Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-04-02

Meeting was Largely At
tended.
Taft Club Organized at a
Smoker After Regular
Meeting of Committee
The meeting of the republican
county committee at the court house,
which was the first held since the
last election, was largely attended,
every portion of the county being
represented. There was a majority
of che mem bers of the old com mittee
present, and numerous other repub-
licans also attended as interested
spectators. There were some proxies
sent to the chairman from members
Of the committee living in distant
parts of the county.
The chairman after the call Of the
committee had been read by Its Sec
retary, directed attention to the
large number of vacancies on the
committee caused by the organiza-
tion of the new voting precincts in
the county, made at the last meet
ing Of the board of county comm is
sioners. Chairman Seller asked for
suggestions for the filling Of such va
cancies, and requested the names Of
any persons from these precincts who
would be likely to be satisfactory to
the voters to serve as committeeman.
As there we're no suggestions offered,
Mr.. Gainsforth..of Splritwood made a
motion that the chairman be author
lied to fill all vacancies, which mo-
tion prevailed unanimously, and the
chairman stated that he would later
announce the appointments Of such
members, Of tho committee to fill va
cancies caused By new precincts
and removals.
the matter OF apportionuent .of
delegates to the county convention
vas then taken up, and suggestions
were asked on this matter. A. A..
Gray Of Buchanan precinct ..ofsred
the following resolution which pro-
:yided for the apportlonment OF ::dele-
gates based on the vote at the last
election for governor, and on ..motion
the resolution was adopted without
opposition.
The resolution is as follows:
Be it Resolved, That the repre-
sentation to the Republican County
Convention Of ::Stutsman County be
based upon the vote for Governor at
the last general election; that each
precinct in tire county be entitled to
one delegate at large; that where
there has been no change in the
boundaries Of the precinct such pre-.
cinct shall be further entitled to one
delegate for each twenty-five votes
cast for such Office, or major fraction
thereof; that as to the newly organ
lied precincts and as to those whose
boundaries have been altered sor
changed the same rule be..adopted in
fixing the number, as nearly as pos
sible: that following the above rule
the apportionment to each precinct
be as follows:
(Note: The number of delegates
from each precinct, and names ::ol
precinc cts will be found elsewhere in
the official call for the county con.
vention blythe chairman Of the com.
mittee. Ed.
J. S. Carr moved that the date o1
the convention be fixed as Friday
/ April 10th, at p. M. at the court
house in Jamestown, the caucuses tC
be held on Wednesday, a pril 8th be.
!, tween the hours Of 8 and p. m. at
places designated In each precinct fol
holding elections. The convention
is called for the purpose Of electjng II
delegates to the Minot state conven-
ltion. The hour Of 4 p. N. was 6xed
in order to allow delegates from the
northern.part Of the county to at.
| tend the convention and return by
train the next morning. The hours
Of rolding the caucus are the usual
ones, that have been established by
custom in the county for q long time.
The date f.the con gention was fixed
as early as possible in order-- mot to
interfere with farm work .:and posi-.
bly, seeding. The chairman Of the
|committee was authorized to. Issue q
call for. such convention and eau.
|fcuses which is published elsewhere
| In this Issue. III.
MI. Massey Of x psilanti offered q