Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-11-12
A POLITICAL POW-POW.
Meeting of the Republican State
Committee to Discuss the
Situation.
Stutsman County Tax Certificate
Case Before the Supreme
Court.
Secretary Rusk Issues q Report
OF Interest to Northwestern
People.
The Fargo Conference.

FeOplc.
The Fargo Conference.
About fifty representative republicans
from different parts of the state we're in
attendance at the meeting of the central
committee. in Fargo, Tuesday. The FORE
noon was devoted to an informal discus
sion of the political situation in North
Dakota, and the afternoon session was
participated in only by the members of
the committee, who elected a new chair
man and transacted some other routine
bushes Hon. B. F. Spalding of Fargo,
was the successful candidate for the
Craftsmanship, receiving 16 votes, against
three for E. G. Gearey and two for G. r.
Goodwin. Mr.. Spalding will at once
enter upon his duties, vice Hon. Judson
LaMoure, resigned. A resolution was
adopted declaring Minneapolis the
choice of the committee for the place Of
meeting Of the next national convention,
but Senator Hansbrough, the states rep
resentative on the national committee,
was instructed to nse his own judgment
in the premises. The subject of proh.-
bltion was not brought up. A general
plan for the next campaign was adopted,
after which the committee adjourned.
The plan of battle embraces PROPOSE
tion for the immediate organization of
republican clubs in the several counties,
and it was also decided to flood the state
with republican literature.
The conference IN the morning was
not as prolific of harmony as was hoped,
and afforded a strong contrast to the
spirit Of brotherly love which prevailed
in the regular meeting after dinner. Con.
siderable acrimony was developed, and
the several factions INDUCED IN an old
time row over prohibition, Pierce-and-
Hansbrough, Minnesota interference, etc.
Geo. F. Goodwin, acting chairman of the
executive committee, opened the meet
ing with a review Of the situation, coun.
seled unity of action, urged the import
snce of retaining the foreign vote. and at
the conclusion Of his address was chosen
chairman of the conference
Hon. Harvey Harris, president of the
state league, spoke at some length on
the necessity of perfecting thorough
state organization. Hon. Harry
Oliver thought the time for the
organization of such leagues was at hand.
Hon. Waldo NJ. Potter suggested that at
least one club be organized in each
county. Hon. T. s. Underhill said the
particular thing his county needed was a
little missionary work among the for
eigners. Mr.. Spalding and Editor Tuttle
OF Mandan, thought the same. Editor
Packard SAID that 1t was the Americans
who needed cultivation in his section, as
the prohibition plank had alienated many
from the party. At this point, Congress
man johnson, who was conspicuous
figure, delivered speech on the prohi-
bition issue. He urged that many OF the
Scandinavians, ninety, five per cent Of
whom be claimed we're prohibitionists,
were leaving the party because they were
told it favored whiskey, and were going
to the independents. The republican
party must come out square for prohlbi-
tion, or go down. They must not be
frightened by the result in Iowa. II they
turn their back on prohibition now they
will never carry the next election. He
suggested that the central committee
draft set OF resolutions declaring in ia
vor Of prohibition. When he closed his
argument several jumped to their feet at
once. Each expressed the opinion
that the party wonld make fatal mis-
take in bringing up the prohibition issue
in the next campaign. There was no
more need Of it than of declaring in favor
of the abolition Of slavery. Prohibition
is not a national issue, and all the party
needed to do was to declare in favor OF
enforcing the law as it now stands.
Another tilt was had over the intro
duction Of resolution by Mr.. Potter,
instructing Senator Hansbrough to sup.
port Minneapolis claims to the repub.
lIcan national convention. r. E. Wal
lace, Major Fleming and Mr.. Suther-
land opposed taking any action calcu-
lated to hamper the senator, or reflect
upon his judgment. The resolution was
finally withdrawn, and upon the sngges.
ton of Mr.. Sutherland an adjournment
was taken .before further harm was
done"
VIII Soon be Settled.
8 The Stutsman county tax certificate