Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-09-17
DAKOTA DEMOCRATS.
Proceedings of the Convention VIII
Nominated Mccormack.


Nominated Mccormack.
Special to the Sioux City Journal.
Sioux Falls, D. T., Sept. 15.-The dem
ocratic convention met to-day and was
called to order by f. NJ. Ziebach, in the
absence of G. w. Meyer, chairman of the
central committee.
James f. Watson Of Lawrence was
chosen temporary chairman and c. F..
Hackett OF Turner, secretary.
The usual committees were appointed
and recess taken until 2 P. NJ.
The credentials committee reported
one contest-from Cass county-and in
favor of dividing the representation be-
tween the contestants. The report
showed twenty-seven counties, repre-
sented by one hundred and six votes.
Dr. S. S. Turner of Yankton was chos-
ell npermanent chairman and C. F. Hackett
secretary.
An informal ballot for delegate was
then taken, resulting:
=; n. Murphy of Lawrence. .......24
y. n. Innan Of Clay y........................
81. S. Back of Cass. 800. ....................n
Bartlett E Tr!pp Of tn..................... 8
John Manning of Lawrence. nce.................l l
j. r. Watson of Lawrence. ce......................I l
a recess was then taken for half an
hour
1t had been well understood that the
great contest would be over the chair
manship of the central committee.
There We're no hopes of the democrats
electing their delegate, and they have
hopes that Hancock Will win, in which
event the federal patronage in Dakota
would be dispensed through the chair
man of the central committee. This
feature offered all there might be in the
way Of spoils, and of course occasioned
a scramble. The southern Dakota folks
determined to capture it, although the
Black Hills had been after it for two
days.
Upon reassembling an informal ballot
was ordered FOR chairman of the central
D. NJ. Inman of Clay and James Ros-
enbaugh of Lawrence We're presented.
Watson, of Lawrence, in presenting
animadverted seriously up
on Dr. Meyer, OF Deadwood, chairman of
the last term, and remarked that he was
responsible for his remarks.
The informal ballot resulted: Inman,
So; Rosenbaugh, 4S.
Recess for ten minutes, secured by
wrangle of a quarter of an hour. during
which Watson said he wouldn't stand It
to have any schemes showed down the
throats of the minority.
The formal ballot resulted: Inman, 5S;
Al.
motion Of Rosenbaugh, the election
Of lnman was made unanimous.
The formal ballot for delegate was then
aud the names of W. l.. McCor-
mack of Grand Forks, and H. s. Back of
Cass were presented. resulting: McCor-
mack, q; Back, 81.
McCormack's nomination was made
The candidate was introduced, and>in
a halting and hesitating speech, full of
awkward pauses, thanked the convention
for the honor conferred upon him in
'electing" him delegate.
Speeches by Tripp, Sphinx, Inman and
Back followed. Back said he would give
his work and money for the success of
the nominee.
The members of the central committee
from the various judicial districts are as
follows:
First-James Rosenbaugh of Law
renee, J. F. Watson of Lawrence and
VIM. McCatfery of Pennington.
Second-J. b. VanVelsor of Yanktop,
JAS. $. Foster of Dawson and NJ. H. Day
Of Bon Homme.
Third. G. Kissner of Cass, w. l..
Wilder of Grand Forks and John p. Dunn
of Stutsman.
Fourth-M. w. Sheafe of Union, A.
Boynton of Lincoln and VIM. Van Epps
Of Minnehaha.
The committee on resolutions present.
ed a platform indorsing the national
platform and candidates and pledging
hearty support to the nominee of the
Adjourned
In the fourth judicial district conven-
tion p. G. Kennedy of Turner was nomi-
mated for district attorney.