Oakes Republican., 1902-08-01
The Ticket.

The Ticket.
Congress - Thomas Marshall, B. F.
Spalding.
Governor-Frank White.
Lieutenant Governor-David Bartlett.
Secretary Of State-E. F. Porter.
Auditor-H. L. Holmes.
Treasurer-D. H. Mcmillan.
Superintendent of Instruction-W. L.
Stockwell.
Attorney General-C. N. Erich.
commissioner of Insurance - Fred
Leutz.
Commissioner Of Agriculture - r. J.
Turner.
Commissioners of Railroads - c. j.
Lord, ]. F. Shea, Andrew SchatZ.
Judge of Supreme Court. M. Coch-
rane.
The above ticket was unanimously
placed in nomination by the Republic
an state convention at Fargo.
It was 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 were at
q premium. During the assembling OF
the delegates 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 Burleigh the read
ing Of the list except the delegates
from the contested Benson county del
egation was dispensed with. The COM
1nittee 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 nade 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
not be so regarded in Benson county,
where the legality Of nominations for
county offices hinges on the matter.
The case will be carried into the
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. J. Laxdal of Pembina, G. w. Har-
rison of Ransom and Anton SWensrud
of Bottineau were selected as secre-
taries.
Judge Carothers of Grand Forks
moved the appointment of committee
of nine on resolutions and committees
of five each on permanent organization
and order business. The motion pre-
vailed and when the crowd broke into
a roar at Col. Gearey for pulling out
q 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 M. H. Jewell, Burleigh,
chairman; L. A. Simpson, Stark; ]. G.
Forbes,A 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
1zation 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, Traill; ]. S. Murphy
Ward; w. ]. Etherington, Oliver; Hen
~, Erickcon McHenrV
Notices were given that the resolu-
tions committee would go into session
at once and the other committees
would meet at o'clock.
L. B. Hanna of Cass called for Col
w. G. Plummer of Fargo for an ad-
dress and the veteran of so many ro-
1itical orator1cal 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 incident
to former gatherings Of the Republican
hosts in which he had always been in
yited to both say and take something
and generally did both. The colone
referred to the prosperity of the state
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
tion Of their names was the signal fol
appiause. Reference was made to th'
Cuban and Philippine policy OF the ma