The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1896-05-09
Y. M. R. L.
Meets in Convention at James,
tOWM-Elects Officers for the
New Year-Everything Har-
mOniOus

" tuoM. uo V0lloy Slty UUyS
brought a band. and the Jamestown
boys band has also been discoursine
sweet strains all day. President Knaui
called the gathering to order in the
opera house at II q. m. land Rev. Oh
Phillips offered prayer. Mayor Fuller
was not present to make the address
of welcome and President Knauf
delivered his annual address. His
mention of Mckinley was greeted
with much applause, ana he arraigned
the national administration, convicted
and condemned it; spoke of the schools
and academies that with but few ex-
ceptions are teaching free trade and
tariff for revenue only, from text books
prepared by men in the interest of the
British government, instead Of by men
who have studied and are in sympathy
With American history. Americans
should be for America and not fol
England any longer.
A committee was appointed OH ere.
dentials consisting of Reed of Bur.
leigh, Young of Barnes, Falley of
Wahpeton, DIR. Snrake of Casselton,
Kepler of Dawson, Clark of Stark and
Soliday of Foster.
Resolu tions- David Bartlett OF
Griggs, Grant Hager of Pembina,
Metcalf of Nelson, Buck of Stutsman,
Wilson of Wells, Howard of .Traill,
Hanna of Cass, Dunlap of Barnes and
]. M. Devine of LaMoure.
Rules-S. E. Ellsworth of Stutsman,
Perkins of Burleigh, Getchell of Bar.
mes. Meredith of Cass, Smith of Kid.
der, Steen of Mayville and Wanner OF
Griggs.
The convention then took recess
till after dinner.
THE CAUCUSES.
Before the meeting of the con ven.
tion in the afternoon most of the de.
bated questions had been threshed out
in the various caucuses. The chiet
question at issue was whether John
Knauf of Jamestown should succeed
himself as president Of The league. His
principal opponent was w. F. Cushing,
deputy land commissioner, who was
supposed to have Cass county with 15i
delegates solidly behind him. 1t was
early developed that this was not the
case. In the Cass county caucus Cush.
ing could only muster 80, against 81
for Knauf. The Casselton fellows
were the ones who broke away, they
wanted DIR. Sprake to succeed B. w.
Ingwaldson of Hillsboro, as secretary.
There was some talk of running A. b.
Guptil Of Fargo, as a dark horse, but
it did not materialize. Finally Cush.
ing withdrew his name, and the Fargo
fellows resolved to support Knauf, but
not Sprake. If Cass county had been
solid, she could have had majority.
Colonel Tuller Of Fargo, who was here
with six proxies, was hot because the
age limit was drawn OH him, and he
was barred out.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention met this after.
noon, everything was harmonious, and
all the nominations were made by
acclamation.
Before they were taken up, General
Harrison Allen of Fargo, was intro.
duced, and made all eloquent ana in.
teresting speech, which was received
with great enthusiasm. The officers
for the ensuing year were then elected
as follows: John Knauf, Jamestown,
president; E. NJ. Warren of LaMoure,
editor of the Chronicle, first vice presi
dent; Henry L. Reed, Bismarck,
second vice president VIM. Spraka Of
Casselton, corresponding secretary
Chas. w. Getchell of Valley City, re-
cording secretary, and Robt. T. Barber
of Wahpeton, treasurer.
The ten delegates to the nationa
league convention at Milwaukee are
Grant Hager of Pembina, w. Irysh,
W.T.. Cushing of Cass, R. j. Gardne,
of Nelson, B. Simpkine of Barnes,
W. L. Ayers of Stark, e. Engernd Of
Ransom, Wallace Galehouse of Foster,
J. y. Moeller of Trail, W. L. Stockwel
of Walsh. The delegates will select
their own alternates.
Robert T. Barber, Wahpeton E. E.
Roarpaugh, Kidder; F. l.. Goodman,
HilJsboro; o. M. Corwan, st. Thomas
R. j. Gardner, Lakota; G. F. Clark.
Stark /; c. R. Hamilton, Hunter and
c. V. Brown of Wells were named as
the executive committee.
Several propositions for the revision
of the constitution had been expected
to come up, such as rem owing the ag,
limit, and adopting the national con
stitution, but nobody seemed desirout
of disturbing the harmony. Wahpeton
was named for the next meeting,
Fred Falley extending a hearty invita-
tion. This concluded the buinesss ot
the convention and until 6 O'Clock
speeches were heard from National
Secretary Bowling and others.
This evening grand ball and ban.
quet was given at the Gladstone in
honor of the guests.
RESOLUTIONS.
The foil owing resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the conven.
tion:
We, the delegates of the Republican
League of North Dakota, in conven.
tion assembled, look with joy and
pride upon the work accomplished by
the Young Mems Republican League
of this state, and we now renew oul
pledges and fidelity to those grand and
immortal principles which have been
enunciated by the republican party in
every platform and from every rostrum
and under which we, as o party, have
won our greatest victories for the toll.