Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-16
CONVENTION AFTERMATH.


CONVENTION AFTERMATH.
One feature of the repup lican con-.
Vention impre ssed itself on all those
present and that was the unusual in
terest taken by the young men of the
state. It was largely a convention Of
young men quick, bright and re-
lsourcefnl. Nearly ever delegation
contained one or more good takers
and in intellig ence and diplomacy the
lconvention was far above any other
since statehood. The Ward county
delegation "a strong, and the largest
Of any county in the state, was
particularly characteristic for it's
enthusiasm and its personnel was
largely from the younger element.
The nominee for secretary of state
from that county, Alfred Blaisdell, is
| "a fair type of the young and active
lcharacter in our politics. He is a.
bright young lawyer. and as chairman
4 Of the Ward county central committee,
having the details of the campaign in
hand, to him more than any other one
man is due the splendid victory at the
primaries and the ultimate harmony
and power at the convention.
| The creditable manner il which the
Bismarck band acquitted itself at
jamestown and the enthusiasm it ar
reused was especially pleasing to all
lBismarckers who were present and
brought forth the warmest commenda-
lions from all the delegates as well as
I the good citizens of jamestown who
/ gathered in great numbers to hear the
! open air evening concerts. Bismarck
! citizens should lose no opportunity to
keep this band in the first rank Of
musical organizations in the state.
1 The awful break of NJ. N. Johnson
and his undiplomatic actions Just be-
/ fore the adjournment of the conven-
ton did much to relieve any soreness
| that may have followed, because it
convinced the opposition to the stall
warts that their leader was unfit and
not entitled to their support and con-
fdence. Mr.. Johnson quit the conven-
Ition with fifty per cent less strength
then he had to begin with. - Il
The state is the unit in the selec-
ton of state officers and If local
tjealousies, prejudices and conditions
4 prevent candidate from securing
! the support of his own county it in
Inowise should mitigate against him
4 providing his fitness. is beyond ques-
tlon. It matters little to the people of
the whole state where candidate
! halls from. It is results that interest
them. Governor Sarles has made a
I good executive and was entitled to
endorsement The people of his own
county had no better means of ascer.
tanning or. judging his fitness than
those of other counties and their likes
and dislikes should be and were taken
for what they are worth. The COVER
nor represents the whole state-all
the counties fact that ought to be
4 borne in mind. The same is true OF
Insurance C Commissioner Cooper OF
! Grand Forks county. He has made
gocd-had but one term-and his
iparty owed him another term. He'll
| get it. He suits the state at large and
! the state is the unit, not the county.
I "Skidoo," yelled score or more
jokers when Grand Forks recorded
4 her % delegates in the insurgent
4 column. q t..
North Dakota's congressional dele
cation, as a result of experiences in
! the state convention, stands better
than ever with the people of the state.
We now have a Woodworking, har-
! monious delegation in Washington
and they are doing things The long
er they remain in congress the more
valuable they will become and the
more influential to accomplish things
for the state and its citizens. 4
Miss Evalyn b. Adams is prepared
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