Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-08-18
INDEPENDENT CONVENTION.
Peoples Party Men Put Up
Part Of a County
Ticket.
Messrs. Horn and Carley Nom
mated for Represen-
tativeS.
Arrival Of Engineers to Make
a Typographical Survey
in the DakOtas.

in the Dakotas.
The independent convention met q,
the court house Monday to place {
legislative and county ticket in the field
and was called to order at 2:3O by NJ. D
Williams; chairman Of the county cen
trail committee. Mr.. Williams spoke o
the gratifying growth of the peoples
party movement in the county, state
and nation, and said that If the old party
politicians thought the small number oi
delegates present at this convention
the first held by the Independents in
Stutsman county--was the full strength
Of the party, they were doomed to dis
appointment. The farmers would be on
hand election day, he said. Mr.. viii.
llams also alluded to the late election in
Alabama,-where the democratic major
ity had been reduced from $4,000 to
7OOO-as an evidence of the sehtiment in
the south.
C.--L. Holmes OF Eldridge, secretary Of
the county committee, then read the
official call for the convention.
On motion of j. T. Eager, r. G. Gott
OF Mutz precinct, was chosen temporary
chairman. Mr.. Gott lefrained from
making speech, and G. L. Holmes was
at once elected secretary.
The credentials committee then re-
tired. and at o'clock reported the
following list of delegates entitled to
seats:
First ward-R. @. Thorold, Thomas
Hayes, Geo. Craven, A. Parkinson.
Second ward--G. H. Cowles, Otto
johnson, U. T. Carpenter, o. St. G..
Chenery, W. j. Gross, proxy to Chenery.
Fourth ward-J. w. Goodrich, George
Joos, M. d. Williams, J. T. Eager.
Buchanan-N. NJ. Campbell.
Durham E. F. Horn, Samuel Lilly,
proxy to Horn.
Eldr,dge-John Easterbrook, Walter
Bowes, Thomas Pendray, B. Gibson
Dunlap.
Esler-J. s. Tufford.
Montpelier-F. A. Carley, ]. Il. G.
Mcclellan.
Mutz-R. G. Gott.
Spiritwood station-Geo. Bronson, NJ.
w. Greene, VIM. Farley.
Stirton-C. G. Welden.
Ypsilanti- s. Franklin, T. W.
Hagen.
On motion Of Arthur Parkinson the
convention then took recess to permit
the delegates to agree upon candidates
for the several Offices. The delegates
retired to the committee rooms, and
held secret session for this purpose.
The Independent county convention
completed it's labols Monday, by the
nomination of the following ticket:
Representatives,. F. Horne and F.
A. Carley.
Treasurer-R. G. Gott.
Clerk OF court-O. s. Franklin.
Register of deeds-C L. Holmes.
Coroner-Dr. F. E. Thorald.
Judge Of probate. T. Eager.
Justices Of the peace-W. L. Hall, P.
V. Fellows and r. Pendray.
Constables- George Dewey, Walter
Bowes, Geo. Craven and q. T. Carpenter.
Assessors LIST dist, N. G. Shaver; End,
B. Gibson Dunlap; 3rd, }. =. Tufford.
County commissioners. w. Good
rich.
The nominations for state senator,
sheriff, auditor, states attorney, surveyor
and one justice of the peace, were passed,
and the county central committee en-
powered to fill those places on the ticket
If deemed expedient. In the event Of
the nomination Of Hon. George Lutz by
the democrats today, it is understood he
will be endorsed by the independents for
state senator.
The ticket gwen above was agreed to
in an executive or secret session lasting
about two hours-the convention taking
recess at 8 o'clock to permit the dele
gates to assemble IN the committee rooms
for this purpose. The conference had
not ended when The Aler: went to press
at S o'clock, but few minutes after that
hour the convention re-assembled, and
made the several nominations by accla-
nation In the order that they appear.
At $50 o'clock, the convention ad-
!. jonrned sine die.
GOVERNMENT SURVEYORS.