Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-04-16
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MR.. GRoNNA's VICTORY.

Congressman Gronna won a signal
victory in the Nelson county repub-
Mcan convention, and by the mastery
manner in which that body was con-
port of many insurgents as we'll as
the stalwart following he so fearless
ly championed. He defeated the pas
sage of resolutions calculated to be-,
smirch the stalwart leaders and sue
ceeded in electing eight stalwarts to
the Minot convention. leaving the
gentleman from Petersburg who as
pires to the United States senate but
Two votes for the insurgent column.
1t rs Mr.. Gronna's aim to harmonic
the party, and in speaking of the re-
suit Of the Nelson county convention
he says:
The delegation stands eight to two
for the stalWarts. I have no doubt. if
we had wanted to, we could have
made it a solid stalwart delegation.
There, however, was no disposition on
Bur part to ignore the insurgent ele-
ment of the county What we sought
was harmony. There was the usual
effort, of course, to stir up trouble by
introducing resolutions cr1ticising
Alex Mckenzie. Had these been car
ried, Hansbrough, George B. Winship
and others who have been party lead
ers in other campaigns aud under
other conditions, would also have been
attacked by resolutions The conven-
ton, by vote Of A to SO, a secret
ballot, voted down the resolutions,
thereby going on record as being op-
posed to factfonaI fights within the
party.
The Minot convention, think, will
clear The skies by driving away the
clouds of discussion. Just now Ger
tain newspapers and certain politi-
clans are seeking to fan to life the
embers of euIEity toward Alex Nc
Kanzie by asserting that he Is going
to seek to be reappofnted as a mem
Der Of the national republican COM
mittee. One would think that Mr.. Nc
Kenzie is really candidate for office.
I am positive of this, that Mr.. Nc
Kenzie is not seeking anything for
himself, and does not care to again
serve as national committeeman. He
is simply striving to have a ticket
nominated this summer which will be
representative of the working element
OF the party. verify believe that he
would have kept out of the campaign
altogether had he not been attacked
and villifed, and, furthermore, that he
considered certain men who are en-.
titled to party recognition were going
to be attacked because Of their friend
ship for 1lfn. Mckenzie is man who
stands by hts friends, and he has
simply taken off his coat and gone to
work with them. The MInot conven-
ton IS going to demonstrate this, and
after it is held think we win find the
party harrnoEzei to the extent thai
assures a rousing republican victory
this fall.
I think that certain shrewd demo.
: Gratis have something to do i'll stirring
up the feeling against Alex Mckenzie
They, Of course want to divide the
strength of the repubI fcaHs, and those
republicans who are trying to make
Mckenzie an issue of the campaign
are simply playing into the hands Of
the democrats. AS for myself, person
ally, WANT to say that the one thins
| am working for is harmony, and te
this end | am willing and advise thai
the effort should be made on both
sides to have the stalwarts and insur.
gents get together ON candidates thai
viii receive their united support