Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-07
Pattie, Joe Kent, Fred Farkas; third
ward, Henry Hale, w. II. Brown, ]. o.

Pattie, Joe Kent, Fred Farkas; third
ward; Henry Hale, w. II. Brown, ]. o.
Baughman, Geooge w. Jameson.
After the list Of delegates had been.
read Mr.. Serumgard suggested that
nominations for temporary chairman
were in order and Mr.. Hale named
Senator Day for that position. The
motion was seconded by Nj. McCor-
mick and carried unanimously.
Ed Baker was placed in nomination
by Mi. Lohnes for the position Of
temporary secretary and this PROPOSE
ton also went through b acclamation.
MI. Odegard moved that the chair
man appoint q committee of five on.
credentials.
MI. Hale1moved for q committee Of
five on resolutions. q
Mr.. McLain moved that a COM
mittee Of five on permanent organize
ton be appointed.
Mr.. Davis suggested a like COM
mittee on order Of business.
All the motions were adopted with
out discussion and the following
committees were appointed:
Credentials-Fred Baker, 7. s..
Cordner, James Mccormick, Andrew
Odegard, Henry Blaufus.
Resolutions-M. III. Brennan, w. J..
Morgridge. q. A. Currier, D. g. Duell,
Amund Klufton. Il
Permanent Organization-Albert
Roberts, Paul Iyerson, j. @. Calder
wood, N. Calof, Ray Cunningham.
Order Of Business-A. j. Kildahl. Ed
|Lohnes, John Bryn, Alex McLain,
Isaac Mari.
a. recess was then taken for fifteen
minutes, at the end Of which time the
committees were ready to report.
The committee on credentials re-
ported in favor Of seating the dele
gates whose names had been already
read, and the report was adopted.
The committee on permanent
organization favored making the tenn
perary organization permanent, which
was done.
The committee on order Of business
reported in favor of selecting the
Legislative nominees first, and this also
was carried without a dissenting vote.
Mr.. Brennan, chairman Of the com.
mittee on resolutions, read the follow
ing, which we're unanimously adapted:
Resolved, that we, the representa-
tives Of the Republican party Of Ram
sey county, North Dakota, in con-
vention assembled, hereby renew our
fidelity to the principles Of the party
Of Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley,and
pledge ourselves to foster and main
tain those principles in the present
campaign and at the polls on the 9Th
of November next.
Resolved, that we heartily pledge
ourselves. to the support of the ticket
nominated at Fargo last July.
We hereby acknowledge the deep
debt Of gratitude our country owes to
the brave boys who volunteered their
services under the stars and stripes in
the late war with Spain, and we con-
gratulate the nation and liberty low
ing people everywhere on the unex-
ampled success Of our army and navy
and on the dawning hope that the
blessings Of our constitution may be
extended to all the oppressed nations
Of the earth.
The nomination Of candidates for.
member Of the legislature being then
in order, Mr.. Brennan in a neat speech
presented to the convention the name
of Mr.. Hale. Fred Baker performed
the same Office for MI. Lohnes, and
Mr.. Currier nominated MI. Ugland.
There was a little sparring over the
manner in which the vote was to be
taken and it was finally decided that
each delegate. should vote for two
candidates, a majority being required
to nominate. Messrs. Baker, Brennan
and Duell were appointed tellers. The
first ballot resulted as follows:
Hale. 81
.......... a
70
Messrs. Hale and Upland having
each received more than a majority of
the votes, on motion Of Fred Baker
their nomination for members Of the
legislature was made unanimous.
The result seemed unsatisfactory to
Mr.. Lohnes and he expressed his
opinion Of the result in quite forcible
language. Mr.. Huesby seemed to take
Mr.. Lohnes' remarks as personal and
arose to deny that he had been sbutton