Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-02-12
]. v. CONVENTION
ELECTS OFFICERS;
ADOPTS PLATFOR'
Old Oh Officers Reelected 81
Committees Named PAt-
form Proposes 'l,a' CHI IS in
Radical Ii !; a v .lould
Amend Soldiers Bonus Law

xANAV11u 0OAU1CkS , OV11u6 Law
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Grand Forks, Feb. 7.-Following
the adjournmens yesterday afternoon
of the state convention of the Inde-
pendent Voters Association, the ex-
ecutive committee held meeting, at
which all the old officers were re-
elected. They are:
President-E. W. Eyerson, Wal
.lum.
Vice PRESIDENT T. Nelson, Glen
Ullin.
Secretary - Theodore G.. Nelson,
Dunn Center.
Treasurer-Ole Engen, Fargo.
An emergency committee, which
will deal largely with campaign mat
ters, was created. The members of
this committee are the president,
secretary and treasurer and the fol-
lowing: Senator A. G. Storstad,
Horace; A. B. jackson, Devils Lake;
Major Dana Wright, jamestown:
Matt Johnson, editor The Independ-
ent. Bottineau.
w. H. Stutsman Of Mandan, was
made chairman of subcommittee
to prepare initiative and referendum
measures. Mr. Stutsman is to name
two other members to serve with
him.
A conference committee between
democrats and republicans also was
created. The members Of this COM
mittee for the I.V. A. are: Frank
Hyland, Devils Lake; Walter Bond,
Minot; III. G.. Garnett, St. Thomas;
W. H. Stutsman, Mandan; r. b.
Laing. Milton; J.. H. Riley, Driscoll,
and Theodore G. Nelson, Dunn Cen
ter.
The. executive committee was In
creased from Is to Il IL membara the
committee as now constituted being
as follows:
First district-A G. Storstad, Hor-
ace, hold over; f. w. Everson, Wal
um, holdover; P. G. Hanson, North
wood, reelected.
Second district-R. B. Laing,
Langdon; Matt Johnson, Bottineau.
and M. P. johnson, Tolley, all hold
over members.
Third district - Nils Peterson.
Gw1nner, reelected; Fred Zeegen-
hagel, Lehr, and Nels DISCARD, Kin
dred, new members.
Fourth district Dana Wright,
Jamestown, and Geo. NJ. Robinson,
Coleharbor, hold over; ]. H. Riley,
Driscoll, new member.
Fitch district-J.: J.. Murphy, VIII
liston, hold over; Geo. schafer, Wat
ford City, and W. R Bond. Minot,
new members. .s
Sixth district-J. T. Nelson, Glen
Ullin. and L. F. Crawford, Sentinel
Butte, holdover; W.. H. Stutsman.
Mandan, new member.
At large "A. B. Jackson, Jr., Dew
lis Lake, and O. L. Engen, Fargo,
new members; Theo. G. Nelson, Dunn
Center, reelected.
L. ". A. PLATFORM.
"A Radical Laws.
We believe that the laws creating
one man tax commission, the Off
cial. newspaper law, the law creating
state sheriff, the special investi-
eating committee law and all laws
affecting adversely, the rights Of cit
a izens with reference to their per-
sons or property should be repealed d
We are unalterably opposed to the
principles Of I.ssW. W.'ism. red SO:
cialism and the red flag, and believe
In supporting and upholding the
American flag as the symbol stand
II ing for the perpetuation Of ou,
4 American institutions. equal oppor.
tunity to all classes, and the full pro,
lection Of life, liberty and the pur..
i;s suit Of happiness OF all our people
granted BY the constitution.
q Homebuild Law.
il The homebuilders' law as carried
out At present 10! unnecessary ant
III uncalled for IN this state ;Durtne
'ss forty years Of pioneer life the far
mers and people generally Of thi.
4 state have built their own homes
There are no large Industrial scenteri
i, & in this agricultural region that can
not and do not take care Of them ,.l'
I; selves. IT lis unfair to burden q the
people of this state with complex and lgi
& expehsiys mae shinerys for seizins land rle
andS leyying taxes 70 take care @ @
q pssRl ,t who may not even be- resi. g y.
@ dents of our Commonwealth. Such 'l
aprinciple carried out would resul,
helpless and unde able elias.
locking Accord ngly n We con con
denim this IN and rseo,mmend 4 =, ~ the p