Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-10
THE DAKOTA DICkER.
HOT RsYMOND W4S NOMIN4TED
FOR DELEGITE TO CONGRESS-.
PettigreW's. DeclinatiOn An Indignant
Pembina JudGe-Hand VIII Support the
NOminee-The Dead Lock in Gen Bragc's
District-Congression Nominations.
The D01Ota DtcRer.
Special Telegram to the Globe.


GRAND FoRKs. D. T., Sept S-The con-
vention assembled at O'Clock this morn
ing and again adjourned until this after
noon, the committee on credentials not
being ready to report. Meantime vague
rUmors filed the air that a trade had been
made By the friends of Raymond and Pet
tigrew by which the latter was to with
draw IL favor of the former. This was
followed up and found to be correct, as
after events viii show. At . o'clock p. m.
the convention was again called. to order
by the temporary chairman, Ball The
credentials committee pat in an appear
ance at once, and stated that they were
ready TO report, two reports being made
.majority and minority. By certain terms of
the trade the various delegations counted
out by the majority report. and recon-
mended by the minority were admitted,
among them being Laurence, with 30
votes. There is evidently considerable bad
FTbIood among the people from the latter
county, aS IA the discussion the contestants
were very personal. About half past six
the contesting business was finished, and
Mr.. Pettigrew, the present delegate, took
the foor and III an appropriate speech
stated that ne had had the pride and honor
of representing the territory of Dakota
in the house OF representatives and in the
interest OF peace and harmony in the re-
publican party, he gladly withdrew i'll IA
vor of North Dakota's favorite son, Capt
John 3 Raymond. of Fargo Immense
applause . and requested his friends to
support Capt. Raymond. Capt Raymond
was nominated by acclamation amid i'm
mense applause.
Delegate Pettigrew's conduct during the
present campaign has been such as to give
him hosts Of new friends in North Dakota.
Secretary Hand takes his defeat pretty
hard. He is q gentleman in every respect,
has large Numbers of friends all over the
territOry, and Yves second choice of large
proportion Of the North Dakota delegates.
but the North was determined to make the
most of the present opportunity, aRd
hence Hand was left out. The two mad
dest men Of the city tonight are Gov.
Ordway and Juds0n LaMoure. The latter,
left out when the trade was being made,
feels slighted. Gov. Ordway was
standing by Hand when indica-
tions OF the Raymond Pettigrew
combination cropped out, and advised
the secretary 10 make q break FOR Ray
mond which was declined.
After the nomination of Capt. Raymond
the convention adjourned till 8 this even
ing, at which time it reassembled and
adopted resolutions of thanks to the st.
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cago & Northwestern and Northern Pacific
railways for transportation to delegates;
to Mr.. Pettigrew for his efficient services
in congress the past two years; to Hon. G.
H. Walsh for the impartial manner il
which he had served as chairman of The
central committee; and to the enterprising
people OF Grand Forks for their hospital
ity.
At one time during the afternoon session
Judge Lamour spoke as follows: ThC
people of Penbina county reaiz;
the fact that j. 3. Raymond
is to be the nominee OF the convention
We also realize the fact that this nomina
ton has been brought about by compro
mise between him and Mr.. Pettigrew
against whom al North Dakota Heretofore
declared themselves, and the parties in th
interest Of this were not able to make th
trade until A. ". Edwards came and ef
fected it for them, and the people of Penn
bina county DO not propose to stand thi
sort OF thing by God damned sight. Th
baby Is a morgrel, half Raymond an
half Pettigrew. Edwards was the attend
ing physician at the birth.
A meeting Of Hand men was held afte
the convention tonight, at which Ray
mond's nomination was ratified. Their
had been some talk Of arranging boil
but Secretary Hand said he would liste
~ no such talk; that he proposed to stan
by the regular nominee and give him q
the support he could.