Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-03-19

names the national delegates to St.
Louis. According to the basis OF re-
presentation adopted, the convention
will consist of So delegates, 81 of whom
will come from the city and 81 from the
country.
The late hour at which the county re-
publican central committee meeting was
held Saturday afternoon prevented The
Alert from giving q full account. The
attendance was good l6 committeeman,
ont Of possible 20, being present to
take part in the deliberations. But two
proxies we're held.
The fight Of the meeting occurred on
the adoption Of the resolutions intro.
duced by G. E. McElroy that the basis
OF representation be on the average vote
cast for Allin and johnson in '94, one
delegate for every seven votes cast; and
that the three conventi0ns-the county
convention, the judicial convention and
the convention to elect delegates to the
state convention-be held at one and
the same time-April II. In presenting
the resolutions Mr.. McElroy said he
introduced them simply in the interests
of harmony. This is a presidential year
ana If there are three separate conven-
tions there will be continuous war for
place and position, beside entalllng
much Inconvenience to the farmers OF
the county who have little time in the
busy season of the year to attend con-
ventions. It will also secure better
expression, the attendance being larger
and more complete. 1t may be hard on
the candidates to have long campaign
but it didn't seem to him to.make any
difference whether the conventions are
held early or late; the campaign proper
will cover about the same length OF time.
The more conventions the more disap-
pointments and bitterness in general.
Any man who wants place on the
ticket and who is not satisfied to go into
any convention of 80 or 80 delega tes
where 80 many interests are represented
is not deserving of place on the ticket.
In such convention the differences can
be settled and better men secured. Mr..
MoElroy concluded by disclaiming any.
thing personal in the matter, whatever.
O. A. Boynton, who attempted to be
facetlous, said he was protectionist and
in favor of the agriculturaIists and not
in favor of Jamestown. The basis of
representation proposed in the resolu.
ton, he claimed, was in the interests OF
the city as against the interests OF the
country. He was in favor OF the old
basis-one delegate for every ten votes,
or major fraction thereof, cast for Allln
and one delegate at large for each pre-
cinct. He objected vehemently to the
utilization of the vote on johnson in
combination with the vote on
Allln because OF .Johnson's posi-
tion on finance. He moved to amend
tho resolution in conformity with his re-
marks and the amendment was promptly
seconded by Secretary Tom Poole.
In support Of the resolution Mr.. Nc
Elroy said the basis OF representation
was eminently just for of the total NUM-
Der of delegates in the convention, 80
would come from the city and 46 from
the country. For Allin the city cast
27l and the country 343 votes, and the
representation was proportional.
But Mr.. Boynton could not see it that
way and said he believed the republican
vote OF the county Is best shown
by the vote for Allin alone rather than
by an average of the Allin-J Johnson vote.
BY his amendment the city would get
q delegates and the country 56--that
was the way he wanted TO see the far
mers represented.
Jno. Knauf spoke forcibly in favor OF
harmony and equal representation. He
referred co the existence Of factions that
ever since the foundation Of the county
have been the source of disoord in the
republican party. 1t was only few
years ago that democracy held sway in
the county and controlled the principal
offices. By unanimity Of action in the
party this had been changed and Suits
man county was no longer doubtful.
He urged strongly the support of the
resolution as read where representation
would be equal and precincts that cast