Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-03-19
TURNED O0wN.
Reasons Advanced by Repub-
lican Committeemen for
Joint Convention.
Remarks Of O. A. Boynt0n on
the Subject.-Other
Expressions.
Record of the Proceedings
Of an Early Meet
ing.

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ing.
The mistaken impression seems to
have gotten out among farmers and others
that it was proposed at the meeting of the
county republican central committee
last Saturday to hold the four con-
ventions at the same tlme-Aprll II. On
that date will be held only the one con-
vention to elect twelve delegates to the
Fargo state convention, which elects
delegates to St. Louis. The time OF
holding the convention to nominate
county officers, the time Of holding the
county judicial convention, and the
convention to elect delegetes to the
state convention to nominate state
officers. has not yet been decided upon.
It is believed by many leading republi-
cans that one large convention for all
these purposes, that fully represents every
precinct in the county by actual dele
gates, ought to he held, and not three
separate conventions to do the work that
could just as we'll be done in one. 1t Is
claimed that by holding one large repre-
sentative convention there would be less
proxies. the real sentiment of every pre-
olnct could be better learned, all candi.
dates would be on an equal footing, and
there would be less opportunity to put
up states long in advance Of the conven-
ton. It would also save those coming
from long distance much time and OK
penses if one convention was held in
stead of three.
>The matter has been proposed for
several weeks and generally discussed,
and wherever the merits of the plan
have been explained the proposition has
been approved. 1t hurts no candidate
who is not willing to go before the conn
IL ty On his deserts and who is not willing
Or strong enough to take equal chances
in large convention of delegates with
. every other candidate. 1t is move in
the interests of fair play for both county
and city precincts and farmers who do
not want to see any one faction control
the public offices are IN favor of one big
representative convention.
The chief objection urged against the
J plan in the county committee meeting
came from O. A. Boynton who SAID in
substance that no suggestion coming
from ''populistic newspaper" meaning
The Alert-should have any weight. AS
the plan had been considered by num-
Der of prominent republicans and its
merits advocated for several months
previous to any reference to it in the
press, the objection of Boynton is seen
! to be without any foundation.
Many of the memb bers of the commit
tee are said to be strongly in favor OF
the proposition and the plan can yet be
put through at some future meeting of
the county committee, If it is the desire
Of the country members to see large
and representative convention held this
summer, as it is the desire of many OF
the city republicans.
The time proposed for this consoli-
dated county convention in the resolu-
ticn before by the committee was not
more than twenty and not less than five
days, previous to the next state republi-
can convention, with primaries not less
than two nor more than five days before
the county convention. This would not
make very long campaign, and would
give voters throughout the county
plenty Of time to discuss the situation
and settle upon the interests of each
part OF the county before the holding OF
the convention.
At the meeting of the county republi-
can central committee Saturday p. m.,
ct the Capital hotel it was decided to
hold the convention to elect delegates to
the Fargo convention, in this city Satur-
day, April IL, at the court house at =
D. m. The precinct caucuses to elect
delegates to the county convention will
be held April 9-Thursday- between
the hours Of s and 9p.m The place OF
holding the caucuses will be designated
by the central committee chairman 10
presenting the call
Quite fight developed on the adop-
ton OF resolution introduced by q. Il.
McElroy to have q JOINT convention
three conventions in 0ne-and that the
basis OF representation be one delegate
for every seven votes cast for Allln and
johnson at the last general election
I averaging the vote on the two. The
resolution was introduced in the interest
OF harmony, and was warmly supported
Y in able argument by Mr.. McElroy, John
Knsuf and John Milstead. Secretary l.