The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-14
Socialists Put Up a I'll c k e t
Conven ton Held in Minot on April 7---7he Plat
form Proves Rather Interesting Reading
WARD COUNTY SOCIALIST CON-:
VENTION. APRIL 7, 1910.

WARD COUNTY SOCIALIST CON-:
vENTlON, APRIL 7, 1910.
Pursuance to call the Socialists OF
Ward county met in conention at the
court room of the court house in the
city of Minot on the 18th day of April,
1910, at o'clock p. m. 81
The convention was called to or
der by Comrade Arthur LeSueur and
Chas. D. Kelso was elected as chair
man, and F. D. Freeman secretary
of the convention.
The convention then proceeded to
effect county organization, and for
that purpose Arthur LeSueur was
elected as chairman of the county
central committee, and Chas. D. Kel-
so as secretary of same.
The convention then proceeded to
nominate ticket for the purpose of
circulating petitions for the primaries.
The named candidates were as fol-
lows:
County Auditor-W. E. Leach.
Minot. ......
Register Of Deeds-Guy Chatfield,
Minot. ....&
County Treasurer-Robert Dumond,
Minot. *
Sherift-George Race, Minot.
States Attorney-Harry Evans,
Minot.
County Judge-Chas. D. .Kelso,
Minot. s........
Of ~
Esther Briggs, Glenburn.I
County Surveyor-E. B. Harshber-
ger, Minot.
Clerk of District Court-R. R. Bull
lis, Donnybrook. .......
The following We're named as coun-
ty Justices: A. l.. Erickson, Minot;
P. A. Rutter, Donnybrook; David
: Huston, Burlington, and G. 20. Carl:
son, Glenburn.
The following were named as coun-
ty constables: C. S. Howell, Lynch;
C.. l.. Smith. Kenmare; Ed Sure,
Mohall, and G. W. Vahl, Donnybrook.
Coroner-E. w. Woolsey. .. .
The offices Of commissioners, as
SCISSORS and the state legislature were
not named for the reason that the
districts are uncertain as to territory
since the organization of Mountrail
and Burke. county, and the central
committee were empowered to secure
names for these positions when the
districts have been regulated.
The convention adjourned at five
o'clock p. m. till the hour of eight
O'Clock p. m, when an address on
Socialism and City Commission Form
of Government was given by Presi-
dent LeSueur. s...
The central committee are desir-
Gus of naming precinct committee
for every voting precinct and will
greatly appreciate it if those living
in our various townships will send
us the names of your voters with
their address. 2"''~,'. '~"'''.~~~ ..~e.-.
The central committee with these
precinct committees will be enabled
to secure information from all parts
of the county and also cooperate
with them in distributing literature.
WARD COUNTY SOCIALIST PLAT.
FORM.
The Socialist party fWard county,
North Dakota, reafhrms its adher-
ence to the principles Of 1nterna.
tional Socialism and declares itself to
be in perfect accord with the last ma
tional and state platforms Of the So
cialist party. @
We believe that the only manner
in which the. workers may permanent
" better their condition is through .
working class party. organized and
controlled by the workers.
The trusts are the natural product
Of the competitive system and were
made possible BY labor-saving ma
chinery and whereby also the work
ers were divorced from the ownership
, Of the means Of production.
Tho MorHers to be econoujcally
independent and able to provide Tor
themselves must collectively own and
operate tho means Of production un.
der . democratic administration Of
industry.
We declare the Socialist party 70
be the party Of the working class
with intentions Of socializing the
means Of production.
The present system OF industry Il
directly the cause of the many evils
which now prey upon society.
The subscription Of cooperation
and democratic methods in produc-
tion and distribution would remove
these evils by lithng the workers
to . higher plane both physically
and mentally and by making woman
the economic and political equal Of
man.
IN yuIuuance Of the shove named
petncipees We advocate tho followina
nsasurss n addition to those ~