The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-08

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AUDITOR. Il. Eager, Stutsman.
Secretary of State-J. T.. HodgsOn,
Sargent.
Railroad Comn %issioners - Oliver
Knudson, Nelson; .. q. Major, Steele.
Commissioner Of Agriculture-G. S.
Reishus, Ward.
superintendent of Public Instruction
Laura j. Eisenhuth, Foster.
Presidential Elec1ors-D. +. Scig-
fired, Barnes; G.. A. Di2ress. Trail; Il.
G. u. Shortridge, Grand Forks.
Fargo. July 29.-The State convcn-
ton of the Peoples party was called to
order at 1855 this morning by Chair
ma Stimmcl Of the state central COM
mittee, and the exercises began with
prayer by Rev. Mcnamara, of the
Roberts street NJ. Il. church.
Hon. Il. ID. Wallace of Steele was
placed in nomination for temporary
chairman by j. w. Burnett OF Traill,
and he was selected for the position
by reclamation. Mr.. Stimmel named
McCulloch of Steele and Burnett OF
Traill lis a committee to escort Mr..
Wallace to the platform, where lie vas
SlCClIu ny IISu-N LSiOuo SiplJAiuoS.
Chairman Wallace in his remarks
thanking the convention for the honor
upon, stated that a crisis had
been reached i'll the country, and that
he believed the people were in a posi-
ton to deal a sledge hammer blow to
Mark Hanna's trust in November next
and that they would. He continued
that from the Atlantic to the Pacific
could be heard the rumble and roar Of
public opinion, which would crush out
the vampire that had been sapping
the energy Of the people. He closed
by stating that he was not a candidate
for any Office in the gift of the con
vention, and Gid Q desire to be made
permanent chairman-as he had been
honorcd enough.
Finlay Grant of Cass and w. e. Pat
tcrSon Of Sargent were selected as sec
retaries. Grill of Pembina and Brown
lee OF Cass We're nominated, but de-
clined.
\ motion was adopted for the ap-
Of a committee Of five on
credentials, which the chair designated
as follows: Burnett of Trail, Elliott
of Ransom, McHench of Cass, Wilder
Of Morton and Lamb of Nelson.
The chair was authorized to appoint
a committee of seven on resolutions,
five on order of business, five on per-
manent organization.
Williams CT Stutsman moved for q
allow the chairman time to appoint
committees, which prevailed.
During the recess speeches were
,N,I1, I,, IS,o,l S%oy1;ch n
Major, w. &. Muir and l.. A. LELAND.
Committees appointed We're:
observation-disclosures OF La MOule,
Barry of Grand Forks, Merchant OF
Dickey, Eyers of Trail. Henry of
Steele, and McCulloch OF Griggs.
Order of Observation-Disclosures of
Stutsman, Fleming of Cavalier, Rinde
of Walsh. Hcishus of Ward, and Hill
Of Cass.
Permanent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
Pembinl, Eager of Stutsman, Torson
of McIienry, click of Nelson, and
Curtis of Ransom.
Observation-Disclosures of Cass,
Rasmussen of Barnes, and Cameron
of Pembina.
When the convention reconvened the
committee OH credentials reported the
list of delegates entitled to seats in
the convention and the report was
adopted.
\ motion was adopted authorizing
each delegation to cast their full vote.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation recommended that the temper
airy organization be made permanent
which was adopted.
The committee on order of business
recommended that the nomination for
state officers be followed as in the call,
except that of electors, which they de-
sired left to the last, and that the vote
be taken by roll call Of counties.
Adopted.
The conference committee reported
that the Democrats had submitted
three propositions. One was that they
would submit two lists of officers and
that the Populists should have their
choice OF the lists, or that the Populists
should submit two lists and give the
Democrats their choice OF the lists. OF
that they should draw lots as to which
the ticket and then each should have
alternate positions in the order named
i'll the call.
Motion followed motion in rapid sue
cession and the thing finally got so
mudllcd that a motion to lay the
whole business on the table was neces-
sary to straighten out the dilemma.
A motion was then made to demand
the governor and amended to demand
the congressman, and then the argu-
ments began again.
Mr.. Muir moved to lay all motions
OH the table and take a poll of the
convention on their choice for posi-
lions. which after some discussion pre-
vailed.
The vote stood: Congressman los II,
governor, 95 10.
A motion was then adopted sending
the committee back for further confer
ence. with instructions to draw cuts
for governor.
The report of the committee on reso.
lutions was adopted as follows:
Be it Resolved. That we. the indie
pendent party of North Dakota in con
vention assembled, do hereby ratify
and confirm the principles set forth in
the platform adopted by the national
Peoples party convention, held at st
Louis, July ", 1896, and we pledge
u active and hearty support to the
candidates nominated thereon.
Be it Further Resolved, That while
there are many questions of impor
lance pressing for solution. we regard
the money question as paramount te
every other question at this time, and
that we sacrifice every party prejudice
and personal ambition to the settle
ment Of this great question in the in