Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-23
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CO. lents OF Early History
Of Grand Forks Herald.
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49, seir own hotel bills. but provi-
ainlaS44Is be made for the, delegates,
wn3ea6hAt IS per head for three days'
4Aasyvo cat u $500. ana 1T
ieaA Ill., 700 for sundries must be ap-'
prQYS51 I'D. It was. therefore. decid-
ledHgeS Aase $4,000 by public subscribe;
ttonss#MNs me money was quickly raised
nea9a4narters for the various factions
and lodging for the riff-raff
proHaaed. Highlands new machine
MatAssnupe on Kittson avenue, and
Hn1&gNHolt & Gamers big building
~9SI11SSgq1lers avenue were commander
ed-Ha4Ad Oscar Thomas placed several
nulWSsed cots therein. The local brass
DannaeNS.as reouisitioned and the Fargo
oa1@Rchartered for the occasion. The
aalN3Xs stocked up. the gamblers re-
bur shed their devices, the police
ioH INCREASED. land the city was swept
e. 8eaeaned as it had never been be-
Losa In fact. nothing was left I'M
1o1 20 make q good impression upon
IaetSyiators and give them the time
q L 4fIeir lives.
agg1ptember 9Th was the date set for
s convention. but arrivals began
- ~ days before. Those were the
LII when everything was cut-and.
df1!sAa before the convention assem-
49, The leaders came in advance
anqMthe work of organization BEGAN
tInHIediately. As each delegation ar
Fayeq 1t was met at the station. es.
corfsd to the headquarters of some
1aFFslon and signed up. This process
at least two days. and these
We4SSSeAthe days when the hardest work
eexad The cock-sure delegates were
cnS3ksd of and allowed to run at
AlaI1 4sannh the hour Of action. The
oo49e1nl ones were treated with
kTseAn8 SI4cfrcumspection at the outset;
DuxsMlthey proved u%nyielding, persua-
saoAakAve place to intimidation, and
ord03enEey was the final resort. 1t wa
~ snd night work. no rest for
mAssMnfker. He was accountable to
htaNNaeh1ef for the way he drew men
to 80 gHandard. II he failed. his re-
vA lxolE%&FNwould be cancelled. A man
M0eSSSN6ectiye would secure the Of
dcSE.aAeanded for him.
NH1SFe were three principal factions
oo111MAtng for supremacy. each led
ySSaM41dtagrew. Hand and Raymond.
ThSaseeNO former representated the old
qo4xa1elltng over the spills, and Ray.
was the leader Of the progress
dyehktnE. which comprised a practic-
elt1Hachd north and q majority of the
Bl4Gk Hills representation. The fight
becSgAen Pettigrew and Hand WIS tc
theaESdeath- and both factions wert
ktn61y disposed towards Raymond, II
neeAMMnsary, to beat the other. In addi.
.doAafo these groups there were sew.
er1Ass smaller ones that were domi-
na41n by men who posed as possible
-daaG horses" Lamoure had q bunch
ct tetea, including Pembina county;
and.aGeo. H. Walsh controlled a ma.
tox9N Of the Grand Forks count,
debates besides scattering vote
frun other sources. John l.. Jolly
OF secuth Dakota vas another darl
ho{5e- who jollied both the Pettigrev
an4$ Hand delegates with the hop4
thAkShe mieht be al acceptable com.
myxnise candidate. This was the line.
upSsaNhen the strategic work bega1
twSS3d1ys before the convention met.
The court house. Gotzian Hall anS
Hunt, Holt 4 Gamers machine ware
hoU1e- places where the thre,
leaxktnE factions held their 'caucuses
proceedings Of each cabal wer,
sUUposed to be secret Guards Wer,
uf1$1Dned Al the doors, and none pass
iedSNwho was not properly badged ant
n1Wn to be straight goods. TIL,
caacuses were held the best part o
to days, the roundup Of delegate
$b61nK made early each afternoon. AM
Explorations conducted until late a
s%SnfEht Verify. the business, Of thes
splR1Atx3ots was weighty with momentou
Ms3on0eduenceA The distribution o
sED1th-claW postofhces and the prop
1 gs,fetognition Of jealous henchmen
WHe matters of no trffing considera