Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-04-17

man Of the delegation. The boys also by
Fargo, named him for chairman. He was
an impartial one.
Editor Dunlap, Of the neatest printed
paper In the state, the Valley City Record,
was present at the convention.
Mr.. Spaldlng, whose bitter fact,onal-
ism helped to defeat the state ticket in
'9s. was on the Cass county delegation.
Congressman johnson had sacrificed his
big whiskers-probably IN the interest of
Harmony. II go, that was his only sacri.
fee.
On the return trip the writer saw Will
Packer at Jamestown. He now has
regular run as postal clerk south from
Jamestown.
Burleigh county stood by Emmons the
only time the latter got place on the
state ticket, and EmmOns stood by Bur-
leigh this time.
The talk Of bucking Frank Briggs be-
cauee Morton county went into the Jud
La Moure caucus is all wrong. 1t was
clear case Of force.
Delegate Andrus stopped of at Cassel-
ton on his way to Fargo and had days
visit with old friends. Mr.. A. formerly
taught In western Cass.
The Emmons county delegation voted
as unit on all propositions, and every.
delegate was In his seat all the time that
the convention was In session.
We shouldn't think there would be
much honor or pleasure in going to st.
Louis when man knows that he 10 DIS
tasteful to thres.quarters of the people
of his own section.
Neither Col. Irons nor Major Edwards
was on the Cass county delegation. Yet
both ara able men, and it costs them so
much per thousand ems to preach repub-
licaDism. Sometimes the position Of q
party editoris thanklessjob.
7. 8. Underhill, Of Stark, probably has
enough Of H. L. Dickinson and Har-,
mony. He was the Slope delegate for
alternate, but Dickinson and minority
Of the delegation went over to the oppo
siti0n. Dickinson is said to want Sena-
tor McGillivray's place. "A satyr to Hy-
perion!
Don Stevenson and Bill Wade were on
the Morton county delegation. and the
county boys was mutually pleasant.
The writer was unable to see that Mr..
Stevenson had aged to any appreciable
extent during the ten years since he left
EmmOns county.
Those who visited Fargo for the first
time noted the great improvement that
had been brought about by the paving OF
the streets. Where once it was labori-
ods task for team to haul an empty
wagon, heavy loads are now transported.
Street paving ought soon to pay for itself
in cities that have the heavy street traffic
of Fargo and Grand Forks.
The Morton county delegation was ''be-
tween the devil and the deep sea-" A
majority of the delegation were not at all
backward .in .condemnlng the action Of
the combine in forcing Alexander Hughes
upon the sixth district But they knew
that the combine Was all:powerfuL and
that any opposlsion on their part would
cause the defeat of their candidate, Geo
Blngenheimer.
What will the silver republicans do
now? Those who believe this country
needs and must have a protective tariff,
and that the republican party is the only
true and tried friend of the pensioners.
will grin and bear it," believing that the
will lead the party to an espousal of true
bimetalism. At least, that's what the
individual who writes this par ragraph is
gong to dc.
OF the Emmous county delegation
Messrs. Baker, Andrus and Parker took
the west.bound train Wednesday evening;
tie writer, Thursday morning; Mr. Con.
nor went southeast TO buy cattle; Mr.
Campbell went to st. Paul, where on the
evening of Thursday he was to meet his
sister, MISS Flora Campbell, returning
from visit to relatives in Virginia:
Messrs. Braddock and ArmstrOng stopped
over a day to attend the immigration
convention.
Folks out here have thought there
were no blind pigs in Fargo. Buu there
are. However, the prohibitionists who
run saloons in MOorhhead watch them
closely. The Fargo drug stores also do a
large bottle liquor business. You write
your alleged name aud sickness, the ma.
ture of your religion and the character
of your politics. in book, and the medi-
cine is Forthcoming At least we were
so Informed by Burleigh county dele
gate who got flask filed after the con-
as THAT Tired Feeling"
Old Jud LaMoure, the animated tobacco
sign Of Pembina. who twice sold out re-
vote for Roach helped to turn this nation
over TO free trade, sat, with his unabashed
cheek and unadulterated gall, away up IN
front in his partner R9blnson's caucus,
and directed the vote bf his Pemblna
jumping. jacks toward the humiliation of
Senator Hansbrough, loyal republican
who has faithfully served the state. And
the side partner and fellow conspirator
of this renegade is to act as chairman of
the state central committee during tho
coming campaignl Ughi
The same old crowd, led by MofIet.
that have been turned down regularly at
every convention and election held in
Burlelgh county as far back as the men,
cry of man runneth, we're on hand as
usual to belittle and dIscredit the chosen
representatives of their county. They al
ways take Willie Mo6et along to tell the
truly good prohibbies of the east what
awful wicked people live on the Missouri
Slope. When buttonholing delegates and
misrepresenting conditions at Bismarck,
he reminds one Of Macaulay's description
of Titus Oates discoursing Of The Plot
N"Ah, Laird All, Laird r
It is SAID that the combination covers
the state ticket. Capt Hughes is to be
the candidate for attorney general Dis
trict Judge Lauder for Supreme Judge
Wallin's place; Dev,ne for snperintend-
ent Of public instruction; Major Murphy
for secretary of state. In the districts,
Senator Rourke of Ransom Is to have
Judge Lauder's place. and Judge Rose is
to make way for Bartlett Of Grlges
Charley Stanley. of Kidder. who nomi-
mated Alex. Hughes In the LaMours eau
cuA, 10 TO have something II nobody else
wants Il, and Mr.. r. Allln of Walsh 10 to
be the candidate for governor.
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