Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-07-03
The COUNTY CONVENTION,

The republican convention. to elect
eight delegates to the state convention at
Grand Forks. to be held July 22d, and
four delegates to the judicial convention.
to be held in either Bismarck or Mandan
las majority of the delegates may elect,
on July Goth, assembled IN the school.
house at Williamsport last Wednesday
afternoon, and was called to order by H.
D. Connor, chairman of the county GEN.
tral committee.
On molten, Capt. Martin Flick was
elected temporary chairman.
On motion, II. w. Allen and G. A.
Hickle were elected temporary seoretanes.
On motion. the chair appointed Henry
Van Beck, N. E. Waldroff, @. w. Rens-'
kers. Edward Braddock and VIM. Mueneh
as committee on,credentials.
On motion, the chair appolated d. r.
Streeter, Geo. Burge. G. Rowerdink, Du.
gald Campbell and G. ]. Higbee as COM
mlttee on order of business.
On motion. W. B. Andrus. James Par.
ker aud 8. A. Hawks were appointed q,
committee on permanent organization.
On motion, recess Of Is minutes was
taken, to give the several committees time
to make their reports.
Convenuon'calledt to order by the chair
man.
The committee on credentials reported
the following s:xty-seven delegates en-
titled to seats in the convention:
Strasburg precinct. D. Wsgher (proxy
to M. Flick, NJ. Flick.
Baker precinct. A. Hasper, j. Kuiper,
j. Van Diest, G. Rodenburg. D. Hasper,
j. Dyke (proxles to H. Van Beck, H. Van
Beck, G. Rowerdlnk.
Hlebee precinct. j. w. Wescott. G. J..
Higbee, A. Wescott.
Denhem precinct. ]. Goughnour, S. F.
Wright, s. A. Hawks.
Logan precinct I. H. Robinson, l.
Gel, w. F. Baxter, @. Sjerslee,
Winchester precinct. g. w. Lynn, Jas.
Parker, w. Jones.
Union precinct. E. Van Beck, G. Van
Beck, ]. Klynstra (proxies to G. W. Rem
skers), g. W. Renskers. w: Cleveringa.
Dakem precinct. E. Braddoek, G
Burge precinct. VIM. Mxeneh, George
Burge.
Exeter precinct. M. Wald, H. Wolf
Wlnona precinct. 'G.+T PITTS Ialternate
Fred NitehelD, NJ. Green, c. A, Hickle.
w. B. Andrus, 1S*C. 'Wa.kee.
Burr Oak precinct. Jas. Burbage (proxy
to w. Baker,. s. E. Coover, j. Wilde, n.
d. Waldroff. G. Knadtson, W. Baker.
Gayton precinct. j. B. Gayton, P.
Ferguson Aproxies to P. shier). P. shier,
D. Casey.
Soest (proxies to T. Verhoef). T. Verhoef.
Cherry Grove precinct: H. w. Allen
j. II. Olson, D. Campbell.
~ wWi!llamsport precinct. T; Klspprieh'
N. Graham, T. Kelly.
On motion, the report Of the committe,
on credentials was adopted.
| The committee on permanent organiza
tion recommended that the temporary or
ganization be made permanent. Adopted
The committee on order of business rec
commended that the four delegates to tn,
judicial convention be elected first, ant
then the eight delegates to the state con
vention. Adopted.
On motion, the two delegates presen
from Dakem were authorized to cast tn
vote Of the full delegation of three.
On motion, the chair appointed c
Rowerdink and G. w. Lynn as tellers
As tribute te Judge Winchester's hon
orable services as Union soldier, on mo
tion of D. r. Streeter, Thos. Parks, NJ
Flick, NJ. E. Waldrot and Wesley Baker
four comrades. were chosen by acclama
ton as delegates to the judicial conven
tion.
| On naotlcl1 the delegates we're IN
slructed to use all honorable means to sc
cure the nomination of Hon w. n. Win
chester as Judge of the Sixth Judicial dis
trlct.
The following were placed In nomtna
ton for delegates to the state convention
and the ballot resulted as follows:
y. ": Tracy. cy............ =
|. II. Robinson. ...... 4