Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-10-07
he Arranges an Independent Con-
vention, Which Endorses Their
Whole Ticket.
But He Fails to Consult Some I'M
portant Members of the
Party
Who Assembled Last Evening and
Put Another Ticket in the
Field.
Dissention and Dissatisfaction Exists
Everywhere Except Among
Republicans.
Another Endorsement.

Another Endorsement.
The last act Of the political drama
which Is to eliminate at the November
election was played out Saturday. It
was the fourth alleged convention which
has been held in Burleigh county. It
was held at the court house, and for
several hours the doctrines of the indie
pendents were laboriously expounded.
There has been. some tall hustling
going on in the ranks of the so-called
democracy, whose representatives, or at
least some of whom appear on the
hybrid ticket nominated by the so.called
independent convention and endorsed
by the democratic one held later, and it
has resulted in their effort for the
succor of the only party which has not
yet been represented on any ticket. It
became evident to the republican, or
some of the republican leaders of the
democratic party that there might pos
sibly exist in the connty-some stray
Cling members Of the genuinely calami-
tous independent party whose support
might be obtained, if the cards were
rightly played. It is known that the
county independent central committee
denounced the first independent conven-
ton as a fraud, and for this reason the
bosses surmised that some dissatisfac-
ton with the ticket might exist among
them. Accordingly, it was decided that
a convention of the genuine independ-
ents be brought. about, and they be
played to endorse the present demo-
cratic ticket, and thus assure it of their
support.
Chairman VIM. Barry of the indie.
pendent state central committee, was
accordingly sent for, and when he ar
rived Saturday morning a taken in
tow by the aforesaid leaders of the So
called democrats and stuffed with vari-
GUS things. He was finally steered into
a back room, and it is said into that
same back room where many other
curious events have %transpired, and then
and there agreed to unite with the demo-
Gratis t?) and secure the endorsement of
their ticket by the Independents. This
back committee then adjourned to
the court house, where the independents,
fully q dozen in number, had congre-
gated. Prominent in the gathering were
the chairman and secretary of the former
Independent convention, who we're there,
presumably, to get pointers as to the
mode of conduct Of a real, live independ-
ent convention. Barnes and Baker had
already done some effective missionary
work among them, and during the con-
v~ention Mr.. Barnes sat conspicuous
among them. From his evident leader
ship it is doubtful whether Mr.. Barnes
is any longer a republican-democrat, for
he surely seemed to approve of populistic
doctrine, and joined ever and anon in
the applause. +.
Frank Andrews was made chairman
of the convention, and Joseph Taylor
secretary. The work, which consisted in
q practical endorsement of the demo.
cratic ticket, was quickly done, the inno-
cent independents being willing tools in
the hanos OF the more skillful politicians.
After the endorsement, Mr.. Barry made
q speech. It was Of the typically popu-
listic order. He spoke of the horrible
nearness Of the country to destruction
and dissolution. On the frightful in
crease in the number of millionaires
and the consequent dangerto the labor
er's prospect he dilated extensively, and
when he spoke feeIingly Of the Oppressed
workingman" and the poor rmer," Mr..
Barry's sympathetic nature overcame
him and his eyes filled with tears. Mr..
Barry predicted that North Dakota
would be carried by 8 majority Of 5000
for the independents, and that in nearly
all OF the counties the fusion movement
would carry.
Mr.. Barry seemed to believe what he
said. and it is useless to speak further
Of his discourse. There was applause at
times-that is, when he would stop and
gaze at his army Of twelve auditors
with an expectant look and they felt
constrained 10 applaud-but it was
quite feeble. The convention adjourned
Immediately subsequent to the finishing
Of his address, and he was again es-