Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-31
Resubmisson and Prohibition Questions Turned
Down After Lively Debate
Platform Endorses the National and State Admin.
istrations-The Election Laws

Congress - Thomas Marshall, B. F.
Spalding.
Covernor-Frank White.
Lieutenant Governor-David Bartlett.
| Secretary Of State-E. F. Porter.
Auditor-H. L. Holmes.
| Treasured. H. Mcmillan.
Superintendent of Instruction-W. l.
| Stockwell.
Attorney General-C. n. Erich.
| commissioner of Insurance - Fred
I, Commissioner Of Agriculture - r. j.
| Turner.
| Commissioners of Railroads - c. j.
| Lord, j. F. Shea, Andrew Schatz.
Judge of Supreme Court. NJ. Coeh-
| rane.
| The above ticket was unanimously
| placed in nomination by the Republic
an state convention at Fargo.
| 1t was a hot time in the old town
when the delegates assembled in the
| big machinery warehouse which did
| duty for convention hall. Delegates
shed coats and vests and fans We're at
premium. During the assembling OF
the delegates a band played lively airs
and put enthusiasm into the swelter-
ing crowd.
1t was 11:17 o'clock when Chairman
Bulge of he state committee raped
the convention to order and Rev. Mr..
Dudley offered prayer.
Secretary Jewell of the central COM
mite read the call for the convention,
and when Assistant Secretary Hamil-
ton started to read the list of dele
gates to the convention as reported by
the state central committee, on motion
of Senator Little Of Burlligh the read
ing of the list except the delegates
from the contested Benson county DEL
egation was dispensed with. The COM
mittee recommended the seating of the
Sinness delegation, and unseating the
Comstock delegation. The report OF
the central committee was accepted
by the convention and all delegations
n ade a part of the convention doing
away with the necessity of the appoint
ment of a committee on credentials and
obviating any fight. The decision of
the committee, while final here, will
where the legality of nominations for
county Offices hinges on the matter.
The case will be carried into the
i courts. :
Cole c. Geary of Cass county was
made temporary chairman of the con-
vention amid applause. He congratu-
lated the convention on the harmony
prevalent and predicted party success.
D. ]. Laxdal of Pembina, G. w. Har-
rison of Ransom and Anton Swensrud
/ Of 2ottineau were selected as sec:e-
taries.
Judes Carothers of Grand Forks
moved the appointment of committee
CT nine on resolutions and committees
of five ca IN on permanent organization
and order business. The motion pre-
vailed and when the crowd broke into
a roar at COL Gearey for pulling out
a typewriter copy of the appointees,
the colonel stated that as the conven-
ton was organized it was but fair to
suppose the chairman was, too.
The committee on resolutions was
composed Of NJ H. Jewell. Burleigh,
chairman; L. A. Simpson, Stark; j. 6.
Forbes. Richland; Ormsby McHarg,
stutsman; Wallace Galehouse, Foster;
AL Peterson Sargent: Ed Pierce, Ran
som; Martin Jacobson, Ward; r. A.
tox, McHenry
The committee on permanent organ
ization is composed Of w. J. Hoskins,
chairman: James Hackney, Eddy; G.
o. Gulack Mcintosh; T. A. Allshouse.
Kidder: George B. MetZger, Williams.
The committee on order Of business
} was H. S. Oliver, Ransom, chairman;
W. H. Robinson. Trail: ]. S. Murphy,
Ward: w. j. Etherington Oliver; Hen
ry Erickson, McHenry.
Notices were given that the resolu-
tons committee would go into session
at once and the other committees
would meet at l o'clock.
L. 3. Hanna of Cass called for Col
w. C. Plumnler of Fargo for an adj
dress and the veteran of so many ro-
litical oratorical functions was greeted
with enthusiastic applause when he
appeared on the platform. He recalled
, some other conventions and speeches
> he had made and other things inciden,
to former gatherings of the Republican
hosts in which he had always been in
J vited to both say and take something
and generally did both. The colone
referred to the prosperity Of the state
i the proud growth of the Republican
/ party and it's excellent future.
+ Fitting tribute was paid the admins.
: tration of Former President Mckinley
and to President Roosevelt The men
ton of their names WAS the signal fol
applause. reference was made to th'
Cuban and Philippine policy of the ma
tional Republican party, and when the
:, eloquent colonel concluded he wa:
given hearty cheers for his effort.
: Th" convention then adjourned till
t o'clock.
!,
The convention recOnvencd at 81.
p. m. Tn" hall was packed, the white
dresses Of the ladies being strongly II
, evidence. Nearly all the delegates
= had shed their coats and vests anf
{ numerous electric fans did all theS
I could TO relieve the heated situation
q The temporary organization was made