The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-08-01
DELEGATES
ELECTED TO
CONVENTION
North Dakota Third Party Con.
ventton Falls 70 Endorse
Hanna.
LAUDER olaosEN CHAIRMAN
Asssmblass Comes Out Fiat In
Declaring For progresslves
Al Around.

The North Dakota Third party
convention in session at the Sons
of Norway hall in Fargo last Fri
day voted to defer endorsement of
a state ticket and contented it.
self with the selection Of ten dele
gates, two delegates large and
ten alternates TO the national
Third party convention IN Lilica-
81, in August The conventions
authorized the appointment, by it's
chairman Judge w. s. Lauder Of
Wahpeton, of an executive COM
mittee of five who will have charge
of the Third party campaign in
North Dakota until the next Third
party state convention is held
after the national convention. It
is expected that Judge Lauder will
announce his appointees for this
committee today.
Hanna Men Voted Down.
The fight in yesterdays conven-
tion hinged on the endorsement of
L. b. Hanna as the third party
gubernatorial candidate. Hannas.
friends were we'll represented in,
the convention, but in the final !.
test of strength were defeated by
a five to three vote. The question,
of resubmission of the report of :
the credentials committee, as the .
anti-Hanna men triumphed when.
they voted 25 to is against the
re-submission of the report.
A considerable representation
of those who found it impossible
the Republican party attended the
convention yesterday. And there
were not a few who seemed. will
ing to be Third party men in ma
tional politics, but unwillings to,
cut loose from the party at home.
Some of these latter were nomi-
nees of the party for county Office
and feared the placing of new
state ticket in the field, even
though it was comprised of Pro- ,
gressives already nominated.
would hurt county tickets.
Delegates to Chicago.
The delegates selected to the
national Third party convention
at Chicago are: Delegates at
Large: w. s. Lauder, Wahpeton:
A. G. More, Wimbledon: district
delegates: A. M. Baker, Fargo;
G. A. Hazen, Larimore, S. Serum
gard, Devils Lake; P. H. Rourke,
Lisbon; David Bartlett, Coopers-
town; 8. NJ. Ferris, Dickinson; E.
S. Peterson, Park River; H. L.
Van Bencholen, Stanton; A. M.
Towner. Alternates
0. B. Burtness, Grand Forks; G..
L. Metcalf, Lakota; o. j. Sorlie,
Buxton; Alex Write, Oakes; A. B.
Cox, Valley City; L. Nelson, Mar
lin; Thomas Vallancy, Valley City;
Matt. johnson, Bottineau; Chris
Schweigerd, Stanton.
9talwarts There.
Stalwarts, eager to champion
the cause Of Congressman Hanna
and secure his endorsement for
governor by the Third party were
we'll represented in the conven-
ton. Senator J. G.. Gunderson of
Nelson county, L. G. Hyde, editor
Of the Valley City Times-Record
and Jerry Bacon of Grand Forks
typifled the Hanna element in the
Judge w. s. Lauder of Wahpe-
ton and A. M. Baker of Fargo,
chief lieutenant to A. C. More, the
new national provisional commit
lee from North Dakota, led the
fight against the Hanna men.
In point of attendance and rep
resentativness the Third party
convention was a huge success.
When A. M. Baker called the con-
vention to order the Sons of Nor
way hall was practically filled,
,very available seat being taken.
The Third party movement in
North Dakota is absolutely new
md every person who attended the
showed the keenest
interest. Owing to the illness of
A. C. More of Fargo, national
provisional committeeman, A. M.
Baker called the convention to
order and read the call. Mr.. Bak-
er did not delay matters, but call
ed for nominations for chairman
almost Immediately.
(Continuad On papa Fourl