Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-01
Burleigh County Republicans Meet
and Elect Delegates 70 the
State Convention.
Harmony Prevails Throughout the
Proceedings, and the Delega-
S ton Goes as q Unit.
After a Rousing Speech From Har.
yey Harris, the Convention.
Adjourns.
The Republican Convention.
from Sundays Daily

Promptly at 2 o'clock p. III. G. W. Raw
lings called the convention to order and
Mr.. Murdoch Mckenzie. secretary of the
committee, read the call, after which Dele
gate Sperry nominated n. +. Boucher for
temporary chairman, which nomination
was unanimously endorsed by the conven-
ton.
Mr.. Gage nominated Mr.. Oliver Peterson
for temporary secretary. Carried unani-
NJ -usly.
1On motion of Wm. Falconer a committee
of three on credentials was appointed by
the chair. Messrs F%alconer, S%cribner and
Keller were appointed.
The committee retired and in due time
brought in the following roll of members
entitled to seats IN the convention:
Precinct No. Mot represented.
Precinct No. 20. Peterson and NJ. G. Hagen.
Anstrom.
Precinct No. w. A. Simons and John Lar
son.
Precinct No. 5-W. M. Keller.
Precinct No. Geo. A., Joy.
P Precinct Ne No Not represented present
Precinct No. 1O-Wllliam Gribble.
Precinct No. lie. H. Sperry.
Precinct No, 12-Heo. P. Marshall.
Precinct No. &c. D. Rodgers.
Precinct No. 1T, NJ. O'Connor.
Precinct 70. 15-C.E T; seribner.
Precinct No. III. H. Burton.
Precinct No. 1s-John T. White.
Precinct No. 19-Lenard A: Stewart.
Prscinct No. No 2 A. Welch.,
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v: i. Webb Jr.' F. v VIA Barn aanfMS' ur aesd SMI eKen,,
zzie, N. E; boucher, John Nichols, J. r. Gage, L.
Precinct No: BE; H. BLY,, Harvey, Harris, J.
Morris. "
(Signed) G.. E. Son1BNEa.
W. NJ. KELLER,
VIM. "A. FALuuNER,
Committee on Credentials.
The report of the committee was adopted
II on motion OF Mr.. Barnes the Temporal
ry organization was made permanent.
MI. Harris moved that a committee of
five be appointed by the chair to select the
names of min delegates to the. Grand
Forks convention and report the same to
the convention for action thereon. Car
ried.
The chair appointed as such committee
Messrs. Harvey Harris, Donald Stewart,
Murdock Mckenzie, Geo. j. Marshall and
J. r.. Gage.
The committee reported the following
names: =: Fl. Ply, W. H. Francis. Asa
Fisher. L. y. Griffin, NJ. II. Jewell, Geo. W..
Rawlings, Cyrus E. Scribner, B. +. Melton
and Oliver Peterson.
Mr.. White objected to the adoption of
the report. He said he wasn't satisfied
with the manner of.selccting the DELE ates
from the country and he wished to inform
the convention that Geo. W. Rawlings does
Burleigh county. Mr.. Welch agreed with
Mr.. White.
The report was adopted and the dele
gates declared elected.
MI. White called for a division of the
house and on division there were 81 ayes;
5 nays.
At this juncture Delegate White left the
convention, followed by Mr.. Welch,
Mr.. Gage introduced a resolution EN-.
towering the delegates present at Grand
Forks to fill any vacancy in the delega.
ton.
Mr.. DeGratf INTRODUCED a similar resolu-
ton and on motion Of Mr.. Harris the fol-
! lowing substitute resolution was adopted:
1 WHEREAS. It is the wish and desire of the re-
/ pnblicans of the county of Burleigh in the state
Of North Dakota that the delegates elected by
this convention to represent the republican
party of said Burleigh countyin the republican
state convention, to be- held at Grand Forks, in
said state on the e9th day of July, 1890, for the
OF congress and stats offices, present a united
front and vote us a unit upon all questions aris-
ing in said convention, and that said delegates
attend the said state convention in their own
proper person, and not by proxy;
RESOLVED, That in case any delegates elected
to attend the state convention can not attend
said convention, their vacancies shall be filled by
amajority vote of the delegates who can attend.
MI. Harris made a few remarks in which
he declared that the delegates elected rep
resented the fair and impartial sentiment
Of Burleigh county and for his part he
wanted the county to present a solid front.
J 1t was the only way this section had ever
obtained anything and he wanted this
county to present a solid front.
The resolutions were adopted by almost
a unanimous vote.
Mr.. Harris then moved that the owen
ton adjourn. Carried.
Prior is Back,