Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-06-28
THEIR VIEWS CHANGING.
stutsman County Republicans
Adopting Some Ideas of
Modern Legislation.
Delegation of Excellent Men
to Represent the County
at Grand Forks.

At the republican county convention,
Tuesday, l3 delegates to the state con-
vention at Grand Forks on July 18th,
were named. Every precinct was repre-
septed, with less than dozen proxies
ont OF 95 representatives. Alfred Steel
WAS made chairman and Ernest Wanner
secretary, and while the credential com
m,ttee were preparing their report,
general expression of opinions was in
dulged in.
Hon. Fred Fancher stated that be was
proud to belong to the republican party
which believed in the protection of
American industries; Of a party that
doesn't believe in restoring dissolute
oueens to thrones which they have dis
1raced. The condition of the country
two years ago, before its Industries had
been Frustrated by democratic success,
was compared With the present stagna-
tion of business. The republican party,
he said, had always been great ana con-
tinued so even in defeat.
81. Glaspell made an appeal to the
convention to pull together; not to let
petty differences sway them; let the best
man win and then support him at the
polls. He was republican and always
had been. He stated he had considerable
sympathy with the reconciliation of
silver, not at fixed ratio of 16 to prob
ably; the government control OF every
monopoly-the railroads, etc.-which he
wished to see incorporated in the plat
form of the republicans.
E. w. Camp said he would like to go
to Grand Forks as a delegate for the
purpose of bringing before the convan-
tion certain propositions which would
tend to enlarge and broaden the repub-
ican party. The democrats are more in
favor of protection today than they ever
we're; protection as far as North Dakota
is concerned will take care OF itself;
democrats don't care to ruin the nation
by abolishlng the policy which the re-
publican party has built up; they have
no intention Of doing go and do not dare
to follow out the dictates of their plat
form. With protection settled the party
must advance to new issues; it is the
party of progress. The delegates to
Grand Forks should see that the plat
form is widened, made more liberal;
government should have complete con-
troll of the railroads and of the telegraph
system as we'll.
City Attorney Baldwin asked for
loyalty to the republican nominees on
the ticket; laying aside Of grudges and
the voting for whoever is nominated on
the ticket.
Cries of Bartlett" and Stanford" were
made and just as G.. A. Sanford arose
someone called for Jamestowns' Sanford
but G. A. OF Corinne took the floor for a
few minutes and then gave way to Hon.
David Bartlett of Cooperstown, who
said he was sincerely glad to have heard
the remarks of the gentleman who
had proceeded him.
For years he had been an advocate of
some of the principles introduced by the
other speakers, such as the government
ownership and control of the railroads
and telegraph systems. 1t was not a
new doctrine, he declared; the republl-
we're the first to advocate it. Senator
Hill of Colorado was the first man to in
troduce the subject in the halls of legis
lation; he introduced bill IN the senate,
to the effect that the government should
own and operate the telegraph lines Of
the country. The bill came to vote
and was lost by small majority, but
out of 1t there grew the interstate COM
merce act. The decisions OF the courts
in many instances which have arisen
under that act, have ruled that the
government has right to regulate and
control the tariff levied by the railroads
and steamship lines.
Il. E.. Wallace who was loudly called
for said he was republican and had
never scratched a name on republican
ticket; he had been delegate to every
convention held in the coun y since 1880
until this time and was sorty he didn't
get here soon enough to be u delegate to
this one also. He liked a political fight;
understood couple OF his personal
friends were endeavoring to control the
convention each for himself; it didn't
make any difference to him which
one controlled it but he said there
were men in the county ne
ne admired greater than either OF them
Both had been we'll honored by the party
and could afford to give some other
equally good man a chance. Whether
either gets prize in the nomination for
office, or any other good republican, he
would abide by it; would stand by the
nominee of his party every time. He
humorously referred to Brother Camp"
as having "a touch OF the itchsA she had
been standing little too Gloss to the
populists, until he had caught few Of
their ideas. The speakers remarks we're
loudly applauded.
The credentlal committee reported and
the fight was on. Mr. Fancher placed
in nomination as delegates the following
gentlemen:
A. Steel, F. Clemens, F. F. Mont
gomery, r. w. Davidson, G. W. In
graham, F. Ingalls,, F.. Jandell, George
Tucker, John Milsted, Hugh Bole, A.
Ellsworth, John McGinnis and NJ. w.
Wright.
This was understood to be an advance
challenge, and Attorney Glaspell said