Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-06

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io--wm. watt, Leonard. Cas-
county.
If. R. johnson, casselton. cass
county. ESs i
12--Paul Meyer. wahpeton. Rich
Is@H. {! johnson, Minor. Sargent
county. s-
Hired Minis. Lisbon. Ransom
county.
15-P. R. T%rubshaw. Valley City.
Barnes county.
l6-R. A. Lathrope, Hope. Steele
county.
Iii. 7. ouanbeqk, Neville, Nelson
county.
18-Jos. McGauveran. osnabrock,
Cavalire county.
Isl. d. Cooler, Rolla. Rolette
county. IL
2l-P. H: Kelly, Brocket, Ramsey
2a-w. L. Noyes, cando, sTowner
| county. q. .Sles'.
23-Darna Wright, Jamestown.
Stutsman county.
24.-c. H; Porter, La: Moure, La
25-T. J.. Kelsh. Fullerton, Dickey
county.
2s-w, H. Wilson, Steele, Kidder
county.
27-F. f. Mccurdy, Bismarck. Burr
Ss-Geo. FLETCHER, westhope, Bot
2s-R. a. Nestos, Minot. Ward
county.
3o-w. H. stutsman. Mandan, Nor
ton county. 1
a1-E. L. Peterson, Dickinson.
Stark county. ~ eF3ts.s n
a2-Fred Beier, Darlington Foster
county So Ja~ s SD
33-Aloys wartner, Harvey, Wells
county.
34--D. j. o'Connell. Towner. Nc
s5-John Beck, Mcclusky. Sheridan
county. >
s6-Gottfried Leischner. Fredonia
Logan county. u
57-Nels DISCARD, Kindred. Rich.
ss~M. &. Ekern, Kathryn, Barnes
county.
3s-J. W. Barrett, Scranton, Bow
man county.
4o-sigurde .Bue, Crosby, Divide
zlssGeo: Gilmore, Willlstotn,s,
42--rhos. o1endahl, Rugby, Pierce
county. saw
4s-Rasmus Miller, Tolley, Renville
county
44-B. W. Taylor, Stanley, Noun
trail county.
as. L.. Berge, Velva, McHenry
county.
46-John Sutherland, washburn,
Mclean county.
At. j. Ryan, Leith, Grant county.
4S-C. C. Lawbaugh. Halliday.
49-W. H. Keyser, Selfridge. Sioux
county.
sE.r$a :. Platform Committee:
1.-The committee on PLATFORM held a
meeting that LASTED the greater part
u Of the afternoon and evening" They
will report some time during the day.
The committee is composed of: Matt
4 Harvey; K, p. Leighton. Minot; F.. A.
Engebretson, Fargo; j. o, Grubb, Pow
ers Lake; H. c. Johnson, Minor; NSiv-
er Serumgardl Devils Lake: Steen
Nelson, Finley; Edward Erickson, Bis
marck.
The committee on credentials re-
port at the opening Of the afternoon
session. The report, which was adopt
ed by the convention, recommended
that all members of the Independent
Voters Association be permitted to
n participate in$the convention and vote.
The afternoon session. was devoted
largely toaa1 testimonial meeting. One
feature was an dONTeSS pF HODt. r..
Il Blackwood, secretary of the Chicago
Civil Service Reform League. Mr..
Blackwood spoke of the fight the Civil
.LService Reform League had, made to
have civil service examination laws
adopted in states n cities. He spoke
of the evils of the spoils system n
outlined the advantages of having ap-
plicants for governmental. state and
municipal positions take practical ex-
aminations to determine their qualif-
cations.
H.. Many Fine Addresses
The chairman called upon asrepre-
sentative from each county t0tttell of
the work the 4. v. A.. had doHeaa in his
district and to give %plansrfor the cam
paign. During this part, of the pro-
gram, a number OF very interesting
addresses were given. A
Senator Alfred Steele, Of jamestown,
when called on for a speech. gave a
fine talk declaring that the Nonparti-
san League administration had been
such that the question is no longer
what to do" but is how to do it," He
awake as to "how to do it" and that
they certainly would do it" in this
election
Pleads For Unity
Representative Olger B. Burtness
of Grand Forks delivered a. strong
speech when, called to 1.-The Platform.
Il He dealt briefly with, the situation a
the capital during the legislative ses-
sions with the secret caucus and self
appointed dictators ruling the peoples
representatives and senator's with a
rod Of iron.
Mr.. Burtness. then, made a power
full appeal for united action and har-
mony among all factions fighting the
league, declaring that all minor polit-
ical desires should be shelved while
all parties united in defeating the
reign of Townleyism.
u. T.. Burdick Of Williston, former
Lieutenant Governor. early in his
Speech stated that he at one time
thought he ought to be governor of
North Dakota, but that, evidently he
was Of only q few who thought so
and that now he had no political axe
to- grind and had the interests Of the
state as a whole at heart.
Mr.. Burdick told of how. he watch
ed the league formation with a criti-
cal eye during its early days and was
willing to give it the benefit of the
doubt. in his mind until early in the
first Nonpartisan legislature the in-
famous'H House Bill "A was brought out
In the light andNth whip-hand tactics
of the secret caucus were exposed.
This left no further doubt In his mind
that the league leaders did not have
the farmers interests al heart, he said.
He stated that his sole purpose In
4 fhia ~ wor1d ho IA aaaS that