Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-03-15
Anti-GlaSpell Men do Not Par.
tiCipate. GIaspeIl Forces
Fighting.


ney Mattson OF Eddy county who also
held q proxy for Attorney Solidsy of
Foster county; Weed of Logan county,
Bennett of LaMours holding proxy
and Ed Rose OF this city, stenoRrspher
for Judge GIaspell, who held the proxy
Of Brown Of Wells county. Judge Glas-
pell attended the meeting and assisted
the committee in the work. Attorney
Burke of Valley City. representing
Barnes county. was in jamestown but
did not attend the meeting. He states
that he was notified to be in Jamestown
by Ed. Rose. 1t is claimed that the
others we're invited to attend in the
same way.
Now, it is claimed that the meeting
is illegal for the reason that the c1em-
bers OF the committee we're not given
notice as required by law. Custom says
that the call shall be made by the chair
man of the committee through the sec.
rotary. The proxies OF Mattson of Eddy
county and Rose of this city are also
ssid to be illegal for tho reason that the
law provides that no person has the
right to vote proxy at convention
when be is not resident OF the county
which he represents.
Chairman Bartlett of the committee
states that in due course OF time be will
issue call for meeting at which the
date for holding q judicial convention
will be fixed, as we'll as the place Of hold
ing SAID meeting. All the members of
said CONF mittee will be notified in due
form.
1t IS also claimed that courts have
held where call regularly made for
meeting OF a committee OF this nature,
is not attended for any reascn-such as
sickness or inability Of members to act-
by the other members. majority OF
those present can act. In this case any
one member might issue call
This means that two judicial conven-
tions may be held by the republicans in
the fifth district and there may be two
tickets in the field The chairman OF
the judicial committee states that no
attention will De paid to the action
taken Friday.
Chairman Bartlett also states that he
did not refuse to issue the committee
call. He was requested by Judge Glas-
pell to do so for March 7, but says he
suggested later date, when there would
be more time to notify all the eight
members OF the committee, and that IT
was immaterial to him when the CON-
mlttee got together or when or where
the convention was called As mem
ber Of the committee he simply desired
to do his duty under the law, and moth
ing more.
1t Is stated by friends OF Judge Glas
pell that, majority OF the committee
having signed the call for the conven-
tiou for May Is, at Valley City, the mat
ter of holding the convention is settled
IL Is TcpOTlSu UuhG lbUoSIUAO
Burke of Valley City signed the call
last night, after returning home for con-
sultation with political frien ds.
The desire to get the nomination for
judge IS based on the belief that the
nomination, in this district, is equiva-
lent to the election. The district is
composed Of Eddy, Foster. Wells,
Griggs, Stutsmsn, LsMoure, Barnes
and Logan counties.
The developments OF yesterday showed
aE early beginning Of the political fra
cas- in this district, and sn unusually
early time for holding convention for
nominating candidates for the election
which will rot be held until November.
when the people can take hand and
have something to say.
The ent,. Glsspell men have not yet
announced their intentions, but it is
stated that the entire matter may get
into the courts for settlement and that
the "scrap" insugursted yesterday may
require judicial decision to determine