Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-05-17
REPUBLICANS MEET
Meeting Of the Regular Republican
s County Committee on Business
iRelatlnp to Coming Election.
Large Attendance Reports Made Of
an Increase in Republican Voters
In the County.

Inc Urinary ELECTION Law UISCuSSe0.
Resolutions Adopted Names Of
Candidates So Far As Reported.
Pursuant to the call Of the chair
man, there was held a meeting Of the
republican county central committee
last night at the Office Of Chairman
Knauf in the James River Bank block
Secretary Hodge was present and re-
corded the minutes of the meeting.
Practically all precincts of the county
were represented, not withstanding
the busy seeding season on the farms.
After exchanging greetings the meet
ing was called to order by the chair
nan, who made a few remarks direct
ing attention to the fact that the
present committee, under the new
primary election law, had no duty to
perform by calling county convention
as none was to be held. He spoke of
the success that the jamestown dele
CATION had who went to Fargo to get
the state republican convention to
Jamestown, and called attention to
the fact that the Stutsman county
committee should act with the
Commercial Club.
The business Of the committee was
then taken up. A motion was made
that a committee be appointed by
the chairman to entertain the state
committe on the occasion OF the state
.convention.July II, and to work in
connection with the Jamestown Com
mercial Club, for 1.-THE entertainment
OF the large number. Of delegates who
are expected to be here on that occa-
sion, in case the club takes. up The
matter. This was carried and5he
chair stated that such committee
would be appointed later. -
A motion was made that a COM
mittee of three be appointed on the
educational work of the party in the
county until the committees success
sors were selected by the delegates to
the state convention as required under
the new primary Ilaw; the chairman,
the secretary3and one other were to
constitute this committee.
1t was moved and seconded that the
executive committee of two years ago
be reappointed as the present
executive committee, until their sue
cessors wereI hereafter appointed as
required under the new primary law.
Carried. -@a'@@ ,5at
!, A committee of three, on resolutions
!. was appointed consisting sof G. A.
} Piercey, Chas Shoemacher and 81. B.
Spanton. There being no county con.
55vention to voice the sentiments of
h the republican voters on certain ques-
I tions Of party interest, it was deemed
appropriate that some such expression
ssbe made by the committee having the
work and successl of the party in
l charge. n.
n There was a general discussion of
party prospects and principles by
members of the committee. The
members from the outside precincts
were asked as to the situation in their
precincts and in Ievery case reported
that that there was an increased vote
in each precinct over that OF two years
ago and from every report it was
learned that such new voters were
< mostly republicans. 2..'
Y There were lno complaints in the
townships aroundlthe county OF the
@ management and conduct Of the coun-
I ty officials elected blythe party at the
last election. The county was gener-
ally prosperous and the feeling of the
farmers was one of satisfaction over
affairs Of the county both politically
and otherwise. .: a.
RESOLUTIONS.
sss The committee on resolutions re.
ported as follows:
WHEREAS, The old method Of lay
ing down party princip pies for the local
party organizations has been abrogated
by the passage Of the present primary
election laws, X I. NJ.
And Whereas, it has been usual and
customary in years gone by for local
3 political organizations to pronounce,
by resolutions, its principles. now
therefore we the Republican County
h Central O Committee Of Stutsman coun-
~ duly assembled 8 the party head
Ia said county, do hereby ofer g the
principles Of the Republ Party Of
StutSman county for 1908 the follow,
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