The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

Fargo, Sept. 24.-I am paying ne
at the meeting held here Friday. I
have received no official notice Of what
they did, no copy of the resolutions
adopted nor request that I resign, az
has been reported" said Fred w. Nc
Lean, state democratic chairman, last
evening. If the committee asks me
to resign will. The matter now rests
with the supreme court"
The meeting which was called by
David German, chairman Of the Grand
Forks county committee, was for the
purpose of passing on the propTiety
of Mclean holding office. 1t was the
not to the best interest of the party
that he remain in office and that he
should be asked to resign. Following
were resolutions adopted:
Whereas, at the regular meeting III
the democratic state central commit
tee of North Dakota held at Bismarck,
Sept. 6, 1916, the said committee In
violation OF all precedent and cor
trary to the interests Of the demo
cratic party in the state of North d.
kota and the welfare of he candidates.
on the state ticket, elected as chair
man of said committee Fred w. Nc
Lean who is we'll known to have at
. all times during the past several years
| opposed the present candidate for
governor;
Whereas, David German, chairman
of the democratic central committee
of Grand Forks county has called this
meeting for the purpose of discussing
methods and procedure and rectify the
deplorable condition resulting from
the action of the state central COM
mittee above referred to;
Nov, therefore, be it resolved, that
it is the sense of this meeting that the
said Fred w. Mclean as chairman Of
the said central committee is not to
the best interest Of the success Of the
coming campaign, and that in the in
terest of a successful campaign and
the future success Of the party in the
state and the national campaign Of
this state that the said chairman be
requested to resign from the said
office and should be declined to do so
it is the sense of this meeting that
the judicial proceedings now pending
be pushed forward with all possible
dispatch and that we heartily approve
of the action of those candidates who
are responsible or initiating the said
proceedings.
"Resolved, further, that in event Of
the removal of the said chairman.
court proceedings, and the reconven-
ing of the state committee, as asked
for in the application before the
court, we recommend to the said
committee that in the selection of the
chairman the wishes Of the candidates
Of the state ticket be consulted; ana
it is the further sense Of this meeting
that it is for the best Of the demo.
cratic party in this state that NO
chairman be chosen who is not en-
tirely in harmony with the candidates
on the state ticket"
! While no reporters were allowed al
the conference it has leaked out that
there was considerable heated dis
cussion during the session and that
past records of some noted democrats
were delved into without squeamish-
ness.
According to Mr.. McArthur's friends
about 80 were present, among whou
were John Bloom, Devils Lake; George
Wilkinson, E. E. Cole, Col. NJ A.
Hildreth, D. H. Macarthur, Dennis
Lynch, J. A. Kemp, Fargo; John
Valley, Grand Forks; Hugh Melon
aid, Valley City; John Carmody, Hills
boro; Scott Cameron, Linton; Henry
Willis, Lansford VIM. Shut, HankfH-
son; Robert Long, Drayton; Thomas
: Regain, Larimore; w. A. Fulkersm
/ Crary, David German, Grand Forks:
S. j. Dole, Fargo, Geo. Dius, and r..
! F.. Burchard, Grand Forks, and r. Fl.
Stennick. s-