Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-06-07
DEMOCRATS MEET
DemaCrats of StutsmaH Elect Dele
oates to FARGO and Grand
Forks.
One of the Best Atteaded C0nven-
ti0ns fver Held In Stuts-
man County.

The democratic county convention
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the state conventions to be held
in Fargo and Grand Forks, was held
in thecourt house Saturday afternoon.
The convention was one of the best
attended of any ever held in Stuts-
man county and great deal OF inter-
est was manifested in the proceedings.
Theconvonti0n was called to order by
Chairman Hagar.
"A. iBlewett moved that r. r. Horn
s0f Courtenay be made chairman. S.
K..McGinnis nominated s. Hagar for
chairman and J. A. Murphy for secre~
tary. After some discussion, during
'which Mr.. Hagar declined to accept
the totfice of chairman, Mr. McGinnis
Withdrew his motion and Mr.. Horn
was unanimously chosen. On motion
sof Mr.. Conklin, A. Parkinson and j.
"A. Murphy were elected secretaries.
Chairman Horn appointed Messrs.
'Conklin Severson and Brastrup a.
committee on credentials.
The delegates proceeded TO BALLOT
for delegates to the Fargo convention
the IA persons receiving the highest
number of votes to be declared elected.
A commi ttee was appointed to name
delegates to the Grand Forks conven-
tion.
At the meeting of the independent,
democratic central committee held
Saturday evening it was decided to hold
acounty con ,ention for denomination
of county and legislative ticket i'm
the court house Thursday, June %, at
%. m. The delegates to the conven-
tion will be selected at caaacuses tobe
held Tuesday evening June.26.
The following were selected as dele
gates to the state convention to be
held in Fargo for the purpose OF elect
ing delegates to the national conven-
tion to be held in Kansas City: Geo.
JoOs. O. D. Weston, C. W. Pierce,
Fred Nichols, E. +. Horn, j. B. Fried,
G. A. Lieber, A. NJ. Halstead, "A.
Mex Kechnie. A. Kokott, j. ,Nogdsek,
G, w. Kurtz, NJ. Craven, w. H. Den
niSOn.
The reGnmittee appointed to select
delegates to the state convention TO
be held in Grand Forks reported the
following list of delegates: i. "A.
Murahx. .J;ames Crum, Peter Whit
beck M. g. Hevenor, NJ. Conklin, Geo.
Armstrong James Spaulding, VIM.
Hom,lth, II. II. Walker, NJ. JaSkoski,
Ju,s,fssyunItsNr, Il. ID. Walsh, FRANK
New,I. M;Smith.
1t was moved that the dele
gates ITO FMgo be instructed to use all
honorable means to secure the >selee-
ton Of C.. T.. Lieber, as one of the six
delegates TO the Kansas City conven-
ton and that the fourteen delegates
vote as a a4it. This was objected to
by some OF the delegates and nation
prevailed THAT the delegates be unin-
structed and the clause relating Ito
the delegates voting as a unit be
stricken out. a motion Was made by
A. Blewett that the delegates present
at the Fargo convention he empower
led to cast the full vote of the IA dele
gates The motion carried. A sini-
liar motion regarding the delegates TO
.Crrand Forks carried
There was some discussion over the
proper time to hold the county con-
yvention for the purpose of nominating
a county and legislative ticket but nc
agreement regarding it was reached.
Theconvention then adjourned.
The report that Eldridge was not
represented is erroneous. That pre-
,cinct selected o. ID. Weston as dele
gate and he was present at the con-
NentiOn.
A number of democrats, not dele
gates, we're in the city Saturday and
stated that they had been persuaded
by republican workers to take part in
ca,nuses when they really had no in
tentiNn of leaving the democratic
party or OF voting the republican
ticket,
Those present were enthusiastic
over the partyfs bright prospects IN
StutsmaD county and as was remarked
by a prominent republican, were rep
resentatiye citizens of the county.
There we're 10 delegates present.
This is a large attendance considering
the fact that the meeting was held to
elect delegates to other conventions
and rot for the nomination OF county
officers,
The following delegates we're pres.
ept: