The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-07-22

James Whitmore, James Burris,
Thomas Brooks proxy Anderson, j. II.
Cook, August Critics, Frank Sims, L.
j. Riddle. L. Tarvestad, D. H. Cooke
proxy to G. c. Banks, G.. L. Scott. J.
B. Hall, F. M. Edmonds. J. E. jerks,
proxy to M E. Hayes, Nat Bride, A.
+. Nelson, w. H. Adams, g. S. Trim
bel, John T. Neville. Thomas White.
The committe on permanent organs
ization recommended the temporary.
organization be made permanent, and
the report was adopted
The committee On order of business
recommended that they proceed with
nominations in the following order.
Superintendent of schools, register Of
deeds, auditor, clerk of court. treasurer.
states attorney, sheriff, county judge
public administrator, coroner, survey
or. members of legislature. constables,
justices. 1t will be noticed that the
office Of states attorney was put sixth
on the list. This was for the purpose
of killing off Creswell, after a major
ity Of those on the slate had pulled
through. The legislative nominations
were placed at the foot of the list in
order to defeat Geo. Olson after the
slate had received the full benefit Of
his votes.
The committee on resolutions re-.
manned silent on the question of pri-
mary election, but the convention did
not feel disposed to pass up the quest.
ion. Mr.. Kadletz introduced a pri-
mary election plank, which received
five seconds from as many delegations
and the bosses did not dare to oppose
it. Mr.. Kadletz was taken to task for
his audacity by Coney Nelson and
other men of his ilk after the conven-
tion was over, but the author Of the
plank felt that he was fighting in a
righteous cause and talked back in
pretty plain English The resolutions
as finally adopted are as follows:
"The republicans of Bottlneau
county, il. convention assembled, renew
their faith and adherence to the
doctrines and tenets en,lnciated by
the republican party and embodied
in their platform adopted in Chicago.
We commend the patriotic and bus
iness like administration of Theodore
Roosevelt and congratulate the nation
al convention for again cnosing him
as our standard bearer.
We commend the present republican
administration in this state and here
by tender our support to the me1
whom the coming republican conven:
tion of this state shall nominate.
We also commend the republican
county officials for their efficiency il
the public service.
We favor the enactment of a pri
mary election law affecting the nom
ination Of congressional, state, jud
icial, legislative and county officers.
A motion to adopt the secret ballot
plan and to take an informal ballot
on every Office carried. It was so much
easier to throw the harpoon into the
victims by this method than had the
open ballot by precincts been adopted
Then the slaughter of the innocents
began.
The informal vote on superintendent
of schools was as follows: Carey II,
Simon e., Christensen 81, Coverdale 3,
Harty 13. The firts formal ballot gave
Christensen So. sufficient number te
nominate. Miss Carey had 4, Cover
dale I, Simon 20, Harty 6.
The informal ballot for register OF
deeds gave Helgerson 50, Scott A.
Dana l., Hall I. Mr.. Scott was presen
and stated that he had at no time
been a candidate for third term ant