The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-10-11

that sslast Saturday afternoon" Ask Mr..
T. L. Britton; ask Mr.. Miller; yes, and ask
Chas. Huston himself. Ask him if he was
in Washburn at any time on that "last
Saturday"
They have started the first lie of the
campaign and it is nailed to the wall. Let
the voters of this district keep their eyes
open and watch these desperate CARTON
eaters witha vigilance equal to the emer-
gency. Men who will turn traitors to the
best interests of the people, for the sake
of spoils or Office, would betray any trust
reposed in them, and are unworthy the
slightest confidence.
Now, let US 60 further and explain the
true situatien, and give . brief history of
che, primaries and conventions which Gull
minated In the nomination, of Messrs. Sat-
terlund and johnson:
In Mclean county the call for the pri-
msries and legislative county and district
conventions was duly published in the Nc
Lean County Mail and the Washburn
LzADzR for two successive weeks. At the
primaries the delegates to the county con-
vention were elected by ballot the voting
being conducted upon the principle of an
election. In four of the largest precincts
there was not dissenting vote against the
men voted for. Itwas well known through
out the county that John Satterlund was q
candidate for nomination for the legisla-
ture, and the delegates to the county con-
vention were elected with that understand
ing. The county convention was held at
Washburn in accordance with the call on
Monday, Sept. 29th, with full representa-
tion from every precinct in the county
including our boiling friend, Chas. Huston,
from the Turtle Lake precinct-and q
resolution was adopted by that body allow
ing Mr.. Satterlund to name his own dele
gates to the legislative district convention.
Out of the nineteen delegates present only
two dissented from the adoption of the
resolution-they were Chas. Huston of
Turtle Lake precinct, and James Bartron,
sr., of Coal Harbor, who held John G. Benz
sons proxy. The delegates selected by
Mr.. Satterlund were Rev. Geo. E. Brownell,
Hans Holtan, Geo. L. Robinson and John
Allen. These four delegates, except Mr..
Robinson, who gave his proxy to Prof.
John g. Benson, who is staunoh personal
friend of Mr.. satterlund, attended the dis
trict convention at Minot.
In Ward county two candidates were up
for the state senate, viz: James johnson
and T. s. Reishus. Their county oonven-
tion was very nearly evenly divided, with
the odds. in favor of Mr.. johnson. But the
Reishus faction, backed by the Bank of MI
not, bought up two of Johnson's delegates
who had two votes each-snd offered $40
for third one-and thus succeeded in &C.
curing three out of the four delegates from
that county.
When the Mclean county delegates ar
rived at Minot they found things in pret-
~ rotten shape, with the very worst ele-
ment in the city headed by P. A. Havre-
void, one of the most disreputable chsrac-
ters that ever infested respectable COM
munity, aided and backed by II. +. Sal
yards, cashier of the Bank of Minot, work
ing like rats for Reishus. They also found
the rag-tag and bob-tail element of Wash
burn and Mclean county there working
on tho same principle against Mr.. satter-
lund. When the convention met It was
found that five out of the eight delegates
were solid for johnson and Satterlund, and
that the other three were for Reishus, and
the devil, or somebody else, TO down Sat-
terlund.
The convention was called to order by
R. W. Davidson, chairman Of the district
central committee, and after an attempt on
the part of Havrevold and nondesoript
from Washburn known as Anton Peterson
to bulldoze the temporary organisation,
and being frustrated by the sterling In
tegrity and good INDIGNANT Of Chairman
Davidson, the three disgruntled delegates
bolted the convention and Joined hands
With Larry Casselman, August 81. Wahl,
Herman Hanson and Anton Peterson from
McIean county. This little gang Of
avhat-do-y you call -'sms'' snsaksd into .
corner and had q. little side show Of their
own, going through tho farce Of nominat-
ing T. g. Rsishus for tho senate against
johnson. and ]. @. staley for tho house
against Mr.. Satterlund.
The regular convention performed its
work in satisfactory and commandsble
manner as win be seen by the proceedings
published in this paper.
Tho above is q full expose Of the true
situation, and any statement TO the con-
trary Is false and calculated to deceive.
Ward County Reporter: Every vote
given In favor Of O. E. Gregory, for ststss
attorney will be . Just .rebuke TO '1mmor-
talns r. "a. Havrsvold, Tor tho impertinent
rseklsss ana false manner "a which he
dared 10 fqist himself upon the people as
. aIcandidate for states attorney. But bank
..boodlsr ana apaskedn conyentions don't
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