Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-14
POLITICS in M'LEAN
REPUBLICAN AND GERMAN GOOD
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES
8 FAIL TO GET TOGETHER.
TWO STATES FOR CONVENTION
DELEGATES -. GERMANS. EN-
DoRsE COUNTY OFFICE
90 CANDIDATES. @l.-

Washburn Leader: The Mclean
county republican. central committee
held their meeting at Washburn Tues
day Of this week. June 18th will, be
the first try-out under the new
primary election law, and there had
been much speculation as to what
action the republican central commit
tee would take in reference to the
numerous candidates for office; it be-
ing generally understood that the
| committee would undertake to appor-
ton the various offices among the
different localities in the county and
then form a combine of these candi-
dates. After a consultation, however,
the committee decided unanimously
that this would be contrary to the
spirit of the primary election law
and would not be square deal" to
the candidates not endorsed and
would also be an attempt at usurping
rights which the present law dele
gates to the Individual voter. Hence
nothing along this line was done.
The following resolution was adopted
by the committee:
| Whereas, in the opinion of this
committee the spirit and intent of
the primary election law is to elm
mate fractional power and organiza-
ton in the matter of the selection of
candidates for public office; and
Whereas, in the opinion of
this committee it is the inaleniable
fright of American citizenship to ex-
lercise the power of the election
franchise and the right of every citi-
zen to seek Office at the hands of the
electors unhampered and untrammel
lied, and
| Whereas, it is not the wish or pur-
pose of this committee to infringe I'D
on the sacred sovereign rights OF
American citizenship or assume the
role of dictatorship; Therefore be it
| Resolved, that this committee as
a body lend no aid or encouragement
to any individual candidate or set OF
candidates for public Office, but leave
it to each and every citizen to deter
mine for himself his choice of the
fttest among those seeking public
recognition.
The matter of delegates to the state
convention was gone over and the
Irentral committee of the German
Good Government League taken into
conference, but no agreement was
reached: and after some delay the com
mittee recommended that the dele
gates be apportioned pro-rata among
the three commissioner districts, Civ
ing the first district five, second dis
trict three and third district nine dele
gates, the central committeeman from
district recommending suitable mel
for delegates. The following seven
teen names being offered:
w. P. Macomber, Karl Klein, Theo
J.. Haugeberg, Henry Holtan, w. F.
Hogue, Joseph Packeneau, E. s. Neal
W. H. Childs, G. Buechler, Joseph
Engel, M. Sasmann, Henry Knalson
Phillip Keim, F. H. Larson, Fred Hell.
Ter, Joseph Tennis and Albert Frietag
The committee representing the
German Good Government League,
consisting of ten members, held an
adjourned meeting in Washburn Tues.
day, May 8, and endorsed the follow.
ing gentlemen for delegates to the
state convention:
w. P. Macomber, Karl Klein, P. M.
Ferguson, Emil Dietrich, J. Packe-
neau, VIM. Dean, G. r. staley, o. F.
McGray. Gottlfeb~ Kalk, Christ Heer,
Dan Herman, Henry Bartz, VIM.
Bickel, G. Mix, J. Goenig, Adam Haas,
Sr., and Jacob Levi.
The matter of endorsing candidates
for the county offices was gone over
again and few changes made from
endorsements heretofore made by the
committee at meetings held at Nc.
Clusky. For county judge, G. Olgier.
son, the Underwood attorney, was
taken off the ticket and E. A. Lamb OF
Washburn, the present incumbent of
the office substituted. Frank Malloy
of Turtle Lake, was transferred from
! the position of auditor and given the
place Of clerk of court and Fred Koth
the Washburn merchant, was en-.
dorsed for auditor. This gives the
following candidates the endorsement
|of the German organization: ,
| Commissioner First district-An
drew Roseberg.
County AuditorFred Koth.
| Treasurer-A. n, Danielson.
i Clerk-Frank Malloy. 4 80
1 Register of .Deeds-G. Essinger.
i Supt. OF Schools u. w. Bold. i. 4.
I Sheriff.. A. Beck. ID (: Il
i Co Judge-E. A. Lamb.
i States Attorney--W. L. Nuessle.
Il RenresentatiFe--If, hn Scolinker 4