The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-05
Call For Republican State
Convention

| Il
Fargo, Saturday, March Goth, A. d.
1924, Il state convention represent
tativc of those Republican electors
Of North Dakota whose loyalty poll
tically is first and only to the Re-
publican party and its principles in
National government, and who are
opposed to Socialism, is hereby call
ed to meet at jamestown on We'd
ncsday, April 23rd, A. ID. 1924, at
nine o'clock in the forenoon.
The business Of such convention
! will be to adopt a platform and to
! select and endorse Republican can
didatcs for all state and congress
sionalU offices, including congress
man from each district and Judge
of the Supreme Court. Said con-
vcntion may transact any other
( business which may properly come
! before it..
1t is recommended that the del
egatcs from each Of the three con-
gressional districts meet separately,
at the conclusion Of the State Con-
vcntion and at the same time and
| place, and agree upon Republican
| Candidate for congress from their
respective districts.
1t is recommended that delegates
be not instructed and that the unit
rule be not enforced, but that prox-
les to Republican residents of the
county from which tho principal is
elected. be recognized.
The State Committee will act as a
committee on credentials for the
purpose of determining those en-
titled to participate in the temporary
organization, and to that end, Gre
dentials Nom the several counties
should be sent to the chairman at
Fargo Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the convention at which
they were elected, but in any event,
must be in his hands before the
convention is called to order.
The State Convention will consist
of four hundred forty one delegates
CAD elected upon the basis of the
vote cast for r. A. Nestos for Cover
nor at the. November 1922 general
election, one delegate for each $50
votes or major fraction thereof, so
cast; the representation being by
counties.
Each county is entitled to the fol-
lowing number Of delegates: Adams,
delegates; Barnes, Is; Benson, 8;
Billings, l; Bottineau, 8; Bowman,
3; Burleigh, ID; Burke. 6; Cass, 36;
Cavalier, ~; Diekcy, 8; Divide, 4;
Dunn, 4; Eddy, 5; Emmons, 6; Fos-
ter, 5; Golden Valley, 4; Grand
Forks, 20; Grant, 5; Griggs, 5; Het-
finger, 3; Kidder, 4; LaMoure, 8;
Logan, A; McHenry, 8; Mcintosh, 5;
Mckenzie, i; Mclean, s; Mercer, 3;
Morton, 10; Mountrail, 6; Nelson, 8; |
Oliver, l; Pembina, ~; Pierce, Z;
Ramsey, ID; Ransom, 8: Renville, 3;
Richland. II; Rolette, s; Sargent, 8;
Sheridan, 3; Slope, 2; Sioux, 3;
Stark, 8; Steele, 6; Stutsman, 10;
Towner 6; Trail, II; Walsh, Is;
Ward, 10; Wells, 8; Williams. 8.
The chairman of the Real Repuh-
lican County Committee of each |
county will call convention of |
Real Republicans, opposed to So
cialism, in such county, delegates
to such county convention to be |
elected from each precinct upon the |
following basis of Representations:
one delegate for each forty votes or ]
major fraction thereof, cast in such |
precinct for r. A. Nestos at the |
general election of 1929; each pre-
cinct to be entitled to at least one
delegate.
Such county conventions to be held !
at such time and place as the Real
Republican Committee chairman,
confcring with Real Republican
County Committee members, shall |
designate; but it is recommended |
that such county convention be held
Saturday, April 10th, at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, at the Court House
in the county seat.
Such county chairman shall call
such county convention, giving the
purpose thereof and the number of
delegates to which each precinct is
entitled. by publication and other
wise, at as early date as possible.
and should see that a caucus is call
cd, at u time fixed in such call, in |
each precinct.
If for any reason it is impractical |
to held delegate county convcn-
tion, or if none is called in any,
county. then mass convention is |
authorized to be held at such time
and central place as the chairman |
of the Real Republican Committee
of such county may designate, or |
on the date and at the place above
recommended for the holding Of
county conventions.
In such counties as comprise one |
Legislative district it is suggested |
that such county convention also
give endorsement of candidates for
the legislature from such district and |
that the call so provide; but that
before endorsing legislative candi-
dates, conferences should be had
with any corresponding organization
and with other parties opposed to
Socialism, in an attempt to join
forces with respect to legislative
candidates, that the full strength Of
the opposition to Socialism be regis
tered in legislative ticket.
All Republicans, male or female. /
whose loyalty politically is first and
only to the Republican party. and
who are opposed to Socialism. arc
entitled to participate in those car-