The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-11-14

localities. Ii any OF those present de.
sired any assistance from the committee
they should make known their wants.
He had received letters from all factions
of the republican party in the state and
all expressed a wish to harmonize on
the campaign of 80. A num-
Der of good suggestions for the
welfare of the party had been
offered, chief of which was the distribu.
ton broadcast of republican literature.
especially among the foreign element of
the state. There are many men, he
said, who have come to the country this
year, and who are wholly unacquainted
with our politics. The majority of these
could be won over to the party. if the
principles of truth and republicanism
were only set before them. In conolu-
sion he said that the first thing in order
was the appointment of q chairman for
the conference. Mr.. Goodwin was unan
imously chosen by the meeting to pre-
side.
Mr.. Harris, president of the state re-
publican league. spoke at some length
on the subject of perfecting a state or.
;~ganization. He thought that a republic
can club should organize in each county
in the state at least, and in every voting
precinct if possible. The influence of y
live, working republican club. he said,
would bring many over who are
undecided now, into the party.
MI. Oliver thought that the
time to organize these leagues vas inn
mediately y, as more work could be done
during the winter months than in sum-
mer, when everyone was busy. The
league, he said, would never amount to
much,without some head organization
to report to. Mr.. Harris informed the
conference that the old organization
still existed and could be gotten into
working order in ten days. Mr.. Potter
then moved that it be suggested to the
central committee to organize at least
one republican club in each county,
and the motion was carried. MI.
Underhill said that the particular thing
his county was in need of was q little
missionary work among the foreigners.
There we're many of these people in his
section who had been coaxed into voting
the democratic ticket by the infamous
lies circulated among them, and If the
truth were only shown them they could
be brought back into the fold. MI.
.Spalding and Mr.. Tuttle thought the
xsame. MI. Packard said that it wasn't
<the foreign element in his section that
needed missionary work so much as the
Americans. The prohibition plank in
the republican platform had alienated
many from the party.
MI. johnson then threw what many
expressed as the first firebrand into the
conference by making q lengthy speech
on the prohibition issue. He urged
that many of the Scandinsvians. ninety.
five per cent. of whom were prohibition.
lists, were leaving the party because
they were told it favored whiskey, and
were going over to the independents.
The republican party must come out
square for prohibition, or it will go
down. They must not be frightened by
the result in Iowa. If they turn their
hack on prohibition now they will never
carry the next election. Hc suggested
that the central committee draft q set OF
resolutions declaring in favor of prohi-
bition. When he closed his argument
several jumped to their feet at once.
EaOh expressed the opinion that the
party would make q fatal mistake 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. Prohibiticn is
not q national issue, and all the party
needed to do was to declare in favor of
enforcing the law rs it now stands.
MI. Potter then threw the second fire
brand into the conference, by introduc.
ing q resolution declaring it the sense
of the conference and the convention
that they desired that Minneapolis be
chosen as the place of holding the next
national republican convention, and
that the resolution be forwarded to Sem
;ator Hansbrough. This created great
CONSERVATION and before he could be
seated dozen members were on their
feet. The chair recognized Mr.. Wallace,
who said he considered the central COM
lmittee and Mr.. Hansbrough we'll able to
manage the affairs entrusted to them
without outside dictation. Several
others spoke in the same strain. Mr..
Fleming Thought Senator H%ansbrough
would like to know the sentiments OF
his constituents. It was moved that the
words which would bind the central
committee be stricken out, making the
resolution the sense of the conference
only. The motion was carried and
the Questionable words striker
ont Mi. Sutherland remarked to
the effect that Senator Hsnsbrough
had not ought to be hsmpered by any
such resolution. The senator knew at
which place il was for the best interests
of the national republican party.to'have
the national convention held. The con.
ference had been called by the central
committee to advise and suggest, and
not TO dictate. Mr.. Wallace said that
the harmony Of the meeting had been
destroyed BY MI. Potter's drebrsnd, and
he thought the resolution was wholly
ont Of place. North Dakota politics. he
said, had been dictated from Minneapo-
Lis long enough. Several other gentle.
men we're on their feet toproteetagainst
the resolution, 20 Mr.. Potter wisely had
&c Withdrawn, and harmony was once
more restored. MI. Sutherland sug-
,gested they had better adjourn before
further harm was done, and his sugges.
ton WAS adopted.
In the afternoon the central commit
tee heldits regular meeting and all the
DIFFICULTIES Of the conference WAS az.
ranged. The mstter Of the dissimins-
ton Of republican literature was taken
up and Il Vas decided 10 flood the
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