The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-04-03
Republican County Convention.
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Republican County Convention.
;3 The republican county convention
met at Neche, on TUESDAY,, March
3lst. and was called to order by Chair.
man LaMoure, at II O'Clock A. M.
Secretary Laxdal read the call. On
motion A. J. Jones. of Neche, was
made temporary chairman and d. j.
Laxdal, temporary secretary.
4 Mr.. LaMOure moved a committee
OF five on credentials which motion
prevailed. The chairman appointed
the following gentleman as such COM
mittee, 81. L. Holmes. H. j. Kinney,
81. p. Pratt, I. j. Chevalier and j. d.
Wallace. Convention adjourned un.
til l:3OP.M.
On motion the following were ap-
pointed committee ON permanent
organization: id. Wallace, George
Glass, e. NJ. Nixon, Thos. Haldorson,
G.. Mclean.
On motion the following were ap-
pointed as committee on resolutions:
C. T. Harmon, f. A. Wardwell, L. p.
Strong, s. E. Hast, j. E. Turner.
2 P. NJ. Convention reconvencd.
Report OF the committee on perma-
nent organization by J. D. Wallace to
the effect that the temporary organs
cation be made permanent, which re-
port was unanimously adopted.
Chairman Jones then addressed tn
convention at considerable length
dealing eloquently with the achicv-
ments Of the republican party in the
past and the prosperity of the coun-
try, until the burly form of Grover
darkened that scene Of prosperity.
81. L. Holmes reported for the COM
mittee on credentials which report
was unanimously adopted on motion
sof w. j. Kneeshaw and is as follows:
Akra: Thos. Thorwaldson.
Avon: Jos. Perrault, John Lafferty.
Peter Roussin, n. Dubois.
Bathgate: c. T. Harmon, l. j.
Chevalier, T. Hudson, w. Steele, A.
Beaton, DR.. HI. James, VIM. James,
proxy for j. Jackson, Chas. Bauer,
John Houston.
Carlisle: G.. Huffman, G. H. East
man.
Cavalier: Jas. H. McHolland, A.
Robinson, A. Wohlnich, A. f. Nc
Balm, L. w. Musselman, 81. E. Pratt,
d. j. Laxdal, S. e. Haist, M. E. Sch
weltzer, Adam Norton.
Crystal: Martin Kraft, j. w. Dick
son, a. A. Halliday
Drayton: J. d. Wallace, A. H.
Johnson, D. Graham, H. w. Gilroy,
d. r. Buchanan. J. H. Barton.
Hamilton: T. W. Brown, j. L.
Brown, A. b. Buie, Geo. Mclean.
toilette: w. S. Price and proxy, G.
E. Tucker.
Lincoln: w. TAFT and proxy, John
Halcrow and proxy, w. H. Purdy.
Lodema: w. NJ. Husband, Albert
Garrett, Fred Ganssle.
Midland: S. L. Haight and proxy,
Albert Anderson, John Haddock, r.
Green.
Neche: ]. P. Hicks, Jos. NORM, G.
Roadhouse, VIM Lupin, L. p. Strong,
A. ]. Jones, r. II. O'Neil, H. Brien.
Fl. L. Holmes.
Pembina: Gus. Baker, A. Short,
f. w. Felson, Ole Paulson; Chas. At
kiLson, +. A. Wardwell, W. H. Moor
head, Jacob GRADER. E. NJ. Nixon, Jud
LaMoure, Branden johnson. w. j.
Kneeshaw, B. H. Webster, T. L.
Price.
St. Joseph: J. E. Turner, N. Gin.
gras, j. Noice, G. Dalzell, ]. G. John.
son and proxy.
St. Thomas: A. L. Miller, H. e
Kinney, o. NJ. Corwin aud proxy, C.
Hager. G.. w. Glass, T. A. Thompson,
Nate Gilman, d. G.. Mcintosh, N. M.
Campbell, ]. r. Gibson, M. w. Eau.
cett.
Thingyalia: Thos. Halldorson and
proxy, Gudmund Gislason, S. Sigurd.
son, j. Sveinson.
Walhalla: J. F. Mayer, D. Peters
j. Il. Briden, II. McGuin.
Unrepresented: Beaulieu, Liberty
Park. Gardar. Flora
The committee on resolutions made
its report through its chairman, G. T.
Harmon, as follows:
We, as delegates, representing tn.
republican party of Pembina count,
IN convention assembled, hail will
pleasure the many evidences of in
terest shown by the party Ia the en-
suing political campaign and beliey,
it harbingers great and grand vic
tory at the polls In November.
We again reiterate our belief II
that fundamental principle of the re
publican party. protection tn Amerl