The Ward County independent., 1904-11-02

CONVENTIONS
An act Amend section 500 Of the Revised Codes Of 1s99
Relating to Certificates Of Nomination and prescribing the
qualifications OF participating nomination Caucses
81 s s6 TO o the the
Placing OF Nominees on the Official Ballot.
Be it by the Legislative Assembly OF the
North Dakota:
See. l; AMENDMENTl That section 5e2 OF the Revised
Codes OF the State Of North Dakota OF 1892 the same being
koa OF So be- and the same hereby amended SO as to
see2 CERTIFICATE TO CONTAIN BUT ONE NAME]
No certificate OF nomination shall contain the OF
than one for office to be filed No person shall
in Or by petition Of more than one for each
for more than one office T6at no political party shall be en-
titled to have placed upon the official ballot than
flee to be voted for in said ate county city Or municipality
And in two claiming purporng
nominations under the party designation such cert
Gates indicate that the nominations therein mentioned were
political party, the secretary OF state where such
BY certifying the state nominations to the County Au
ditor determine from the best available of
existence political Organization representing party
and only the nominees named by such
nominations only shall be printed the official ballot Pro
w 5 has the Seen 5 s m %
setin such party shall be subject review by the Court
e BE-
organization from nominating any persons ior
office and having such placed the official bal
lot but such shall not adopt the desig
nation OF the political party by the other organ
filed by SHALL by clear and distinct language, Indicate and
show that the organization filing it represents and
distinct political party
Approved March ;, 1901.
Ordinarily and under proper circumstances feel that it
would not incumbent upon me to give any explanation OF
my official action when this action is strictly in accordance
with law and in the line Of duty the foregoing law fully
and plainly indicates anticipate however, that the socaled
insurgen leaders OF Ward County, who conducting the
vet and scandalous in this
in any other County, will undoubtedly upon receiving know
edge OF official action endeavor to impugn my motives
and cast discredt upon
however proudly refer the people of Ward county
personal and official actions and challenge any man. be he
friend or foe to point his finger wrong Of mine
In this connection, for information, desire to say
that have consulted with two OF the ables attorneys this
State-Honorable John Burke of Devils Lake Honorable
Lee Combs, OF Valley Cyand both assured me that
determine from the best information could obtain which
ticket the regular Republican ticket Ward county,
which organization had the longest existence
Along this line the facts known the intelligent peo
pie of Ward county Briefly they are follows:
convention duly called in Minot the 14th day OF
May last by the only recognized Republican
That call recognized by the insurgents The call specified
reasonably and ordinary rules determining the rights
delegates to sit in the temporary organization othe
ton These prescribed by all delegate conventions
and have been in every State and County in this Union for
many years
The committee passed upon the credentials handed
fairly and mpartiay This know and positively and
also know that there contests before the Committee
They admitted the hall all delegates who
to enter and who would comply with the rules prescribed
that is to hand in their credentials the Committee
The convention nominated full county ticket and had
majority Of the legally elected delegates They filed with
due and proper certificate OF nomination The tic
ket certified by this convention hold under all the
stances to be the regular Republican ticket for Ward county,
and expect and think have the right expect that
Republican sentiment OF this Republican county will bear
out in my decision LOUIS A. LARSON,
County Auditor of Ward County.
Dated Mnot, October 25, 1904.
The foregoing handed to the Independent day
ago. with instructions print until the official ballot
published To Of thinking it is clear and
statement fully ustifying Auditor Larson in his action
certifying up the only Republican ticket nominated Because
few dgrunted individuals the house and put
up rup ticket and this rump ticket received the sanction
the state machnea machine noted all the West for it's
hghanded unscrupuous and cold blooded