Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-04-14

select the delegates, The following
names were presented and elected:
John Knauf, J. E. Miller, f. Paul
son, Q. St. c. Chenery, Oscar Boyd.
Fl. G. Flint, Chris. Geiseler, Frank
Wilson, Jonn II. Porter, John Deu-
tcher, Ormsby McHarg, B. S. Rus
sell, Gus Sell. A. H. Ellsworth, ].
L. Leaboldt.
The vote on the sheriff nomination
s.oOd 50 for Wasser and IL for Clark.
The delegations from Courtenay and
Spiritwood and other precincts voted
fer Eugene Clark. Mr.. Steel declined
to vote one vote from the first ward
precinct stating it was an un-Ameri-
can way of proceeding.
The nomination Of John Latta for
treasurer was made unanimously and
amid great enthusiasm, Mr.. Tucker
seconding the nomination Of Mr..
Latta offered by Mr.. Seller.
Geo. Mckenzie of Kensal for regis
ter Of deeds, and Geo. Richmond were
also nominated unanimously. Supt.
Of Schools, F.. NJ. Wanner of Plngree
was-.re-nominated by acclamation his
name being presented by John
Latta. Attorney Conklin was nomi-
mated for probate judge and J. A.
Buchanan nominated Mr.. Ihorp,
for states attorney
Geo. Game, and j. B. Durkee of
Courtenay were placed IN nomination
for County auditor. Mr.. Durkee's
name was Withdrawn by delegate
Cooper us not authorized as a candi-
date. Mr.. Tucker placed Mr.. Dur
kee in nomination. ]. A. Buchanan
offered resolution favoring the
nomination of President Roosevelt,
which was heartily applauded.
RESOLUTION.
A primary election law was favored
by the delegations without dissent
ing voice. MI. Seller introduced the
following resolution as showing the
conventions approval in the progress
being made throughout the country,
in ballot reform, which experiment.
is being fairly we'll enforced, with
good results. in number OF states.
Whereas, The republican party has
ALWAYS stood for ballot reform and
the purity of elections; and whereas,
it is desirable that our primaries
should be conducted in such manner
as to give to the individual voter the
fullest freedom in the expression Of
his preference foy candidates.
Therefore. Be it Resolved that this
convention favor the passage of
primary election law in this state,
similar to the law now in force in
the state OF Minnesota. y
co. CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The following is the county central
committee as far as selected at the
convention for the various precincts:
Jamestown
First ward--L. c.. L'Moore.
Second ward-O. St. C. Chenery.
Third ward-C. L. Mitchell.
Fourth.'ward-C. r. Hodge
Ashland
Bloomentie'd, Henry Kraft.
Banner, Nels. Peterson.
Buchanan, Owe johnson.
Collnne, c. r. Pratt.
Courtenay, II. N. Fucker.
Durham, John Spinarski.
Edmunds, John L. Leoboldt.
Eldridge, Richard Pendlay.
Homer, Thomas Pettigrew.
Harmony, Jacob Yeager.
Iowa, Fred J. Miller.
kensai, II. L. Hoover.
Lowe:y, Frank Richort.
Lawton, George E. Hambly.
Medina VIM. j. Dwyer.
Melvin, H. Spanton.
Midway, Maurice Miller.
Montpelier, T. B. Dawson.
Mt. Pleasant, Jonh Thum.
MUTT, E. E. Clark.
Negosek, Frank Skroch.
Pingree, G.. NJ. Smith.
Sharlow-
Spritwood, George P. Erb.
SpirjtwoOd Lake, John 4. Lueck.
Stirton, w. B. Grobe.
Strong, Geo. NJ. Senter.
Windsor. F. L. Kellogg.
Ypsianti,
Chairman and member at Il large,
John Knauf.
The chairman of tile committee was
authorized to fill any vacancies on
the committee and the central COM
mittee- on motion of Delegate Cooper
of Corinne, was instructed. to fill any
vacancies on the ticket. at Mr..
Buchanan's. suggestion the time with
in which such vacancies are to be
filled should be Is days after vacan-
cies occur. On motion all delegations
to the various conventions were
authorized to cast the full vote of the
delegations whether all members we're