Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-05-21
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
Items of a Week From Various
Parts of the State.
ARE INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT
Delegation From This State to the Ma
tionaI Republican Convention
in Chicago.

The Republican state convention Of
North Dakota at Minot elected eight
delegates to the national convention
at Chicago and instructed them to
vote for the nomination of Secretary
Taft. Frank Sprague. the insurgent
candidate for national committeeman,
was defeated by James Kennedy, Stall
wart, by a vote of 1873 to 26O. The
platform unqualifedly endorses the
administration of President Roosevelt,
advocates the regulation of public
zervies corporations and condemns
Tie administration of Governor Burke,
Democrat. :
Everything went Alexander McKen.
zie's way. The Progressiyes failed
even TO get a motion through, but
they fought from start to finish.
The first fight of the convention
CAME on the report; of the committee
on credentials, Which was to the effect
that all delegates passed by the state
central committee should be seated
ibis meant the acceptance of the
! state central committees action on
the contests, giving Mclean county
With 10 delegates, Dickey with 9, and
one7half Of Rolette county with 4 dele
gates. to the insurgents, and Eddy
With 6 delegates, and one-half of Rol-
lette county with 4 delegates to the
Stalwarts. +.
j. Wineman of Grand Forks brought
in a minority report recommending
that all the insurgent delegates from
Rollette county and from Eddy be
seated. Wineman made a fiery speech
in favor of the minority report, and L.
A. Hall of Rollette county spoke in
favor Of the majority report. MI.
Strout of Fargo made a rousing speech
in favor of majority rule, as the com
mittee had decided II to 3 in favor of
the action of the state central COM
mittee. A roll call was demanded on
the acceptance of the minority report.
The official vote as announced was
1856 in favor Of the minority report and
2SS against it. This established con-
troll of the convention for the Stall
warts.
Mr.. Jewell brought in the report of
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton, recommending that the temporary
organization be made permanent.
The second fight came on the report
of the committee on rules and order of
business. The insurgents brought in
a minority report recommending that
the national committeeman be elected
on the floor of the convention instead
of by the national delegates. R. n.
Stevens of Stark argued in support of
the majority report and Mr.. Frain and
b. Smith Peterson of Walsh in sup.
port of the minority report.
Colonel Peake of Valley City SUD.
ported the minority report. The mi
nority report finally was turned down
by a vote of $50 to 255. The majority
report was adopted, leaving the elec.
ton of a national committeeman to
the national delegates. The insur.
gents proposed a slate of delegates,
but later withdrew it and supported
the Stalwart slate without opposition.
The hardest fight came on the reso.
luton of Colonel Peake of Valley City,
i%nsurgent, recommending the election
of Frank Sprague of Grafton, insur-
gent candidate for national commit
teeman.
This was defeated by a vote of 1873
to 260. The convention then adjourned.
The delegates elected to the nation
al convention organized by electing
Senator Jud Lamoure of Pembina
chairman. James Kennedy of Fargo
was nominated for national commit
tepman