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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
A Jamestown Investor.

L. A. Belknap, we'll known business
man of Boston, and jamestown prop
erty owner is in the city looking after his
business interests. He has visited James
town several times before, and is pleased
to note that certain signs of prosperity
exist here that show the town to be one
of the most promising in North Dakota.
Mr.Belknap learns from inquiries abroad
that decided belief exists in the growth
of jamestown and chat with one or two
good crops, in addition to the start
already received, the development here
will be rapid. Among his jamestown
holdings is the Curtin house and five
lots in that part of the city He
owns one of the best blocks in Brain
erd, Minn., and Is also heavily interested
in Minneapolis real estate and business
property. Mr.. Bellknap visits the north
west several times q year in connection
with numerous enterprises.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
NOT A REPUBLICAN SCHEME.
Reputed Contest by O'Brien
of Congressman john
sons Election.
A Word About the Durstine
DivOrce-lnhuman Treat
ment Alleged.
Dahl Elected Secretary of
State-Brief Political
Items.

0The Minneapolis Journal of the 10Th
inst, contains telegram from Grand
Forks stating that Congressman John
sons election is going to be contested by
O'Brien, the democratic candidate, and
that this proceeding is openly ccnnived
at and supported by certain republican
leaders vino are said to be jealous of John
sons SUCCESS in the election where all
other candidates were defeated. OF course
the republicans of North Dakota are in
no way connected with such disreput-
aSle scheme. That statenen is demo-
cratic bunkum. Whatever may be the
personal relations of the leading republi.
cans with Congressman johnson
they will repudiate any contest
that would deprive Mr.. johnson of the
fairly won honors OF his reelection.
Senator Hansbrough is mentioned as
one who is IN sympathy with the scheme
to count Mr.. johnson out. The senator
is absent from the state on the Pacific
coast, but it is known that he Is too
good a republican to ever countenance
such proceeding.
Senator Casey, speaking OF the dis
patch, said that it was wholly untrue as
far as the republicans were con-
cerned. That he had been IN contact
during the last week with many leading
republicans of the state, and he is sure
their feelings regarding Congressman
johnson are those of congratulation
rather than opposition.
A Bismarck dispatch to othe Argus says:
Notwithstanding the fact that M. N.
johnson. republican. has received about
thirty-tive hundred plurality over
O'Brien, democrat. for congress, there is
strong talk IN democratic quarters OF a
contest, their chief reliance being
democratic congress to decide the matter.
Latest returns give Shortridge. for gov
ernor 1,8O0 majority. The entire fusion
state ticket is elected except Dahl, re-
publican. secretary Of state, who had
about 200 majority.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
The Durstine Divorce.

The Chicago and Minneapolis papers
contain exhaustive accounts of the re-
cent divorce granted Lee B. 1'urstine of
DesMoines, Iowa. The papers, as usual,
endeavor to make startling sensation
out of the affair. The divorce was granted
by Judge Conrad and no examination of
the papers was at first allowed. This
created an unfavorable comment, and SO
the attorney Of the plaintiff consented to
permit the cause of the decree to be made
public before it went on record.
The petition recites the marriage in
Wisconsin in 1878. and charges the de.
fendant with such inhuman treatment
as to endanger the life of her husband,
the plaintiff. The answer merely recites
that the defendant admits the charge.
By the decree the custody OF the child
rem is given to Mr. Durstine with right
to the defendant to visit them
at reasonable times and under
reasonable circumstances, but the court
reserves the right to modify this part of
the decree. All real estate goes to the
husband, and life policies to be trans
ferred to the children. The personal
property of the wife is to remain hers
and the personal property Of the hue,
band 10 remain his. The defendant is to
receive 500 per month as long as she
leads proper life and shall conduct her
self in proper manner and remain
single.
The sensational charges as given in
the Chicago Herald are untrue. Mrs.
Durstipe's health has been poor for a
long time and recently she has been very
sick. It is understood that she has
decided to take treatment at we'll
known sanitorium in the east
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17

