Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-08-04
FUSION TICKET.
POpulists and Democrats Get To-.
Ecthcr ut Fargo.

Populists and Democrats Get To-
| Ectllcr at Fargo.
Fargo, n. d., July 29.-The confer
ence committee of the Populists and
Democrats agreed to the following
ticket last evening:
Fer governor. ID. NJ. Holmes, Grand
Forks; lieutenant governor, DR.. Bent
ley, Burleigh; congress, II. NJ. Creel,
Ramsey; supreme judge, G. j. Fish,
Grand Forks; secretary Of state, S.
Torgenson, Trail; treasurer, Thomas.
Bolton, Walsh; auditor, c. G. Babe,
Itichland; attorney general, S. 3. Bart
lett, CasS: insurance commissioner, w.
j. Campbell, Barnes; commissioner Of
agriculture. Oliver KnudsOn, Nelson;
railroad commissioners, II. Il. Eyener,.
Stutsman; n. j. Bjornstadt, Dickey;.
A. Fleming Cavalier.
| Considerable disappointment was felt
over the failure to secure the consent
of Chief Justice Corliss to permit his,
name to he used as the candidate for
supreme judge. Grand Forks county
is supposed to be the storm center Of
opposition to the Republican state tick
ct, and was given the candidates for
governor and supreme judge. Great
inroads are confidently expected to be
made in the Republican strength with
these two men. All the valley counties.
have representatives on the ticket ex-
cept Jud LaMoure's. Other members
are we'll scattered over the state, and
the result shows careful consideration.
of the supposed weak points in the Re
publican ranks. Individually the call
didates are men of the highest reput;-,
| ton in their home counties. but only
three of them have anything like Il
state reputation, and a hard campaign
will have to be fought to introduce the
candidates to their parties.
| Holmes is a druggist of Grand
Forks county, and has been Il life
long Democrat. He was elected coun-
ty treasurer for two terms over Il
strong Republican opponent III Il coun-
ty overwhelmingly Republican. He is.
we'll known in the northern tier OF
ccuntics and in the valley as Il man of
considerable sterling worth, but is not.
an ideal gubernatOrial candidate ON
account of his lack of acquaintance IN
other parts Of the state.
DIR. Bentley of Bismarck is one Of the.
bcst-known men in the state, and has
always taken an active part in polltl-,
cal campaigns He was always Re
publican until the silver issue came up.
when he landed in the Bryan camp.
He made Il vigorous campaign last
election, and is one Of the best speak
ers in the fusion ranks. His nomnai-
tion is Il concession to the Silver Re
publicans.
| G. J. Fisk is the present district
judge in Grand Forks county and the
First judicial district. He was elected
over Attorney Bosard two years ago..
and has two years more to serve. He
is Il representative of the younger De-
n.ocracy and an able man.
Col Crcel, for congress, u.s. like Bent
ley-a former Republican. Living at
Devils Lake, the home of Senator
Hansbrough, he has always bitterly
fought the latter, and has been the
means of cnlivening more than one
state convention by his scrapper quail
tiles. He is Il West Pointer "who saw
considerable service in the early days
against the Indians, and was for twelve
years register OF deeds of Ramsey,
county.
| c. G. Babe was auditor of Richland
county for Il number of terms, and he
is we'll known in the southern part Of
the state.
s. B. Bartlett lives at Casselton, and
is one of the foremost lawyers OF the.
Cass county bar. He was states attor-
ney for two terms, and is popular in
his county.
Thomas Bolton is bonanza farmer,
near Park River, and Il stalwart Demo-
craft He is a thorough illustration Of
the possibilities of the state, coming
here Il pooh man. and having amassed
considerable wealth.
| w. n. Campbell is the present pres-
dent Of the Alliance Hail association,
Il position formerly occupied by Mr..
FanCher, of the Republican party, and
the coincidence is still greater. as Mr..
| Campbell is nominated for the same.
position Mr.. Fancher now holds
S Torgenson was formerly connected
with the Dakota Milling association,
and is at present Il cashier of one of
the banks at Mayvillc. He is regard
ed as one Of the most popular men in.
Trail county, and is expected to re-.
duce the great Republican majority
there, as well as to pull Halland down.
&. G. Schmidt has been superintend-
cnt or schools at jamestown for Il
number of years, and is regarded as an
able educator. He is expected to cor
raj the Teutonic vote, and is regarded
as Il happy choice.
| OF the railroad commissioners, II.
llcvcncr is 4 travelling man. with head
quarters at jamestown. Bjornstadt is
Il hardware man in Dlckey county, and
Fleming is Il merchant in Cavalier.
| Alfred Whipple is Il we'll known
farmer. Oliver KnudS0n was first
nominated for commissioner Of agri-
culture. but refused it.