Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-08-20

WOuld stand bX the entire ticket ana
believed that it would be elected and
urged the necessity Of every republi-
can using his best efforts to bring
about this result. The publishers of
the Bismarck Tribune, the Fargo
Call, the Fargo Forum, the James
town Alert and Capital, were also
present and expressed themselves in
similar manner A number of edit
ors of North Dakota weekly papers,
who we're in the city and attended
the meeting, likewise expressed their
sentiment in line with the others.
Among these we're: Editors Near
thur of the Mandan Republican,
Richter Of the Larimore Pioneer,
Trovatten of the Fargo Fran, Dahl
of the Hillsboro Fremtiden, and
Knudsen representing a Chicago
Scandinavian paper, j. w. Foley Of
the Bismarck Tribune, called atten-
tion to the need of precinct organiza-
! tions.
Senator McCumber made spirited
address in which he said that the re-
suits of the primary election. while
| it may not have been all that each
side hoped for, yet Since then it is
shown that the differences that ex-
listed between the parties were more
imaginary than real. The state tic
ket had been nominated by the peo-
| pie: the nominees represented nearly
an even number from each faction.
which was an indication that the
| people themselves did not view the
| differences that may have been mag
nified, with very deep concern and
did not concur in the view of some
of the more radical factional leaders.
! The senator thought that the words
''stalwart,'' and ''insurgent,"
! should be dropped and that there
| was inspiration enough in the his
tory of the past, and in the future
mission of the party to unite all it's
members for common cause. The re-
suits of continued party dissentions
would be disasterous to both factions
and to the party itself, and although
the majority of republicans in the
state is so large, the developments of
the past few years will prove to any
one that it is not safe to believe that
factional quarrels can be long safely
continued on account of the top
heavy republican majority in North
Dakota. The senator concluded his
| remarks by saying:
II cannot but feel that now is the
appointed time for reconciliation.
Let the interest of the republican
nominees, every one of them, the
name of our presidential nominee,
and the interest of the republican
party OF the state be our inspiration
for this reconciliation, and full
and complete republican triumph it's
reward.''
The morning session was adjourned
until 3 O'Clock. A committee was
| named consisting of L. 3. Hanna, c.
A. Johnson, W. L. Stockwell, &. L.
Bickford, Andrew Miller, r. Slew
is, and F. E. Packard and NJ. H.
jewell. This committee was request
ed to bring in preliminary report
for the work needed between now
and the meeting of the state republi-
can committee in September. This
meeting will be on the second of that
month. The newspaper..men Of the
state were assured that no matter
what the anti-primary election aftili-
ations had been that every one would
be fairly treated and have square
deal. A poll list of every precinct of
the state was desired with certain
information regarding each voter,
and it is possible prizes will be
offered for the best working county
organization.
On motion a committee consisting
of Messrs. Gronna, Hanna, Stockwell,
Packard, and Kennedy was appointed
to suggest and submit to the state
central committee matters that
should be incorporated in the repub-
lican platform. The law provides
that this shall be prepared and
adopted by the central committee.
The committee named yesterday will
meet at Bismarck Sept. 2, to confer
with the central committee.
Taft buttons and Autographs, of
Taft and Sherman will be distribute
ed: A vote Of thanks was given to
Chairman Kennedy for calling the
meeting. Sec. Hall has already done
considerable advance work and with
the start thus made, and the assur-
ances Of good feeling and co-opera-
tion among the party workers make
the prospect bright for the future.
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