Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-07-02
NAMED the DELEGATIONS.
County Convention Confers
That Honor Upon Fancher
and Ciaspell.
Harmony Prevailed Through.
out Proceedings. Sheep
and Wool Notes.

The county republican convention met
st the court house at 2 p. N. Saturday to
elect IL delegates to the Grand Forks
convention that puts . state ticket in
the neld. and IL delegates to the Valley
City judicisl convention that will put in
nomination candidate for Judge Of this
Judicial district. There were about 70
delegates present, about nine more
were represented by proxies and three
precincts Buchanan, Durham and Ken
sal, representing total Of nine votes
did not respond to the roll call.
Temporary organization was effected
with F. E. Jones. chairman, and Il A.
Bill secretary. Later the convention
organized permanently with g. E.
Storms chairman, and F.. J. Wsnner,
secretary.
Harmony prevailed and no objection
was supported for anything. s. Il.
Glaspell, through John Knauf, chair
man or the delegation, named the dele.
CATION to the judicial convention and
F. B. Fancher named the state delega-
ton.
The committee on order Of business
recommended that two committees of
z each name the two delegations to the
two conventions. Attorney Baldwin OBJ.
iected to this. He said the convention
was assembled for the purpose Of select
log delegates to Grand Forks for the
purpose OF aiding F. b. Fsncher to
secure Q denomination to the Office Of
insurance commissioner; aud for the pur-
pose Of selecting IL delegates to Valley
City to help the only aspirant
in the party to the nomination Of judge.
He therefore moved that each nominee
should name his delegation. Jno. Mil
stead chairman Of the committee. OBJ
;eoted to this and wanted the motion
laid on the table, but got no second. A.
Steele wanted the convention to nomin.
ate The first motion carried. ]. Knauf
named Glsspells delegation and F. B.
Fancher his delegation, each prefacing
1T with q short speech.
Jack Mc0innis wanted the delegation
instructed to work for the nomination Of
Gov. Allin. Mr.. Fancher instead wanted
tho delegation instructed to vote . .
unit and permitted to cast ito foil vote,
which wss granted.
The resolutions passed endorse the st.
Louis nominees and the present state
officials, paying particular compliment
to Insurance Commissioner Fancher;
they recognize the ability Of Attorney
Glaspell and hold him most worthy in
every respect TO be the representative Of
the party and urged that the delegation
use all honorable means for his nomi-
nation.
Delegates to the Judicial convention
John Knauf. chairman; E 8 Miller, F
Baldwin, F H Keelsr, w L Jones, NJ L
Parker, O v White, D 3 Moore. 81 8
Helm, P N Allen, A q Tellner and w H
Doughty.
Delegates to tho state convsntion-H
Cornwall, chairman; G L Mitchell, A
Ellsworth. Morris Beck, LII Brooks, T
81 Poole, E d Shockey, Anton Fried, H
E Sunday, r E Knowlton, O A Boynton
and E Wsnner.
The following resolutions were adopted
by rising vote:
Resolved, That the delegated repre-
sentatlves Of the republican party Of
Stutsman county. 10 convention assem-
blsd, emphstically endorse the action OF
the national republican convention ct
st. Louis in nominating Wm. Mckinley
for president and Garrett A. Hobart for
vice president, and We specifically and
heartily endorse the action of the said
convention ia the matter of the national
platform and resolutions there promul-
gated.
Resolved, That We deem it both just
and appropriate that We heartily COM
mend and endorse the present republic
can administration Of North Dakota, and
congratulate our fellow republicans OF
the state upon the fidelity exhibited by
the various state officers in the discharge
OF their public duties. We commend
them not alone for their competency and
integrity 10 Office. and their high personal
character, but for the faithful manner IN
which they have redeemed each and
every pledge Of the party, made to the
people two years ago. We recognize the
careful economy with which their sew
eral Offices have been administered, as
compared to the reckless extravagance
and shameless jobbery prscticed by =
majority Of their populist predecessors;
and, having at heart the welfare Of our
splendid commonwealth, We take pride
and pleasure in giving due credit to oil
the republican state officials who have
contributed to the work OF restc ring the
finances Of North Dakota to . safe and
sound basis, providing for the payment
OF al obligations without delay and
without the accumulation Of interest to
tax the people.
Resolved, That We particularly COM
mend the honest impartial, painstaking
and efficient manner in which Hon. =.