Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-09-08
INDEPENDENTS lNDORSED.
North Dakota Democrats Favor
the Candidates of the Peo-
pies Party,
Except for Congressman and
Two of the Presidential
Electors.
Well Known Citizens Agitating
the Matter of a County
Fair.

With the exception of congressman
and two presidential electors, the demo
cratic state convention, held at Fargo
Tuesday, indorsed the nominations OF
the independents recently made at
Valley City. There was lively contest
over fusion, which was opposed by many
old.time and representative democrats,
but the fuslonists came off victorious,
and the entire peoples party state ticket
was given an indorsement- excepting
DR.. Tiegen for congress, and Messrs NJ.
D. Williams and Walter Muir for elec-
tors. For the former position James
O'Brien was nominated by acclamation,
and John D. Benton Of Fargo, and W. N.
Roach of Larimore, were named as
Cleveland and Stevenson electors. The
other peoples party elector, A. r. Rond-
estvedt of Richlsnd county, being
democrat, was indorsed. Shortridge for
governor, Wallace for ieutenant-gover-
nor, Peabody for secretary of state,
Porter for auditor, Nomland for treas.
urer, Standish for attorney general.
Mrs. Eisenhuth for superintendent,
Cuddhie for commissioner of
insurance. Nelson Williams for
commissioner Of agriculture, and Cam.
eron, Stevens and Rasmussen for rail
road commissioners, all independents,
were nominated by reclamation. In re-
turn for this action, it is understood the
Independents will withdraw two of their
presidential electors, and that DR.. Tlegen
may also be induced to drop out OF the
race.
At the evening session Of the conven-
ton resolutions were adopted "heartily
endorsing the platform adopted by the
democratic national convention at Chi
cago,' alleging that Thy common consent
the tariff is the supreme issue of the I'M.
pending campaign" and that upon this
issue of the tariff the independent party
and the democratic party are one in in
terest, one in principal and should be one
in work." The platform also approves OF
resubmisslon OF the prohibition question.
A new state committee was selected,
comprised Of one member from each
county. E. j. Schwellenbach of James
town, represents Stutsman county on
the committee.
Asa Francis, democrat for ninety.
three years, was presented to the con-
vention, and received hearty applause.
He voted for Andrew Jackson.
NJ. A. Hildreth of Fargo, was elected
temporary chairman of the convention,
and made stirring speech. The TEN.
porary organization was afterwards made
permanent. The committee on creden.
tlals reported 191 delegates present and
no contests.
When the time for nominations was
reached, the question regarding fusion,
the issue before the convention, was
freely discussed by able and earnest
speakers.
DR.. Anderson, delegate from La
Moure, started the ball rolling by ask
ing if the convention was independent or
democratic, and if it proposed to sup.
port the democratic principles.
Brooke OF Grand Forks, exhibited
some flowing eloquence in behalf OF
fusion, saying he would cast his vote
for the entire independent ticket and
moved for its Endorsement. He wound
up by saying it was downright pity
to throw away the opportunity at
hand, the only one they ever had, OF ae-
feating the republicans. He also said if
democrats placed ticket in the field it
would not poll 5000 votes. He said
Shortridge was good enough democrat
for him as we'll as all the candidates on
the independent ticket.
Judge Burke, that eloquent and fluent
speaker of Rollette county, responded in
the name of democracy, and said he did
not want to try to influence or dictate to
that body, but asked what assurance
they had that the three electoral votes
would be cast for Cleveland provided the
independents got the cinch?
Joy of Grand Forks, nominated Short
ridge for governor. Marratta was then
called to the chair and Chairman Hid.
reth poured forth his eloquence for about
ten minutes, advocating the advisability
of endorsing the independent ticket. w
N. Roach also spoke at some length. The
ticket was then unanimously adopted as
q whole.