Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-05-04
THE CONVENTION.
Delegates Elected to the Republs,
cam judicial and State Conven.
tiOnS.

Delc8sAtoe EbGCt00 10 vne 1tepu0Ji9
cam judicial and State Conven.
tions.
The county convention to choose
delegates to tie judicial convention
at Bismarck and to the state conver-
tion at Fargo was held in Honstain's
hall at Linton last Tuesday.
G. w. Lynn called the convention
to order and named Alex. Macdonald
for temporary chairman and w. B.
Andrus for temporary secretary.
Mr.. Andrus, with a sweet and cher
ubic smile, withdrew in favor of G..
NJ. Register, who was present as a
delegate from Linton on the proxy of
Hermann Backhaus. George put on
his extra eyes, took seat at the table
and went to- work at probably the
most laborious undertaking he has
tackled during his few weeks resi-
dence in Emmons county.
On motion a committee of seven on
credentials and three on organization
was appointed, as follows:
On Credentials - Armstrong, Her
olz, "Rowerdink, Wesley Baker,
Muench, Baxter, Pitts.
On Permanent Organization-Lynn,
Andrus, Roop.
On motion a recess Of twenty min
utes was taken to give the committees
time to report.
After recess the committee on Gre
dentials reported, declaring the fol-
lowing-named persons entitled to
seats:
Burr Oak Wesley Baker, Alex.
Macdonald, G. Fl. Edick, Chas. Delger
Two proxies.
Gayton-P. Shier, w. c.. East, Hen
ry East. One proxy.
Denhem-W. 81. Chapman, S. A
Hawks, John Baker.
Williamsport-J. I. Roop, H. A
Armstrong, NJ. Rush. Tive proxies.
Cherry. Grove-W. NJ. Matthews, I
E. Shepard, A. L.. Cell. One proxy.
Logan. H. Robinson, w. Baxter
e. +. Savage, P. G. Levin, Oscar N Nel
son.
Burge- ii. yBurge, g. W,Burge, W
Muench.
Winchester-G. w. Lynn, G, E. Nc
Lain, G. A. Hcrolz. One proxy.
Higbee-J. w. Wescott, VIM. Jone
(half vote), G. M. Register (half vote
Dakem-E. .Braddock. Three proxies
Exeter-Jakob Gefroh.
/ ODESSA. Permann. One proxy.
Strasburg-M. Flick. One proxy.
Selz-Tone Verhoef. Three proxies
Bakker-Arend Hasper and G. Row
erdink, each with three proxies.
Union-G. w. Renskers, VIM. Cley
eringa. Five proxies.
/ Winona-John McCrory, J. G. Pitts
w. B. Andrus, F. D. Smith, Johl
Stiles. One proxy.
! Glanavon-Wm. Colville, Ton
Sleasing, Chas. Coventry. One proxy
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials was received and adopted.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported, recommending tina
the temporary organization be mad
permanent.
|. Mr.. Lynn moved that the CONVEX
ti0h proceed to elect delegates to Bi.
marck. Carried. !:
1t was moved and carried that th
convention vote bY ballot.
/ The chairman appointed John
Roop and Chas. Coventry tellers.
Tho following. people were nominal
ed as candidates for delegates to Bi!
marck:
| Mcdonald, Muench, Herolz, Rover
dink, McCrory, Shier, Shepard, We.
cott. The first four were elected b
an average majority OF twelve votes.
i The following were elected by accli
| nation as delegates to the state cor
| vention:
i w. P. Thurston, OF Braddoek.
4 PIG. Leyin,zof Tell.
| /. e. Shepard, Of Braddock.
NJ. Rush, OF Williamspopt.
Fl. Van Beck, Of Westheld.
w. B. Andrus, OF Winona.
4 G. A. Patterson, Of Linton.
VIM. Baxter, Of Braddock.
q NJ. Flick, of Linton.
W. Fl. Chapman, of Williamsport.
Mr.. Armstrong was nominated as
delegate to Fargo; but he arose an
stated that, as he had been in th
caucus In which the slate was mad,
he would vote for the selections Of til
a caucus. ,9s
4 AT this juncture arose Surgeo
Muench. the Emmonsburg hostile, an
offered the following resolution.
s hereas. The action of Judge Wi
chester In the county -seat-removal ca
has caused dissatisfaction to the peop
of EmmOns county Therefore, be it
Resolved That the delegates to I'll
judicial convention at Bismarck be ii
q structed to vote against the renomin
81 tion Of w. II. Winchester
The surgeon did not state wheth,
twas the friends Of Linton or ii
T friends Of Billsport that were ..dissa
I isfed."
Delegate Baker, Of Burr Oak. move