Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-03
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tuesday Evening, Sept. 3, 1873
E OPINIONS
Our Nominee for theOn,ce Of De lei ate 70

Our No,ainse for eOMc of Delegate 90
Congress.
Sioux Falls Independent.
Last week we gave the results Of the labor
Of the territorial convention in the selection Of
Hon. Granville G. Bennett as the nominee
Of the republican party for delegate to con-
gress. Judge Bennett was appointed asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court Of the ter /
ritory in 1874, in which capacity he has
served the people since. During his four
years ofservice he has shown himrelf fully
capable Of filling the position assigned him,
being at all times courteous and accommo-
deting, never using nor allowing to be used
the forms Of justice to further personal or ma
licions ends. Always candid and fair in his
rulings, dealing out justice between man and
man in a conscientious manner, he has Won
the respect and esteem of all we'll disposed
and fair minded men, of whatever political
creed. At the same time, by his upright,
honorable course he has become a terror 10
the lawless and among those has some per-
sonal enemies-which is more to his credit
than to be counted as anything against him.
Time and sgain has this element5the dregs
of society, and these whom Providence has
smiled against-tried to GUST him from his
position in order that some one whom they
could handle might be placed in his stead
but the verdict has always been the same
no cause Of action.
The convention ut whose hands he re.
ceived the nomination was the largest ever
held in the territory, composed of men OF
judgment and ability, working for the best
interests of the people: this alone should be
evidence sufficient that he will be an honor
to the territory and a faithful guardian OF
the interests of the people, irrespective Of
county lines or sectional differences.
Bismarck Tribune
Judge Bennett is an honest man and i
may be we'll that he is nominated. He will
surely be elected and it becomes the duty O
every republican in the territory to supper
him earnestly. His nomination creates
much enthusiasm particularly on the part o
the Black Hills, Yankton and Union county
delegates, and Northern Dakota has NJ
reason to feel displcased at the result, 70
Judge Bennett will, no doubt, be as earnes
in laboring for the promotion ofour Interests
and as effective as any Northern Dakot
man could be. He is a Black Hills man
and whatever can be done by him to aid tn
Hills will meet with the approval of GU
people, and if his nomination by the aid Q
Iankton influence has the effect to "kill
the growing animosty INDUCED in by tn
people of the Hills toward Yankton, it will
be we'll for every interest of the territory.
Southern Dakota has little understood til
resources of the northern and1 western POI
ton Of the territory, and if the result Of tn
convention creates a union of the heretofor
!, conflicting elements and interests in our tel
ritory it will be we'll.
Mr.. Bennett will Immediately resign hi
position as Judge and will make a full can
vass of the territory. He is an eloquer
speaker and We are confident lie will b
elected by an Overwhelming majorlt
against any man it will be possible to brin
agaist him by the Democratic convcntio
which meets at Yaukton to morrow.