lauder, 19; Rourke, 8;
Flemington, 9; Clyde, 2. In the
afternoon of Thursday a desperate
attempt was made to harmonize
Dickey, Ransom and Mcintosh and
make a nomination; finally after re-
peated urging on the part of Dickey
county to induce Ransom to support
their man, Ransom gave it out
cold that they would never vote for
either Dickey or Mcintosh man,
but would rather adjourn the con-
vention without nomination
Richland and Sargent staid with
Lauder and determined either tc
have him or adjourn without q
choice. Finally the Mcintosh dele
cation, G.. G. Hammond, conceived
the idea that he could break the
Richland county combination fol
his man Clyde or Fay and therefore
entered into deal with Richland on
the next ballot. Richland voted 8
votes for Fay and 2 for Lauder
Sargent voted 8 votes tor Laude,
and Ransom 9 votes for Rourke
Dickey 8 votes for Fay, Mcintosh
Q votes for Fay. Just the moment
the roll was finished Richland
changed her 9 votes back from Fay
to Lauder, At that moment w. H
Ellis, of Dickey county, arose and
for himself Individually voted one
vote for Lauder, giving him clear
majority of the convention. Ellis
reason for doing this was simply
this: Pennington early IN the day
had declared, as well as his friends.
that there was no show on earth fol
either Dickey or Mcintosh man
being nominated and to let the mat
ter 60 farther meant the continuance
Of deadlock that could only be
broken by a disgraceful adjournment
Of the convention without choice
The plain facts, and known to every
man on the Dickey county delega.
tion, are these: Richland and Sar.
gent were there to stay by Laude,
forever with 19 votes, lacking one
Of nomination. Ransom would moi
60 to Dickey or Mcintosh. Dickey
in caucus declared they woald never
go to Ransom but would go to Nc.
Intosh. The convention had beer
in session two days and mostly al
Of one night and to remain in the
fight with no prospects Of compro.
mise whatever. Ellis decided aftel
giving fair warning four hours be
fore that unless a compromise o:
Ransom, Dickey and Mcintosh wa
speedily reached he would vote fo,
Lauder, which he did and is no
ashamed Of his action in the leas
particular, and under like circum
stances would feel warranted, in tn
interest Of the Republican party, tt
repeat it; and all The REPUBL1cAl
asks Of any Of its enemies in thi
matter is to confne themselves t,
facts in explaining the work of TIL
Forman convention. We ask moth
ing but the bare, truthful facts IL
the case and are willing to place
them before the people, and nothing
else, upon which to base a verdict o
the action of Mr.. Ellis.
The REPUBLICAN desires in thi