The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-05-21

The republican state convention, held
at Minot last Thursday, was the largest
attended of any convention ever held in
the state. Full delegations were there
from each county and the contending
factions met and clashed in the state
as they had in their respective counties.
The progressives acted firmly and
wisely, contended for what they be-
lieved to be right and although they
did not succeed in getting majority
they held together and are in better
shape now than ever before for winning
out at the primaries.
The state central committee passed
on the rights of those entitled to seats
in the convention. The Dickey county
regulars were seated without much of
a protest. Messrs. Potter, Keyes,
Axtell, Austin and McNeal, the latter
of Monango holding a proxy, were
present and Mr.. Austin was heard for
the contesting delegation before sub
committee. The committee recognized
there were no grounds for contest.
The Mclean county progressives were
seated after hard fought battle be-
fore the committee of the whole. The
Eddy county stalwarts were seated, al
though it was shown concfusively that
the progressives organized the county
convention and controlled by vote of
III to 10a. Each faction from Rolette
county had eight delegates on the
ground. The progressives showed that
they controlled their county convention
by vote of 26 to 6, yet the state CEN.
trail committee in the hands of the
machine and L. B. Hanna as it's chair
man, ruled to seat all of the sixteen
delegates and allow each half a vote in
the convention.
Chairman Hanna called the conven-
tion to order at 11:4O and Rev. Nc
Mullen of Minot offered prayer. Secre-
tary Jewell read the call and the chair
man then made statement of those
entitled to seats in the convention. It
was then moved and carried that the
recommendations of the state central
committee as to the seating of dele
gates be adopted. Chairman Hanna
announced that the central committee
had chosen Senator McCumber as
temporary chairman of the convention
and a committee appointed escorted
the senator to the platform.
Senator McCumber made a short
address which was well received, after
which motions were made to allow the
chair to appoint three committees of
fifteen members each, on credentials,
rules and order of business and resolu-
tions. The chair appointed the COM
mittees with j. E. Phelan of Stark as
chairman of rules and order of business,
L. A. Simpson of Stark chairman of
committee on resolutions and P. B.
Wickham of Morton as chairman of
committee on credentials.
The progressives agreed to make no
fight on Senator McCumber for chair
man if he would agree to recognize
them on each committee. This was
agreed to and carried out. The plan on
which the fight was carried on was to
bring in a minority report from each
committee and fight it out on the floor
of the convention.
It was three o'clock when the conven-
tion was again called to order. The
first committee was the one on creden-
tials. The majority report recon-
mended that the findings of the state
central committee be accepted and the
minority brought in report amending
this to include the seating of the entire
progressive delegations from Rolette
and Eddy counties. The stalwarts
went on record as against majority
rule in county conventions and the pro-
gressives voted for majority rule.
Vote: Stalwarts 288; progressives
1856. This was the first test of the
convention and the lowest vote re-
corded for the progressives.
The next vote was on an amendent to
rules and order of business. The pro-