Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-07-20
CONVENTION GOSSIP
Aftermath of the Republican State Con-
vention Held at Grand Forks
Wednesday.
State Central Committee as Selected
From the Various Legislative
Districts
Loyalty to the Ticket is Promised
What is Said Through the
State.

What is Said Through the
State.
Following is the new republican
state central committee, composed OF
n person from each legislative dis
trict and one at large, according to the
resolution passeu by the conventions:
First District-A. Short, Pembina.
Second District-G. F. Ersklne, st.
Thomas.
Third District-E. Smith Peterson,
Park River.
Fourth District-Alvin Robertson,
Grafton.
Fifth District-H. E. Lavayea, Lari-
more.
Sixth District-M. F. Murphy, Grand
Forks.
Seventh District-Wm. Bulge, Grand
Forks.
Eighth District-John E. Paulson,
Hillsboro.
Ninth District-N. Davis, Fargo.
Tenth District-Geo. D. Brown, Wild
Rice.
Eleventh DISTRICT. w. Mitchell,
Wheatlard.
Twelfth District-H. G. Clepper,
Wahpeton.
Thirteenth Dlstrict-J. F.. Devlin,
Cayuga.
Fourteenth .District-Ed. Pierce,
Sheldon.
Fifteenth District-John D. Black,
Valley City.
Sixteenth District-David Bartlett,
C~ooperstown.
Seventeenth District-Thos. ]. Baird,
Lakota.
Eighteenth District-P. McHugh,
Langdon.
Nineteenth District-C. l. F. Wag-
ner, Rolla.
Twentieth District-A. j.. Weight,
Oberoh.
Twenty-first District-P. J. McClory,
Devils Lake.
Twenty-second District-G. w. Sol
liday, Darlington.
Twenty-third Jistrict-R. E. Wal
lace, jamestown.
Twenty-fourth District-J. M. De-
vine, LaMoure.
Twenty-ffth District-Thos. Seton,
Glendale.
Twenty-sixth District-Thos. Ais
house, Steele.
Twenty-seventh uistrict-Ed. S. AL
len, Bismarck.
Twenty-eighth District-G. K. Vik-
an, Towner.
Twenty-ninth District-R. w. Day.
idson. Minot.
Thirtieth District-W. C. Gilbraith,
Mandan.
Thirty-frst District-A. c. McGilli-
vray, Dickinson.
J. G. Hamilton, member at large.
After the resolutions were read Hon.
M. N. Johnson submitted an amend
ment, which was adopted, after the roll
of the counties had been called by a
vote of 395 to 11G, Billings, Burleigh,
Emmons, Mcintosh, Mclean, Mercer,
Morton, Oliver and Stark voting solid
against it, Eddy, Grand Forks and
Ramsey dividing, and the balance sup
porting it with the exception of Bot
tineau, Griggs, Kidder, Steele, Suits
man, Wells and Williams counties,
which refrained from voting. The
amendment was as follows: I'VE ia
o the present prohibition law and a
faithful enforcement of the same"
N. F. Boucher then moved that the
report Of the committee be further
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing, viz:
"That we favor all the laws of the
state, especially those in the penal and
criminal codes and their strict and i'm
poA SAoA OAAOASCAuCLL III oil parts Ol Tie
state at all times" This amendmen,
carried by reclamation.
Hon. John F. Cowan's reply to the
speech of John M. Cochrane of Grand
Forks was one Of the features of the
convention. Cochrane had been in.
Weighing against combines and Mr.
Cowan took occasion to score Judge
Cochrane for, as he claimed, denounc.
ing the formation of states, when he
(COchrane) had vainly endeavored all
the night previous to construct one
himself that would stick. He said the
opposition had no kick coming, as the
fight was a fair one, and both factions
could not win. He paid a high trib.
ute to Mr.. Marshall, who, he said
would, when elected, be a credit to the
state, and could be relied upon to take