have wrecked the republican party
and made Cleveland's election possible.
Who did it? What did it? Organized
labor's protest against Carnlegeism and
Pinkertonism, the solid south and the
two great cities did it. The populists
simply gave aid and comfort to the
enemy. Their votes cut little figure ex-
cept to swell msjorities in the tuslon
states. In this state there are too many
who were left for dead on other battle
fields who came to life again too much
corporation interference with legislative
matters and too little consideration for
the masses. OF course, We will survive
and the republican, party will emerge
from defeat stronger than ever, and
wiser possibly. The republican com.
mittee made good fight and clean
one. Had the election taken place six
weeks ago The republicans would have
been beaten two to one.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
A Sympathetic Gift.

Frank ingalls, received pair of jack
rabbit ear.muffs this morning with the
following Letter from J. G. Clark, foreman
of the Northern Pacific grading teams:
"Dear Sir:-Enclosed please find one
pair of the celebrated Mckinley ear
muffs. They are altogether worn by re-
publlcans, when near political head
quarters, so the announcement of the
election returns may not affect the. head.
Directions: Pull the right ear down
tight over the left and the left down
tight over the right
This does away with the old style of
soaking the bead. I am sorry I could
not send them before. know the noise
was TERRIBLE
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
An Intellectual Law,

Grand Forks Plaindealer: Prohibi-
tion doesn't prohibit and it will have to
60. When the law was adopted it's
champions said that if upon trial it
proved Intellectual it need not be perse
vered in. The law has been given.a full
and free trial and Is today one of the
least etfectual of the many 'fad" laws
that cumber the statute books It has
got to 60.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
A State Ratification.

The Grafton Cleveland club has com
pleted arrangements for a grand state
ratification meeting in that city on Tues
day, Nov. %. Democratic clubs from
Pembina, Walsh, Grand Forks. Cass and
Trail counties are expected to partici-
pate and make it the grandeet affair ever
held in the state. The mayor has issued
proclamation calling on all good citi-
zens to decorate and illuminate their
residences and business houses. All the
state officials elect will be present. Dem
ocrats from all over the state are cordially
invited to attend.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17

are enforced when made. I have no
feelings against railroads or elevators,
but ] propose inside of year to see that
every railroad in the state constructs for
the people cheap platform for loading
grain, ETC., into cars, not under existing
law, but new one that / think the
legislature will pass when the difficulty
in all existing legislation Of that nature
for the last eight years is explained to
them, and which difficulty to this date
has never been suggested that sm
aware OF.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
PrOhi. Jim'S Influence.

The Alert extends lts congratulations
to prohibition Jim" upon the extent of
his influence among the people of Pm
gree. That precinct returns one vote for
the prohibition presidential electors.
"Jim'' claims to fully represent the senti-
ment OF the citizens there, and never
grows weary of keeping the public so in
formed through the medium of his mod
est letters in the Capital. It is but fair
to assume that the solitary prohibition
vote was cast as an endorsement of bis
position, and that 1t was cast by Jim"
himself.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
VOTE OF STUTSMAN COUNTY.
Official Returns. from the Various
Prccincts..-What the Figures
Shnxn,

