Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-02-23

their opposition was not to the candl-
dates, but their support. It was born of
jealousy and hate, growing out of their
local campaigns or relating back to their
campaigns IN the state.
Roderick johnson said on more than
one occasion that it would have afforded
him pleasure to vote for Ly nan 4. Casey
"a christian gentleman, a worthy repre-.
sentative in the United States senate,
the choice OF two thirds OF the repnbli.
cans. Casey, who deserved the support of
every republican, was Withdrawn and an
honest effort made to elect Mr.. Kingman,
but that other element-the honor
| able gentlemen from Cass-refused
| to support him because those who had
favored Casey we're reported TO be in
| favor Of his election. Six Cass county
republicans had refused to caucus under
any circumstances presented to them.
| Nay, more, long before there was the
slightest danger of the election of dem
ocrat-wlen there was no fear of that
result-they voted for Benton, and had
it not been for the strife between two
populists as to which should cast the
deciding vote and be entitled to the front
seat on the band wagon, John J.. Benton
would have been elected on the twenty
third ballot instead of w. N. Roach on
the sixty frst-John d. Benton by Caes
county republicans, instead of W. n.
Roach by Grand Forks county repub.
llcans.
Cass county planted the seeds of dis
cord and watered and cultivated thu
plant until Grand Forks was taught to
envy them the prospective yield. The
Cass county press had no words of con-
demnation. The Cass county people
rather applauded and encouraged the
representatives of it's rival to 60 and do
likewise.
When Casey was driven out of the field
it seemed almost certain that den ocrat
would be elected, and that it was simply
y choice between Roach and Benton. The
election of Benton was defeated only by
keeping Muir in the field, and by en-
couraglng Roach's friends to hope that
If democrat must he elected be would
be chosen at last. Thus they made it
impossible to rally Benton's broken
lines.
In the hope that Cass would see the
error Of its ways the republicans united
upon a Cass county man. And still
Pinkham, Macarthur and Severson re
fused to yield and Southland joined them,
and by his example contributed more
than either to the final result.
Fuller and Wright OF Stutsman, pro-
Tossing to be republicans, expressing a
willingness to vote even for Casey when
their vote would elect, still refused TO
come. While johnson, Strom and Wallen
of Trail, and Enger Of Steele, could find
no republican on whom the others were
willing to unite good enough for them
to vote for.
Grand Forks republicans were being
played upon day by day. Walsh was
encouraged to believe that he could and
would bt. elected, and whenever any re-
publican neared the successful point
some OF the members from that county
would leave him and vote for Walsh, and
Walsh finally left not intending to be
present at the next meeting of the joint
convention and yet seeking no pair.
The opposition were given opportunity
to find those weak in principle, or vas
cillating. They were encouraged in their
search by the state OF affairs existing
from day to day.
The inevitable came at last. Disguised
with the horse play in the repu blican
caucus, LaMoure left it and yet stood
faithfully by republican principles, and
the one receiving the majority of re-
publican votes, until he saw deal was
made which would elect a Grand Forks
democrat on the sixty first ballot or a
Fargo democrat on the sixty-second.
He went to Cass county malcontents-
no other word will fit them-and to the
Stutsman county kickers, who had it in
their power to elect, ard told them that
unless theyI united to elect Miller he
should vote for Roach and enough other
republicans would join HIM to make his
election certain. II 1t must be a demo-
crat he should choose between Benton
and Roach He did not intend to allow
Cass county to reap the fruits Of dis
organization for which they were re-
sponsible.
BISMARCK, Feb. 2l.-ISpeclal. The
completion of the capitol building, which
has been made possible by the act of the
legislature, will be done during the next
two years. The lands granted to the
state by the government have already
been selected. There are $1,000 acres
set apart for capital purposes, and Col.
Power, the land commissioner, estimates
that 10000 acres will be enough to com
ply with the law which provides $4,000
for the capital completion. The state
will issue bonds and the proceeds OF the
sale OF lands will be used to reimburse
the state. The lands selected lie in the
Fargo, Grand Forks, and eastern part of
the Devils Lake districts, and can be sold
for any price, the $40 an acre minimum
placed on the school lands, not applying
to the lands granted for the capital
building. The lands will be appraised
and sold by auction to the highest bidder
over and above the appralsment. Much
of the work of construction Of the
wing ls expected to be done by prison
labor. In the building Of the state pen
itentiary the work of the prisoners
cut big figure in saving money to the
state. The brick used or portion Of
them we're made by prison labor, and it Is
expected that the brick for the capitol
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