The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26
CASS COUNTY TO
name DELEGATES
IN FARGO JUNE IS
Call for Convention Issued
by the Central Committee
This Morning
DISREGARD THE
GOVERNORS PLAN
Hold That Executive Is
Wrong in Attempting to
Force Petition Idea

Cass county Republicans will hold
precinct caucuses on the evening of
June 8, and the county convention on
June 13, in Fargo, for the purpose of
naming delegates to the district con-
vention at Grand Forks June 90, to
nominate the G. o. p. candidate for
congressman to succeed the late H. T.
Helgesen.
The county central committee,
meeting at the Cass county court
house this morning, made such dect-
sion, operating on the theory that
Governor Frazier, in attempting to
establish the petition system of NOM
ination, is in error. and that the con-
vention plan of nomination governs,
so far as the parties are concerned.
Burleigh r. Spalding. former Justice
of the supreme court, holds firmly to
the opinion that the convention sys-
1em is definitely established by the
statutes, and that Attorney General
William LANCER, in the opinion he
gave the governor Fridey. is In error.
when he holds that only candidates
nominated by petition shall have a
place on the ballot at the special
election which Governor Frazier fixes
for July 10. Governor Frazier in his
proclamation, declares that the petit
tion plan governs in making nomina-
tions, and he advises election officials
ito act accordingly"
Republicans of the First district
however, so far as is now evident, Will
proceed with their plan for holding a
convention at Grand Forks on June 20.
That plan was determined upon some
time ago by the Republican commit
tee for the First district.
A. w. Fowler presided at this morn
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sion, with ]. N. Wooledge as secre-
tary.
The county convention call provides
for a meeting of 139 delegates, 81 of
them representing Fargo districts
The formal call follows:
A call is hereby made for Republi-
can party caucuses to be held in each
voting precinct in this county, as
designated at the last general election,
on Friday. June s. 1917. for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the Re-
publican county convention which is
hereby called to be held on Wednes-
day, June 13, 1917, at 2 o'clock p. m.
at the court house in the city of Fargo,
at which county convention there will
be elected delegates to the congress
sional district convention to be held
in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on
Wednesday. June 20. 1917. for the pur-
pose Of nominating Republican can
didate for member Of congress from
this district.
Said caucuses shall be held at the
polling places in each precinct as es-
tablished for the last general election,
and the polls shall be kept open from
the hours Of z to 8 o'clock p. m. in
all cities and incorporated village pre-
cincts. and from the hours OF g. 80 to
4:30 p. m. in all other precincts.
The apportionment of delegates to
said county convention shall be as
From Addison twp, 4 delegate;
Armenia twp, q; Arthur, twp, 2; Ayr
twp, /; Barnes twp, l.; Bell twp, /;
Berlin twp. 2; Buffalo twp. and viii
lage, Q; Casselton twp, J.; Clifton
twp, q; Cornell. twp, Q; Davenport
twp, Q; Dows twp, /; Durbin twp, 1;
Eldred twp. q; Empire twp, /: EN-
pire twp, i: Erie twp. 2; Everest
twp, L; Fargo twp, 1; Gardner twp.
q; Gill twp, i; Gunkel twp. /; Har-
mony twp /; Harwood twp, 2; High
i; Hunter twp. and village. Q; Kinyon
twp, 4; Lake twp. i; Leonard twp,
i; Maple River twp, 1; Mapleton twp,
q; Noble twp, 1; Normanna twp, 3;
Page twp, 1; Pleasant twp, 8; Pom
tiac twp, q; Raymond twp, q; Reed
twp, q: Rich twp, Il; Rochester twp.
i; Rust River twp. q; Stanley twp,
8; Tower twp, 1; Walburg twp, 2;
Warren twp p; Watson twp, i;
Wheatland twp. D; Wiser twp. /;
city Of Casselton. First ward. q: city
of Casselton, Second ward, 4; city Of
Casselton, Third ward, 2; village of
Davenport, /; village of Mapleton. /;
village of Page, q; village OF Tower
City, 2; village of North Fargo, 1; city
Of Fargo, First ward, 5; city OF Fargo,
Second ward, 3; city OF Fargo. Third
ward, 6; city OF Fargo, Fourth ward,
LIST precinct. 4; city OF Fargo. Fourth
ward, End precinct, s.: city Of Fargo,
Fifth. ward, 1st precinct, 6; city OF
Fargo, Fifth ward, End precinct, s.;
city Of Fargo, Sixth ward, n; city Of
Fargo, Seventh ward, LIST precinct, 3;
city Of Fargo, Seventh ward, End pre-
cinct, 4.
BY order Of the Republican County
Central committee:
A. w. FOWLER.
Acting Chairman.
JNO. ID. W0OLEDGE.
Secretary.