Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-02-21
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62Q DELEGATES.
That Will be the Total Number ia the
State Convention This
s. s Year.
The Apportionment Based on the Aver
age Vote Cast for Congressman
and Governor.
Aftermath of the Meeting of the Re-
~ publican State Convention at
Grand Forks.
The Loyal "Western Reserve"

The Loyal "Western Reserve"
AS a result of the meeting of the re-
publican state central committee Il;
Grand Forks Tuesday, Fargo will get
the convention to elect delegates to the
national convention and Grand Forks
has been restored to the map again and
will have the convention to nominate
the state ticket. In view of the fact
that both the last conventions were
held in Fargo because of a lack of hotel
accommodations in Grand Forks-and
this difficulty now being overcome-the
committee unanimously agreed to let
Grand Forks have it's choice of I'VE
tons this year and on behalf of Grand
Forks Manager Bacon of the Hotel Da-
kotah, the metropolis of the lower Red
chose the three ring show.
The date of the Fargo convention is
May 16, and that of Grand Forks July
II.
The only strife in the committee
meeting was over the basis of appor-
tionment. Jud LaMoure, which is
Pembina, and the Walsh county mem
bers wanted the apportionment based
on the vote for presidential electors in
1896, but the western counties, wherein
the population and the republican vote
has nearly doubled since that time,
could not see it in that way. Grand
Forks plead guilty of disloyalty to the
head of the ticket two years ago but
begged to be forgiven, at least to the
extent of basing the apportionment on
the vote for congressman in 1898. The
loyal western reserve met this propo-
sition with the argument that to allow
the treachery in Grand Forks to &c
unrebuked would be unjust to the party
and to all the loyal republican coun.
ties in the state-for what incentive
would there be for loyalty to the party
ticket if d~isloyalty was rewarded?
Messrs. Little, Bartlett, Jewell, Ellis
worth and others on the committee ar
gued in favor of the basis being ixee
on the average vote cast for congress
man and governor in 1898 and thi!
proposition finally carried by a vote O
l6 to 13. Mr.. Bartlett of Griggs ar
gued in favor of giving each count!
four delegates at large instead of on,
as heretofore. He cited Minnesota a.
a precedent, and argued that it had re
suited in making and continuing tn,
smaller counties as republican strong
holds. 1t was finally decided to Civ
each county two delegates at large ant
one delegate for every fifty votes o,
major fraction thereof-the averag,
vote cast for congressman and COVER
nor being the basis. 1nis proposition
carried by a vote of II to II.
On motion of Secretary Jewell it wa.
decided to incorporate in the cali tn,
substance of the following resolution
Whereas the law of 1899, regulating
caucuses, Chapter SO, laws of 1899
provides only for the appointment of
judge and clerk, and whereas it is no
made the special duty of n person
to be on hand at the opening of the eau
Gus supplied with record book, paper
or other necessary materials for keep
ing the records of the caucus, be it
Resolved, that the republican county
committees of the state are hereby ad,
vlsed, When making calls for caucuses
to designate for each precinct a mes.
Senger whose duty it shall be to be
promptly on hand at the hour desig.
mated for the holding of caucuses, pro.
vided with record book, paper anG
other materials necessary for keeping
the records of the caucu and list O.
persons voting Lnereat, in accordance
with section Z of said law.
1t was also decided that it should be
left optional with each county to hole
either one or two conventions to elect
delegates to the two state conventions
The following members of the com
mittee were present:
Chairman w. H. Robinson, of Trail;
Secretary M. H. Jewell, of burleigh
From Legislative districts:
L. Jud LaMoure.