The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
DEMOCRATIC oqdsrzcosvEsr1os.

5 Pursuant to calf th< convention for tho
purpose of selectjh delegates to the first
democratic conviction, to be held at Fargo,
Aug. 20, met AZ the school house in Bot
tineau last Thursday, Capt. Thompson call
ed it to order, Whereupon George Niche
was chosen temporary chairman and Chas.
8. Smith, secretary. Committees on Gre
dentials, permanent organization and reso-
lutions were duly appointed who reported
as follows:
The committee on credentials beg leave to
report the following names:
Dist. No. /, F. D. Lord, Louis Brunelle, J. j..
Hunt, Alex Ward and VIM. Bush.
2, James Fleming, G. F. Wood,
John Dinwoodie, Robt. Nichol
and j. w. Bennett.
3,V. d. Noble, J. A. Gre,g, Robt.
Stewart, James Graham and
Oliver Seymour.
A, James Conlin, Chas. s. Smith,
B. s. Brynjolfson, VIM. Arm.
strong and Ad. Tanguay.
s, James McVicar, VIM. Clark,
Levi Mellon. Geo. Niche and
Robt Lyon.
J. A. GRx1o, Chairman.
The temporary officers were made the
permanent ones and the committee on re-
solutions, through J. W. Bennett, reported
the following:
RESOLVED: BY the democracy Of Bot
tineau county, in convention assembled,
that in the coming campaign, the issue be-
fore the country which relates to the tariff.
should be pushed and kept to the front, and
that in the selection of q candidate for con-
gress, the question should be: Is he sound
ON tariff reform
FURTHER RESOLVED: That this conven-
ton hereby express its approval Of the acts
of Delegate V. B. Noble in the constitutional
convention, and justifes and commends his
course in opposing the incorporation in the
con stitution of any articles legislative in
their character, disposing Of the public
lands and locating the capital and other
public institutions.
The convention then proceeded to the
election of delegates to the state convention,
each commissioner district being authorized
to select one. The following were chosen,
viz:
First strict......."."..... +. u. Lord,
Second district............... j. W. Bennett,
Third district...... ........~ V. b. Noble,
Fourth district. s. Brynjolfson,
Fifth district. J. McVicar,
it being understood that the first four
pledged themselves to 60 and that in the
case Of the inability to 60 of either; Mr.
McVican should attend-Bottineau county
having but four votes in the convention.
The following named gentlemen were
chosen by their respective district delega'
tions to act as o county committee, viz
Louis Brunelle, James Fleming, J. A. Greig
Ad. Tanguay and George Niche, Mr.. Flem.
ing was subsequently chosen chairman and
Dr.. Greig secretary, Of such county commit
tee, and resolved to meet on Monday, Sep
tember End, ut 2 o'clock, p. m.
Speeches were made by the chairman
who, in his usual vigorous manner, called
attention to the duties devolving on demo
Gratis during this campaign. Mr.. james
Fleming responded in few but earnest
words to the first resolution and Delegate
Noble, in response to the other resolutions,
related his experience at the con.-con.;
showing up the iniquitous clauses that he
charged and explained as being the acts OF
a partisan majority; for which the republi-
can party is justly to be blamed.