Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1922-04-06
FORMAL CALL FOR
DEM0CRATICSTATE
CONVENTION HERE
Attorney General Johnson, as
Chairman of Democratic
State Committee, Issued
Calvin Meet at Same
Time as Repubicans-Op
pose Townleyism.

Bismarck, N. D., April 4.-(Spec-
ial)-Formal call for the Democratic
state convention, to meet in James
town, April 10, was issued today by
Attorney-General Sveinbjorn John
son. chairman.
"The business of the convention
will be to adopt platform and to
endorse Democratic candidates for
state and congressional offices, in
cluding United States senator and
three congressman to, run on such
PLATFORM, and to transact such other
business as may properly come be-
fore it, the call states.
"In considering legislative candid
ates, "the call says, ''it is advisable
that the organization advise with
other groups locally interested in the
selection of legislative candidates to
the end that there may be unity in
the forces opposed to Socialism and
the domination of our state by
TOwnleyism.
The basis of representation will
he one delegate for each one hundred
votes or fraction thereof, cast for
the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent in 1920, the selection to be
made by counties as unit.
Women are invited to participate
IF named delegates.
Text of Call
To Addressee:
Pursuant to authority vested in
me by, and instructions from the
Democratic State Central Committee,
according to resolution adopted at
it's meeting on March 23rd, 1922,
hereby call a State Delegate Conven-
tion of Democrats to assemble at
jamestown. in Stutsman County at
ten o'clock A. M. on the 18th day of
April, 1922.
II The business of the Convention
will be to adopt platform and to
endorse Democratic candidates for
State and Congressional Offices in-
cIuding United States Senator, and
three Congressman to run upon such
platform, and to transact such 9TH
er business as may properly come
before it,. =. '-% -, -
3 The basis of representation will be
one delagte of each one hundred
vote, or fraction thereof, cast for
the Democratic candidate for. Presi-
u6l1I Ill lSGV, CuC oOAOSt1OA W OO
made by counties as the unit. The
delegates are to be selected by the
various county organizations. This
is pursuant to- the resolution Of the
State Central Committee heretofore
referred to. \
Delegates should present credent-
ials duly authenticated by the coun-
ty organization, 1t is further rec
commended that the local Organiza-
ton give careful consideration to the
matter of the selection of Legisla-
tive candidates. In considering Leg
isjative candidates it is advisable
that the organization advise with
other groups locally interested in
the selection Of Legislative candid
ates to the end that there may be un-
ity in the forces opposed to Socialism
and the domination Of our State by
Townleyism. ,'. ~.
Democrats of both sexes are. of
course, eligible to participate. It is
recommended further that the COM
nitteemen and various county Organ-
izations cooperate to the end that
delegates may be fairly selected and
every district of the statel fairly and
fully represented. -, 80
2 Please give this proper attention.
Dated this 3rd day of April, 1922
Sveinbjorn, Johnson, Chairman:
Democratic State Central Com
mittee. f5t;.