Official Returns. from the Various
( Prccincts..-What the Figures
: Show.
/ There has been an unusual delay in
the publication of the official returns OF
the election, this year, due to the failure
of interested parties in the several pre-
cincts to furnish the public anything
like reliable figures in advance of the
regular canvass, which was not com
pleted until Monday. The Alert OBJ
tanned the vote of the four city wards in
detail the morning following election,
but only scattering returns came in from
majority of the precincts, and 1T was
not deemed advisable to print summary
OF the result until the figures could be
given correctly. The official canvass
being completed, a tabulated abstract OF
the returns from the entire county, show
ing the number of votes received by
each candidate, is publish d elsewhere
in The Alert today. The totals have been
carefully compared and may be ac'epted
by readers of the paper as reliable.
The Harrison electors have a plurality
of l25-showing Stutsman to be safe
republican county on national issues.
Burke obtained only 40 majority over
Shortridge, a fact which substantially
endorses the position of The Alert dur.
Ing the campaign. johnson has 1914
plurality over O'Brien. Fred Fancher
runs considerably ahead of the republi-
can state ticket, receiving 1914 majority
for commissioner of insurance. Though
defeated IN the state, Mr.. Fancher may
feel proud Of his home endorsement.
Dahl, for secretary of state, has ma
jority of lao, Mcmillan 1OS, Devine 73,
Spencer 62, Rourke Al, Walker 36, Law
renee 36, Wilbur 81 and Lockhart 20.
Booker got black eye in this county,
Nomland, fusion candidate for treasurer,
receiving seven majority. The Alert is
especially pleased with the returns on
this Office, having advocated the neces-
sity Of new man to look after state
funds. .
Fuller is elected to the senate by u
majority, Wright has 80 plurality and
Boynton 50. All the republican county
ticket wins except Beaumont for assessor
in the Third district, who is defeated by
Peter Fried, with seven plurality. The
II $ol Ro1
Severn 299, Eddy 294, McElroy 1876.
Glaspell 173, Vennum 165, Branch 164,
Roper 127, NJ. ". Wright l23, and Glea.
son 46
For justices the following have p!u-
ralities: Eager GIL, Barrett 5S7, Bigelow
225, Conant 1913. For constables, Giese
539, Seller 2O7, Smith 100 and Sinclair
1877.
There is a majority of 178 against the
proposed constitutional amendment.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
Senator Hansbrough's Views.

Senator Hausbrough was west bound
passenger Monday to Washington
to visit his mother, who resides in that
state. The senator feels confident that
the new and trying situation which now
faces the democrats IN national politics
will undermine aud destroy them
before their four years of power
are over. The moment they attempt
to cut down the tariff where it
will lessen American wages and close the
thousands of factories now operating un-
der small margins, then the people will
see tnat free trade does not mean free
living, or anything else free, and Senator
Hansbrough predicts an overwhelming
defeat for any such policy in 1896. He
believes the republican plan is
alone able to cope with the
legislative difficulties now to be met.
The senator predicts that the republican
party will square itself with labor unions
II the country, and prove to the nation
that it's claims as the substantial friend
OF the labOring men are not all hollow.
He also believes the democrats can do
nothing to show the labor vote any ma
terial benefit for lease of power.
Referring to the defeat of the republl-
cans IN the state election, the senator was
inclined to attribute it to the mistaken
belief that the present tariff, in some-
way made the prices Of agricultural pro-
ducts low. He believes that any modi.
fcation Of the law would demonstrate to
the farmers that simple tariff for reve-
nue. only would not give them the relief
desired. Other causes too prevailed in
this state which led the people to desire
a change of state administration. He
believes that Gov. Shortridge will make
a careful. conservative governor, and
greatly disappolnt the notions of some
extreme partlsans, that the absudities of
experimental legislation would find
recognition on his part
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
Lounsberry's Lament.

Col. Lounsberry, special agent of the
government in the land office depart
ment, is quoted in the Fargo Argus as
follows:
1.-The old soldiers may as we'll use their
G. A. +. buttons to hitch their suspen-
ders on for all the good they will do
them, politically speaking, III the future
The old soldier, unless he was con.
tederate, will not be in 1t. The people
have endorsed the peIsion vetoer, the
suppression of the negro vote in the
south and the tin plate liar. At the
demand of the south they have voted
for free trade on manufactured goods
and tariff for revenue on sugar, tea,
and coffee. They have voted to place
wool on the free list and to open our
markets to Canadian products. And
what will be the result? A few old soldiers
turned out to graZe on the commons or
sent to the soldiers home in order to make
room for confederates or younger demo.
Gratis. A few more pensions denied in
order to satisfy the solid south, few
mon driven out of the sheep industry
and into competition with the farmer
and the upbullding Of our manufacturing
industries checked.
"Bnt the Mckinley law will not be
changed except on two or three items;
the wild cat currency will not be restored
and at the end OF four years there will be
nothing gained by democracy except the
Offices and it's victory over the old
soldiers, the black voters and the wool
growers, and in the interest of the solid
south. made hopelessly compact for a
generation to come. of course Oleveland's
administration will be good one, 80 far
as the general interests of the country
are concerned, but there will be no
comfort in it for the refOrmers who
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
A Close Call,

