Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-02-05

chairman over every precinct, a
chairman over every district and a
chairman over every county, each
helped by a committee, that the OBJ
ject could be attained. He explain
ed that the plan used during the ref
erendum campaign and which would
be used in the 1920 campaigns would
mean SIG volunteer unpaid workers
in this county alone, each doing his
little bit. @ ..-
County Representatives Speak.
Following the address of Mr.. Sell
er, representatives of the other coun-
ties were called upon to express their
ideas, several of them stating that
they had come to the meeting with
some misgivings but that they were
now ready to go out and put the plan
into operation in their home coun-
ties.
Declaration of Principles.
A motion that committe of ten
members to formulate a declaration
Of principles and a plan for state
wide organization carried and the
following men were appointed to do
this work; G. S.. Buck of Stutsman
county, o. l.. Engen of Cass county,
T. S. Hunt of LaMoure county, C.
c.. Turner of Stark county, j. H.
Frame of Walsh county, J. w. Scott
of Grand Forks county, Mr.. Kay
ser of Sioux county, A. Wartner Of
Wells county, E. E. Wanner of Bur-
leigh county and P. J. Cahill of Nc
Lean county.
Committee to Name
Temporary Committee
The committee of eight selected to
name a temporary executive commit
tee was composed Of John knauf of
Stutsman county, S. D. Adams Of
Ransom county, C.. H. Reims of Fos-
ter county, DR.. McLachlan of Eddy
county, s. J. Nagel Of Morton coun-
ty, B. F. Spaulding of Cass county,
J. H. Kirk Of Bottineau county and
v. l.. Anderson Of Burleigh county.
Committee to Attend
l.. ". A.. Convention
The committee to attend the 1. ".
A. convention at Grand Forks on
February 9Th is as follows: Alfred
Steel Of +Stutsman- county, b. BB:-eF 2
spaulding 81 Cass county, o. ~.
Seller of Stutsman county, J. F.
Frame Of Walsh county, Frank Hy-
land of Ramsey county, Mr.. Kayser
of Sioux county, S. d. Adams of
Ransom county, E. E. Wanner of
Burleigh county, DR.. Mclaughlin of
Eddy county and C. F. Merry of
Stark county.
Temporary Executive Committee.
The temporary executive commit
tee as selected by the committee of
eight is as follows: o. j. Seller,
chairman; o. l.. Engen, H. H.
Steele, j. H. Frame and Alfred
Steel. The executive committee was
authorized to attend both the I. v.
A. state meeting at Grand Forks on
February 5th and the republican
state convention at Bismarck, Febru-
ary 18th.
Inspiring Close.
One Of the most impressive things
in connection with the whole series
of meetings and conferences was the
singing of America by all or the
representatives of the various coun-
ties at the close of the last session,
followed by an inspiring prayer to
Almighty God for help and guidance
by Rev. Leroy White Of jamestown.
Declaration of Principles.
I. We believe in constitutional
government with equal rights for all
and no class legislation, with the ju-
dietary as far as possible removed
from political influence. and the ex-
ecutive confining its activities to the
administration Of the laws.
IL. V0 UOAl0t0 III SCOuUluy, UULu
as to individuals and to the state,
and to that end recommend a policy
of retrenchment in personal and
state affairs; and the election of a
Legislature and state officers who will
administer the business of the state
with economy and who will reduce
the cost of state government by
eliminating all UNNECESSARY boards,
commissions and employees and
thereby reduce taxes
III. We believe that the control
of educational matters should be re-
turned to the state superintendent of
public instruction; and that the man
agement Of the penal and charitable
institutions should not be Joined with
the management Of the schools, and
to that end we believe that the law,
creating the board Of administration
should be repealed.
Nv. We believe that the manage.