Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-30


; HERALD, MONDAY, IA,
crate with us when you fully UNDER
stood the situation. If you fail on
this occasion to do the right thing.I
we cannot restrain the old man any
longer
and informed my stalwart interviewer
that the Ordway story was nothing
new. had heard of the Govern
or's grim determination to do me up,
and wondered why a job SO pleasing
to the gang should be deferred. The
fact is. l continued, that I court the
Governors opposition. He has sew
eral papers already in the Red River
more I thrive. Business is good in
the Herald Office whenever assaults
are made from the Ordway source,
and all that 1 need o to p~recipitate
a boom in my business, is an Ordway
paper right across the street in Grand
Forks from the Herald office.
Mckenzie. was plainly disturbed.
We resumed walking and sauntered
along at a %leisurely gait. HIS mus
cular arm no longer supported me.
Finally, reaching the head Of a street
, which commanded a view Of a two5
story brick building, he said: I'VE
are going to win this fight, m I
have the means in that bank you see
yonder to do it. I will give you one
more chance to come in with us. If,
=. -4f,,~n ,v@,, nl0~o 81 mill H. crN~
sible, and must suffer the conse-
quences."
l again assured him that my course
was definitely marked out. That l
would stand by the principle that j
was there to contend for, and that |
preferred absolute defeat to a des-
picable compromise. With this, my
first meeting with Alex Mckenzie
terminated. During the twenty five
years following that event we never
co-operated politically. though warm
personal friends all the time.
and getting together before conven-
ton day, and headquarters were
opened for the three different fac
tons ~contending for supremacy. The
Winship faction in the Red River
Valley caucused with parts of the
south and Black Hills delegations, r.
Il. Pettigrew, Judge Moody and Frank
Washabaugh being the recognized
leaders. These were our friends, be-
ing committed to our cause in the
convention. A checking up of dele
gates insured us of a majority. and
enough to control the temporary or
ganization. The minority, led by Nc
kenzie; were disappointed and
wrathy, but expressed a determine
ton to win before the convention was
over.
After receiving my ultimatum, Nc
Kenzie personally interviewed all my
. delegates from other counties than
Grand Forks, and being informed by
them that their fight would be over
after the recognition and seat ng OF
the Winship delegation he changed
his tactics and devised a plan that
subsequently brought him success.
, He dropped Walsh, II conceded
!, the seating of my delegation in the
temporary organization. AS this sat
= isied the Pembina. Walsh, Trail
Cass and Richland county delegates
and they really desired to cooperate
, with the northern delegates on othel
questions. they agreed to vote witt
= tie Mckenzie forces after Grand
! Forks county was passed and my
. delegation joining the north after ]
=, y 0o IL W DIV 49,
+ sent, and Informed him that no dele.
gates, whether from my county OF
, Others, who had caucused with tho
south and Black Hills, could honor
. ably go back on that implied com.
. pact. I did my best to keep all my
q friends in line, and tried to impress:
a them with h ignomy of DESERVING
and they stayed fixed. Mckenzie
! chuckled with delight. He turned tht
! tables, and all it had cost him wa:
the defeat iof his friend Geo. H
! Walsh.
/ Immediately informed Mr.. Petit
grew Of the new complication. anc
: Iadvised him to make special effort te
hold our Red River Valley forces in
: tact, and hat I would exert every eff
fort to keep them with me. He ex'
pressed confidence that our combina'
: tion would not go to pieces. Later
: however, when defeat stared him IL
the face, he was very wrathy, and &C.
: cused me of being in collision with
+ the northern cabal.
I At 12 o'clock on the second day O.
the gathering of the clans the con
h v%ention was called to order by twt
~antagonistic authorities, and thu
scrap, which followed. lasted fo'
twenty consecutive hours withou
cessation, began with the reading o
E the official call. The Pettigrew forces
led by Caldwell, claimed the right t.
read the call, and the McKenzieite'
disputed their right. Caldwell, act
q ing for the chairman of the commit
y tee, attempted to read the call stimuli
taneously with Major Edwards, wht
g was secretary of the committee. Boil
occupied the platform and read to
gether meanwhile p~andenloniuIl
broke loose amor the delegates OF
the floor. A dozen or two on eacl
side were on their feet and attempted
to justify the part assumed by thei
respective readers. Amid much con
fusion the call was finally read to tn
end, and both readers called for nomi
nations for temporary chairman. TIL
Pettigrew crowd nominated John B
King, and the Mckenzieites, John O'E
Scoby. Then followed a long in
coherent jangle over the appointment
of tellers and the modus operandi O
electing the chairman, whether b,
ballot, viva voce, or by roll call 0
counties. Finally the latter methot
4 was decided upon.- All this time boil
n Caldwell and Edwards were joint,
officiating as chairmen.
e 1t took a long time to get through
It the rou call Of counties. Almos
ed every county was protested by on
u side or the other. and a poll of dele
d gates was insisted upon. This tool