Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-06-13

iftAlS iftAS aitSSgG1Qn aitSgG1Qn or ~ 5deleslsfeS TO Statesi
con an ention to be held at Fargo, Jyly
2sra fsaSrgsl that the candi dates for repre-
lsee9nE.tatiYles sen in the Legislature be voted
fnpopp II lleetI IL e each delegate
SEyfsing Attn for three candidates. The re-
Ll5||| yas adopted. .Ss.SsS y J. 4
AL comlni ttee On credentials rect
Iolai ended the adopt on OF, the repor-
o ths feptTal IA sslnnittee sl which IfN 3''1Is Waa
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follews: ss.
S. ResolYed: That we the Repaulbli,
Itcan delegates in convention assembled
hereby pledge and renew our faith in
the pIrineip pies Of the great political
organ alton which has ever stood and
now stands for liberty, enlightnent
ana 4 national a 4 progress. y
s1s s. congr late the country upon
the wise and patriotic admini nistration
Of Wln, McK inley, Who ht5s vas 50 3fo5qlly
and cruely murd rdered, aud upon the
equally wise and patriotic admins
tration Of Theodore Roosevelt. f5
I'VE commend our delegates in
congress for their valuable work in
behalf Of the state aud country, and
congratulate them for the unity and
harmony which control their actions ! ! !
Which We're unanimously adopted.
| The temp porary Organization was,
on motion Of Col. Creel, made perrna.
nent. M 4.
While the candidates for the legis-
lature We're being placed in nomina-
tion H, NJ. Creel addressed the con
Yention. He said 4 he had lived here
% years as the war records in Wash
ington would show. He was glad to
see that q majority Of the convention
was composed Of Norwegians; that
they were a sturdy, honest race and
had never failed him when lie asked
for their support IN fact he was a
Norwegian himself, and that Senator
Hanbrough had stated On the floor
j Of the United States senate that he al
50 was d Norwegian The colonel's s
/ speech was mostly enlogistic Of him
l.self and when he sat down, H. e.
! Baird arose and said: Mr.. Chair
man, are we to understand that Col
j Creel has placed himself in noination
for the legislatures The delegates
were conyulsed with laughter and 1t
was sometime before quiet was restor
/ ed. n. Fss55s'5st sSs ~
] Judge Cowan then took tlle foor
/ and in a ten minute speech placed III.
/ M. Creel in nomination as a candidate
| for the Legislature He dwelt on the
many virtues possessed by the col
one1, most Of which ground was coy
cred Yin the speech delivered by Mr..
/ Creel himself The Judge said the
man whom he was about to place in
| lnomination. for energy intellectual
liability and honesty stood second to
/ none in Ramsey county. The speak
er had a deep interest in the outcome
Of the convention, he said, yet ii was
| the duty OF the delegates to consider
first the law making ability OF Its
Representatives III the Legislature that
his candidate had served III the legis-
lature before and was the best ever
sent from Ramsey county No
matter what the result of this conven
| tion shall be, said the judge. II
shall bow to the viii Of the majority
and support the ticket. Il In the
Judge ei1ogy Of the colonel no men
ltion was made Of the colonel sturdy
ERepublicanfsm.
The following candidates were
placed III nomination Geo w. n.
Davis. Peter $. solberg, ii. r. -Aslak
son, A ], KiIdahl Chas FL Baker
and H. NJ creel
But one ballot was taken, which
resulted as follows:
Davis q. 81
Baker .3.....;. .......,.....-..- ffa
Aslakson ....... ...5.s.,... ,,,,...,. %
iKiMahl ,....,.....s....l.... u
iSolberg q. ...>,.,......,.ssS .ssS
I Creel .... &. %
There was great demonstration Of
! approval when the vote was announced
land it was knownt that the Hansbrousl,
forces had won by such a decisive,
ma jority. But the fight ON the floor.
iiof the convention was notovar. The
Judge and Greel made q hard fight to
secure the delegation 10 the state con-
lvention. A motion was made by. q
anember Of the majority tilata com
nittee Of Ave be appointed, the chair
man of the convention to be- one of
THE members, TO seleet as delegates TO
the Fargo convention and ssibmit same
for ratification .lndge Cowan moved
las an amendment that the eony snsiea
elect the rs delegates that he would
name and he proceeded TO read the
names of his delegates which he had
had prepared oa q typewriter. The
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