Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
SOUTHERN DAKOTA.
The BODY Formally Organizes and
Adheres to the Main Purposes of
Division and Statehood.
"A Constitutional Convention Called to
Meet on the 4th Of
September.
DIVISION AND STATEHOOD

O'clock, the large delegation quite filing the
Mlgwam, which was duly decorated for the
occasion with flags, and over the rostrum with
aplctare OF George Washington and the words
state OF Dakota and Fear Col and Take
Your Own Part Rev. Mimot Whitfield called
the convention to order. Two bands of music
occupied the platform. The call was read al
length and tho chairman nominated for tenn
po'ary CHAIRMAN Hon. B. L. Caulfield OF Dead-
wood, who thanked the convention for the
honor conferred and congratulated the people
OF southern Dakota upon the demonstration of
PATRIOTISM and the expression of love of indie
pendence aud self-sovsrnment in this conven-
ion
me people OF this government, he said, had tho
right of self government and an enabling act was
an innovation which need not be regretted ,rhe
'sisterhood of States had never Yet refused 20 ad-
mt 10 their number any State or community with
the requisite number OF POPULATION, characteristic
aud wealth of self government We have assem-
6!ed here to say to congress that we, the people of
Dakota. have the right to Statehood and TO risk
OUR ADMISSION AS A STATE.
AT his request Rev DR.. Hoyt invoked the
divine blessing. Phillip H. Lawrence of
klnssbury and W. b. McChesnoy of Brown
county were elected temporary secretaries.
Judge Moody moved the appointment of a
committee on credentials made up of one from
each county where there are no contested dele
gaelohs. a resolution was adopted giving the
committee power to consider tho rights of the
unorganized counties to larger representa-.
uon than the one provided for III the call. A
committee OF seven on permanent organ;za-
tlon was appointed as follows: c. H. Winsor,
Judge Edmunds, W. L. Hamilton. Z. S John
sen, Gen Pease, John Cain and L, s Voorhees,
committee on rules and order, consisting of
NJ NJ. Grgsby, Judge Campbell L. 4. Rogers,
d. Z. Boyle and A. B. Melville, was then ap
nOlninl A a. .,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convent on was called to ordu.
after recess the committee on credentials W "a
not ready to report, and more than half an
hour was filled with music by the band and
short speeches by Judge Brookings and Judge
Campbell. the latter of whom said that
The occasion was which required no speech
es, represented, as Dakota was by the representa-
tive men OF the country south of the forty-sixth
parallel! OF men from all walks of life, demanding
Two things with surprising unanmity--the division
OF the Territory and Statehood. If the convention
means business, i should be borne in miad that
the WORK before them means work. persistence and
honey, and he hoped the convention would not ad-
1ourn until the leading men from each of the
counties had pledged themselves to devotion to this
struggle Ii congress sees ut to refuse US admission
When we properly present claim, then con-
gress becomes revolutionary, and the party which
contributes TO such revolt may expect to be
!egated to obscurity. Knowing, then, our rights
and daring 10 maintain them, let US go forward 10
success.
A. B. Melville of Baadle county said:
, When It was borne in mind that the act passed by
the only body OF representatives that the Territory
has was vetoed by n foreign power it was time that
this unhai'owed yoke should be shaken off forever
and our independence from this bon iage be de-
CARED Let our action be calm and wise so 1t shall
not be said that We are not worthy to royer; our
selves.
Hon. john King agreed with the opinion ex
pressed by the preceding speakers and said:
he thought that the enemies of the object OF the
SppaI harp, ras. t>,,,
s!ton would undoubtedly be encountered and de-
signing persons who would propose admission
without division. He urged that decision be in
sisted upon as cardinal principle in the fight.
