Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION.

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CONVENTION.
Held at tho Courthouse in VIII
uston, Williams County,
| Sept. ~, 1904.
Convention wss called to order by
John BrueRger. esq.,, chairman of the
Democratic County Central Committee.
and on motion. Mr.. W. G. Tatem ol
Ray. was chosen temporary chair man,
and R. II. Copeland of 'Williston, wa
chosen temporary secretary.
On motion, duly made and carried,
tho chair appointed tho following COM
nittees:
On Rssolutions-L. J. Esell Of Treu.
ton. 8. W. Riser Of Tsnde, and VIM.
Louehland Of Nesson.
On Credentials-C. Baldwin Of Willis
ton, F. R. Zahl Of Marmon. and H. H.
LaDue Of Williston.
On Order Of Business-E. T. Nelson
Of HoAaund. g. W. Young Of Buford,
and J. T, Brown Of Williston.
On motion. . recess Of ten minutes
was taken to give tho committee on
credentials time TO make ito report.
Tho committee on credentials made
tho following report Of DELEGATES entitled
10 seats in tho conventions:
Precinct No. &c. Baldwin, o. B.
Hayes. s. Brownell. H. H. LaDue.
Precinct No. <-F. r. 1ahl.
a-Wm. Pebble.
Oh. v. Smith and A.
e. Maderson.
Precinct No. l0-R. 81. Copeland and
W, 8. Dunn.
Precinct No. 2o-wm. Louehland, and
E. T. Nelson.
Precinct No. CIV. c. Tatsm.
2-S. W. Rissr and J.
T. Brown.
Precinct No. 25-L. J. Esell.
27-G. W. Young and
49, Rogers.
On motion, tho Temporary Organise
ton VA made permanent.
The Committee on Resolutions made
the following report. which Was unsni.
mously adopted:
We, the democrats OF Williams county.
in convention assembled. present tho
following resolution:
Resolved. That 70 condemn tho
republican party Of the state Of North
Dakota for it, general inefacisncy and
for being under the control Of Interests
1t vasiance with the public welfare.
Resolved. That we condemn tho
republican party Of williams county for
ito extrsva9ancs in the management Of
our county affairs, and for ito ineficiency
in caring for the public interests.
Resolved, That we pledge the nomi-
ness Of this convention to honesty.
efficiency and economy in their admin.
istratiou Of oil county affairs.
The report Of the committee on order
Of business was then presented, and on
motion, adopted.
On motion. the chair appointed .
committee Of I've. consisting Of C. Bald.
win, F. r. Zahl. VIM. Pebble. e. T.
Nelson and q. W. Young, to present .
list Of names for nomination % csndi.
dates for the sevsral Offices. aud for
the purpose Of giving tho committee
time to make it, list . recess Of twenty
minutes va ordered.
When tho convention was again
called 10 order. the committee on
nominations reported tho following
names for tho various Offices.
County Auditor-John Norstsd.
Sheriff 8. Costello.
Clerk of Court-Zeno RrusRgsr.
Register Of Dssds-W. 6. Dunn.
Treasurer-Albert Christianson.
States Atterney-R, H. Copeland.
County Judee-W. ". Ksltner.
Coroner-Douslss Boil.
County surveysr-Frank Hyland.
Public Admiuistrator-(To be filed
by Co. Committse.)
Justices Of the Peace-John A. Davis,
Ole Barstad, W. c. Francis. Oscar Ryan.
Observation-Disclosures Pollock, A. A.
Jones, Charles Lyons. ". n. Gallagher.
Commissionsr. I'd District-W. A.
Palmer.
Commissioner. Ath District-W. ].
Snow.
Assssors, "a Dik.-H. V. Smith.
Assessor. I'd Dlst.-Wm. Loughlaod.
AoooooY, lth Diot.-L. J. GzOll.