The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-16
! TIED Up BY 4 CONTRACT.
LIGHT ON SOME OF THE PECULIAR
METHODS OF NORTH DAKOTA
REPUBLICANS
RANK AND FILE ARE IGNORED
Resolutions of the Sheldon Conven-
tion which the Newspapers
Didn't Have the Courage to
Exhibit in Cold Type.

OlutlOpS introduced Dy eX-State Senator
Andrew Sandager, president of the State
Bank OF Lisbon. in the late Republican
CONVENTION at Sheldon, this county, and
which was the cause of one of the storm
lest political sessions even seen in the
county. Although there were five STALL
fed county Republican news papers rep
resented in the convention, not one Aof
them dared to report the resolutions al
Iuded to. The following are the resolu-
tiOnS:
Whereas, This convention was duly
called to order TO meet at this place at
this time, by the duly constituted author
tiles of the republican party for the
purpose of elcct.ng seventeen delegates
to represent our party in the state con-
Vention that asse fnbles in Fargo on the
18th of this month; and also like number
OI delegates to the state convention that
meets ii Grand Forks on the 11th day of
July, 1850; and,
Whereas, For the purpose Of forestalI-
ing the action of this our county, con-
VentiOn, certain members of the Repub-
lican party Of this county met at the
town OF Sheldon on the 10Th of April,
1900, entered into a certain written agree
ment whereby they agreed among other
matters that j. l.. Green, one of the can
dldates of our party, residing in said coun-
ty, and seeking a place on the state tick
ct, should name and select at and for
this convention the seventeen delegates
that this convention has been called to
convention to meet at Grand Forks on
the 1lth day Of July; and,
Whereas, In addition to the agreement
heretofore mentioned, they also agreed,
III substance, TO secure the reappoint-
ment, when their terms expire, of H S.
Oliver and 2. II. Rourke to federal Of
lGGs that they now hold; and,
Whereas, Many members of our party
believe that if this convention ratifes
said written agreement to- the extent of
allowing Mr.. Green = to select the said
seventeen delegates, that, they then are
morally bound to also aid the reappoint-
ment of H. S. Oliver as postmaster at
Lisbon; and,
Whereas, While we respect Mr.. Green
and have nothing to offer against him
outside his being a party to the said writ
ten agreement, we believe that all such
attempts to forestal the acts of the con
Ventlon of the Republican party is hurt
Iui, unWise, and, if allowed to be carried
out without a protest. will defeat our
party in this county; Therefore,
Resolved, That We repudiate said writ
ten agreement, and will NOW proceed to
elect delegates to the said two state con
Vehtlons without regard for said written
agreement.
For the next hour there was a scene
in the convention that really beggared
description, the chairman being utterly
unable to preserve order. During the
clamor Postmaster Oliver, of Lisbon, for
merly a Democrat, pounced upon ex-
Congressman Maj c. W. Buttz like a
turkey buzzard and literally to: II = into
fragments. The major retorted i. a live
lY manner accusing his enemy Of every
thing that was far from exemplary polit-
icaIly or otherwise, and the scrap was on
The SandageT resolutions We're eventually
defeated, and the convention decided the
day against Commissioner of Insurance
Harrison and in favor of j. L. Green for
Harrison's place 1t was a decided vic
tory for the Republican gang, with P
H. Rourke on top.
The following is a true copy of the
famous Republican bill of sale of the del
egates and the mortgage upon the party
for the next six years:
Sheldon, N, D., April 20, 1900
MesSrs. K. S. Adams and George W. Har-
r1son-Gentlemen: In the present contest
for supremacy in the election of dele
gates to the coming state convention we
recognize the fact that the success of one
or the other OF you means a disruption or
split in the Republican party of this
county, and that number of sore spots
must of necessity result
For the sake of harmony and the ulti-
mate result of the party, we have this
TO suggest, viz: That a third man in the
person of j. l.. Green, be selected, and
that you both cheerfully Withdraw and
give him your support for the position
on the state ticket and that YOU will
permit MN to name the delegation to
the state nominating convention, we
pIedglng you that due courtesy will be
used in making such selection and that
all heretofore contending- factions will
courteously be recognized.
we would desire that Mr. Harrison and
ms friends select half, as near as may be,
OF the delegation of the county conven-
ton from the city of Lisbon, and that
Mr.. Adams and his friends select the
olner haIf, as near as may be- That all
old scores be wiped out and a fresh start
taken; that Mr.. Rourke shall meet with
no opposition from any of the Republf-
cans agreeing to this proposition, should
ne seek reappointment to his present DO
slt1on; and that Mr.. Oliver should meet
with no opposition from the parties here
10, should he seek reappointment to his
present position, and we will expect each
OF tn9m and you to. treat, with the same
c0nSlderatlon any or all of the parties to
ms agreement, not only during the pres
ent campaign, but in the one coming two
years hence, and that so far as any of us
are now concerned or can prevent it
there shall be no split or row in the Re.
truly,
Q. K, Ed Pierce,
M. B. Green,
James p. Aylen,
II. S. Oliver,
F. p. Allen,
H. Shirley,
OK. G. W Harrison,
R. S. Adams,
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