The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-10-05
WALLIN GIVES RAIL-
ROADS AHARD RUBBING
County Commissioner Says he Was Told
That the Railway Companies did not
Want Him for Senator he Companies
Figure Prominently in Ward County
Politics. Nm M#

blame Tor the trouble than the
.re-organizers. 1t is also true that
later on, the same delegates had
a chance to get in without even
filing their credentials. | Went
myself OUT of the stairway and
pleaded with the delegates to
come in, and not split the con-
vention, and if they had a ma
joritv. they would win. Those
are the very words | used. | 90
not know how many OF the dele
gates were present who heardlne,
but | DO know that there were q
number OF people present. also
know that not one of the dele
gates offered to follow me in. II
they had, everyone would have
been admitted. TO prove that
the same things were required OF
all the delegates, | can tell you
that | was myself prevented from
entering the opera house, by the
guards until | could show my
delegate badge, as proof that |
had filed my credentials and was
a delegate. Everyone who filed
their credentials was presented
with q delegate badge. The
Optic also claims that | take
several things for granted. To
that Twill say that takenothing
for granted what | do not know
to be a fact. Perhaps it would
be better for me ii | did not know
the facts in this case. But | do
happen to know the facts. | am
not writing this because | want
anything, either from the re-
organizers or the people Of Ward
county, nor of anyone else. l
had always relied upon that us
tice could be had OF representa-
tives, OF the people OF Ward
county. In this | found that |
had deceived myself. The dele
gates chosen by the people to
represent them in the convention,
were the representatives OF the
people. And it was the duty OF
those delegates first to comply
with the orders of the central
committee, and prove their au-
thority to represent the people
in the convention. Next it was
their duty TODD all in their power,
to keep the convention together,
and hold the convention in the
place designated by the central
committee. Under this and no
other circumstances could tick
ct nominated, be recognized as
the legal ticket OF thepartv, even
if the boiling faction was the ma
jority. Instead OF doing this,
which it was their duty to do SO,
a portion OF the peoples repre-
sentatives allowed themselves to
be hoodwinked by selfish politl-
clans andleft the place designated
by the regular central committee
chosen by the party for thatpur-
pose, without even producing
their authority to represent the
people, which they were asked to
do. How could a central com.
mittee tell who were the delegates
without first seeing their ere.
dentials and knowing them by
name at least. l tell you, the
moment those delegates left the
opera house under such circum.
stances, and held a convention
in another place than that desig
mated by the central committee.
the same delegates also left the
Republican party of Ware
county. Their ticket nominated
lcould not be recognized as the
legal ticket OF the party by any
! unbiased court. The fact tina,
the ticket nominated was recog
nized by the state central com
mittee, proves that the STATE
central committee was biased
and unjust and for that reason
protest, and hope | shall al
ways have courage enough tt
raise my voice against such un
just actions. Had the Republi
can ticket of Ward county beef
nominated by the fullconventiol
as it should have been, would
have supported it with all m.
heart. AS it is, feel that l an
at liberty to do as ! like.
| Yours for clean and honorable
i politics, JOHN WALLIN.
i AFFIDAVIT.
i l, John Wallin, do solemn,
swear that l am, myself, tn
author of this, and all previou
articles published under my sig
nature and that all Cfmy article
have originated in my own mind
And that no person or person
ever dictated u word to write
| And that all articles published
under nv signature. have beer