Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-06-14
Preliminary Pointers.

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Preliminary Pointers.
| District Attorney Ke,me OF New Rock
ford was an arrival last night with the
Eddy county delegation instructed for
bis candidacy as attorney general.
Representative D. w. McCanna of
Towner county is IN the city as a spec
tator. If there can be anything done for
his friend John Burke of Rolla, in the
attorney general line, he would be graf
flied.
Delegates who are coming by wagon
from Benson and Eddy counties are ex-
pected to arrive today. The distance
some Of them will travel is nearly 100
nil and it will take two days to make
the journey and two days to return.
ate-Senator !. P. Lamb, one of the
original Independents of Nelson county
and we'll known merchant at Michigan
City is an attendant at the convention.
"We want good clean ticket" he SAID
today. that will get the support of the
farmers of the state regardless of party.
Issue first, candidates next"
A we'll posted DELEGATE say that Ben
Stevens is one of the most popular mep.
in Ransom county and the
independents could do no better
than to name him for governor. "He
shys ho doesn't want it and has posi-
lively refused to consider it, but We
need a strong man like Stevens to head
the ticket just the same.'
Hon. L. A. LELAND of LaMoure is an
earnest supporter of the initiative and
referendum-the' voting upon proposed
legislation by the people before the
time that legislators are voted for.
The LaMoure convention instructed for
this plank in the state platform. The
determination to make the platform
short and concise is seen on all Sides.
Nothing to furnish unnecessary material
for opposition ridicule will be adopted.
Hon. Walter Muir says he has made
no canvas for the nomination to congress
and asked no one for support. He con-
siders it too important position to tritle
with in the manner of seeking it as is
done by old party candidates, and pre-.
fers to lot the convention make it's own
free choice. Mr.. Muir says the charac-
ter of the delegates who come here will
be high and that the most Of them are
among the best representatives of the
farmers OF the state.
If there is any advantage in conven
ton being all at sea regarding Its can
didates," SAID prominent member Of
the alliance and third party today, I'VE
have that advantage. do not know Of
any candidate who has sure thing, and
there is the widest diversity of opinion
in regard to the chief Offices. Two years
ago at Valley City it was hard work to
get men to take position on the ticket.
It was making martyr OF man; now
1t is different, and there are many will
ing to be sacrificed.
Mrs. Eisenhuth, the state superintend.
ent came in last evening to 60 north to
attend a Wells county institute. Owing
to the limited train service on the J. e
N, she remained over today and will 60
by way Of the 500. The general impress
sion among delegates so far seen seems
to be that the party will make grave
mistake il they do not renominate their
efficient superintendent of public schools.
She has given general satisfaction
throughout the state in her work, and
has demonstrated that 1t does not re-
quire man to handle the school inter
ests honestly and ably. The effort said
to have been inaugurated at Valley City
to spring Miss Bates, late Of the Normal
school, as candidate for this position
has no backing with the majority Of the
independents as far as can be learned.
| Gov. Shortridge is IN no sense a can
didate for any position before the con.
vention. He sees however that The first
success OF the independent party has
brought out many men who would now
like to take the place, that few would
have accepted two ysars ago. The re-
sponsibillties are great. the duty OF a
high character and the reward not in the
same ratio. The governor has met
with great opposition in the administra-
ton Of affairs which would not have con
fronted an executive elected by eithe,
OF the old parties. The opposition in
the matter OF appointments and contro
OF public institutions by the supreme
courts, ls we'll known. Fair minded in
dependents will no doubt remember this
and refuse to listen to any unwise or un.