Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-05-06

when the delegates OfOVe 10 the cOun
ty seat in buggies or spring wagons.
Not vehicle OF that description was
seen at the court house yesterday.
Immediately following the election
of Mr.. Carr as temporary chairman
and Mr.. Mckay as secretary, a mo-
ton carried instructing the chairman
to appoint committee of five mem
|bers to act as credentials commit
Itee. Mr.. Carr appointed J. A. Bu-
chanan, A. B. DeNaYlt, o. J. Seller,
IChas. Schrawder and Osmer Burle-
son on this committee. and short
recess was taken to. allow the COM
mittee to act.
The convention was again called
to order as soon as the committee was
ready to report and its report adopt
ed. Upon motion OF A. H. Sherman,
seconded by P. w. Eddy. the tempor-
ary organization was made pernla-
Inent and the convention proceeded
with the matter of, the election Of
delegates to the state convention.
Purpose OF the County Convention
Mr.. Carr outlined briefly the pur-
pose of the county convention, which
was to select delegates, twelve In
number, to the state convention to be
| held at Minot May IS. The chairman
stated that the time had come for the
loyal people of the state to put aside
all personal ambition and to sub
merge themselves for the common
good of all. He said that there should
be but one independent candidate for
each state office, and that the state
committee realizing this, had called
the state conference or convention to
endorse state ticket which could be
supported by every person in the
state opposed to radicalism. ,"All
selfish motives should be eliminat-
ed," he said, "and If there was ever
a time in the hitsory of the state
that this should be done, it is now" :"
In making a motion that the chair
be authorized to appoint a commit
tee of twelve members to select a
Representative group of delegates to
the Mlnot convention, A. B.. DeNault!
said that he thought, insofar as was
possible, every past aQf the county
should be, represented. Mr.. De-
Nault's motion was carried and Mr..
Carr appointed the following NOM
mating committee: A. B. Default,
T. H. Thom, John Somsen, J. c.
Ashley, Howard Richcreek, r. j. Fox,
Frank Nordeen, Morris Beck, P. w.
Eddy, o. J. Nygaard, A. H. Sherman
The report of the nominating COM
mittee. which named the delegates
Iprinted above, was adopted without
a dissenting vote.
| The LANCER Motion.
Following the adoption of the re-
port of the nominating committee, c.
E. schrawder Of Medina moved that
the convention instruct it's delegates
to the state convention to vote for
the nomination OF Attorney General
William LANCER. for governor. Mr..
Hchrawder said that the attorney
general had led the fight against
Townleyism in the state and that the
people everywhere were strong for
him. The sentiment of the people,
Mr.. Schrawder said, had already been
Expressed at the meeting of the
Stutsman 1920 campaign committee,
but he felt that the delegates should
be SO instructed because Of the moral
effect it might have on the delega-
tions from other counties.
AS one of the delegates, ]. A. Bu-
chanan said that he was opposed to
the delegation being instructed rel
ative to Mr.. Langer's candidacy, but
that he was certain that the delegates
would carry out the will of the ma
jority of the voters Of the county as
already expressed. Mr.. Buchanan
said that he considered the motion
both unnecessary and unwise at this
time. 49,
w. B. Default also expressed him
self as opposed to the delegation go
ing to Minot as an instructed dele
cation, although he was personally
strongly in favor Of the nomination
of Mr.. LANCER and felt sure that the
delegation would vote that way. Mr..
Carr pointed out that the central
committee in calling for the county
conventions had asked that the dele
cations be sent to Minot uninstruct-
cd.
In defense of his motion, Mr..
schrawder said that he felt sure that
the delegation from stutsman county
would all vote for Mr.. LANCER, as the
voters Of the county had SO unmis-
takably expressed their approval Of
his candidacy, but that he favored
the motion because Of its effect on
the other county delegations in the
state s3 Il 3
George H. Piercy Of, Pingree said
that he was much in favor Of the
motion, and asserted that because a