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tion and everywhere he was met with
great enthusiasm.

tion and everywhere he was met with
great enthusiasm.
4. 1t was quite generally understood
that a national committeeman would
be chosen by the stae convention, but
this was an error. The convention
has absolutely no right to name the
national committee man, but this will
be the work of tn eeight national
delegates. 1t is very likely that James
Kennedy Of Fargo will be the choice
though Mr.. Kennedy's name was not
mentioned in the convention.
The name Of Alex Mckenzie was
mentioned In the convention but once.
Mr.. Mckenzie while taking great
Interest in North Dakota politics, has
been looking for no Office. Realizing
that there would be some objection
among the inurgents to his again ac-
cepting the Office of national comit-
teeman, he gladly stepped down and
out. Mckenzie wants harmony in the
camp if it is possible. His headquar-
ers ia the Leland were crowded dur
ing the convention.
. There was a lively scrambling last
might by those who desired to gain
admittance into the convention to Sc
cure tickets for the big show. The
opera house only seated about
thousand, yet twice that number tried
to get tickets. The newspaper men
at first were allowed only fifty tickets,
but managed to get hold of some extra
passes. Four spectators gained ad-
mittance into he opera house by craw-
ling up onto an outside roof and CON-
ing in thru the window.
Jake Wineman from Grand Forks,
was one of the busiest men in the con-
yenion. Jake wanted to shoot off
some fire works, but he didn't get on
ITO the combination. Jake had a strong
supporter in his dynamiting process
in Austin Regain, an insurgent leader
from somewhere down the line. Aus
tin and Jake made themselves appear
foolish in the eyes of he other dele
gates, and really hurt the cause OF
the insurgents. After they had spent
a few minutes talking about gag rule,
the chairman calmly informed than
tina there would be no gag rule, but
instead every dele ate who so desired
would be allowed the opportunity ro
speak upon the floor of the conVen-
.tion. This had a tendency to smooth
their fur, but it didn't give them an
opportunity to do just what they
wanted to do, create pandemonlum
in the convention.
That the state central committee
endeavors to give the insurgents the
best of the thing all the way through
is shown by the way they settled 10
matter of the contesting delegations.
Notwithstanding the fact that the CEN
trail committee was largely stalwart,
to keep peace in the family, they al
lowed the insurgents, the Mclean,
,Dickey and half Of the Relette county
delegations with total OF 81 votes.
The stalwarts were allowed Eddy
county delegates and half OF Roleete
with ten votes. This could not have
been a squarer deal.
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
This is really the case. Tom Marshall
and NJ. N. Johnson, w}fa are candl-
dates for the United States Senate,
occupied the same bed at the Leland
Tuesday night They really spent the
night without even as much trouble as
political arg,lment-in fact, it s
claimed that they are fairly good
friends
1t is said that Hansbrough and .Lar-
shall are making close race for
fourth place in the senatorial fight. 1t
is certain that neither can win, put
there is a grave question which OF
them will receive the least votes.
Senator Hansbrough is attending
the Convention. Hans got up out OF
the sick bed to be present at the con-
vention, realizing that il he did not
wish to be deserted altogether II
would be necessary to put in an an
pearance. The senior senator is max
ing a pitiful fight. Deserted by most
of his former friends, he is making his
last feeble stand, and it is said that he
already realizes that his case is hope
less. Mr.. Hansbrough is in quite q
feeble condition physically, and MS
head is still bandaged, the result OF 4
recent operation for an acute disease
of the mastoid. He is under the care
OF the Minot ear specialists.
John Corbett, the versatile editor Of
the Williston Graphic, is in the city
attending the convention. MI Corbett
lie one of the $50 newspaper reprass en-
tatives who are occupying the stage
this afternoon, seeing how It IS all
done.
George W. Wilson, register OF the
Williston Land Office, is in the sly
attending the cenventio1 and doing
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