Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-09
DON'T WANT FUSION.
The Democrats Convene and Elect
Delegates to State Democratic
and Judicial Conventions.
It is Their Pronounced and Expressed
Sentiment That no Kind of
Fusion Goes.
Manager Dickey Arrives and Con-
suits With Those Interested on
Worlds Fair Matters.

suits With Those Interested on
Worlds Fair Matters.
The Democratic Convention. .
The democrats we're a little late in
getting to work, Saturday afternoon,
and it was not until 2:45 that the meet
ing was called to order by Chairman
Schwab of the central committee, who
read the official call and announced that
the democrats of Burleigh county were
ready for business. On motion, 7. P.
Hunt was made temporary chairman,
and J. G. Rapelje temporary secretary.
The appointment of a committee IN Gre
dentials was then moved and carried,
and the chair appointed Barney
Schwab, M. P. Slattery and VIM. Braith-
waite as such committee. A committee
on organization, M. Wick, Lester
Green and Thomas Cunningham, was
also appointed. A recess was then
taken to allow the committees to per-
form their labors and prepare reports.
On reassembling, the report of the
committee on credentials was read. This
report found the following delegates en-
titled to seats:
Precinct No. /, Joseph Fox, J. G.
Rapelje; No. g, M. Wick, J. M. Edgerley
(proxy to Hare) and Lester Green; No.
3, I. P. Hunt; No. 4, Thos. Cunningham;
No. s., Frank Kocher (proxy to Ed.
Wentworth); No. 7, Philip Harvey; No.
9, Chas. Carr; No. IL, VIM. B~raithwaite,
N. P. Slattery; No. II, Stephen Huston;
No. IA, Barney Schwab; No. Is, R. B.
Anderson (proxy to Joseph Hare.) Pre-
cincts 6, 8, 10, Is, 25 were unrepresented,
but after the report had been read it
was found that precinct No. 5 had a rep
resentative in N. E. Shelton, and No. 8
in Edward Flanagan, and these dele
gates were admitted. The report of the
committee was accepted and approved,
and the report of the committee on Or
ganization called for. This simply
recommended the making permanent of
the temporary organization, and was
unanimouly accepted and approved.
Joseph Hare then moved the appoint
ment of a committee of three to select
delegates to the state convention, sub
ject to the approval Of the county con-
vention. Mr.. Hare supplemented his
motion with a few pithy remarks, in
which he denounced the proposed. at
tempt at fusion in scathing terms. He
said that the convention was demo-
cratic, and that, in his opinion, it was
pronouncedly against fusion. The ap-
plause which followed his remarks
proved that his were also the sentiments
OF the delegates.
Mr.. Braithwaite said he agreed with
Mr.. Hare in his ideas as regards fusion,
but thought that the delegates to Fargo
should be nominated and elected in open
convention, and that he would so move.
A ballot was taken on the two motions,
and the latter plan was adopted.
Delegates to Fargo were then nomi-
mated and elected as follows:
Joseph Hare, chairman; VIM. Braith-
waite, I. P, Baker, Joseph Fox, Barney
Schwab.
Alternates: J. G. Rapelje, Philip Har-
vey, N, E, Shelton, Geo. E. Wentworth,
M P. slattery.
In consideration of the fact that no
basis of representation for the several
counties had been fixed by the judicial
central committee, the following resolu-
ton was offered by Mr.. Hare:
Resolved, That four delegates and four
%alternates be elected to the judicial con
v%ention, at such time and place as may be
designated by the judicial district commit
zee, and that they be empowered to cast the
sentatlon should be greater than four.
The resolution was adopted, and the
following delegates elected:
JIG. Rapelje, Hon. A. N. Leslie lat men,
ton of whose name there was great ap-
plause, and who suggested, when desig-
mated "Hon." that the title be not
conferred on him until after November
~ N. E. Shelton and Ed Flanagan.
Alternates: W. H. Scott. J. M. Edger-
ley, I. P. Hunt and Thomas Cunning
ham.
MI. Hare then moved that the dele
gates to Fargo be instructed to vote for
q pure, unadulterated democratic ticket
and no fusion. This created quite a dis.
custom, and some n suggested that
it was a queer idea to instruct a delega-
ton, understood to be democratic, to vote
a democratic ticket. Others said that
the resolution was unnecessary, as there
was no possibility of the delegations
voting for fusion, and 30 the resolution
was withdrawn.
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