Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
THE CONVENTION.


The State Republican Convention met
at Grand Forks Tuesday afternoon and
adjourned Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock. NJ. N. Johnson was nominated
for congress; Capt. Burke, of Cass,
for governor; Roger Allln, of Walsh
county, for lieutenant governor L. T.
Booker, of Pembina; treasurer; John
Flittie, of Traill. secretary of state John
P. Bray, of Grand Forks, auditor; G. A..
N. Spencer, of Walsh; attorney general !;
John Ogden, Of Mcintosh; superintendent
of public instruction A. L. Carey, of
Cass, commissioner of insurance II. T.
Helgesen, of Cavalier, commissioner of
agriculture and labor; Senatot George H.
Walsh of Grand Forks, Senator Gesrge
Harmon of Morton. and Andrew slotten,
Of Richland, railroad Commissioners,
Before the feeble. minded delegates
few of whom are TO be found IN every
convention and who will sacrifice honor
and decency to be found on the winning
side--hegan to grab at the band. wagon
wheels. change of three votes would
have nominated Hansbrough On the
lolf-eall 14a was necessary to choice.
johnson had 154. The feeble. minded
then began to change their votes from
Ransbrough, until at the close of roll call
the vote stood 1dl for Johnson to, 1888
for Hansbrough,
Of the tweny"eisht delegates from the
Missouri Slope counties east of the MIS-.
souri, River (Burleigh, Mclean, Emmons,
Kidder, Mcintosh and Logan only five
voted for Johnson--M:. H. Jewell, Judge
Francis, F. H. Rly, ], II. Worst, E. T..
Herrick. In this (the 2ath) legislative dis
trict, with sixteen votes. fourteen, John
Wishek, Geo. N. Fay, A. T. Wiles. g. w.
Lilly, and fifth delegate whose name we
do not remember, of MoIntosh; NJ. G..
Goodsill, ]. w. Blackburn, John Van
Dusen, P. D. White, of Kidder E. G..
Heyd and g. A. Bryant OF Logan John
Parker, G. A. Hickle, D. r. Streeter, of
Emmons) voted for Hansbrough. The
only two from this district who cast their
votes for Johnson were J. II. Worst and
E. r. Herrick.
The ticket is a strong one, and it Is Ger.
tain to be elected. While the overthrow
Of Hansbrough was cruel and unfair
act. 1t would be just as unfair for Repub.
licans TO CUT NJ. N. Johnson's name
from the ticket, as some. are talking of
dong. A fairer convention pever was
held, and NJ. N. johnson won. Notwith-
standing his frequent bad breaks, his
overpowering vanity, and his mallg na at
opposition to the interests of the Mis-.
souri, Slope in the Constitutional Conven-
ton, N. N. johnson is a fairly hUsgh
candidato Of the Republican party, and
as such is entitled to the support of its
voters. When disposed to feel sore owe,
the fact that; although an able and faith
full public servant and really the choice OF
large majority of the delegates 10 the
convention, Mr.. Hansbrough was com
PEELED to yield to the pressure Of the racs
issue, let every true Republican remem
ber the methods of Democracy nudel
Sparks ahd vote the straight ticket.
The people Of this senatorial distric
are under srea. obligations to Mr.. Han.
brough.. He alone of the delegation d
Washington has paid the slightest atteh
sion TO ottr wants, the Others seeming Il
look upon the counties Of this district a,
unworthy of notice and easily controlled