Morris tribune., 1900-05-12
EDDY WINS OUT.
HE WILL ALSO CARRY THE DIS
TRICT AT THE nooRHEAD
CONVENTION NEXT TUESDAY.
The Fight in the Village Of Morris
was Animated but Eddy Won oht
by Fifteen Votes, lille Carried the
County by Four Votes.

The nine delegates OF stevens
county will go to the congressional
convention at Moorhead next Tues
dav instructed for Frank M. Eddy
for congress.
The Republican county convention
at the court house on Wednesday
called to order by the county chair
man Ward Stone. The call was read
after which temporary organization
was effected. O. G. Casvell, of Han
cock was elected chairman by vote
of 1927. This was the test vote and
showed that the convention was there
after to be in the control of the Eddy
forces. Mr.. Stephen Burt of Chokio,
was elected temporary secretary. The
temporary organization was made
permanent, committee on creden
tiaIs was appointed and reported at
the end of about fifteen minutes.
There were no contested delegations.
so the convention proceeded to the
work in hand.
The report of the committee on
credentials, consisting Of Messrs.
Ward Stone, F. J. Mclaughlin and
Andrew Stoneberg, showed the fol-
lowing delegates present:-
John House, H. B. Lund, j. E.
Danielson, J. A. Lime, G. L. Pepper,
6. E. Darling, G. R. c. johnson, S.
H. Spur, L. w. Northcott, VIM.
Darling. Scott, Christ Eyestead,
Christ Gorder, Charles 3. EYsted;
Darnen, W. F. O'Brien, Ward Stone.
Donnelly, F. j. Mclaughlin, John
Hartung, VIM. j. Hartung. Ever
glade, Henry aHub ert, E. Ell. Barnes;
Horton, Fred Messenbrink, David
Podratz; Hodges, G. B. Park, Severt
Erickson; Framnas, E. E. Solseth,
L. Micke,son, Christ Severtson, L. l..
Hanse; Eldorado, A. Stoneberg,
W. D. Mckinley; Baker Charles
Lehman, George jacobson, S. Simon-
son, Charles Ecklund; Hancock,
John Atz, O.. c.. Caswell, t. A.
Maanum, A. Bake; Synnes, Chas.
Brewer, Adolph Brewer. Matt Pillin;
Swan Lake, O. N. Dohlin, Albert
Violin, Robert Zahl, P, G. Larson;
Stevens, J. J. Brown, J. E. Larson,
Geo. Ristvedt; Moore, Wm. Hunt
ley, R. H. Walker; Rendsville, O.
c. Falk, Andrew Erickson, Samuel
Smith; Pepperton, Phil Ernst, Fred
Andert; Morris, Henry Hodgman,
j. II. Edwards; Chokio, Q. P. Ben
son, @. Hagen, Stephen Burt.
A motion was made and carried
that the delegates to the Moorhead
convention be elected first. Mr..
Darling then moved that the vote on
the opposing delegations to Moor
head be taken up by an oral vote by
the chairman of the several town
delegations. This was unacceptable |
to the convention and the motion was
finally withdrawn. The two rival
deleg gations to Moorhead were ther
read and the following Eddy delegl
tion elected by vote of 81 to 29:-
E. J. Jones, L. L. Hanse, John Atz
S. H. Spur, Peter 0, Thorstad, 0.
P. Benson, E. H. Barnes, G. K.Light,
Fred Mesenbrink. A motion to make
the choice of this set OF delegates
unanimous was carried.
No opposition was offered to the
following delegation to the Mime
apolis conventional. 3. Danielson,
O. G. Caswell, j. A. Lime, G. Syver
ton, C. O. Green, S. FL. Davis, Henry
Hubert, P. W. Durkee, Syver Erick |
son.
Ward Stone, as county chairman,
then read resolution favoring the
reorganization of the state central
committee. This was adopted and
the convention adjourned.