Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-20

(the Canton committee) or their actions
until VIC see the names of five of them

(the Canton committee) or their actions
until VIC see the names OF five of them
appended to call for convention at
Huron for the purpose of considering di.
vision alone. Following this came cards
from three of the gentlemen, stating
their names had been used without any
authority whatever. The fact was Just
as we stated it. Hugh j. Campbell and
other politicians who see prospects of of.
fee through division of the territory,
tried to capture the committee and make
it cats-paw to further their prime OBJ
ject." & "But Campbell has said
in an unguarded moment that he would
rather see Dakota remain territory than
to see it admitted as whole. His state
ments are full OF contradictions" - =
"We stated an effort was made by
Campbell and others to favor
their division scheme by stealing
the authority of this committee and un.
der it to induce representation of south
Dakota to meet in convention" =
"Mr. Campbell endorsed the principles
of the prohibitionists at the Canton con-
yention, but now be wished to sink them
out OF sight in order that the territory
may be divided and offices be thereby
created TO be filed by himself and
| friends
"The determined course of the
three members OF the committee
in denying all connections with those
politicians rendered a change of base
necessary, and an amended call was is
sued signed only with the name of the
chairman" g "Mr. Campbell
visited the Black Hills for the purpose
OF inducing our people to send represen-
tatives to the convention" \
"When questioned regarding the two
calls for the convention Mr.. Campbell
stated the Canton executive committee
had in his (Campbell's) presence given
the chairman Of the committee authority
to issue the first call but that afterwards
three members had been induced
through the influence of Govern.
or Ordway to withdraw their Names
"Mr. Campbell in speak
ing of this matter said he had been told
by MIR. Whitfield that he (Whitfeld) had
received authority from the committee
to issue the first call. From first to last
the people of the Black Hills have heard
nothing but Misrepresentation" =
"He (CampbelD is chronic office-seeker
as we have stated before, and it is gener
ally understood that he aspires to be
governor of the state of Dakota" "In
writing of Huron convention matters We
have naturally made mention of Mr.
Campbell as the one who is most con
spicuous in the attempt to secure repre-
sentation in it,
give these extracts to show the drift
of discussion for several weeks past, {
could give much more) land to show tina
have not originated the Objectionable
matter. Mr.. J. G. Bower. of Vermillion
} not the member of the executive com
mittee, wrote to the Journal early il
May, that the Huron convention "is, o
ought to be, an adjourned one to tax
up the same topics and.discuss them a
was done at Canton, and that there is
negro in the fence somewhere
: And now let me say word in regar
| to the
LETTER OF REV. ]. V. HINES.
Mr.. Hines is an aged gentlemen we
on toward "three score and ten,"
: should think. 1t is not therefore to
expected that his memory is as vigorou
!, as could be desired, and the most that
: desire to say relative to him, notwitl
standing the hard things he said abor
t me, is that he forgets. However he r
| membered that he did tell me that he
T first objected to the call because of i
n defectiveness and its abandonment
d some of the important issues of the Ca
d ton convention, especially prohibitio
3 He told me the same thing, that the CO
was issued without any authority of b
b He SAID that Mr.. Whitfield had explai
1 ed the matter to him, but afterwards
v said in effect that the explanation VI
e unsatisfactory, as the Canton issu
e. could not well be omitted, nor we'll d
6 cussed in mass convention free to a
L He was present, when I, without inten
ing to be obtrusive asked Mr.. White
o q number of questions in regard to
IS object and working of the coming CO
'e ventlon. When Mr. Whitfield final
said they had not decided upon t
III methods. and all these questions won
le have to be settled as they came up, a
o. when Whitfield had gone, MIR. Him
le remarked of his own accord, in eff.
r. that ! had quite eifectually tangled b
up, Mr.. Hines was, while here t
~ guest of Capt. Hughes and he told Il
ne gentleman substantially the same thir
NJ he did me.
p In regard to the authority of the c
l understo cd Mr.. Whitfield to say Il
p they really had no authority, but
sh seemed best to sign the names and
II. himself was to see the other memb
IL and make it all right.
REPLY TO MR.. WARD.
''s In this connection I have but this
W say. In Mr.. Hines letter [Query: !
ee Mr.. Hines or Mr.. Campbell write t
~ lettar2l am misnnnte,l and held M