A. L Hamilton of Lawrence spoke in the
same strain, pointing out eloquently that
Southern Dakota had the population. the intel
hgence and the country TO support such an in
dependent government Speaking for the
Black Hills, he said that the %, 900 or SO, 900
people in that country were standing shoulder
to shoulder for DIVISION and admission as soon
thereafter as possible. The speaker spoke at
some length with much warmth. and stirred
the audience to shouts of applause and much
enthusiasm.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
He was interrupted by the return OF the COM
mittee on credentials, who made their report
represented except Charles Mix, Custer aud
Lake. An effort was made to amend the re-
port 30 as to give Brown county sixteen instead
OF twelve votes, but the motion did not prevail
and the report was adopted The committee
on permanent organization reported tue follow
ing, who were constituted the permanent Off :
GERS of the convention:
president-B B. L. Caulfeld of Lawrence
Vice Presidents-Rey joseph Ward, Yankton; F.
NJ C. G:odysouTtz Brue G. D. Pratt. Moody R.
H. Lewis, Grant;D. g Thomas, coddington; Will
lam NJ: Cuppit. Lincoln: J. j. Dewey, Douglass:
John Todd, Bonhsmme; Col Kimball, Clay: +. b.
Foster, Hanson; L. w. Foster Spink.
Secretaries-P. Lawrence, Kngsbury; A. B.
MoChespey, Brown: G F. Mallahan, Union; John
Cain. Beedle; E. Prentiss. Hughes.
Hon. John d. White, congressman from
Kentucky, was invited to seat on the plat
form, aud that gentleman being called for, said
as one he was willing to admit Dakota as
State. and would not object to division on the
forty sixth parallel
THE COMMITTEE ON RULEs
made report re recommending that only such
subjects as were contained in the call be con-
sidered, and that committees be appointed on
resolutions, publication, apportionmcn', ad-
dress to the people of Dakota and on business
Pending the appointment of these committees.
a recess was taken OF half hour. The
chair appointed as the committees, recon-
cnenied by the committee on order of business,
the following:
Apponment-A. G.. Kelunt, Brn!e: G. W.
Robey, Beadle; j. W. Shannon. Bonhomme;
Robert Dalton, Brookngs; D. ]. Darrow, Brown:
John II. Drake, Clark: Don r. Fraser, Clay; e.
B. Dawson, Coddngton: T. A. kingsbbry. Dawson:
II. c. Green, Day: NJ. NJ Moutan, Douglass:
George H. Woodman, Grant: A. IL. Lewis. Hand:
B. F. Payne, Hanson: H. P. Chapman, Hutchn-
inson; A. S. Jones, Hughes: II. II HArner.
Hughes; Thomas H Ruth, Lawrence: Porter War
ner. Lincoln; A. P. Dickson. Miner: J. ?. Reilly,
Moody: C. r. Pratt, McCook: j. E. Rhenton,
Sphinx: F. w. Rogers. Turner: J. P, Curran, Union;
j. D. Hines. Yankton: J. A. Boyd Hyde. l.. D.
Whitcher, sully: A. Malone Faux: J. A. Pick
Ter. Potter: o. II. Mann Buffalo: q. A. Herman,
Camphel:S s. s. Busset. Jerrod: b. T. Chadhourpe
On Prohibiiion-John Cain. Huron: William II.
Keppart Hand; +. Mammalian, Union.
Business Commitee-Bartett Trpp. Iaukton:
WV. Brookngs, Minnehaha; 0. Z. Dewey, Cod
dinp;on: ]. w. Taylor, Ltncoln;A. Wardell. Grant:
A. ]. Knight. Lawrence: Il. w. Foster. Pink.
Oa Rcsoutions--H, IL. j. Campbell, Hughes: j.
C. Moody. Lawrence: W. A Wilkes. Minnehaha:
ton: A. Il. Melville, Bsaue: II Il. Mayhew Sam
born o. l.. Mann, Potter: {. II. Waiworth Union.
Address to the PeGple-E. w. CALDWELL Sioux
Falls: j. Fl. King, Brue: J. A. Kiugsbury. John
Cain, Beadie; John Owens. kirgsbury: 8. j. Conk-
tin, Clark; r. b. Hassel. Sphinx; Il. S. Voorhees,.
Hand; H. Z. Dewey, Hughes.
The committee on resolutions was instructed
to report at the evening session the number Of
delegates TO the constitutional convention,
should it be deemed proper to call it, and the
convention took recess, to meet in the even
ing.
At the evening session motion was made
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