Napoleon Homestead: It is a singular
incident, but is matter of official re-
port that John G. Kroeber, the nom;
mated candidate for county treasurer of
this county, was nominated by one me-
jorlty, and the result of the election is
he beat his opponent, who bolted the
convention, just one vote at the polls.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
Not Prepared for a Landslide.

Bismarck Tribune: The returns are
still far from complete, but the landslide
in Walsh and Cavalier counties seems to
indicate defeat instead of victory for
the republican state ticket. 1t was esti
mated that Walsh county would go
against the ticket, but the republicans
were not prepared for twelve or thirteen
hundred majority.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
Election Echoes.

Election Echoes. =
Governor elect Shortridge Is named
ell"
johnson ran 338 votes ahead of Burke
in Cass county.
Richland county gave the indepeud-
ents 700 majority.
Senator McGilhvray is reelected in
the Dickinson district.
At Fort Totten, Indians voted 100
republican and II democratic.
One Of the surprises Of the election is
that Montana went republican.
Whitelaw Reid's own district in New
York gave q democratic majority.
The entire republican ticket was elect
ed in Burleigh county, except their can
didate for sheriff.
In the 26th legislative district Dwyer
and Lyons are defeated and the republic
can candidates elected.
As result of Cleveland's election,
several applicants for Postmaster Smiths
job are reported IN the field.
Jud laMoure was elected to the sen.
ate from his old district, notwlthstand-
ing the defeat of his party ticket in the
same district.
With George Wright for representa-
tive end Monroe Wright for assessor, it
may be assumed that Stutsman county
is all right this fall.
E. T. Kearney reported Wednesday as
the happiest day in his life. He had a
smile all over his face and was frequently
heard to remark-"I told you so.''
DR.. Bentley is spoken of for speaker
Of the house at Bismarck this winter,
and Seth Newman of Cass, is being sug-
gested for chairman Of the judiciary COM
mittee.
Republican,: We are licked, fair and
honestly, and I say amen. Am glad they
have everything 80 that the RESPONSE
bility will rest with them. II they fail
turn em out.
In Foster county Ralph Hall is elected
10 the legislsture, and A. G. Sanford of
Wells county, is also elected 40 the other
member from that district. Both are
democrats. State Senator Patch holds
over.
In LaMoure county, Dlesem, republi-
can candidate for the house, is defeated
by so votes, although he is reported to
have ran that number ahead OF his
ticket. Shortridge carries the county.
State Senator Klnter holds over.
The independent electoral, legislative
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
The CAUSES OF SUCCESS.
Why the Fusion Ticket Won
in North Dakota-Mar.
atlas Views. ..
Senator Hansbrough's Opinion
OF the Result-Lounsberry
Laments.
Official Returns of the Vote
Cast in StutSman
County.

