The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-09-14

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Committee on credentials rcported
the following delegates entitled toll
Deats 10 the convention
y INaYALLA: u. Is. Heldorson,
2. g. Skulason, proxy for s. B. Bryn.
|olfson. .
MIDLAND: Pat Quigley.
GARDAR: Jonas Hall. proxy for
John johnson.
NICHE: Chas. II. Lee, proxy for
81. Douvllle, and p. G. Donovan.
LoDEMA: Thos. K. Wheeland.
FLORA: O. b. johnson.
J0LIETTk: A. J. McKlbben.
Crystal: A. G.. Darling, Fred
Weisse and Robt. Mcbfurchie.
CAVALIER: N. Brynjclfson, f. e.
Hepert and Jas. Thomson.
BEAuL1EU: H. Sigurdson, proxy
for A. Magnusson and J. P. HeIleron.
BATnaATE: 81. Nevens, Geo. Tay-
lor, ]. d. Trcnholmc, II. S. Winter
and ]. d. Stack.
CARLISLE: John Dcyancy.
DRAYTON: Chas. Edwards aud
Rasmus I. Olson.
HAMILTON; ]. =. Thacker and ].
N, Chisholm.
PEHp1NA; Eugene Harris, J. d.
Winlaw, also proxy for 4. n. Shaw A.
T. Nelson and F. G. Myrick.
PARK: 8. Gudmundson and Thos.
Guinan,
wALnALLA; j. A. Jamison aud
Ogden Quigley.
LINCOLN: Fl. e. Thomson.
ST. JOSEPH: Jos. Argue, r. +,
Donovan, p. j. Horgan ana Thus.
Laney.
AKRA. p. N. johnson, proxy for
B. Peterson.
ST. THOMAS: d. NJ. O'Connor, jas.
Curtis, proxy for s. o. Soper, j.
Childerhosc, VIM. McMurchic, Robt.
Thexton, e. II. Jamison.
The committee on resolutions, sub.
mltted the following resolutions;
TO the chairman and members OF
democratic party Of Pembina county,
In convention assembled. We, your
committee on resolutions, beg to re.
port the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the demOcraa oil
Pembina county, fully endorse the
platform adopted by tho democratic
party at Chicago In 1892, and pledge
our hearty support to the democratic
placed In nomination ut the demo
cratic state convention ut Crane
Forks, In July 1894. That we approve
OF and endorse the American and pa
triotic course of Grover Cleveland II
the late labor trouble, and In all mat
ters of congressional legislation.
Resolved, That the democrats q
Pembina county, are opposed to al
fusion with the pOpulIst party, boil
In state ana local politics.
The committees reports were al
adopted without any alterations.
Nominations were now In order, ant
according to the cpmmittee's report
we're read Of as follows: Treasurer
sheriff, auditor, register Of deeds
clerk Of court, county Judge, state'
attorney, coroner.
For treasurer, VIM. McMurphle, o
st. Thomas, Ia q nice speech, nomi
mated Thos. +, Donovan. which wa
carried by acclamation.
| Attorney Brynjolfson nominate,
II. d. Mckay. st. Thomas, for sheriff
who also sailed through by acclama
tion.
When the auditors place on tn
ticket was called there was silenc
for some time, as II something wa
wrong, and many delegates locke,
around to see what was the matte,
finally Mr.. Thextop, nf 81, Thomae
proposed the name of. w. Hughes
Ut Cavalier. He was nominated afte
considerable hesitation.
| J. d. Stack presented the tame O
:. ID. Anderson, the present incum
bant, and +. e. TIebert nominate,
Neil Thomson, for register of deeds
Mr.. Thomson received NJ Geeppi aR,
MI. Anader !sseln nomination was mad,
UNANIMOUS,
swan Swanson was nominated 70
clerk of court, aud E. w. Conmy
county Judge, with the same regularl
ty as the rest of the ticket was nomi
mated.
Attorney Stack could have had tn
states attorneyship 1t he wanted t,
but be declined and the office wa
left vacant.
F. E. Hebcrt was nominated TO
county surveyor and DR.. Muir, coron
Ter. A number Of constables and Jus
tices completed the ticket. ate
which 4 county central COMMITTEE,
was appointed. They are: E. w
Conmy, DR.. Donovan, I'M. Chisholm
Geo. Taylor, Magnus Brynjolfson
John johnson and j. M. O'Connor.
NOTES.
On motion, IF N. bsyniolfsou. the
RpminatlOn for commissioner for Dist
No. 2. was deferred until the legisla,
tive convention met.
A discovery was made that county
constables and justices had been
omitted from the call; II did not
take lI.g long tp ractify the mistake.
There were good many pops hang
ing around, for what purpose is hard
70 say, but they were politely made
70 understand In open convention
that they had no business there
J. w. Hughes appeared to be the
happlest man Of the nominees.
P. G.. Skulason, Of Gardar, is q
bright young man, with lots of partia.
mentarv ability and q nice flow Of Ian:
gNsge, II be- continues as he is start.