The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-13

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BURN, MCLEAN COUNTY. ]
INDEPENDENTS AND DEMOCRATS MIX.
L DR.. G. G. Forbes was made tenn
porary chairman and A. Won Stei-
ger temporary secretary, which
organization was recommended as
the permanent organization by
that committee. s
The chair was authorized to
appoint a committee on permanent
organization, order Of business and
resolutions.
{ a committee on nominations
was suggested but the time was
not ripe for that SO the matter
was passed.
| Arecess of Is minutes was taken
i to allow the various committees to
r. port.
e. 81. Register, candidate for
district judge, was present and
gave the audience and convention
an interesting talk. He said he
was here for the purpose Of solic-
! iting votes. He lauded the fusion
! candidate for governor; that
honesty and Independence was the
principal qualifications a judge
should possess and that he had
nothing derogatory to say regard
!, ing the candidacy Of Judge Wins
chester, his aponent; he recoln-
|mended independence in politics.
+ Nj. Whipperman, fusion cam
didate for. governor. was next
introduced. Unlike the average
speechmaker with popuistic tend:
Iencies, he exploded no gass or
wind, but just simply said: 4
~ friend hlr. Register referred
to me as nm orator and that I would
be the principal talker here. [ am
4 forced to believe that Mr.. Register
Twas insincere in his remarks, for,
!! gentlemen, as you will learn / aln
mo public speaker and Lean not
! talk to you as I would like, and
besides Nlr. Register occupied IL
minutes Of your valuable time and
recess Of is minutes was all that
i this convention took. But I AM
4 glad to see SO many of you here
/ today, and ( am glad to meet you
y 4 but far t,s
Ibaless of Il the w9Teat ather, there
would be more Of you. 4 win not
take up any more OF your valuable
time gentlemen. I thank you for
your kind attention.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
BE it resolved that we, The
independent and democratic par
ties Of Mclean county in conyen-
|,tion assembled, do hereby renew
our allegiance to the principles as
1enunciatsd in the the Kansas City
platform, and adopted by the in
dependent and democratic parties.
We favor economy III the adj
ministration Of our county affairs
Ito the best interests of the tax
payers and onilnend that candis
ldates be nominated who will adj
Eministrate the affairs Of our county
/ to the best interests Of the tax
4 payers regardless Of past aMliation.
We ask the support Of the
voters Of Nc Lean county for that
: noble espounder Of truth and de-
fender Of the masses, w. J Bryan.
We denounce nlonopolies and
! trusts, bosses and gangisnl in
4 every sense that the word i'm
! plies, and also recommend to the
voters Of Nc Lean county our
4 state and judicial nominees. =
And immed lately after resolving
I against militaryism, gangisnl and
tbossism, upon motion the conven-
5ltion took a recess Of 81 minutes
\ (accordi ling to A On Steiger's
watch J to- pre- pare and adopt 9
s|Isslate. os
pon recon ,onvening M Steigel
4 explained to the convent ton that
partial slate had been agreed
4 4 to, but that on account ofs pool
i attendance the managers or bosses
had deemed it unwjise to nonlinate
1.-THE entire ticket at this time, and
4 therefore ii had been decided te
l pass certain nonliii ations as he
.fwodM later snnonnce. 5;.l
.2 . S. Neal was minated fol
4 Iclerk of court BY acc lam ation.
onss eiiger moved thai
/ noSminati ions ffor sheriff he passed
Il ssS B. els was nominal tAd to-
II county Judge by accla lanlati
llss HE on owed Stha'
h ions TOR + i d y 4 III of deeds
I: be passed too
Hslge I.lnd was oIninat I'd 70
ditof by accl Sd. 81
IL n Us tsrsoa placed i
IL anomiina lion lhiis old ,nsigh bor, frient
s and sstauneh demo Ia ohm sl
u spa, for tha offies treasure
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