The Dickinson press., 1894-06-30
pelerates t. Grand FORKS.

STONE 1huisdayy!I vi aftern ! Juno %.
for the iiidi, ia i e,illsIctinigl, seven si * dele.
gates ffiiosm' Stark comfy, q represent
llsspeoplsa In the REPUBLICAN state
convention called t" meet in Grand
Forks all July IL, to place in nomina.
itton i state ticket. The convention
was called to order by J..G. Csmpbell.
On motion John ". Currie was elect.
ed temporary chairman, and John
Riessbeck secretary, which organiza.
ton was subsequently made perma.
nent.
After the, reading Of the cali by
the chairman, motion was made
and carried for the appointment of
a committee of three to act upon ere.
dentials. Tile chair appointed the
following: j. X. Porter, Nenj. Webb,
and Wells Taft.
A recess was taken.
The convention WIS called to order.
and the committee on credentials re.
ported by, precinctsithe result of their
Investigation, which was:
BELF1ELD-L. Christensen (proxy
to August; Anderson) W. +. King.
SorTli HEARr-Wells Taft, Is. Fin
ger 'tprOxy to Wells Taft.)
.DIcKtNsoN-Otto Dosskey, Geo. Sc.
nour, John Currie, John Riessbeck,
Joseph Crosthwaite, J.. X. Porter, D.
s. L%ittlehales (proxy to Otto Dosskey,)
E. F. Messersmith (proxy to Geo. Sc
nour.)
LEmlGll-A. F. Reilly, j. F. Brodie.
GLADsroNE-S. ID. Gregg, Ivan Lee,
II. +. Hatch.
TAyLoE-J. NJ. Tracey, Fred Mad
son, y. y. ROsendahl.
RICIiARDT0N-l3tmj. Webb, w. y.
Mcclure, GEO. Hettenbaugh.
ANTELoPE-J. ID: Ur-y, Ed. Hughes
Ed Il. Bonney.
SPRINGvALE-T.S.U ndcrhill (proxy
to; d. Lepper,) Carl Hamann (proxy
to b. Lepper.)
FARMERS VALLEY-Jacob Seminal.
enberger and Sven Swanson (proxies
to L. a. Simpson.)
Report of credential committee &C.
copied. .......
1t was moved to proceed to the
election of delegates, and after some
discussion it was mutually agreed
that the east end delegates should
have the selection of three members
of the Grand Forks delegation, Dick
inson three and the west end one.
The different sections of the county
as named went into caucuses by them
selves and made their choice by bal
lot, the result Icing submitted later
and adopted by the convention.
DELEGATES ELECTED.
A. c. McGillivray, John W. Currie,
D. S. Littlehales, Wells Taft, W. A.
Mcclure, j. NJ. Tracey and T. S. Tn.
derhill.
l}y unanimous consent of the con-
vention, A. 9. McGillivray was made
chairman Of the delegation.
Geo. Senour offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, that it is the sense of
this convention that the representa-.
tives from this county should use
their best endeavors to secure a place
on the state ticket for at least one
West Missouri man.
The following resolution was in.
troduced by Ed. r. Bonney, and
adopted by the convention;
Resolved, that we renew our devo-
ton to the principles of the Republi.
can party, whose policy has ever been
protective tn American idustries and
American labor; honest money and
equal rights to every citizen under
the law.
Resolved. that the experience of
the last sixteen months plainly and
forcibly teaches the people that the
sooner the Good Old Party is returned
to power in the state aud nation the
sooner will prosperity and financial
stability have returned to US.
Resolved, that we heartily approve
the course pursued by Senator
and Representative in the general leg
islatlve assembly, and that we favor
the re. electton; Of i. A. Simpson,
Resolved, that our county commits
sioner management is not up to the
proper standard, and that the inter
ests Of the people demand u change
therein.
A communication from r. S. I'm
derl,ill was read and adopted.
Gentlemen of the convention as.
sembledyat Gladstone
regril fE1eipg unable to take m,
seat witlBty0l today. This is 4 TIM
that rcq6eras, Republicans to stand to
gether Va n unit for the welfare O,
the country
The result of tho present expert
ment Of democracy is the destruction
of prosperity, and is drifting us OF
the dangerous shoals of comm unlstit
anarchy, and the extravagant, unprac
tical heresies Of populism. Toda,
portions of our country are under maj
slal surveillance to protect persons
and property from the hands of or
ganized bands Of M employed labor.
This spirit at unrest CAN but breed
additional discomfort. disorder and
decentralization, prostrating the digni.
ty and remuneration of lahoG starv
ing the pride of country and humbline
and humiliating the independence
and respeotability of honest labor
These conditions are heretofore I'm
known in our political history. Our
boasted government of the people
and by the people, has evidently
fallen into the hands of weak and un.
scrupulous politicians, .incompeten,
In craftsmanship anil destructive in
policy.
1t is for you, gentlemen. and for the
1 = A.. -