Inc 9enlal CHAIRMAN OF the democratic
state committee, Capt. d. w. Marratta,
was in the city Monday congratnlating his
friends on the results in the state and
nation, and otherwise letting smile Of
happiness beam all around him. The
captain was found in his room at the
Gladstone hotel, where he met democrats
and fusionists, and talked over the Incl
dents of the battle. Asked his opinion
of the causes that led TO republican de-
feat in this state, Chairman Marratta
SAID: II attribute it chiefly to two rea-
sons. The first was detection of repub-
licans at what they believe to be the old
gaug rule in the state. The next cause
was that the republican campaign was
poorly managed from the start. There
were about 1900 democratic voters in
the state, whose representatives met in
Fargo expecting to nominate a demo
cratic ticket. The independents would
concede nothing, but under the circum-
stances an endorsement of that ticket,
excepting two presidential electors and
congressman was deemed the wisest thing
to do. This was for a long time source
of great dissatisfaction to the patty in
the state and greatly retarded united
work on our part, later. II the republi-
cans had been shrewd, they would have
widened the breech in our party by
methods calculated to WIN Mr.. Burke
democratic votes. This could have been
done, and many democrats pulled from
the fusion ranks. Instead of this, the
republicans did all they could to
solidify the disaffected democrats by
abusing them and by representing that
Gov. Shortridge was guerilla. The
organ of the republican state committee,
The Argus, misrepresented the demo
cratic leaders and then ridiculed their
case. All this did the republican ticket
great injury, and the opportunity to
spread democratic dlssensions was lost" {"
Capt. Marratta said that his latest ad.
vices from the close counties throughout
the state indicate that O'Brien is elected
by few hundred votes over Johnson;
also that the senate is republican by a
safe vote, but that the house is not, and
that on JOINT ballot the Legislature will
be democratic or fusion. Of course this
will not be fully determined until the
official count is made, and the counties
have Is days to send that to the capital.
Mr.. Marratta claims that many votes
were, without doubt, not counted as in.
tended to be cast, because the judges
exercised large discretion in that matter
Speaking OF the Australian ballot, he
said: "The legislature will be asked to
amend the law 80 that the names of all
the candidates can he printed in one
column, the democratic candidates under
the democratic heading, the republican
candidates under the republican head,
and 90 on. This is the way it is done in
Wisconsin and other states. Our
present ballot ls very complicated, and
the Legislature ought to simplify it."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
Good for StandlSh

Hon. w. H. Standish, attorney general
elect, says: I propose to remove with
my family to Bismarck, aid the leglsla.
ture to make good laws and see that they
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
For Re.SubmlssiOn.

Bismarck Tribune: The re.submis
sion proposition is likely to meet with
favor in the next legislature. The
present law-as enforced-is n farce.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-11-17
FUSION VICTORY CONCEDED.
The Entire Fusion Ticket Wins
in North Dakota by a
Good Majority.
Except That M. N. johnson
May Pull Through for
Congress.
Farmers Vote in Favor Of a
New Deal IN the States
Affairs.

The official count of the state election
has not yet been made, but enough is
known to warrant the statement that the
entire Independent state ticket Is elected
by majority of from 1000 to 1900, ex-
cepting possibly congressman and secre-
tary of state. The republicans claim
that Congressman johnson is reelected
by q small plurality over Foss and
O'Brien; also that Dahl, the republican
candidate for secretary of state, is
elected by about two hundred
votes. 1t Is possible, however,
that O'Brien, the democratic candidate,
for congress will beat johnson a few
hundred votes. There is some talk of
contesting Johnson's seat if heis declared
elected, on account of the voting OF
Indians in the Devils Lake reservation
and frauds in the count. The latest
Information is that the legislature is
republican on joint ballot, by majority
of twelve.
The tusionists have been celebrating
their great victory in many parts Of the
state, and their officials are preparing to
move to Bismarck 70 take possession Of
the Offices. They expect to live there
the year around and not leave them
selves open to the charge Of neglect of
public business by being absent the
greater part of the time and by entrust-
mo nff ai "a tn c1arko
The election of a republican legislature
will probably mean that republican
United States senator will be chosen for
the next six years. Party lines are
loosely drawn, however, in North Dakota
at this time, and there are number Of
republicans who may vote with the in
dependents, and q number Of independ-
ents and democrats who may likewise
vote outside Of party nominees. 1t is
therefore difficult to tell at present just
what influence party caucus Or party
nomination will have IN the election of
senator.