The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-26
THOMAS SWINSON
HEADS BELTRAMI
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Bemidji City Official is Selected at
Meeting at the Court
House.
DR.. SHANNON HEADS
"WOODROW WILSON" CLUB
Delegates Are Named to "Harmony
Meeting" to Be Held at St.
Paul Feb. 3.
)R. SHANNON HEADS
WOODROW WILSON" CLUB

Thirty Democrats of Beltrami
county met at the court house today,
elected a permanent chairman of the
county committee, elected delegates
for the Democratic convention to be
held in St. Paul, Feb. 3, endorsed the
administration of President Wilson
and formed a "Woodrow Wilson"
club.
Thomas Swinson, city engineer of
Bemidji, was elected as permanent
chairman of the Democratic county
committee.
Against P. O. Rules.
The meeting was called shortly
after eleven o'clock by Chairman A.
P. Ritchie, who on account of the
ruling of the postottice department,
resigned his position as chairman
Of the organization.
Attorney A. A. Andrews was chos-
en- temporary chairman to preside at
the meeting.
Committees Are Named.
Committees on permanent organi-
zation and on resolutions were ap-
pointed. The committee on organi-
zation was composed of DR.. E. A.
Shannon, Attorney P. J. Russell and
A. P. Ritchie. This committee rec
commended permanent organization of
the county Democrats. The resolu-
tions committee named was H. C.
Baer, Attorney H. L. Huffman and
O. L. Dent.
A Harmony Meeting."
A committee of three was ap-
pointed to choose eleven delegates to
the state convention at St. Paul
which will be held Feb. 3. The
meeting at st. Paul was characterized
by the. local committee as a "har-'
mony meeting" The delegates are.
te elect Representatives to the ma
tional convention. A motion was
made by A. P. Ritchie, which was
carried and which gives any of the
county delegates that attend the St.
Paul meeting the power to vote for
the entire eleven.
Delegates Are Named.
The delegates named were: Thomas
Hughes, Bemidji; o. F. Morgan, Do
MAS; H. L. Huffman, Bemidji; O.
l.. Dent, Bemidji; c. r. Middleton,
Baudette; P. J. Russell, Bemidfi;;
George Newton, Funkley; E. A.
Smith, Blackduck; R. E. Fisher, Be-
midi; Thomas Swinson, Bemidii; H..
A. Brown, Turtle River; Louis Lat
teral, Kelliher.
Shannon Heads Club.
Through motion made by A. p,
Richie it was decided to form a.
"Woodrow Wilson" club. DIR. E. A.
Shannon was unanimously chosen for
the office of president of the club
"There is no man I would rather
work and act for than President Will
son. said DR.. Shannon when he ac-
cepted the Office
Huffman is Secretary.
The other officers of the club elect
ed were R. E. Miller, vice-president,
Attorney H. L. Huffman, secretary,
and H. G. Baer, treasurer.
1.-The roll of the membership of
the Wilson club should in my esti-
nation be left open to any one who
sanctions the administration and the
policies," said Attorney P. J. Russell
when the question of membership to
the club arose. II do not believe that
|one-fourth of the Republicans in this
county are opposed to his filing the
office for second term" It was
decided to invite any follower of Will
SON regardless of politics to become a
member of the "Woodrow Wilson"
club. A meeting of the club will
be held in the near future.