Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-06-11

OF bis county as delegate to the con-
vention, an honor which he appreciated
highly. At considerable personal incou-
venience he came to the convention.
Another reason that had aotuated him
was the fact that since bis election, when
hs was go highly honored by the leRis.
lsture, it had never been bis good for
tune to meet bis political friends IN con-
vention until now and therefore be was
anxious TO see, meet and talk with them.
He was glad to see such handsome
turnout of delegates; it showed that the
spirit of democracy is still alive in the
state. A very serious difference exists
in the democratic party at thls time, q
difference greater than on almost any
question which has ever been discussed
in the party councils heretofore. It Is q
matter OF very serious concern. For his
own part, with the welfare Of the party
in the state sincerely at heart, he had
gwen the financial question, upon which
the party 10 now divided to q great ex-
tent, az thorough consideration as he was
capable OF and had arrived at very we'll
grounded convictions upon the subject.
He did not mean to say that he had
arrived at a proper solution of the sub
ject, but there was one point on which
all agree and that is that the contraction
Of the money of the people loads to
lowering of prices; that the lowering OF
prices leads TO unrest, decentralization
and disruption. This point he mem
toned particularly for their serious con-
sideration though he did not intend to
20 into q discussion of the financial
question.
John D. Benton of Fargo made vlg-
orus speech to the convention. He said,
after giving the republican party few
vicious upper cuts, that he agreed sb-
solutely with Senator Roach on the
tariff issue. The first duty OF the
democratic party is to look after the
welfare of the people; also to place the
best dollar in the laboring mans hand
with which to buy cheap supplies. This,
he believed, can only be done with an
100 per cent dollar-no discount on it;
that when We have arrived at the dol
lar the people want-whether silver or
silver and gold-the dollar then must be
taken out Of politics. Neither party
can be trusted with it, (applsuse). II all
we're statesmen IN congress and in the
senate it would be different. The dol-
lar should be made constitutional dol
lar, only changeable as the constitution
can be changed.
When the committee reported the
names of delegates selected to go to the
national convention, Mr.. Lutz, men,
Der of the committee and gold demo.
crat, said the delegates Of this judicial
district had agreed that he should re-
commend Mr.. Winterer Of Valley City.
This he did, but the committee after
consulting with Senator Roach and Mr..
Lelstikow did not concur but recon-
mended Mr.. Williams of Grand Forks,
giving Grand Forks two dele.
gates and this district none at
all. He therefore moved that the name
of Winterer be substituted for that of
Williams.
Mr.. Williams said he did not want to
be considered a candidate In any sense
of the word The entire matter hinged
on the fact that the committee did not
believe that the financial views of Mr..
Winterer coincided with either the COM
mittee's or, probably, the convention's
and for that reason Mr.. Lutz's candi-
date was not recommended.
Mr.. Campbell OF Morton said Win
terer was good democrat and more
good democrats are to be found here
than in any other part Of the state; here
in jamestown they always fight for the
democratic ticket. He moved as an
amendment that Senator Roach be de-
clared delegate at large from the state
to Chicago, aud then the other delegates
would be discussed. The char held the
amendment to be out of order as it was
not germane.
Mr.. Hughes Of Stutsman, q national
alternate, said he was not candidate
and wished to be relieved or superseded
by some one else. The Fifth district
did not want any sop and suggested
that Grand Forks man be put in his
place.
The motion to amend the report OF
the committee was lost by vote OF 157
to 56 and the report of the committee as
read adopted.
Senator Roach answered the remark
made concerning him by Mr.. Lutz that
the selection Of the delegates by the
committee was at the consultation with
Senator Roach and Mr.. Leistikow.
He said he had no consultation with the
committee on that subject or upon any
subject in regard to 1t,
Mr. Lelstikow said he could repeat
every word of Senator Roach. He.,
T,natikow. WA asked by one of the COM