Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1904-05-13

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strasburg = Alexander *walter, Il.
.steinhauer (proxy to walter).
Dakem-E. Braddock, e. Thorn
(proxy to Braddock). I,
Glanavon-C. MAIDEN, Il. KiefA,
VIM. Colville, John ste9art, R. A.
Evans.
Winona = John McCrqfy, W. NJ.
Bowden, Jacob Muench.sC. F. Wa.
CHER, ]. A. Stiles, jacob Wollmann
(proxy to McCrory).
Senator Mcdonald wass sselected to
the chair and ]. I. Rod1 and Z. G.
Campbell were selected assecretarics.
The chair, on motion, athoihted the
following committees:
Permanent Organizatio} Il Wesley
Baker, r. NJ. Farringto1 E. Brad
dock, G. Rowerdink, Johnd Crory.
Order of Business-Dukald Camp
bell, @. "A. Patterson VIM. Baxter,
VIM. Colville, G. ~. Rensters.
Resolutions = Fl. w. Ellen, VIM.
Colville. Robert Buchanai e. +. Saw
age, VIM. Cleveringa.
A recess was taken toafait the re-
ports of the committees.
When the convention teassembled
the committees reported Al follows:
Committee on Permanant Organi-
cation: That the temporary organiza-
tion be made permanent. Adopted.
Committee on Order Of business;
That delegates to the legislative
convention be first voted fSr.
vent;an, nnsn, delegates TO tpe Fargo con-
Next, delegates to the Grand & Forks
convention.
And last, delegates to- tie judicial
district convention. at Mynnan.
The report was adopted.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following report
Resolved, That we, the Tepublieans
of Emmons county, NorthaD Dakota, in
convention assembled, midst heartily
indorse the honest, patriotc and firm
administration of .Thedabre Roose-
velt as president OF the UnIted States.
And be it further t
Resolved, That we anprove the
work in congress OF ousa representa-
tives, Messrs. Marshall a1d Spalding,
and Senators HansbrouK and Nc
Culnber.
Resolved, That we indoJ the state
administration of Gov. }nk White.
EssaR ResolXed. That 3veation Il
heartily Id favor of a dfrectsprimary
law, believing that 1t would enable
the voters to more fully express theil
wishes in the nomination Of candi.
dates than is possible I,ndee the pres.
ent caucus system. 4,
A motion prevailed that, instead Of
voting direct for delegates tothe legis.
latiye convention, the ballots bear the
name of either Patterson or Streeter
the candidates for member of the
lower house of the legislature.
AS soon as the above resolution wa.
adopted Delegate Patterson jumped
to his feet and nominated VIM. Bax
ter and r. M. Harrington as tellers
The motion was adopted, as many Of
the delegates did not know that both
of the nominees were strong sup
porters of Mr.. Patterson.
The manifest injustice Of this NOV,
being apparent, Dugald Campbell
moved reconsideration, and that
VIM. Baxter and ]. a, Stiles be named
as tellers. The motion prevailed.
The vote for legislative candidat,
was then proceeded with, resulting ii
80 for Streeter and 38 for Patterson
Mr., Streeter was called for and brief
ly addressed the convention.
1t was moved by Dugald Campbell
that the delegates to the Legislative
convention be instructed to vote as
unit for w. l.. Belden as the Kidde
county candidate on the republican
legislative ticket. Notion adopted.
| Mr.. Campbell, who was present a
the Kidder county convention, CAV
an account Of the proceedings, statin,
that there was absolutely no groun,
for contest on the part Of the anti
Belden faction,
The following delegates to the stat
conventions were then chosen:
To Fargo
A. Macdonald, Geo. Bgrga, Wn
Baxter, E. +. Savage. Elmer Andel
son, John Wilde, +. q. Irvine.
To Grand Forks
A. Macdonald, G. A. Patterson, WIN
Cleveringa, VIM. Baxter, VIM. Rowse
G. Haak, G. d. Logue.
Judicial Delegates, to Mandan-
John McCrory, p. Shier, G. Haak.
The delegation was instructed t
vote as a unit for Judge Winchester.
Chairman Macdonald then read tn
list of delegates to the legislative con
yention, as selected by D. r. StreetcI