Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1904-05-27
A RANK DECISION.

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Tics of the Twenty-sixth senatorial
district, led people to believe that the
animus shown by the editor of the
who is also secretary Of the
state central committee, might denote
the actisn to be taken by the commit
lee in the Kidder county case.
Notwithstanding the recent fire.
quent butting in by the Tribune In
the matter of Emmons county and
Twenty-sixth district political affairs,
the Record has heretofore contained
no word regarding the matter, for the !
reason that its editor wished first to
get as much information as possible |
the Kidder county disturb
ance. And, from the statements of
the two newspapers In Steele, from
the testimony Of an Emmons county
man who happened to be present at
the Kidder county convention, and
Judging by the attitude Of the Slope
members of the state central commit
tee toward the regular Kidder county
delegation at Fargo, it seems to be
apparent that the Belden wing of the
party in Kidder is clearly in the right.
From the best evidence obtainable
the facts regarding the trouble are
these: When the Kidder county con-
yention assembled at Steele there
were present ~ delegates favorable to
Relden and 8 favorable to Lyons.
There were 2 other Lyons :hen present
from precinct, but they were with.
out credentials. AS it was believed
that they represented the sentiment
OF the precinct, they were admitted,
making the complexion of the cenven-
tion % for Belden and 10 for Lyons.
While the report of the county cep-
tral committee was being read, the
Lyons delegates, with o number Of
outsiders, organized another "conven-
tion" in the same hall. And that Is
the ground work for HeQptest' on
the part Of Mr.. Lyons and his friends.
It happened that at the convention
in Steele there were present three or
four people from neighboring counties,
among them being Mr.. Taylor Of Bur-
leigh, Dugald Campbell OF Emmons,
and James Campbell Of Stutsman.
When the Bmnaons county convention
met, Mr.. Dugald Campbell was pres
ent as delegate. When the question
Of naming delegates to the legislative
convention came up, Mr.. Campbell
gave an account of what he bad seen
at the Steele convention, and moved
that tie delegates to the district con-
yenti0n be instructed to vote for the
choice Of the Kiddef county eonven-
tion, w. L. Belden. The reader should
remember that Mr.. Campbell was a
wholly distnterested spectator of the
doings of the Kidder county conyen-
tion, and that every delegate present
at the Linton conyention believed his
statement is shown by the vote, which
was unanimous. Delegate Patterson
also spoke in favor Of Mr.. Campbell's
motion. As soon Us the news reached
Bismarck, q roar from the Tribune
whose editor is secretary of the state
central committee-was quickly forth
coming;
Well. the delegates regularly and
fairly elected In Kidder county by ,
convention vote of more than two tx
one went down to Fargo to attend th'
convention. The leader of the bolter,
had gone there, aday or SO before
The regular delegation soon fount
that the matter had been PRACTICAL!
settled against them. Their evidenc,
was treated with contempt by th,
body Of which the Tribune editor i
secretary. The delegation to Farg'
presented the credentials Of the 2
Il delegates to the county convention
j who had voted for them, all properly
Il signed By the chairman and clerk o
| the respective caucuses, and each ere
Dental having attached to 1t an affi
!; davit of the delegate that he ha.
i voted for the Belden delegates to tn
state convention, These papers wer
not even examined by the committe
Of which the editor Of the Tribune
i secretary
The vote in favor Of the bolters wa
q to 13. Most Of the majority vot.
was from the eastern partof the state
i With the single exception Of the com
mitteeman from the Burleigh district
\. Mr.. Boucher, every Slope committee
4 man, including Mr.. Patterson, of thi
district, voted to seat the Relden del
i legation. And it would seem tina
| those nearer the scene would better un
| dertand the merits Of the contention
Il 10 conclusion the esteemed editor q
\ the Tribune Is hereby informed tha'
1.-The repib iblicans Of lannon's count!
land Of the Twenty-sixth lesislativ,
district are perfectly able To- SETTLE