Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-08-07
POST CONVENTION NOTES.
Interesting and Readable Gossip
About State Politicians and
Politics..
How Col. Plummcr ''JOshe0'
Che Anti-LOttcry Resolution
Our Delegation.
Governor Niiler's Supporters
Attempted to Arouse Some
Enthusiasm for Him.
Notes and Incidents,

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Notes and Incidents,
When the resolutions about the lottery
were read there was some applause and a
solemn look settled on many faces. All
this was changed and the gravity OF the
occasion turned into burlesque by the
inimitable way COL Plummer took the
stage and commented on the resolutions
just read. He first had them read over
again carefully and then approvingly
remarked they were all right and just as
he had written them. He said he had
favored the lottery, like many before him,
but had since repented and believed his
associates in that mistake had done the
same. The octopus" was only used to
scare the convention once in the defeat
of Mr.. Frye for Temporary chairman;
after that nobody was afraid Of it and it
cut no further figure in the convention,
except in the great joshing it got by
Plummer. After Johnson's nomination
a great many delegates came to Jesse
Frye and insisted that he run for the
nomination Of attorney general. He de-
clined all offers Of assistance, but it is
believed had he turned in early there
would have been fair show of winning
the prize. Mr.. Frye is being recognized
as a strong man and has many friends
throughout the state. The dispicable
attempt Of Attorney General Goodwin,
who was under past obligations to Frye,
to create prejudice against him by
charging that Frye was lottery man,
reacted in Frye's favor. Governor
Miller also tried to make cut q case
against him, but, on being confronted
with the accusation, backed down and
had nothing to say. Mr.. Frye gave the
executive a rather hot roast for officious
ness.
The Stutsman county delegation was
identified early in the fight as the
pivotal delegation. They had only ten
votes in the convention, but their leaders
on the floor and in the roundup were
equivalent to several times that vote in
Importance. The convention was for
johnson from the start. They combined
for him, planned for him, advised with
him and retained his unlimited conf
dence to the end and received his hearty
recognition of the value of their services.
Had the Stntsman county .nen eyer
gone over to the enemy, 1t would have
been demoralizing to such degree that
Mr.. Johnson's forces would have been in
great danger o! defeat, if not actually
defeated, in the convention. Many
tempting offers came from the Hans
brough men, but the boys stood together
like rock, declaring that they came
there with no local candidate and want
ed nothing. By their united and de-
termined course they made splendid
showing, gaining the admiration and re-
spect of all thereby. Stutsman county
kept her old record clean in this conven-
tion, of not dividing her forces and of
having policy to pursue and ability to
make it felt. The republicans of the
county can be satisfied that the delega-
tion acted wisely and we'll for the best
interests of the party, both in the state
and at home.
Fancher was popular with the dele.
gates and would have been nominated
for railroad commissioner mad it not
been for the jealousy Of one or two old
members of the alliance, who worked
against him after finding they could get
nothing themselves. It was only at the
last moment that Mr.. Fancher decided
to try for the Office. Hemade fine run
on the last ballot, receiving LAG votes to
A. Slotten 147 On the next ballot he
would have gone in, but the chairman of
the convention, who was very popular,
took the floor and made a strong person
al appeal for Mr.. Slotten and moved his
nomination be made unanimous. This
was an unexpected and unusual proceed
ing where candidates stood SO close on a
vote, but before anybody could stop it,
the motion was put and declared carried.
Mr.. Fancher had his entire delegation
at his back and many friends hustling
for him. IT the matter had not taken
the turn it did,he would have been nomi-
mated.
The defeat Of "Set up Stoves Good
win is another instance of the downfall
of pretender. Goodwin worked hard
for denomination as attorney general
and used his stand against the lottery as
his chief weapon. There was nothing
brought forward as to the fitness for the
place. He owes his defeat to the efforts
Of r. N. Stevens and others, who got the
Ransom county delegation to instruct
for johnson for congress. This made
Goodwin unable to use them to trade for
his own interests and, as he could not
get the delegation for himself, he was
practically laid out cold. u his was done in
spite Of federal aid and patronage in Ran
som county and is specimen of retribu-
tive justice, from which good many
people Of his own county must derive
considerable satisfaction.
There was great deal said about SEN
ator Pierce working for candidates in
the convention. Up to a certain time he
appeared to DO assisting Hansbrougb,