The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
DELEGATES.
c. NJ. JOHNSON, Richlanl.
o. s. HANSON, Traill.


y. M. DEvINE, LaMoure.
ALEX HUGHES of Burleigh.
J. H. BINGENHEIMER, Morton.
ALTERNATEs.
AUSTIN KING, Sargent.
G. W. SOLIDAY, Foster.
E. H. KENT, Nelson.
NJ. B. CASSELL, Steele.
H. L. DICKINSON, Stark.
w. A. CALDWELL, Dickey.
The republican convention finished
up it's work in short order and final
adjournment was reached by supper
time last night. The platform was
adopted unanimously, and declares that
the republican party of North Dakota
is in favor of Mckinley for president,
and is opposed to the free coinage of
silver. The only test vote in the con-
vention was upon the election Of the
delegates to St. Louis. Senator Hans.
brough's name was withdrawn, and
his friends named R. T. Fox of Towner
as their choice. He was supported by
the Devils Lake and Grand Forks
judicial districts, with some scatter
ing votes from other counties but was
defeated by vote of $40 to $50. The
election Of the other candidates of the
sound money men was practically un-
opposed.
The result Is considered to mean that
Colonel Robinson will succeed Senator
Hansbrough as national committee.
man. AS forecast in The Argus yester-
day the winning combination was
formed late on Tuesday night and was
ratified at a caucus of the sound money
men Oh Wednesday morning, at which
312 delegates wera present, list Of
delegates and alternates was made up
to be supported in the convention, and
this ticket went through without
change.
IN THE MORNING.
Yesterday morning a caucus was
called at Hotel Metropole and the rep
resentation included over two thirds
of the delegates to the convention. At
this caucus the whole matter of dele.
gates was fixed up and it would have
taken a thousand Samsons to break the
combination chain. They unanimously
voted to go into convention and sup
port the action of the caucus. 1t was
resolved to make E. G. Gearey tenn
porary chairman and Hon. NJ. N.
Johnson permanent chairman. And
the delegates that were selected at
the convention were the ones named
by the caucus.
They got every thing they went III
for.
At Lao the convention was called to
order by Chairman W. H. Robinson of
Mayville, and he called upon Rev. DR..
Dudley, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church of this city, to offer
prayers.
The long suspense from noon, the
hour when the convention should have
been called to order, to the above hour
caused considerable uneasiness, and
when the chairman grasped the gavel
there was sigh Of relief. After prayer
had been offered the chairman called
on Hon. Robert Wallace of James
town to read the call for the conven.
tion. after which it was announced
that the next order of business was
the selecting of q chairman for the
temporary organization.
B. F. Spalding of Cass arose aud
presented the name of E. G. Gearey of
Cass and moved that he be made
chairman of the temporary organiza-
tion. Senator H. G. Hansbrough
seconded the nomination, as also dio
representatives from Trail, Burleigh,
Cavalier, Nelson, Foster and Barnes.
Colonel Power of Richland county
moved that the nomination of E. G.
Gearey as chairman be made unani
.mous. The motion was carried and
the chair appointed o. w. Francis
of Cass and Col. Power of Richland as
an escort committee.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Gearey
announced that as there had been con-
siderable waiting he would not take
the time of the convention in speech
making. He thanked the convention
in few words for the honor.
Chairman Gearey announced that
the next in the order of business was
the nomination of three secretaries.
H. S. Oliver of Ransom nominated G
W. Harrison of Ransom, Frank Sprague
of Walsh, and W. F. Winter of Cava.
lier. The nominations were made
unanimous.
PHI. Rourke of Ransom moved that
a committee of five be appointed on
permanent organization. The motion
was carried.
H. r. Lyon Of M orton moved that a
committee of seven be appointed on
credentials.
B. F.spaldinR of Cass arose and said
! that while it was ont Of order perhaps
to appoint a committee on resolutions,
he thought that it was customary and
moved tnat q committee of eleven De
appointed. His motion was carried.
Chaiman Gearey after few
moments named the following com.
mittees: Permanent organization-P.
H. Rourke, of Ransom, chairman J.
D. Mckenzie. Sargent; E. Smith
Peterson, Walsh; W. A. Stickley,
Wells; F. W. Steele, Rollette.
Committee on credentials-H. B.
Lyon, Morton, chairman A.P. Peake,
Rarroa. n W,ahek. Mcintosh II.