Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-01
THE DEMOCRATS
Meet at Linton, in County Con-
ve1etion and Choose Delegates
to ltUo Conventions.

to ItOO Conventions.
The Independent and Democratic
county convention called for the pur-
pose of choosing delegates to the state
and senatorial conventions met at
Linton at 3:l5 p. m., July 80, 1902,
being called to order by It. II. Cotton,
chairman Of the county central COM
mittce. p. B. Schweitzer. secretary
pro tenn Of said committee, read the
list of delegates submitted by the
committee as entitled to seats in the
convention, as follows:
Denhcm-Roy Yeatcr, S. Frederick.
Winchcster-Wm. pagel, Vim. Ma
haYey
Cherry Grove-F. III. Cotton, Joseph
Lindsay, f. ID. Walker Qast proxy to
J. NJ. Wirth.
Logan-Anton Gruenefelder, An
drew Hansen.
DaEem-John Bosch, Anton Sengcr,
Anton Hoerner, WendeIin Hoerner.
Excter--peter Kraft, Albin Schnei-
der, Henry Volk, John Hogel.
SclZ-Franz Wolf with proxies of
Sch. Schmaltz, Andrew Wolf and
Peter Wolf), Aug. Vctter with
proxies OF B. Jaeger, Sch. Werlinger
and A. u. Vctterl, Ferd. Mueller with
proxy of Valentin aIueller).
Bakkcr-P. G.. Rocks, a. N. Baum
gartner, John Kuiper with proxy of
Carl Buechler aud John o. .s;chaap).
I Glanavon---Jacob Loutzenhser and
Ben w. Whitney.
Strasburg - Egidi Keller, Franz
Roehrich, Franz Baumgantner. Mich
ael Baumgartncr, p. 3. Schweitzer,
John Baumgartner.
Odessa = Jakob Fischer, Andrew
Kraft, Johann> A. Weber, John
Schweitzer.
On motion p. L. Prichard was seat
ed to represent Burge precinct, and
Micbuel PatZer to represent Williams
port precinct.
L. I'll. Cotton was chosen chairman
and =. b. SchweitZer secretary Of the
convention.
On motion the following-namcd per-
sons were elected by acclamation to
represent the Independent and Demo-
ETaJic party OF Elnmons county at the
State convention to be held in Fargo
Aug. /, 1902:
Michael Baumgartner, >.
Ben W. Whitney,
p. &. Rocks,
Il. Ii. Cotton,
p. L. Prichard,
p. b. Schweitzer,
Jakob Fischer.
On motion the chairman was author
ized to name seven delegates to the
legislative convention to be held at
Braddock at a time to be set later by
the Independent and Democratic leg
islative committee of the Goth Legis-
lative District, as follows:
yakob Fischer,
Franz Wolf,
| p. &. Rocks,
Anton Gruenetelder,, &
Roy Yeater, 81 Il +
Anton J. Baumgartner,
John Anderson.
The following resolution, offered by
Delegate Gruenefelder, was unani-
nously adopted by the convention:
WHEREAS, At the county conven-
tien of the Democratic party of EN-.
mons county, In the year 1900, prom
inent member Of the Republican
party Of Emm0ns county arose in said
convention and cast his political for.
tunes with our party. Aud i
| WHEREAS, Said convert to Demo-
cratic principles received the support
Of cur voters in the county and was
elected to county Office. And "
WHEREAS, Said convert having neg
Ilected the duties of his Office, and
Knowing that the Democratic voter1
Of EmmOns county would not again
support him for said onice Or1uyDthe
I office, again changed his pOlitlcg and
IN she late Republican convention de.
Cld1 cN uAukoSll uSYuUllC8U. Anu III
WHRREks, Such dtBhonest methods
| are against the interests OF both the
leading parties df thI3 county, and
tend TO make the honest differences
Of the two parties a matter Of barter
ana sale, and political principles some
thing to be put ON and of likes a gar
WHEREAS, 1t having become a mat.
ter Of common rumOr that the said
turn.cOat expects to receive the Re.
publican nomination for the lower
hmse of the legislature, and that he
expects to make up for lost Republi.
can votes by securing Democratic
votes, be it 8
Resolved, by the Democratic voters
Of this county, in convention assem-.
bled, That we have the utmost respect
for honest political opponents, but We
have only words of censure for any
man-Republican or Democrat-whc
is willing to change and re-change his
alleged political principles In exchange
for nomination for Office. And be II
! further
Resolved, That We pledge the Dem.
ocT1tic voters Of this county in Oppo.
ffti0n to this political trimmer at the