The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-21
Convention at Grand Forks
Selects Young Man to
Make Race
THOROUGHGOING
AMERICANISM URGED
Legal Steps Will Follow the
Meeting Committee for
Campaign Organized
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Grand Forks, N. D., June 21.-o. B.
Burtness. Grand Forks, former state 8
attorney of Grand Forks county ana
well known throughout this sectlon
OF the state, was late "Wednesday
nominated by the Republican dlstrict
Republicans for congress to succeed
the late H. T. Helgesen.
Adoption of resolutions declaring
for the principles of Americanism IN
the present crisis faced by the ma
ton, and pledging undivided suppor1
to President Wilson and the aoInlnls ao
tration in the thoroughgoing prosecu-
tion of the war, as Wen as support oh
after-war measures that will be de-
signed to build up the agricultural
interests of the nation, preceded the
nomination, and Mr.. Burtness, IN ms
address accepting the nomination.
pledged himself to the fulhliment OF
the promises therein set forth. SO Iar
as he was able, If elected.
Candidates Pledge Support.
Three other candidates for the
nonnination. Henry G.. Wick of Penn
bina county, F. T. Cuthbert OF Ram
sew county, and Charles w. Plan' OF
Cavalier county, each addressed the
convention following Mr.. Burtness
nomination, and each PLEDGED ms un-
divided support to the nominee Ten
dnT1nR
assistance to the end that the CAM
paign may be successful. -
Legal Steps Ordered.
The nomination Of Mr.. Burtness
will be followed by legal steps. aimed
at placing his name upon the palloI
as the Republican party nominees
while the unsuccessful candldates Ior
the nomination will petition TO nave nays
their names taken from the pallot.
Mandannus to compel the former STEP
and Injunction to prevent the print
ing of the latter names on, the pal
lot. are the steps contemplated, ana
Committee made up of Burleigh +.
Spaldtng, A. w. Fowler and =. M:
Pollock, Fargo: J. B. -Wineman, Grano
Forks, and F. T. Cuthbert, DeVils
Lake, was appointed to handle tne
legal features.
mr. Pollock. chairman OF the con-
vention, last night mailed by special
delivery and registered letter, the
convention certificate of nomination, \
10 Secretary of State Hall. II VIII
not be accepted by that offlcial. ac-
cording TO his announcements. ana
that viii open the way for the Re-
nubiican committee to mandan1us the
secretary.
Attorney General William LANCER,
in conference early this week with
Mr.. Pollock, assured him that the at
torney general'M department would
co-operate to the fullest possible ex-
tent to the end that the action may
be expedited, and he indicated the
possibility that the department would
be ready to argue the matter in the
supreme court as early as Saturday
if that is feasible. 1t isn't likely, how
ever, that the matter will get into
the supreme court till Monday or
Tuesday OF next week.
A campaign committee, made up OF
a member from each county in the
First congressional district. Is being
organized to prosecute the campaign.
Mr.. sBurtness, himself. goes into the
field Immediately to tour the entire
district.
Required Two Ballots.
The nomination of Mr.. Burtness
was brought about shortly before Q
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Two bal
lots were taken. On the hrst, Mr..
Burtness had 86 votes; Mr.. Wick had
So; Mr.. Cuthbert had 81, and Mr..
Plain had o., On the second ballot, |
Mr.. Burtness had 10S: Mr.. Wick had |
61: Mr.. Cuthbert had 16, Mr.. Plain |
having withdrawn after the first vote
The second ballot was never an
nounced, a motion that Mr.. Burtness
be declared the unanimous choice OF /
the convention being carried with a.
cheer, and Mr.. Burtness was brought |
to the front as the nominee.
The first ballot follows:
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