Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-24
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. Meeting Friday Night Addressed By
Judge Bennett, Secretary Hand ana Hon.,
Alex Hughes.
On Friday evening of last week . large
md enthsiastic republican meeting was
held at Lodi, in Clay county, which was
addressed BY Judge Bennett, Secretary Hand
and Hon. Alex Hughes. Az this ia the
county which contains the city Of vermil-
lion and as Vermillion contains about all
the anti.Bennett republicans there are in
the territory it was expected that the influ-
from headquarters would extend at
least as far as Lodi. But none reaches that /
locality. We find all republicans there not
only willing to support Judge Bennett but
anxious to work increasingly to roll up .
good majority for him on election day.
Judge Kidder was, of course, the cheio Of
Clay county, and while many were disap.
pointed at his failure there is too much good
sense among the republican friends of Judge
Kidder to permit the circumstances to divert
their votes from the party they SO long have
honored. Among the people of this region
are very many warm personal friends of
Judge Bennett, men who knew him as a
Judge and a neighbor and who
have learned to respect his many
qualities and no nor his abilities.
Upon both these classes the slanderous
words of malignant enemies have no effect.
Party and principle are with them the over.
ruling power and they give hearty recogni-
ton to the claims of the man as a republi-
can and the man as the exponent of honesty,
integrity and purity. With these sentiments
predominant it is not surprising that the
school house at Lodi was crowded last Fri
day night. Judge Bennett and Secretary
Hand spoke with their usual effect and
Hon. Alex. Hughes followed with the clos
ing argument. To him this was the most
important campaign ever instituted within
the territory and the presence of so many
republicans was an indication that they
were fully alive to the issues of the hour.
The eyes OF the nation were as much upon
US as upon auy portion Of the union and the
nation was watching and waiting to receive
the political verdict from the next state to
come into the galaxy. Bartlett Trip, the
democratic candidate was passing through
the country and imploring republicans to
vote for him upon the self made asser.
ton that he was a better man than our can
didate. The other argument of Mr.. Trip
was that Judge Bennett was a carpet Dagger
had been only a few years in, the territory.
1t was necessary for us all to come here, aud
We must all come from somewhere. Men of
sufficient age to become candidates for Office
could not we'll be born upon Dakota soil,
and the argument of short residence was
one which would apply with equal force to
a majority of the voters who would cast
their ballots at the next election. The
speaker was of the opinion that if the demo-
Gratis wanted an old resident, one with stay.
ing qualities ~pre-eminent, it would be advi-
sable to run old man Osborne, who arrived
with Lewis and Clark, and sowed the seed
Of the first sunfaowers which blossomed upon
Dakota's plains. Judge Bennett had filled
his position of trust with honor, and it was
no disgrace that he hailed from the Black
Hills-a region which had in two years
grown from q wilderness to a condition Of
prosperity not excelled by any similar area
in the entire country. After giving the
democratic record a thorough overhauling,
MI. Hughes devoted himself to an elabor-
ate ~refutation of the charges preferred
against Judge Bennett by the Vermillion
Republican. There was no truth in any Of
them, and the party which employed such
weapons was in a desperate strait. Mr..
Hughes closed his remarks amid general
applause.
A Bennett club was then organized by the
election of the following officers:
President-E. V. Dawson.
Vice Presidential. 81. Rudd.
Secretary-George Richardson.
Treasurer-H. E. France.
Executive Committee-P. Soderstrum,
Rev. Mr.. Anderson, Col. Orion, r. J. Hew-
lit, Gus. Norgren.
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