Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-06-07
the CONVENTION DELEGATES.

NU Ctl6 pTluldTy cleCUIull w OS llclu
on the 18th OF this month seven dele
gates are to he chosen to represent the
county of EmmonS at tile state con-
vention tu be held at jamestown on
the 18th Of July. There are ten names
OIL The ticket. IT will thus be seen
that three of those whose names are
un the ticket will he defeated. Let us
look into the matter, republican read
ers. and see why 1t is that more names
than delegates to be chosen are on the
ticket.
-.
a few weeks ago, II appearing evil
dent that seven representative repub-
licanS Ut this county we're not likely
to lie found who would W to the
trouble Ut circulating seven individu
al petitions which would require at
least sixty-four signatures to each,
and then pay their own railway fare
and other expenses to the state con-
vention at Jamestown-steps we're Ia
ken by a number Of republicans Of the
county to secure q delegation Of we'll
known republicans from different sec
tions OF the county.
-
Now. the primary law allows the
names Of the entire delegation to be
placed ON one petition. thus render
ing 1t necessary to obtain but sixty
four names for the entire list, instead
of having to procure seven times THAT
number Of signatures were the petit
tions circulated separately. Republi
cans throughout the county whom it
was thought would 60, and who would
be satisfactory to the republicans OF
EmmonS, were either seen or com
municated with by letter, and the fol
lowing gentlemen consented to have
their names placed upon the primary
ballot as candidates for delegate:
w q. Irwin, OF Linton.
Dugald Campbell, Of Kintyre Gin the
Braddock neighborhood.
John |. Roop, Of Hazelton.
Peter Shier, Ut Clayton.
John McCrory, of Winona.
Andrew Boschker, Of Strasburg, and
a. w. Sims, Of Linton.
A petition was circulated for these
names at the same time other petit
tons we're circulated, and the republi-
cans who signed the petition, and
many others who were not seen until
after the petition was filed, expressed
themselves as entirely satisfied Will
the gentlemen whose names appear OF
the petition.
-
The reader should pay particular At
lgentlenen whose names appear abov.
was asked to pledge himself as to hi.
faction at the state convention. II
was satisfactory to the republicans %
this county that delegation be sem
who would represent the best inter
ests Vi the county. II they thought
that Gov. Sarles, Auditor Holmes
HORTICULTURAL Commissioner Gilbrextl
and Superintendent OF Public Instruc
ton Stockwell and their Official con
freres had made goud and faith
full state officers, they would vote To-
their denomination. II they Thought
otherwise, they would vote agains
them. Al any rate. IS the member
Iof the delegation will vote At the con
vention by secret ballot, 1t goes with
out saying that they can on each ant
Ieyery candidate for ONCE exercis
their individual preferences for can
Ididates without fear or favor.
-.
But this delegation Of representa-
tive republicans Of Emmons count
was not entirely satisfactory to Messrs
Patterson, Armstrong and CleverinkA
Iall well-known reformers with = bi
X. We have in Emmons . few hon
est, fair-dealing, conscientious gentle
men whose political antecedents ar
not unknown " the old-timers VI tn
county, but who may be strangers il
a political way to some Of those VIII
will this year vote In Emmons count
FOR the first time.
FIRST and foremost VI this simon