Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-08-19
Convention
Happenings

Today the registration excite
ment is overshadoWed for the
time being by that Of the
county convention. Yesterd az
delegates began to arrive and BY
evening the city was full Of poll
|tician. The fight is good natur-
ed but spirited.
The convention was called to1
order at 2::2O this afternoon, by
Col. H. M. Creel, chairman Of
the county central committee,
and the call for the convention
was read by DR.. w. F. CreWe,
Isecretary Of the committee. The
committee recommended that the
various delegates certified from
the several townships be entitled
to participate in the preliminary
organization Of the convention.
The committee recommended
that Hon. G.. A. Currier as chair
man, and that the delegates re-
ported constitute the convention,
that the platforms of the nation
al, state and legislative conven-
tions be adopted; that the usual
committees Of credentials, rules
land order Of business, and reso-
llutions be dispensed with and
that the order be Of business
4 specified in the call Of the COM
h Imittee be adopted. Homer Res
Her was selected for secretary.
Nominations being called for,
Emil S. Eich, the present incun1-
bent, was nominated by acclama-
tion.
For Clerk Of Court, T. Thor
son and S. G. Jones were placed
in nomination. The chair ap-
pointed John A. Honey and r.
w. Cockburn tellers, and a ballot
was ordered, Cockburn declined
land E. r. Barnett was appoint
lied instead. The balloting was
1 both interesting and amusing.
lSeveral times during the count,
l ling Of the ballots the contests
were even and when one less
I than the total votes were count
ed, the candidates were tied
Thorson winning by one MAORI
4 ty. At five times during tht
counting the candidates Wert
even and never were they NOR.
\ than five votes apart.
P. j. McC Glory and VIM. Ander
4 son were nominated for State
4 attorney. The contest was close
4 running something like that fo
4 Clerk Of Court with the margin
: slightly greater, Anderson hav
ing forty five votes and Me- Clor.
forty.
Y George Emslie and P. L. Sol
4 berg were nominated for regis
! tier Of deeds. Emslie was nom
4 Iinated by a majority Of seven
2 he having forty six votes to thir
q ty nine for his opponent.
Il For County Judge, d. G. Due
i and John F. Henry were nomin
4 lated. The vote lacked interes
& to many save to the candidates
Il Henry leading from the start
& and having fifty votes to thirt
s for his appointment.
& For Sheriff, there were Eve
a Wagness, John Mclean, N
Z Kerr, "a. w. Cogswell, ]. A
& jacobson, Herman Stensetl
The first BALLOT resulted as fo
> lows: Wagness 8, Mclean 2I
4 Kerr 5, Cogswell %, jacobson s
q Stenseth Ia. Kerr withdrew hi
nomination. The second ballt
Twas as follows: Wagness 9, M,
@ Lean 80, Cogswell %, Jacobson
d lStenseth 20. Haig /, evidentl
3 a mistake. Wagness Withdrew
81 The third ballot was: McLea
n 20, CogsWell "a, Stenseth 2:
s Stenseth getting the Jacobso
q votes, while CogsWell got tn
n nine Wagness votes, the Hal
G vote, and one from cLeal
n gaining eleven, while McLea
n lost one. Stenseth Withdrew
q The votes on the last ballot otsWel
ii 46 for Mclean and 37 for Cog
Al iWell.
n For County, I Treasurer, Cha
u Anderson, F IA. Baker, j. I
n Baughman, AL. Seratass, Geo.
& jerks and Ed. Murphy we,