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


ton on the same train, the former for the
east and the latter for Fargo. where be
arrived on the 10Th. do not accuse Mr..
Ward Of being a afalsifier because be pub.
lished card stating in effect that he |
was to leave town the morning after the |
meeting and that therefore he, on his
part induced Mr.. Campbell to write the
call; l do not even assert that Mr.. Ward
has in the ordinary sense made mis-.
statement. I simply desire to show that
he does not remember the events juet a.
they occurred. Since, then, he is 80 clear
ly in error ~ to this, may it not be that
he does not remember fully as o.the au-
tholity af the chairman to issue the said
call. And even if the chairman had au-
thority to call convention, how could
he have power to throw overheard the
issues of the Canton convention. If q
merchant authorizes his agent to buy an
invoice of dry goods, would any one JUS
tify that agent in buying cargo of pig
iron merely because he thought he could
make good bargain.
IN REGARD TO Mr. CAMPBELL.
l have only to say that his denials
are altogether TOO sweeping. He denies
everything, while believe. from all
light 1 can get on the subject, that every
thing is substantially true. 1t is well
known here that he worked diligently,
and has travelled considerably in the in
terest of the convention. He has boom.
ed the movement with the ardor of Q
townsite owner; and for him to say that
he is but one OF a thousand, and has
taken no more interest in the matter
than Governor Edmunds and Mr.. Trip
is simply amusing. If the Huron con.
vention results in something of great
benefit to the people, let the credit 60
where it belongs. To help to establish
what have said let me introduce q
letter:
FROM n. C. NASH.
Canton, June 16, 1883, Editor Pioneer
Press, Sir: My attention having
been called to statements of Rev.
Joseph Ward, Rev. ]. V. Hines,
and Hugh j. Campbell, Esq.
published in the Press and Dako.
taian on the 14th, relative to certain facts
connected with the calling of the Huron
convention, desire to state briefly such
facts in relation thereto as I am person
ally cognizant of:
First-I will state, as member of the
executive committee appointed by the
Canton convention, there was no power
or authority conferred upon said execu.
tive committee except to fix the time for
holding q convention at Huron. or at
least the committee were not authorized
to enlarge, or abridge the scope of the is.
; sues Of the Canton convention.
u Second-In relation to the origin ol
the call, let me say that on the 9Th OF
March I was invited by Rev. Mr.. Dolli.
yer to attend meeting at Judge Camp
bells Office to discuss matters relative to
} the calling Of the Huron convention
Being detained I did not reach the Office
until after the meeting had adjourned
I inquired Of Mr.. Dolliver who we're pre-
sent. I learned that of the eight or tel
gentlemen who we're there, all we're fron
Yankton. Later in the day Mr.. Camp
bell invited me to his Office and informe
| me that he had been authorized to pre
3 pare for publication call for the Huro
) convention. BE stated the points whic
I the call would cover, and asked if
: would sign it, as member of the execu
tive committee. Ireplied that he Nigh
j. prepare the call when would conside
t and sign it, if it met m
8 approval. On the Monday followin
# my return home March 12th] I receive
/. a dispatch from Judge Campbell askin
j. permission to attach my name to tt
II call. declined to authorize him so
s. do.
l. Third-The call prepared by Juds
e Campbell I published in the Press ar
IS Dakotaian, could in no sense be CO
.s sidered az eminating from the executi,
g. committee appointed at the Canton CO
i. vention; because first, the committee b
1. never to my knowledge been called t
ID gether by its chairman, since the day
le the Canton convention; but after Il
q. adjournment of the Canten conventit
" the committee did hold meeting in n
lie Office at Canton; the only business th
Id and there transacted was to ma
I'd arrangements for the publication .,
es distribution of the proceedings of
ct Canton convention, and I am positi
m that no authority was given to t
be chairman to call the Huron conventi
at without consulting the rest Of the CO.
gs mittee; and secondly because Mess
Foster, Bower and Andrews have {
Ill pressed to me their surprise and diss
at probation of the unwarranted use OF til
it names in connection with the said ca
be and Messrs. Bower aud Andrews ",
re- especially emphatic IN their disappro,
both Of the unauthorized use of til
names and of the departure from the
to sues enunciated by the Canton conv,
bid ton. These two gentlemen went SO
,at as to write denials for publication, q
to that of Mr.. Andrews was first publlsl
ct. in my paper, the Sioux Valley News.
an I make this statement in order d
nd the people may understand the Z
nv status and I am sure that Rev.