New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-28
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 preliminary.
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
chat could either strengthen their own posi-
hon Or weaken the other fellows At 2
O'Clock the committee on credentials came
into the hall with two re-
ports. majority md minority
report The majority report recommended
that one-half of each of the contesGing 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 ilibustering, 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
comb and it at once appeared evident
that they proposed to push tine advantage
and carry their point on the permanent
organization The committee on permanent
organization reported the name of n NJ.
Johnson of Nelson for chairman, and the
Tyler men nominated E. A. Williams. After
q great deal of flibustering the vote was
resulted in The election of johnson by
q vote OF 131 to 130 This was the
first decisive victory for the Miller
men, 1t was followed by report of the
committee on the order of business, after
which the Tyler faction, seeing their danger,
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 nom1na-
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 Plunmer, of the Cass
county delegation, moved to suspend the
call and to make the nomination unanimous.
ibis was received with indescribable en-
thusiasrn. 1t was then after z o'clock and the
convention adjourn ed until $50. Before re-
the following order: For secretary
of state. John Flittie Of Trail, by
acclamation; supreme court Judges,
G. G. II. Corlss Of Grand Forks, l.
G. johnson of Cass, Johnson Nickeus of
Stutsman, A B. Levsee of Trail, Alfred
w e
The vote stood as follows: Corliss. $50; Bar
tholemew. AL; Wallin. 1872; Nickeus, 115;
Levisee, 81; Johnson, 45; Corliss, Wallin and
Bartholomew were accordingly declared the
nominees For member of congress-, l. G.
Hansbrough of Ramsey, G. A. NJ. Spencer OF
Walsh, COL G. A. Lounsberry of Ramsey and
Charles A Van Warner of Barnes. Before
the roll call was completed Hansbrough had
shown such overwhelming strength that his
nomination
WAS MADE UNANIMOUS,
and after brief speech he was carried out
of the hall on the shoulders of his friends.
Here q motion to adjourn was lost and
the nominations for lieutenant governor
was next taken up. Alfred Dickey and
F. B. Fancher. both of Stutsmar, were
placed in nomination, the latter by dele
gate from another county. The Suits
man delegation made vigorous
fight against Fancher, Dickey being
tho unanimous choice Of the delegation.
The vote as the roll progressed was SO one
sided that it was not completed and Dickey's
nomination was made unanimous John o.
Bray of Grand Forks was nominated
for auditor without opposition. H. R.
Lyon of Morton and l. D. Booker
of Pembina were brought out for treasurer,
and Booker got the nomination BY vote of
145 to 1l6 The candidates for at
of Barnes and Gen. F. Goodwin of
tion. Leonard A Rose, the present super
Mitchell, county superintendent for Cass
county, were the candidates for state super
intendent Judge Mitchell was nominated