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

ment is overshadoWed for the
time being by that Of the
county convention. Yesterd ay
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 to
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,
secretary Of the committee. The
committee commended 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. C. A. Currier as chair
man, and that the, delegates re-
ported constitute the convention,
that the platforms of the nation
al, state and legislative conyen-
ltions be adopted; that the usual
committees Of credentials, rules
| and order of business. and reSO-
lutions be dispensed with and
that the order be Of business
specified in the call Of the COM
mittee be adopted. Homer Res
Ter was selected for secretary.
Nominations being called for,
Emil S. Eich, the present incum-
bent, was nominated by acclama-
ton.
For Clerk Of Court, T. Thor
son and S. G. Jones were placed
in nomination. The chair APP
pointed John a. Honey and r.
NV. Cockburn tellers, and a ballot
was ordered, Cockburn declined
and p. R. Barnett was appoint
led Instead. The balloting was
both interesting and amusing.
Several times during the count
ling of the ballots the contests
were even and when one less
than the total votes were count
led, the candidates were tied,
Thorson winning by one MAORI
Ity. At five. times during the
counting the candidates were
even and never were they more
than five votes apart.
/ q. j. Met Glory and Vim. Ander-
#|son were nominated for States
lattorney. The contest was close,
running something like that fol-
| Clerk Of Court with the margin
Slightly greater, Anderson hav-
ling forty five votes and Met Glory
| forty.
George Emslie and P. T.. Sol
Iberg were nominated for regis
tier Of deeds. Emslie was nom
mated by a majority Of seven,
4 he having forty six votes to thir-
ity nine for his opponent.
For County Judge, d. G. Duel
land John F. Henry were nomin-
lated. The vote lacked interest
1 to many save to the candidates,
4 Henry leading from the start,
land having fifty votes to thirty
flor his appointment.
For Sheriff, there were Ever
/ Wagness, John Mclean, M.
i Kerr, "A. w. Cogswell, j. a..
1 jacobson, Herman Stenseth.
| The first BALLOT resulted as fol
/ lows: Wagness 8, Mclean q,
/ Kerr 5, Cogswell %, cobson 8,
i Stenseth Ia. Kerr withdrew his
nomination. The second ballot
Twas as follows: Wagness 9, Nc.
4 Lean 80, CogsWell %, jacobson z
.lStenseth 20. Haig /, evidently
la mistake. Wagness withdrew,
The third ballot was: Mclean
I29, CogsWell "a, Stenseth %.
i Stenseth getting the jacobson
Votes, while CogsWell got the
mine Wagness votes, the Haig
| vote, and one from 4 Nc Lean,
Igaining eleven, while Mclean
4 lost one. Stenseths withdrew.
4 The votes on the last ballotywere
I AS for Mclean and 81 for Cogs.
lWell.
4 For County, Treasurer, Chas.
4 Anderson, +. IA. Baker, j. @,
4 Baughman, AL. Scratass, Geo. &
jerks and Ed. Murphy were
/ placed before the convention
1 The result of the first ballot was
Anderson is, Baker 20, Bugh
Imam 15, Scratass 20, Murphy a
jerks 10, jerks and Murphy
lWithdreW The second ballo'
Iresulted in is votes for Ander
son, I'd for Baker, 10 for Baugh
Imam and III for Scratass. ,Ths