Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-07-19
Teie STATE CONVENTION.

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Delegates. with the Exception o.
Ose from Emmons County, Stane
solid for the Present State Ad-
u,lQlseratlon.
The republican state convention
held At jamestown last Thursday was
Is had been claimed by the Regulars.
favorable to that faction by about
two TO one.
The delegates and other party work
ers began to arrive Monday, and by
Tuesday evening. when the Missouri
Slope delegation arrived. there was a
big crowd in tie pretty little city.
On the outside Of one OF the cars
carrying the Slope boys was a banner
almost as long as the ear and bearing
the words, The Slope Stands Solid
for E. y. Sarles : The Bismarck
band accompanied the Slope delegates
and furnished music at the different
stations where stops were made.
When the Slope delegates reached
Jamestown they were marched and
countetmarched Through the principal
streets, the Bismarck band At their
head
Both factions 1t oncs went q wsrs.
The Insurgents. or Muckraekers-
whose platform llad been aossse Of
every leader in The state aslo iisn !.
agree with them, ard who particularly
objected to what they term machine
methods procured tie Asmss Hal.
for their headquarters. ard thereto
about the rankest Kind Il machine
methods the writer has eyer seen 81 i
state convention prevailed fog two
days. Not oniy did the i;lsaEgeslt'
lsadess strive desperately 10 make
combinations that would enable them
70 dominate the convention aud name
the ticket. but they even went 50 far
= 10 ask delegates wlso had gone 10
the armasy IS listen 10 III es-
pounding II lnsusgi-,st doctrine 10
leave the rpgni. This happened 10
two ur three Emn.osls cAunty men
When the lineup nf the Emmons
county delegation began II was found
that Dugald Campbell was the only
one of the buncss wln did not see his
way clear 10 train with the other l29
delegates from the slope. He Was not
only an insurgent himself, but he
made herculean eiisleayors TO wiz over
others OF the delegation to his fac
ton. This, too, regardless of the fact
that the issue had been a clear and
distinct one i'll Emmons county. and
the ouiSpoken insurgent candidates
Messrs. Patterson. Armstrong and
Cleveringa had been defeated in the
county by IL vote Of two o one at tho
primary. He was strongly backed by
Senator Macdonald. the only member
Of the legislature from the Miss ugi
Slope who fayors placing the leader
ship of the state republicans in the
hands Of such friends ~ of the Slope
IS Major Murphy, NJ. n. Johnson
George b. Winship, Burleigh f..
Spalding, Joe Devine. Frank White
and Others Of that ilk Without any
suggestion from the delegation from
lns county. and with no request Us
any Of the delegation that Emm0ns
county wanted him on the ticket. Mr.
Campbell became the Insugents can
didate for commissioner of agrictn-
ture and labor. and WIS defeated by
vote OF l5l to Bio. At the time thi,
vote was taken Mr. Campbell had Sc
cured permission for Senator Mac
donald To act as his proxy. as he had
some business deals that required his
going TO Bismarck on Tnurssla.
evenings train. OF tile seven dele
gates from Emmons county the only
vote secured By Mr.. Campbell wa-
that OF Mr.. Macdonald.
The convention was held in the
Opcra-hOuse structure that is Il
credit to James,owu. and that would
be acredit % Il much larger city. The
building was crowded. not a scat lie.
ing vacant. and ii large number Of peo-
pie not being able 10 procure aansis-
siOner.
Z. y. Williams, the BurIei.ii csan-
ty veteran. vito Mas sica.;e. Of tie
house Of representatives iii territorial
days and Who las neyes i,sr 4 sl.ossa.l;
during more Than thirty seafs' resi-
dence on The Missouri. i,eei5 found
arraycslagainst the Interests Of TIC
Slope. vas elected chairman. OF presl-
dent, Of the convention. 4 ic,. q. lii.
strength q! the twD factions Mas mad
ON Chairman. ami Lie i.agliIars ~ u tx
. vote u 3o7 TO isD.
The nomination II memosrs 81 70 J.
gress came first. The Regulars sup
porter congressman Gronn, and Mar
shall for reelection. The insurgents
put up but one candidate l5cadcke. OF
Grand Forks-and c..s, their yote, for
Benedekc aud Marshall. The vote
resulted; Marshall. As; Gronna s2l:
Bendeke. l5l.
The vote for governor vas tIen
taken, as follows: T.. Y. SarIes. OK
Trail, 292:: NJ. n. johnson. Of Nelson.
ia; Mr. Redmond, |.
At this stage of the proceedings Il
was found that thp serra, J.jj,,
method under the primary law was
SLOW and cumbrous. Therefore, at
About NOON an ad ,.ar L. q