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

balloting of any kind.
In response to the call for an anti
Townley republican county conven-
ton, the court room at the court
house was was we'll filled Wednesday
afternoon with delegates represent
ing all parts of the county, from the
extreme limits on the north, west and
south and to the east boundary line.
No more representative, substantial
Assem- blage of residents of the coun-
ty was ever gathered In the court
room on similar mission.
The convention or conference was
called to order by Alfred Steel, chair
man Of the stutsman County 1920
Campaign committee. Mr.. Steele in
few we'll timed remarks referred
to the convention as reminding him
of old times, when in the early his
tory of the county, the same court
room had been the scenes of many
exciting contests. He noted that in
the room were men now we'll advanc-
ed in years, hwo had been young men
in the earlier contests in county and
state politics. The speaker told Of
one incident in which the late Rob-
ert E. Wallace and. William White,
both claimed to be the regular chair
man of convention. were made to
come of of. the speakers desk on
which they both stood, by ex-sher;ft
McKechnie; the result being in the
end that Bob Wallace gained his
point.
M r. Steel said that in former
times the abuses and the slate pro-
ceedings of the old convention days
had brot about a demand for re-
form which resulted in the primary
election law, and which, he said
leaves us no better off, apparently,
then before. The need of the state
today is for a conference of represen-
tativ men to assemble in state con-
vention, exchange their different
opinions, and unite on some one can
didate for the state Offices to repre-
sent the forces Of the state that are
opposed to socialism, and to line up
against the, candidates, that favor
such policy Of state government.
The Stutsman county convention was
called to elect twelve delegates on a
basis Of representation to each part
of the county, which had been con-
sidered equally fair, namely two for
each precinct and five for each or
ganized district. The largely attend
ed convention which he addressed
showed the interest taken in the Of
fort Of the Stutsman county repub-
Hcans to do their part towards throw
ing OF the yoke Of Townleyism, and
socialistic government, which has
lately become fastened on the people
Of the state.
Nominations being in order for Of
ficers Of the convention Morris Beck
placed IN nomination, J. w. Carr.
jamestown, as temporary chairman.
Andrew Mckay Of Pingree, was elect
ed secretary.
Delegates Come by Auto.
In his address before the republi-
can county convention, Mr. Steel re-
ferred to the changes. that had oc-
CURED since the old days when polit-
ical conventions were the rule, ana
before the primary election law had
been tried out end found wanting. {
He spoke Of many changes I'd ths
personnel of the men who were for
merly prominent in the county con-
sventions, referring to several Of the
old timers who have passed from the
stage and osthe new men who have
taken their places s5Sss s
IL was noticed that delegates to
the convention came for the further
- points of the count ins thsirsau