The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
Grand Forks; R. J. Walker, Ramsey

Grand Forks; R. j. Walker, Ramsey
N. G. Young, Pembina.
Committee on resolutions-B. F.
Spalding, Cass, chairman H. c. Hans
brough, Ramsey M. N. johnson, Mel
son; R. s. Adams, Ransom; B. W.
Fuller. Stutsman: Geo. B. Clifford.
Grand Forks; John Miller, Richland;
J. Halcraw, Pembina; T. E. Fox,
Bottineau; r. NJ. Tuttle, Morton
David Bartlett, Cooperstown.
A motion was made that the con.
vention adjourn to 4 O'Clock. An
amendment to the motion was made
that it be made instead of 4 O'Clock.
The amendment was carried.
AFTER TIE RECESS.
The convention convened yesterday
afternoon again at 8 o'cluck, but Chair.
man Gearey announced that neither
one of the three committees were
ready to report. OF course this left
some time for speeches and in few
moments the opera house rang with
voices urging for speeches from the
different leading men on the. platform.
The first to be called out was Mayor
Ball. In a few very eloquent words
he spoke of the standing of the repub.
lican party, how self congratulatlng it
was to stand before the able body Of
men. who represented the great state
of North Dakota. He announced him
self as Mckinley man and stated
that he was always such from the be
ginning of the presidential possibi-
lities.
Gov. j. H. Worst was called upon
and he of course gave neat address.
saying that he knew this state Of
North Dakota would be in the lead
and demand that VIM. Mckinley be a
candidate for the presidency and that
her people be given the use of honest
money.
Col. Magill was called upon and in a
few appropriate words stated that he
was republican because of the princi-
pies which are necessary to a liberty
loving people. He urged that to be
successful politicians all must keep
within party lines
Hon. Charles Pollock gave an enter
esting talk which put life and en-
thusiasm in the whole assemblage.
The committee OIL credentials sent
in word about 4.l5 pm. stating that
they were ready to report. On making
the report in the Ward county contest
case, the delegation headed py Maj.
Murphy were admitted to seats. The
delegation which was rejected from
Ward county is as follows: James
johnson, L. NJ. NJ. Davis, W. E.
Mansfield, G. Aurland, T. E. DISCARD,
l.. A. Larson, A. c. Nedrud, Eric
Ramstad.
The report of the credential COM
mittee differs from the report Of the
state central committee, in that the
report of the latter gave the regular
and contesting delegation half vote
each.
Delegate Kneeshaw Of Pembina
moved that the report of the commit.
tee be accepted and approved. 1t was
unanimously carried.
P. H. Rourke, chairman of the COM
mittee on permanent organization, re.
ported that the committee was ready
to report. He was Civ EN- the floor and
he reported that the committee recon-
mended as permanent chairman NJ. N
job nson, secretaries, Harrison of Ran.
som, Winter of Cavalier and Sprague
OF Walsh.
The report was adopte ed by unani,
nous vote.
The Hon M. N. johnson was
escorted to the chair. In few short
words he spoke of the extreme pleasure
which it afforded him to stand once
again before a body of men who's faces
had changed but little in seven years.
Seven years ago he persided over the
state convnetion. He did not broach
the political aspect but proceeded at
once to business.
Hogue of Foster moved to adjourn
to o'clock in the evening. The
m notion was lost in olley of noes.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
B. F. Spalding announced that the
committee on resolutions was ready to
report. He Was called to the platform
and read the following:
With complete reliance in the ability
of the republican national convention,
to frame a platform of principles upon
which every republican in the land
may stand in confident security, the
republicans of North Dakota, in deio.
gate convention assembled, embrace
this opportunity to declare ourselves
in favor of tariff law that will give
equal projection to agriculturalist and
artisan, to manufacturer and miner,
and at the same time serve to bring
our national treasury ample revenues
with which to meet the expenditures
of the government, economically ad-
ministered, and carry OH all needed
public improvements.
We further declare ourselves in favor
of such policy of trade reciprocity as
will enlarge the foreign markets for our
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