Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-24
Delegates chosen.

A>SASRUSCs N"OoS"s
The ton men who will represent Stuts-
man county in the Grand Forks conven.
ton next week were chosen yesterday
afternoon. The convention met at 4
o'clock in the court house. The com.
plexion Of the delegation is anti-admlnis-
tration with leaning towards johnson
for congress. They we're not instructed.
The convention was called to order by
Hon. johnson Nickeus, chairman Of the
county central committee. Secretary
Mac Sinclair OF the same committee,
read the call for the convention.
Chas. Holmes nominated John Nc
Ginnis for temporary chairman. There
being no other nomination Mr.. McGin-
mis- was unanimously chosen.
F. B. Fancher nominated Joe E.
Harris for temporary secretary. There
being no other nomination Mr.. Harris
was declared elected.
J. F, Vennum moved that the chair
appoint a committee of five OF creden-
tials, which motion prevailed and chair
man McGinnis appointed as such COM
mittee:
J.F. Vennum, F. B. Fancher, Jas.
Sharlow, A. W. Kelley, G. L. Holmes.
On motion of r. E. Wallace. the con
vention took recess to await tho report
of the credential committee.
The convention re-assembled to hear
the report of the credential committee,
which showed the following gentlemen
entitled to seats:
First ward-C Wade. johnson Nickeus,
A G Mcmillan, @ E Blackwell and o r
Allen.
Second ward--A Smith. Jos Harris,
Fred Clark, Ben Merry, Geo Woodbury.
and John Vennum.
Third ward-B w Fuller, John Nc
Ginnis and A W Kelley.
Fourth ward-J W Cloes, J j Eddy
and J J Roper.
Buchanan Gram, proxy Tor John
McAlpin; A W Latta, proxy for Frank
Keeler.
Corrine-D A Langwor,hy.
Eldredge-John Severns, Richard
Pendroy, G l. Holmes.
ESler-J = IunOrd.
Edmunds-J H Leabolt.
Iowa-W Fl Downs
Melvin-William Derby.
Medina-S G Clifford. .....
Mutz-F B Fancher.
Montpelier-Henry Manus.
Mount Pleasant-N B Merry.
Splritwood Lake-R E Wallace.
Spiritwood Station-J Maloney.
Sharlow-J l. Sharlow.
Windsor Vessey.
Ypsilanti- B Dewey.
No credentials we're presented from
Durham or Pingree.
The report was adopted, on motion.
F. B. Fancher moved that the tempo
rary organization be made permanent.
This motion prevailed. Then delegate
from one of the country precincts moved
that the convention proceed to elect dele
gates to the state convention by ballot.
F. B. Fancber moved to table that mo-
ton, and that carried. Then Mr.. Fan
cher made another motion which r1led
up the erstwhile placid political voters.
He moved that the chair appoint COM
mittee of five to report the names OF del
egates to represent this county in the
state convention. johnson Nickeus
made long speech in opposition to this
motion, and Clinton Wade expressed his
hostility to the method. Mr. Nickeus
moved to lay the motion Of Mr.. Fancher
on the table. Chairman McGinnis was
seized with a bad case Of the
ratt]es and it required several
explanations before the delegates fully
understood the question to be voted
upon and the result Of vote thereon.
When the question was finally put Mr..
Nickeus demanded that the vote be by
precinct ana by ballot. The chair ap-
pointed Messrs. Fancher and McAlpine
as tellers. The ballot resulted: Ayes. Is;
nays, 81; and the motion was lost. The
question then recurring on the motion of
Mr.. Fancher the motion prevailed and
Chairman McGinnis named as the COM
m1ttee called for in the motion:
B. w. Fuller, B. Vessey, F. B. Fancher,
N. B. Murry, J. F. Vennum.
The committee retired but returned
shortly reporting the following names:
B. w. Fuller,
F. 8. Fancher,
John F. Vennum,
J. A. Frye,
Fred Clark,