Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-09-20

w. y. moody OF Lawrence oppose,
g .he question and spoke against the cita
n liohs OF the precedents 0! ether states a
quoted by Mr. Campbell He pronoupce1
elections OF the kind mere shams, N,
= aSowed bis fidelity to all the proceed
Y !ngs OF the convention, but all adnon
hhea the delegates to remember the,
were only a small portion OF the peopI.
5 oi south Dakota. fOp''
on motion OF Joseph Ward of Yapk
1 .oh recess tat 2:45 p M of ten min.
ntes was taken.
r After recess A. Boynton from Lincoln
4 standpoint. He said he was the Oldest @
member of the democratic territor;ai
: central committee; he had been accnssd
BY members of the committee ar heino
made republican tool by working "a
get republican territory into the union
AS tor himself he did not want any oft;cs
ne had had enough glory in it ALREADY
q. his own expense, but he favored the
eiection OF officers low. II was right
ana would help out the vote on the con.
stltution to elect officers now. The
campaign which it would inaupurat.
would do good. 1'e
-. ". cauiheia nf Lawrence acknowI.
edged that the issue had perpIeIeu i,f,,,
great deal. There were two strong
sides to 1t; but he could not see that f
would do any good to elect officers.
.. W. Duncan of Brule-this question
has been IN great doubt in my mind for
some tune, but now feel that we have
flght to elect these officers, and l feel
mat we ought to do that we have right
10 90 and which we want to do. l don't
Deileve the chances of admission will be
leopardized, nor do think any one will
| oppose the constitution if we elect Of
ticers.
c. L. Wood of Pennington-I will
never vote to put off the election of
| oihcers. would rather favor leaving
ITO Congress altogether. The idea is
an wrong that we should put it off. We
cant afford to. If we are not to elect
ollcefs at the time we ratify the consti.
luton. let us put it off and let congress
settle 1t. We have no congress so mean
as to override the will Of the peonIa
Before we put off this matter, think OF il
am prepared to vote on the matter an
reported by the committee. / would
rather vote to not submit the onestion
at all ii we do not accept the PROPOSITION
as submitted by the committee.
Z. E. Knox of Faulk-If we want this
constitution adopted we had better be
little careful and go little slow. It has
6een said that there is no respectable
loyalty that would not lead man to
support tins. There is no loyalty about
tne matter. 1t is not loyal question.
"hat do these thousands of immigrants
coming here every day know of the peo.
PIE mere and those who are in this con.
ventlon! 10 whom do they owe LOYALTY.
we should present an article that will be
tree from everything of this kind. This
convention voted down a question on
Yesterday which arose above all Others
before this convention. 1t was voted
down as doubtful question. This is a
question of more doubt. 1t is ye1y
doubtful, exceedingly SO. am afraid i
will bury the whole constitution. and
bury it deep.
too previous tor sIare -uihees. . .l.u..
we can agree upon later day, and that
| it will be better to do SO. l think it will
i be wise. also, to divide the offices politi-
cally. L: may bring out large vote and
be better to elect state officers in Novem.
ber
II. j. Campbell of Yankton moved to
lay MIR. Moody's motion on the table,
upon which the ayes and noes were de-
manded. The vote resulted-ayes forty
two; noes, forty. So the motion to lay
on the table prevailed.
S. NJ. Daboll of Hutchinson arose to
explain why he did not vote. He said: /:
"Ihis matter has been magnifed until it
passes my comprehension"
A. c. Mellette OF Codipgton offered an
amendment to section eight, providing
the officers elected should not assume
control of their offices, nor receive or be
| ,tr$I Ia1 70, -. IL.
| have ratified their election and the con-
stitution adopted.
The amendment was finally withdrawn
that J. r. Gamble of Yankton might Of
fer an amendment recurring the election
of officers on December 20, 1888.
| G. G. Moody of Lawrence moved to
amend by inserting June instead of Dc.
cember.
A general discussion arose, during
which Mr.. Mellette moved TO commit
the section to a special committee o.
three, consisting OF Campbell of Yank.
ton, Moody Of Lawrence and Pettigrew
! of Minnehaha.
. G. G. Sherwood OF Clark counseled tn.
convention to be less passionate. to re
frain from words and actions liable Il
create ill-feeling, and to vote at one,
upon the question, for at this lunctur,
2 the debate grew oppressiyely warm
Two or three delegates. against elect
ing officers, displayed more than ordin,
!, ary zeal and used extraordinary Ian
!. guage, rejecting in one or two instance
e upon the motives of those who favore
e the proposition. The presidents ruling
were once or twice questioned with ques
o tionable propriety, and things wer
growing very intense. when the pres
dent called upon the convention to pre-
n ceed more dispassionately.
\ b. G Caultield of Lawrence moved t.
d strike out the latter clause of the eight
n section, which struck out the wbol
a question. 1t was defeated by forty min
,. noes te thirty-one ayes.
ID 1t was moved that the section be r,
.r committed, which F. NJ. Ziebach
he Bon Homme opposed, saying be inten,
ed going home tonight, not to retul
I'd and he wanted to vote for the election
Of officers. II the officers were not electe
at he as democrat would be accused,
in had been iutimated, with being used
he a catspaw to rake the chestnuts out
it the fire for the republican monkey.
1t A. q. Mellette of Codington spoke
ly behalf of good feeling in the conve
ton. He asked for candor. and in goo
a humor put the convention in bett
to feeling.
fs, G. G. Moody of Lawrence arose al
!s' said he hoped the convention would n
ne 60 into the selection of officers. "Why
said he, II have been working alol
q. here with my colleague Mr.. Caulfiel
Is rs who is a democrat so deeply dyed in I
Va wool tina. the dye is proof of the shee
OF aud l have never heard him speak
en wanting an Office, and l think he b
ale never heard me say anything about it.
il. NO" interpreted Mr.. Caulfeld ST
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