The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-01
NORTH DAKOTA DENIS.
They Voted for Fusion and Nom
mated Part of u Ticket.

GRAND FORKS, N. D., July 26.-The
Democratic state convention was called to
order at noon today and w. E. Purcell, of
Richland, was chosen chairman. Commit
tees on credentials and rules and order of
business were appointed and an adjourn
ment was taken till o'clock. During the
recess caucuses were held and the subject
of fusion discussed at length.
The convention labored- through a long
discussion of the platform from the latter
part Of the afternoon session until late in
the evening. Some dissension arose over
the plank indorsing the official acts of Gov.
Shortridge, but when the roll was called
the convention was found to be almost
unanimous in favor of the plank. The
adoption of the financial plank only
adopted after a stormy discussion and the
scenes which characterized the considera-
ton of the resolution providing for resub-
mission were decidedly lively. Tracy
Bangs, of Grand Forks, and Ed Cole, of
Fargo, entered into lively discussion, the
former advocating an amendment to the
plank that would not pledge the party too
far ahead. Cole talked against prohibition
and for high license. Both factions finally
agreed upor g plank providing for result
mission at the earliest possible moment.
The platform also indorses Roach, the ma
tonal administration, and touches lightly
upon the labor question. The financial
plank demands the free bimetallic coinage
of both gold and silver and the restoration
for over eighty years prior to the demon
etlZation of the standard silver dollars in
1873. And should it become necessary in
order to maintain the two metals in cir
culation to readjust the ratio, it should be
determined whether gold has risen or silver
has fallen, and whether there should be a
change of a gold a silver dollar or both,
to the end that whatever ratio is adopted
the rights of both creditor and debtor
should be preserved alike. The plank also
declared against gold and silver monomet-
allism, but that both should be coined in
such ratio as will maintain the two metals
in circulation. resolution providing for
the submission of the question of general
suffrage to the people was laid upon the
table with tremendous majority.
FUSION GOES
After completing the adoption of the diff
ferent sections of the platform the order of
business was taken up. Burke Corbet, of
Grand Forks moved that a vote of the
convention be taken to ascertain the sense
OF the convention regarding the nominating
of straight ticket. This raised a lively
row. Martin Ryan, of Fargo, in an en-
phatic speech declared himself in favor of
fusion. Mcguire Bryonpeson, of Pembina.
replied in fiery manner, urging the con-
Vention not to swallow the Populist ticket
and the state Democracy to manifest it's
manhood. w. c. Listikaw, of Walsh.
threw himself into the breach in favor of
fusion, and in short speech declared that
only by fusion could the Democrats of
North Dakota hope to gain anything in
the coming election. Tracy Bangs followed
as an advocate of the combinat on Finlay
Grant, secretary of the board of railway
commissioners, also pronounced himself
in favor of indorsng a part of the Populist
ticket on behalf of the Democratic press.
Budd Reeve called the fusionists down for
advocating Endorsement of men diametri-
cally opposed to a Democratic president.
The roll call on the question was made
anna the greatest excitement, each side
cheering as favorable vote was an
nounced. The result showed a majority of
s. votes out of 247 in favor of fusion. The
convention then proceeded to the nominal
ton of the ticket
The ticket is as follows: Congress, NJ G.
Larimore; governor, F. M. Kinter; 1ieuten-
ant governor, r. A. LELAND; secretary of
state, Geo. Slette; superintendent of pub
tic instruction, Mrs. Eisenhuth; auditor A,
w. Porter; treasurer, Knutt J. Nomland:
commissioner of agriculture, Geo. Kurtz;
insurance commissioner, Jas. Cudhie.