Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-09-18
REFUSED TO FUSE
SEVENTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
HAVE A CANDIDATE.
They Vote Down n Resolution to
Endorse Congressman Boen and
Then Place in Nomination Mayor
Mclean of Fergus Fails.

Then Place in Nomination Mayor
Mclean of Fergus Fails.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Sept. 15.-The
Democrats Of the Sevnth district, after
short vigorous fight, decided that
they did not want any Populists on
their ticket. The convention was
called to order by Williamm Anglim
OF Crookston, and e. M. Stanton OF
that place was elected chairman. The
fusionists began the fight by moving
that each delegate present cast but
one vote, regardless OF instructions
Of his county or the number of proxies
that he holds. This was voted down.
The platform is as follows:
I'VE are utterly opposed to all fusion
with the Populist or any party and
in favor Of maintaining in its entirely
the organization of the Democratic
party. We are in favor of nominat-
ing for office only tried and true Demo
Gratis and according to them the hearty
and united support of the party.
I've reaftirm our endorsement Of
the national Democratic platform of
1892 and applaud the noble efforts of
President Cleveland and the majority
in the lower house Of congress to fulfill
the pledges under which the people
of the United States placed in. power
the Democratic party and denounce
as false to principle and traitorous to
Democracy the action of few men,
bers of the senate who have in part
prevented the fulfillmcnt of those
pledges, and pledge our best efforts
for the final success of true tariff re-
form.
I'VE heartily endorse the Democratic
state platform, of 1894 and the Demo
cratic state ticket, and pledge its
nominees our united support.
while we endorse all lawful means
on the part of organized labor to OBJ
tain just and proper remuneration for
worlzilgmen, we denounce all attempts
to secure that end by lawless means,
and approve the manly course taken
by President Cleveland in upholding
the supremacy Of the law and of "a
tional government during the late
labor troubles.
1--WE demand the largest use of
silver consistent with a sound and
safe monetary system and the opening
of our mints to the free coinage OF
both gold and silver upon a proper
ratio to be determined by international
agreement"
AS soon rs the platform was adopted
John Steichen of : Perhan took the
floor and nominated Mayor Thomas
N. Mclean. Lyman Beverdeli Of
Nilllin seconded the nomination OF
Mayor Mclean
At this point Mr. Serrin made his
final effort to endorse Boen. He
moved that the convention select a
committee Of one from each county
and that the whole question be left
to it to decide at some future Gate
whether nomination should '3e made
He said further that his people pre-
ferrer Boen to Eddy, and i'll case the
convention did not see fit to fuse he
was authorized to say that the Pope
county delegates withdrew from the
convention.
At this point Chairman Stanton
called Mr.. LIE Page to the chair and
made a speech He denounced the
scheme OF the Pope county crowd in
tho most vigorous manner. If" said
he, Democrats should vote for Boen
this time, why not next time, and so
on forever?~" The great trouble with a
cer.;lin class Of Democrats has been
that they care more about beating
some one than they do the success OF
the party principles. Ii Democracy
was simply thing uf to-day it would
be all right to trade and barter away
the positions Oh our tickets, but the
principles Of Democracy are eternal,
and we should do all in our power to
adhere to them. We are in control
of the national government, and it is
our duty to promote the success and
permancncy Of our party. In Polk
county we Lave always maintained
our organization, nd hd the pleasure
nd satisfction of voting for Democrts.
The result is that we have one of the
best organizations in the state to-day,
and if the other counties had pursued
the same policy there would be no
doubt about carrying the state this
fall. We have splendid state ticket,
and we should strengthen it by NOM
mating a good, clean Democrat for
congress- At the conclusion of his
remarks MI. Stanton was most hearth
ly applauded. On resuming the chair
he ruled that the motion of the Pope
county delgateion went with them out
of the convention. There being no
other nomination, DIR. Mclean was
nominated by acclalnation. He is out
of the city, but will accept.
DR.. Mclean is Il native of Perth,
Can, and is thirty-four years old.
He is a graduate Of cMGill and has
resided here eleven years.