Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-06

delegations, representing both fac
lions of the Republican party were
chosen this afternoon at the Mclean
county convention held here. The
contesting delegations are due to an
attempt to manipulate the convention
to suit the purpose of king" John
Satterlund in the interest of Hans
brough. The point of contest rests
on the conventions cmfwyptaoidlu
on the refusal of king" Johns fol-
lowers to allow w. P. Macomber,
chairman of the county central COM
mittee, to call the meeting to order.
Eight members of the county CEN
trail committee ursurped the powers
of the entire body to dispose of the
chairman and select another in his
place. The Stalwarts refused to rec
ognize any other chairman than the
| one properly selected and did not
attend the meeting held by the In
surgents.
Mr.. Macombers called the conven-
ton to order in the Wyman hotel.
| in which place the delegates formed
a committee of the whole which later
went to the hall designated in the
official call as the place of meeting,
and adjourned to the hotel to tran
| sact their business Mr.. Nelson was
chairman.
| The county delegates who attended
the Insurgent-Hansbrou gh-Marshall-
Satterlund, meeting outnumbered the
Stalwarts to some extent but that
was due to the radical method used
| in securing the delegates creden-
| tials. AS soon as delegate appear
4 ed on the street, followers of the In
| surgent leaders would get to him and
take his credentials, assuring him
that there was but one convention
4 being held. In this manner many OF
/ the strong Stalwart members were
brought into the wrong meeting
This happened to P. M. Ferguson,
4 who presented his credentials to
what he supposed was the regular
gathering but learned his mistake in
a few minutes and then withdrew
but could not get his papers. He
was later admitted to the Stalwart
meeting upon telling his story to the
credential committee. His experience
was similar to that of a great many
others who did not learn of the 9TH
er meeting until it was all over.
At no time during the day was
: there test of strength taken as the
county central committee, under in
structions, put through the program
outlined. While the leaders of thu
Insurgent faction were in favor o
| King" John, and to a certain ex
tent did his bidding, they were no
T strong enough nor did not dare risl
l opposing resolutions condemning tn
! 'tbosse's'' interference in the loca
g fight.
The Resolutions.
Both the regular convention ant
the Insurgents passed resolution
t condemning bossism in all it's branch
es and the regular convention ais
$ criticised the action of the count
e central committee. The resolution
'. passed by the Stalwarts after express
3 ing the faith of the party in Roose
: welt Endorsed Taft for the presidenc,
5 and then took up the vital subjec
in North Dakota in these words:
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:. Be it further resolved, that, l..
:. we are not and will not be sub :
:. ject to any bossism, be it Boss "
: :: Satturland, Mckenzie, Hans :
= :. brough or any other boss, as we :
,, !: recognize the inalienable right :
: :. of every American citizen to :
: :. cast his ballot as the best judg- :
, :. ment dictates after full and :
:. careful examination of the is :
!, :. sues involved. =:
, : Be it further resolved; that, .
:: we do unequivocally censure and :
:. condemn the high handed action {:
: of certain members of the Re- :
:: publican county central commit !
: tee in attempting to depose the !
:. Hon. w. P. Macomber. the !:
:. chairman of said committee, as i.
:. unjustifiable without precedent :
: and contrary to law, custom and !:
: :. usage of the Republican caucus !
: es and conventions and only an :
! :. other attempt to continue the :
!: high handed methods which !
! !. have been practiced by the I'M .
:: scrupulous politicians under the i:
!. boss system in Mclean county
!: for years past by the Satterlund ::
j. gang" 1
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: The gathering presided over b.
: Mr. Satterlund's friends, Mr.. Davis
7 chairman, also passed resolution.
7 condemning the boss, using the Eel
t lowing language:
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:. Having Astounding faith in the /:
!: integrity and good Judgment of ::
: Mclean County Republicans !:
: 1: and unbounded confidence in I:
: : them as American citizens and ::
!, $ believe them fully competent to i.
, : manage their political affairs !:
: : which are theirs by right of citi- :
; zenship, We do not invite but we ::