Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-07-24
Governor White Renominated at the
Republican State C0nven.
tion at Fargo.
FriCk For Attorney General and
StoCkwelI For State Sup
erintendent.
D. M. Holmes of Pembina County,
RenOminated For Position
of State Auditor.

Fargo, N. D., July %, (Special-Th
following ticket was nominated at the
republican state convention here to-
day;
Congress Marshall, Dickey; Spald-
ing, Cass.
Governor-Frank White, Barnes.
Lieutenant Governor-David Bart
lett, Griggs.
Supreme Court-John NJ. Cochrane,
Grand Forks.
Secretary of State-E. T. Porter
Foster.
Auditor-D. M. Holmes, Pembina.
Treasured. Mcmillan, Cavalier,
Commissioner Of Insurance
nand Leutz, Morton.
Attorney General--Frick, Nelson.
Superintendent of Public 1nstruc-
Gion-W. L. StockwelI, Walsh.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor-R. ]. Turner, Stark.
Railroad Commissioners-C. D.
Lord, Cando;J. F. Shea, Wahpeton:
Andrew Shatz, Harvey.
The ticket selected consists princi-
pally of the present state officials who
received the compliments of renomi.
nation. The exceptions were that
Attorney General Comstock of Benson
county was retired from official life
and young lawyer, of excellent stand
| ing at the bar Mr.. Frick, Of Nelson
county, was substituted. He is Scan
dinavian by descent and has good
| record. State Superintendent De-
vine, of LaMoure county, was also re-
tired and w. L. Stockwell, Of Walsh
county, a well known educator, slated
instead. Mr.. Stockwell is well quail
| fed for the position and was a person
al friend OF Devine. Had the latter
had his county delegation it is posi-
bic that he might have been renomi-
mated although Mr.. Blackwell who Sc
cured the delegation got nothing in
the combine. 1t is said that Devine
felt the cunning hand Of Jud LaMoure
in the defeat. Andrew Schats, Of
Wells county, leading Russian Ger
man secured the position of railroad
commissioner. The position Of state
auditor went to Pembina county
man, ID. NJ. Holmes, a friend of Sena-
tor LaMoure and the present official,
Mr.. Carlb(om, was not in the deal and
ais felt the power of the man from
Pembina, it is said, who has been po-
tent in making state officials for the
voters to ratify for many years.
Grand Forks county secured the nom
ination of John NJ. Cochrane for the
supreme bench and is satisfied. The
selection is regarded as a good one
from all points of view, as Mr.. Coch-
rane is recognized as a leading attor-
ney and man of the highest reputa-
tion in his profession.
The ticket was named by combin-
alton of the strong interests of the
state headed by LaMoure, Little of
Bismarck, the Cass county friends of
Spalding, and by the Grand Forks
delegates, who were joined by the
delegates favoring other state officials.
This strength placed Governor
Whites denomination beyond any at
tempt to break it down by the candi-
dacy of any other men. E. Y. Sarles
of Trail had many friends in the dele.
cations but got into the race too late.
1t was said, for Governor White. that
he has made an excellent governor.
has been economical and attentive to
his duties at the capital. Should he
fill the second term as governor he
will break the record of the state in
allowing its governors but one term
Of office. His action on the railway
merger question was the subject of
some discussion but it was pointed
out that the courts would have to
settle the question in any event, and
whether the governor had attended
the meeting of the other governors at
Helena or not, it would have made
little difference in the settlement of
the matter. His action seemed to
have been the source of strength with
the delegations instead of weakness
as was predicted at the time the mat
ter was agitated.
The disposal of Attorney General
Comstock is gratifying to many in
terests as his record has met with