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of resolutions in bis pocket, and if such
was the case to trot them out and not be


ference issue call for convention TO
consider the questions OF division and
statehood. and also the name. Carried.
Mr.. Miller, of R;chland, was called
upon for bis views, and remarked that
the people of his county were in favor
of division. do not think that they
Will fight for the name of Dakota,
Dr. Faulk, county of Trail, stated that
the people up his way wanted to cling
to the name of Dakota.
Colonel Donan, being present, was
called upon for some remarks, and stated
that he was here as a looker.on and
hardly knew anything about the matter.
he wanted to learn something about it
before he could say anything. under.
stand this meeting was called BY the
mayors OF north Dakota for the purpose
OF consulting regarding the name of
Dakota.
MAJOR Edwards remarked that he un.
derstood the call was made for the pur.
pose OF taking into consideration the
advlsibility of north Dakota making q
coLtest with the people of the south as
to the name that should be given this
section if the south is admitted as q
state. 1t is claimed by the people of
the north that there is glory attached to
the name OF Dakota, and they do not
care about losing it. The people of the
south have called a meeting at Sioux
Falls. and boldly proclaim that they are
Dakota. and because we have not been
invited to their meeting, they are telling
that we have nothing to say, and if we
had anything We are afraid to say it. If
We let this matter go py de.
fault, they will 90 before CON.
gress and say that we we do not not
care anything about 1t, as we took no &C.
tion regarding the matter. They meet
at Sioux Falls on the fourth of Septem.
Der, and will formulate constitution.
after which they will go before congress-
and ask admission under the name of
Dakota. The question is shall we pro.
test against their having the exclusive
right to the name of Dakota. There has
been suggestion, as understand it, to
call convention at jamestown, or some
other place in north Dakota to take some
action in regard to the matter, said con.
ventlon to be composed of delegates,
elected on the same basis as the Grand
Forks convention, all counties not there
represented to be entitled to two dele
gates and all unorganized counties to
one.
These delegates will, If the objects of
the meeting are carried out, assemble and
take some action in regard to these mat.
tiers.
The committee on resolutions came in
and through Chairman Gill reported the
following amended series of resolutions.
which provided for holding the conyen.
tion at jamestown on the twentieth OF
September. Discussion was invited.
WHEREAS, The people of the territory
OF Dakota living south of the torty.sixth
parallel have called convention of that
section only, to meet at Sioux Falls on
the fourth of September, to consider the
question of statehood; and,
WHEREAS, The promoters of said con.
vention In an aggressive and unauthori-
zed manner are appropriating the name
OF Dakota, which the people north of
the torty-sixth parallel alone have made
famous as trademark all over the ciyi.
lized world; therefore, be it
Ltesolced, That convention of the
citizens OF that portion of the territory
north of the forty-sixth parallel be held
at Fargo on the twelfth day of Septem-
Der, 1888, at two O'Clock p. M, to take
q definite action in this matter and con-
slider any other collateral issues regard.
ing division and statehood that NAV he
presented.
Resolred, That the representation at
said convention be upon the same basis
as that of the congressional convention
held at Grand FORKS in 1882, and that
each county north of the forty sixth par.
allel since organized be entitled to two
delegates, and each unorganized county
to one delegate to said convention.
Major Buttz moved that the resolutions
be SO amended as to strike out the word
jamestown, and in its stead insert the
name Fargo, for, he remarked, "While
Fargo is not the geographical center of
the territory, it is certainly the railroad
center. The people from eur section OF
the country, along the line of the Fargo
and Southwestern, in Ransom, Sargent
La Moure, Dickey and other couDties
down that way, to get to jamestown
must come through Fargo. It is the
same way with the people Of Richland
as well a. those living north, They
must all pass through Fargo, and if this
convention is held at Jamestown or Bis.
matck, it will be very convenient for two.
thirds of the residents of north Dakota
and Lam afraid you would have but :
very small attendance. Therefore.
move that the resolution be SO amended
rs to substitute Fargo for jamestown. .
The motion prevailed and Fargo was
fixed upon as the place for the holding
of the convention.
The original resolution provided for 9
delegate convention. but DIR. Hall sup.
gested that it be q mass convention
which was seconded by Major Fleming,
In making his motion, DIR. Hall said
Il suppose it does not make a great deal
of difference whether this proposed con.
vention is mass or delegate conven.
ton. do not imagine it will amount to
sgreat deal in either event, but the res.
son made the suggestion for q mass
convention is that between now and the
twentienth of September the people
whose voice we would like to have in
this matter, will be SO busy that it will
be impossible for them to turn out to q
convention. The main object of this
meeting, as understand. is to protest
against the appropriation of the name
of Dakota by the people OF the southern
portion of the territory. They will
take the name of Dakota whether We
protest or not. I do not know that j,
makes much difference anyway. When
we get ready to frame our constitution
we will call our state North Dakota
II does not make straw's difference to
us whether south Dakota calls herself
Dakota orl south Dakota, alone. So fal
as l am concerned, do not care. And
| suggest that it be mass convention
and be held on the twentieth of Septem
Der, in that we may get an expression o.
the people"
Major Flemming said: II agree with
DR.. Hall that 1t should be mass con
vention in order that we may have ar
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