Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-09-19
I'VE Have No Slate" Says Joe Hare
eve Know It," Says
Jim Sanders.
One Hundred and Fifty Votes. Polled
in the Straight Republic
can Primaries"
Half as Many More Could Have Been
Had if There Had Been
Any Strife.

Burleigh county has had conventions,
and then again she has had conventions,
but the convention yesterday was the
grandest fiasco in the history of the coun-
ty. There was not only an absence of Doc
popult. but a painful dearth of vor Del,
and in the end considerable vox vomicus.
But then it was a grand uprising-of
thirty or forty-just the same. The band
assembled on schedule time and marched
from the band stand to the atheneum. Not
having signed the call-wherein it was *
spressly agreed that Joseph Hare should
act as chairman of the convention-Jim
Sanders broke the programme by prema-
turely mounting the platform to call the
meeting to order. He was promptly called
down, however, and as the audience was
too small to make a proper showing in
front of the stage, a table was taken to N
side of the room and the meeting called
to order by Jos. Hare, who stated the objects
of the meeting. He said a call had bee1
sent out around the county for an indie
pendent mass convention. "The people in
their sovereignty have met here to place in
nomination a legislative and county ticket.
We have no slate"
"We all know thatw shouted Sanders.
Laughter
"We meet for a fair and open expression
and to place in nomination men who will
be acceptable to the Masses" Loud ap-
plause, and a voice, "You're a cunning
duck.''1
The call, which Mr.. Hare said was nu-
merously signed, was then read, and the
nomination OF secretary being in order,
Mr.. Register nominated S. A. Keys, who
was unanimously elected.
Henry GrambS then nominated Joseph
Hare for state senator. Hare declined
with thanks, Whereupon E.: 81. Bly, arose
and in one of his characteristic and inim-
liable speeches nominated Hon. c. B. Lit
tie. Tie nomination was unanimous.
Joseph Hare was then nominated for the
house by Mr.. Rhodes, and no opposition.
Louis Hanitch then nominated John
Yegen for the house, and John went
through with a Whoop.
1t was clearly evident from the first that
there was no slate-simply a convention
where everybody was of one mind.
Then followed the nomination of Frank
Donnelly for sheriff.
The next Office to fill was that of treas
urer. Somebody slipped a cog and nomi-
mated j. q. Richards. Sanders nominated
. ulAl1 oAlNhS In SLu ulO lOtl1I
nation OF Richards out of order, put the
motion for Dunn and there was no OPP PSI
ton.
The next Office was that of auditor and
In the filling of this position the total
voting strength of the convention was
tested.
Register nominated A. R. Avery and
Capt. Wentz nominated Capt. E. c. Chace.
The ayes and nays were demanded and
taken by raising the hands. The result
was Is to 5 in favor of Mr.. Avery.
For register of deeds J. H. Richards was
unanimously nominated.
F. H. Register then carried off the dis
trict attorneyship, which nomination was
followed by that Of E. 9. Chace for county
judge.
Hanitch nominated his friend Clarence
Price for clerk OF the court and there was
no opposition.
Walter SHELTON was then nominated for
and Capt. Geo. H. Wentz for justice.
Sanders moved to adjourn, while Martin
Hagen, who arrived during the proceed
ings, persisted in Directing, not only to the
chairman, and the nominees, but to Mr.. San
ders.
The chair suggested that it would be
proper for those present from the first
commissioner district (Edgerly's district)
to nominate a candidate for county COM
missioner.
Mr.. Sanders nominated Mr.. Hanitch.
Somebody nominated Captain Wentz and
someone else nominated j. p. White.
Martin Hagen objected.
Somebody then nominated Cahill.
Sanders and Hagen each demanded rec
ignition, and somebody suggested that if
they couldn't agree to call in a third man.
~ The chair brought form out Of chaos by
putting the question on Whites name and
declaring him nominated.
Three assessors were then nominated. as
follows: W. II. Wilton, for the first dis
trict; Michael Wolf for the second, and s.
A.. Peterson for the third.
Mr.. Hanitch moved to adjourn.
s Mr.. Hare said something about q cam
paign committee, but the meeting dissolved
like wet sugar and the band struck up a
dreamy waltz.
Only a few of the candidates named par
ticipated in the convention, nor is it pre-
sumed that all Of them knew Of their fate
that those most anxious to be elected were
there and took part in the proceedings.
There were very few republicans pres
ent and the crowd of curiosity-hunters
even was very small. The republicans
were otherwise engaged. Immediately
across the street from this "grand indie.
pendent uprising" was the voting place Of
one of the republican caucus precincts
and while this mass meeting of THIRTY
was tranSacting its business SEVENTY
NINE republicans marched up and depos-
tied their ballots In the other city pre-
cinct SEVENTY more did the same thing.
The independent mass convention was a
stupendous fizzle, at least SO far as num-
berS and enthusiasm was concerned.
h Prohibitionists Join In.
The following call appears in the Fargo
Argus. 1t explains itself:
GRAND FORKS, Sept. 10.-The following
call has been issued for what purports to
be a state prohibition mass convention to
alliance convention is held here:
WHEREAS, In the Wight OF the recent
state conventions of the republican and.
democratic parties, we see nothing to en-
courage prohibitionistsHn the belief that