Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-11-03
PRECINCT Committeeman HELD MEETING

didates for the senate also had votes,
Mr.. Cashel 5000 and Mr.. Purcell
1000, in round numbers. There was
a rumor after Senator Johnson died
that John Burke would appoint Tom
Marshall senator, as the logical and
expected thing for him to do. The
democrats got busy and hungry, and
they rushed to Bismarck to see the
governor. They demanded and ex-
pected that he appoint democrat.
Did the governor have the backbone
to do as he was expected to by those
who had placed him in the chair?
No. He hesitated and finally ap-
pointed an unknown man, demo-
crat named Thompson, ignoring Cash
ell, the choice of his own party for
the position, and ignoring Marshall
the second choice of the people at
large. Mr.. Thompson soon after
wards became "sick," resigned and
instead of Mr.. Cashel being named as
his successor, Mr.. Purcell was ap-
pointed, and second time the gov
ernor showed that he failed to stand
by the wishes of the people which he
promised to do.
The democrats say "break away
from your party principles" but they
do no do it themselves. They have
been putting out strychnine all over
the state for republicans to nibble at.
Bryan, three times defeated, flashes
across the state like meteor, and
urges people to vote for John Burke.
He intimates that the latter may be
a vice-presidential candidate if he is
again elected governor. This is the
only state electing two United States
senators next year. Bryan says it
will be great help to the democrats
If they can get the two senators from
North Dakota. Do the republicans
want to stand for it by voting for
Burke and democratic members of
the legislature?
Mr.. Devine endorsed in the warm
est terms the moral character and
the ability of c. A. Johnson, the re-
publican nominee. He declared that
the democrats and their press had
Systematically maugned him and mis-
branded him, both as a man and as :
citizen Mr. Johnson is not pol
ished orator and adroit speaker, like
Gov. Burke, but what he says is dj-
rect and to the point and means
something. He pledges the people
of the state that he will appoint, II
elected, no man to a position who
is not specially qualified for it, and
has the esteem and endorsement of
the people of his own community;
that he will be the governor and that.
no man is his boss; that he will carry
out the republican policies and the
platform and enforce all the laws.
He has lived in Minot many years,
has taken a leading part in all moral
movements for bettering political and
other conditions in Minot and Ward
county. He lead the fight to secure
commission form of government
for Minot, and the city has had
clean administration ever since. His
home life is ideal and he is a man in
every way, worthy of the support of
the party by which he was nominated.
Mr.. Devine's address made deep
impression upon those present.
County Fair Tax
The matter of small tax for an
agricultural fair was brought be-
fore the attention of the committee.
States Attorney Thorp presented its
legal aspects.
Resolutions were passed by the
endorsing the candidacy
of Judge s. E. Ellsworth, of James
town, for the supreme bench. Judge
Ellsworth who was present, called
attention to the non-partisan judi
ciary law and to his position, as well
as that of other candidates under the
statute. The resolutiono
were passed without dissenting
voice and are as follows:
Resolutions
!. WHEREAS, Honorable s. e. Ellis
worth, an esteemed citizen of our
county is candidate for the ohiee
Of associate Justice of the supreme
court of our state, and,
WHEREAS, he has proved himself
an able and upright Judge, impartial
In his decisions, ever faithful to his
duties, man of sterling honesty and
Integrity and withal an honorable
citizen.
There, be it Resolved. that We
pledge to him our most hearty sup
port, and that we will use all honora- .
BILE means to secure his election.
Il Col w n. Marks has returned 81