The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-05-14

senator MCCumDeT IN q very ear
nest speech thanked the delegates
for their choice of him and made a
strong plea for harmony. He guaran-
teed all present fair play and a
square deal and emphasized the pres
sing need at the present time for he
laying aside Of all fractional differ
ences and uniting as one party for
the fercest fight seen in our time be-
tween the two great parties.
Speaking of the present business
depression he said that it was simply
a lull in the winds Of prosperity. The
differences between the two great
parties is that while theRepubicans
may pause at times for breath in
their march of prosperity the Demo
Gratis have never started in that
march.
The important thing at present is
the choosing Of presidential electors
and while we are not choosing q
president at this time yet ne had no
doubt that the people Of North Dakota
had already chosen in their minds q
candidate for the Office and one who
was big enough, broad enough and
great enough to carry out the policies
of our present executive.
In beautiful tribute to the presi-
dents of the Republican party he COM
pared the work of Lincoln and Roose-
welt md showed how each had as
sumed Office at a critical period and
had made good in the fight he had un-
dertaken Lincoln declared that this
nation could not exist half slave and
half free and had spent the whole term
OF his office in trying to free the ma
ton while Roosevelt declared that the
country could not endure half trust
and half subservient to the trusts and
what we need is a man to carry out
the policies so ably begun by our
PRESIDENT. .sa
In closing Senator MeCumber made
strong appeal to all Republicans to
forget their differences and rally
around the STANDARD of the party.
This is the year of complete primar-
les. The people have the final say on
June "a and when they have spoken
let us stand by hem a united party.
On motion the chair then appointed
committees of Is each on Credentials,
Resolutions, Rules and Order of Bust
ness and permanent organization.
The chairman announced the ap-
pointnent of the following commit
tees:
Credentials. B. Nukham, Nor
ton; j. A. Currie, Bowman; Thos.
Baker, Jr., Cass; G. w. Butts, Ran
som; e. H. Myhre, Rica9and; R. s.
Moore, Stesle; g.. NJ. Lockerby,
Ward; j. A. Gregor, Billings; Ed.
Pierce, Ransom; G. H. Hagen, Walsh;
Herman Hardt, Logan; John Eek
lund, Burleigh; j. B. Wineman, Grand
Forks; G.. "A. White, Trail; Carl
Adams, Kidder.
Com. on rules and order of bust
ness j.. E. Phelan, Stark; G. A.
McCrea, Pembina; r Loutz, Monitor;
Adam Satire, Mercer; Adam Leach,
Cass; r.. Il Ward, Mclean; d. s..
seivertson, Eddy; Geo. D. Palmer,
Foster; j. H. Frame, Walsh; Frank
White, Barnes; j. A. Ferris, Billings;
Anton Fried, Stutsman; H NJ. Eric
son, Mclean; Fred Steele, LaMoure
Com. on Resoluti ons-L. a. simp-
son, Stark: John Wynn, Morten; judi
son LaMoure, Pembina; H. R. Tur-
|ner, Cass; Samuel Adams, ToWner;;
F. "A. Kelley, Nelson; VIM. House.
Richland; r. M. stearns, Burleigh;
E. Smith Peterson, Walsh; G. K.
Vikan, Bottineau; James Mcintyre,
McHenry; G.. F.. Bryan, Logan; +.
d. Brewster, Wells; /. G.. Haugland,
Benson; H. P. Jacobson, Hettinger.
Com. on permanent organization
J.. C.. Johnson, Rschland; Col. A. =.
Peake, Barnes; A. o. Anderson,
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