The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-08-22
The Republican Convention

The Republican convention was
called to order by N. Davis, Jr.,
acting chairman of the county CEN
tral committee, pro tenn. And Hon.
John Miller and II. H. Hankinson
being nominated for chairman, a
ballot resulted in 63 votes-of which
Mr.. Miller received AZ and Mr..
Hankinson 81 and the former was
declared elected and took the chair,
thanking the convention. .
On motion j. A. Lawrence was,
made secretary.
On motion this committee was
appointed on credentials John
Jones, G. B. Sphinx, Jno. S. John
son, r. N, Ink and Jno. Movious.
On motion this committee was
appointed on permanent organiza-
tion: j. l.. Smith, j. A. Hunt, G.
E. Johnson, E. A. Munger and w.
M. Robbins.
On motion this committee was
appointed on resolutions: j. B.
Power, P. j. McCumber, w. Hilliard,
Andrew Johnson and j. z. Taylor.
On motion this committee was
appointed on rules: Frank Gray,
F. L. Dwyer and L. L. Brusletten.
After discussion it was decided to
appoint a committee to nominate
ten candidates and one at large to
attend the state convention, and
the following committee was an.
pointed: j. l.: Smith, T.'F. Healey,
w. M. Robbins, A. j. Aim, j. II.
Miller, j. o. Manger, T. Bye. L. j.
Moore, A. II. Gallup. John Nelson
and II. II. st. John.
And the committee reported two
names for each commissioner dis
trict as follows: John S. johnson
and J. B. Power; E. A. Munger
and John Miller; James Schea and
William Robbins; r. H. Hankinson
and N. Davis, Jr.; and P. J. Nc
Cumber, j. A. Lawrence and j. H.
Miller. And the convention hav-
ing previously decided to vote viva
voce on each name separately,
we believe the only opposition en-
countered was that of John Movius
to r. H. Hankinson, wherein the
rules were suspended and Mr.. Han
kinson was elected by 43 to Is
votes; and in the case of Peter
Stenerson nominated in opposition
to j. A. Lawrence, the former being
elected by 81 votes to 30. j.
H. Miller was elected at large by
acclamatiOn.
And central committee for the
county was appointed as follows, by
commissioner districts, each having
power to add to the committee in
his respective district: Andrew
Heglie, Bj. Bakken, Geo. B. Sphinx,
j. r. Jones and John Nelson.
And motion was carried making
John Nelson chairman of the CEN
trail committee.
Toward the close of the proceed
ings the convention got into a fight
ever the question of representation,
the delegates from the north want
ing the apportionment made on the
party vote instead of the popular
vote, as proposed by Mr.. McCumber
in a motion. Messrs. Jno. s. John
son, A. Jersen, J. o. Manger Mr..
Mossness and others taking the
strongest sort of grounds against
the motion, citing to their solid
vote as an incentive to encourage
them in we'll doing, while Mr.. Nc
Cumber and others cited the conven-
tion to the hard fighting necessary
in the southern part of the county
to make any sort of showing in
some districts, claiming that these
men should be encouraged, etc.
And a vote being taken, Mr.. Nc
Cumber's motion was sustained,
very much to the dissatisfaction of
the delegates from the north. They
do not like the idea of doing most Of
the republican voting and getting
no particular credit or remunera-
tion for the same, and they served
notice on the leaders of the party
that after this they would vote inde-
pendently on county and municipal
questions, at least. To say that
they were disappointed and angry
puts it mild.
The convention adjourned.
Exposition.
For the MinneaDOliS Exnosition