Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-11
REPUBLICANS MEET

0CI CIOO11OAlNO mGG1
To Elect Delegates to Three Con-
-ventions and Nominate q Legis-
lative Ticket.
The Ramsey County Republi-
can convention met in the court
house Saturday, pursuant to call,
and was called to order by Chair
man Brown at 2 o'clock p. M.
Secretary Fred Baker read the
call, after which Chairman Brown
announced that the county central
committee had examined the
credentials of the delegates; that
there were no contests and that
Is delegates were entitled to seats
in the convention. Township 15S-
60 not being represented the total
number of votes would be "a. He
then read the following list of
delegates who were entitled to
seats:
Ulstad.
sqlliyan-B. Greenbere y vote, John Nc.
Crary-H. L. Ugland, c. A. Currier, h. A.
Nicholson.
Township 1ssse-Not g represented.
T. j. Biri.
Churchs Ferry-A. H. Notimier, Norman
Nelson C. H. Wirtz
Goulee5aA. J. Mitchell, james Mccormick.
FHSssahRIsni FsSss.hIe isssnM es.. Piyif T. hss Mslvor
DeGroat-C. 6. Kveseth, c. n Nees.
Newbre-Simon Schmidt, Erastus Cunning,
Township 157.e1-Andrew Huesby, W. F.
Welcome.
Dry Lake,G Geo. W. Kline, E. P. Merrick. :.
Township 15e-6l-J. E. Brouse, John E.
Kalof.157-s -s2-Abram Kalof.
Odessa n. c. Rasmussen, Victor Carlson.
South Minnewaukan-Hal Thoe, Hans
Rustum.
Webster-Chas. Garske, Rasmus Sorenson.
Norway--Amund Klufton, Sjur Olson.
Morris-John Flummerfelt F. A. Baker.
Cleveland-John A. G. Dahlen, Halbert
Paulson.
Freshwater-Norman Morrison, E. H. Lohnes
Noonan-Andrew Hagen, Ivor Sorbel.
township iss,ss Ole 1s ). Amandsen. ndasa 0''''
Irvine-A. J. Kildahl.
Township 15s-61-John Robinson, Robert Love
Lake-Frank Pitcher, John Cumming, Chas
0ntario-James Stewart, R. E. Brown.
Bartlett-G. F; NJ Ueeker, FRED Wilberg; ;,
White, Ole Serumgard, Gle skratass.
Devils Lake-2nd ward-F. w. Cockburn, j
B: Kent, A. s. Pattie.
Banshnan DsA1n haKssje r. Fcrsws. wssa-H'nF' H"s D.
After reading the list of dele
gates, j. 0. Baughman placed G
w. II. Davis in nomination fo,
temporary chairman, and G. A
Currler nominated James Nc
Cormick. A rising vote was taker
which resulted in the election o
Mr.. Davis. F. E. Merrick wal
elected secretary and Fl. G. Ras
mussen assistant.
Henry Hale moved that com
mittee of five be appointed o.
credentials. He stated that ther
had been considerable adverse com
ment upon the action of the count
central committee in arbitrarily
increasing the number of dele
gates from the unorganized town
ships. AS a member of that com
mittee he desired to refer tn
whole matter back to the conven
!: ton, for investigation and actio
upon the same. Mr.. McCormic
contended that inasmuch as tn
central committee had passed upo
the credentials, and there being n
contests, he did not see the neces
sity of a committee on credentials
He did not believe the committe
had the power to arbitrarily in
; crease the representation fror
! those townships, but he didn't Sc
how the convention could ignor
; the representation as printed i
the call. Mr.. Hale explained tha
the chairman of the board Of count
commissioners, Mr.. Day, also
! member of the central committee
had lately visited these township
} while performing his duties a
) commissioner, and had discovers
5 that they had been populousl
settled since the last general cleo
ton, having in several cases owe
100 Republican voters, and believ
ing they we're entitled to repre-
sentation, Mr.. Day advocated bas
/. ing their representation upon tn
list returned by the assessors, ther
being no vote upon which it coul,
] be based. The committee acte,
upon Mr.. Days suggestion, an
fixed the representation for thes
new townships in a spirit of fair
ness to the Republicans lvin,
therein. Mr.. Hale's motion bein,
seconded the chair appointe,
Frank Cockburn, Halvor Thoe
James Mccormick, Martin Nee
and John Flumerfelt as a com
mittee on credentials.
On motion the following com
mittees were also appointed:
On order of business - Ere,
Baker, Ole Serumgard, Norman