Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-19
An Inside View of the Committee at Work.
Grand Forks Herald.


Yesterday Hon. Geo. H. Walsh return
ed from Bismarck, where he has been to
attend the meeting of the republican
territorial central committee meeting
and where, with the aid of Jud LaMoure
and some other solid North Dakotaians,
the meeting of the congressional nomi-
mating convention was secured for Grand
Forks, Sept. 6. He was called upon last
evening and gave the particulars and de-
tails OF the facts briefly outlined in the
Herald's teleglaphic columns. But
eleven members and one proxy were pre-
sent out of the thirteen men appointed
on the committee. There were five from
North Dakota. two from the Hills and
four from South Dakota. Seven were
necessary for carving measure. That
placed the balance of power in the hands
of the two members from the Hills. One
Judge West promised to vote for Grand
Forks on the second ballot for location
of the convention. HIS first vote was
pledged for Huron, but if he saw that
Huron had no chance he
would go with North Dakota.
When the roll was called by the secre-
tary, Mccoy, on the reading of the name
Of Q: @. Moody's proxy from the Hills,
Jud LaMoure inquired, in his we'll known
way, "Who is Moody. anyway" The
query led to explanations which re-
vealed some Irregularities in his appoint.
ment which eventually led to his being
dropped from the committee. 1t seems
that when there was an informal meeting
of the committee at Fargo last fall, Nc.
Coy, who was the only member from
south Dakota who attended, claimed
that Chamberlain. one of the Black Hills
members, had left the territory, and he
succeeded in getting the supposed vacan.
cy filed by the appointment OF G. O.
Moody, son of Judge Nj ody, an appoint
ment which was obnoxious to good
many Killers. 1t subsequently be
came known that Chamberlain
had not left the territory and
is still resident. This beng the case,
the committee in informal session had nc
authority to create vacancy, hence the
appointment of Moody was of no force
That disposed of his proxy and it left
but eleven members with six as MAORI
ty. On the first ballot for the place Of
holding the convention Grand Forks go
three votes, Fargo one. Bismarck one
Huron one and Sioux Falls five. On the
second ballot Eigerly who voted for Bis
marck, Ball who voted for Fargo anc
Judge West who voted for Huron cen
tered on Grand Forks and two of Petit
CREWS men who had voted for Siou,
Falls gracefully submitted to the inevi
table and chucked Grand Forks bal
lots into the hat. The vote
then stood, Grand Forks eight
Sioux Falls three. When it came to the
time of the convention the Pettigrev
men had their own way. The anti-Pct
tigrew men wanted about the 23d o.
August as the date, but the opposition
stuck and hung for September 9th. Thi'
is to give the delegate chance to come
home and work up his cause after con
gress adiourns. Mr.. Wildt, of Grafton
formerly of Sioux Falls, who was will
north Dakota as to location, is n Petit
grew man, aud voted to give him time t.
regain some of the ground be has lost
Thus the north Dakota force was rcduce'
to minority.
The matter OF apportionment came NJ
and rs it had been pretty freely agltate
beforehand and the opinions OF the pee
pie were generally known, the commit
tee concluded to revise the apportlol
ment and make it in accordance wit
the wishes of the masses.