The Dickinson press., 1894-10-06
A Representative Democratic Caucus.

The independent mass meeting sn
called, convened at the court house
in Dickinson, Saturday night, Sept.
20, pursuant to call. Nuticeabl" among
the early ones present were DR.. V. IL.
Stickney, Frank Lisi, WIN. 4:nrp.
VIM. Walton. Chas. Andersont Doc.
Blalock, B. E. Benson, G. S. Lang
don, A. N. Jefferies. \. ID. Carpenter
S. II. Hall and Robert Lyon.
VIM. Walton took the chair and
read the call.
A. d. Carpenter moved the nomi'
nation of V. II. Stickney far perma'
nent chairman Carried.
Geo. Aud moved the nomination
of G. S. Langdon for secretary. Car
ried, and Langdon stepped forward.
DR.. Sticknev said that it had been
intimated that Lanstlon had taken
part in another convention recently
and as there was something in the Law
prohibiting man from participating
in two political conventions or eau
cuses of different belief he would
suggest change.
Langdon preferred to he excused.
A. d. Carpenter moved that Lang
don's withdrawal bc accepted. Car.
ried.
Jerry Hayes moved the nominatio,
of Welton Mcdonald for secretary
Carried.
A. d. Carpenter moved that cleo
tion of delegates be made by stand
ing vote. Motion seconded.
Geo. Aud moved us an amendment
that sixteen or twrnty-four names ht
placed before convention, from whic'
number eight names should he select
c,l by ballot.
Some discussion followed; Carprn
Ter thought unnecessary time WAS be
ing used.
Auld's motion was seconded. ant
yeas and nays called; chair in doubt
Aud withdrew his motion.
VIM. Walton moved that delegates
be placed in nomination one at ;
time by acclamation. Carried.
l.. ID. Kidder placed the name .
Tim Cuskelly in nomination. Carried
Geo. Aud placed the name Of 5. II
Hall III nomination. Hall declined
VIM. Walton placed the name o
Jerry Hayes in nomination. C,rriel
jerry Hayes placed the name o.
VIM. Walton in nomination. Carried
Geo. Beisigl placed the name of l.
D. Kidder in nomination. Carried.
John Goodall placed the name G
Daniel Manning in nomination. Car
ried.
A. ID. Carpenter placed the name o
Jack WEIGH in nomination. Carried
O. B. Ffankenberg placed the n;s%l
eff B. +. Fowler In nominatiop. Car
ried.
A. d. Carpenter placed the name o
Thomas Oukrop in nomination. Car
ried.
Somebody nominated John Goodall
but chair announced that the ful
number had been elected.
A. d. Carpenter moved that IL ma
jority of the delegates be authorized
to fill all vacancies.
Auld thought it bad policy.
Carpenter argued his Carpenters,
point vas good.
Auld said that it would be turn;n.
things upside down to ignore proxies
G.. S. Langdon thought it was en-
tireiy wrong to ignore proxies.
II. W. Bates moved that all dele
gates he authorized to act In perso
or by proxy. Carried.
A. ID. Carpenter moved an adjourn
ment; and it was SO.
That people may be better able t
judge of the political complexion o
this gathering, the following name:
of those present are given;
v. II. Stickncy, VIM. Knapp. b. Il. Bcnson, {
B. Anderson, Doc. Blalock, Frank Lish, Tol
Bothersome, A. N. Jefcrics o. B. Frankcnbers
Tim Cuskelly, L. NJ. p. Griswold, A. D. Carper
ter, 5. II. Hall, Jerry Hayes, Robt. Lyon, Et
McCadam, Jack WEIGH. II. L. Dickinson, \
W. Bates, B. f. Fowler VIM. Chaloncr, Gc'
Amid, c. S. Langdon, Fred Ballard, Geo. Bcisig
". y. Sucns.
Life or Death.
IL ia of yitnl imnortancc that il should be undo