The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-08-20
Steele County Independent Conven
tioE,

oucrDiOOho. ~. ~. aug. IL, 1870.
The convention was called to ordor by
e. d. Wallace, secretary Of the county
ceutral committee. end John Oxton
elected chairman andW. D. Boise secre-
tary for temporary organization.
On motion I; committee Of tivo on Gro
dentials was appointed by the chair as
follows: Chas Chalmers. J p Pcaso,
Jamos Patterson, Tho mas Cochrone and
J B Oxtor.
Moved that comr.ittee OF five on
resolutions bo appointed by the chair.
Chair selected as sueh committee. w
S Henry, Andrew Yhlimm, John Dun
can, Alex Weathorhoaa and Chas Kit.
tclson.
Moved that confer nco committee be
appointed, consisting Of one member
from each precinct. 10 selected by the
delegates from the various precincts.
On motion u committee of three on
permanent organization was ordered and
the chair appointed as such committees
+. Il. Ray, Lewis Thompson and Geo. D.
Slingsby.
On motion the chair appointed H A
Northrop. o W Williams and A X John.
son committee on ordor OF business.
A recess was thon taken to give the
delegations all opportunity to select the
members Of tho conference committee
and on reconvcning tho following wero
appointed as such committee: New.
burgh, Lowis Thmpson; Norway, p j
Ostmo; Westheld X Bakke; Bergen,
John Patterson; Goldon Lake. O w
Williams; Highland, M G Funand;
Primrose, Sever Pladsen; Sherbrooke,
+ L Ray; Easton, John Duncan; Willow
Lake. II B Thomas; Edondale, E E Nor
rison; Lincoln. Chas. Chalmers; River
side. G y Slingsby; BroadIawn, G NJ
Bristal; Hope Village, W T. Aldrich;
Hope township, Fl N Barrett.
On motion the conference committee
was instructed to receive similar com
mittce from other political organizations
with view to the combination OF the
the finances.
Adjourned for dinner.
Convention called to order at 9 p. IN.
AS the committees were not ready to re-
report. 0. G. Majors was called on for Il
report from the national and state con-
ventions. He reported in his usual hap
py views, mingiing hard sonse and non
sense in quick succession.
The report OF the committee on crc-
dentials was then presented as follows
Nowburgh; Knute Jacobson, l Z O
Knutson, G G Kittleson, NJ L LIEN. z
0 Mobeck.
Norway; Robinson. D J Bjerke. L J
Ostnoe, o z Wiseth, Vebjon Londreal.
Westheld; Fl Bakken, j B Oxton, A
K johnson.
Edendale; w H Dennis, E e Marri-
son, Arthur Sanders.
Lincoln; Chas Chalmers, H P Patten,
Alex Weatherheat(.
Riverside; G D Slingsby,J S Saunders,
+ D Ross.
Broadlawn; + L Smith. NJ D Henry,
Clarence Bristol, + \ Pope.
Hope Village; w e Boise. w L Aid
rich, II H Baker. proxy to r r Fisher,
4 Il Drakeley alternate.
Hope Township; Henry Barrett.
Clarence Carpenter, AL Williams.
Bergen; John Patterson, K j Simon.
Golden Lake; o W Williams, Olaf
Hadland, E W Williams. proxy to o w
Williams.
Highland; NJ ] Ternand, Thos Coch-
rane, B. F. Wade.
Primrose; J NJ Patterson. Horny
Gilbertson. proxy to Sever Pladsol. Ole
Hovda, Andrew Hangar. proxy to Pat.
tcrson.
Shcrbrooke; Oscar Cummings w S
Henry. G j Nash. T. L Ray.
Easton; John Oxton, John Duncan. j
P Pease.
Willow Lake; II \ Northrup, II B
Thomas T J Baldwin.
Greenview; j B Morris, Andy Thumm,
O S Haselton;
LEWIS THOMPSON,
KNUTE JACOBSON,
&c. O. kSUTEsoN, Committee.
The report of the Committee on res
olutions was presented as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen
We, your committee appointed to draft
resolutions, bog leave to submit tho fol-
lowing:
Be 1t Resolved, First. That we the
independent voters Of Steele county, re.
new our allegiance to the populist party,
and heartily inlorse the st. Louis and
Fargo platforms.
Second. That we indorse tho pupu.
list nomination of VIM. j. Bryan Tor
president and Thomas i Watson for
vice. present, as being wise and patrio.
tic choiso.
Third. That wc congratulate the
democratic party upon its taking so al
vanccd grounds for national reforms.
Fourth, That we ratify the action OF
the independent convention ut Fargo in