The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-05-08

committee reported. Lost by a,vote Of
s118t to 70 The motion to appoint was was
carried, and the chair ppointed Bennett
.of Clark, Bronson, Reardell, Scoby,
Reynolds, Bronson, Potter and Thiel-5
! man. Adjourned to, u p. N. 4 81.
at IL o'clock the committee on Gre
dentials reported. a motion to adopt
the report was carried, except as res
garded contested counties. The con-
5yention considered the report Sof the
committee on the contested seats from
Grand Forks and Turner. Adopted;
The N orth Dakota men and their south
3ern allies voting for it. The forces led
by Pettigrew and Gamble did not vote.
SWinship was seated. On Faulk county ],
the committeeis report was amended
BY substituting. Booth for Turner. The
Roberts county report was agreed to-.
Edwards moved that the name Of Lieut..
1 Creel be inserted in the committee report
and Ensign stricken out. Lost. The
Sanbornl county report was adopted.
Potter county, represented by Gen.
Gilchrist, was contested by Springer.
The latter was seated, the vote being
fl16t to OBJ Up to this time there had
been many d1atory motions to adjourn,
stake q recess. etc, all being voted down..
The Pettigrew men urged that the
hour was late, they were tired, wanted
go home, and it was now. 2 AS q. M,
but their.opponents voted all such mo-
tions down. Long and warm discus
Bions occurred on nearly every dilatory
motion, each side trying to wear out the
other, but their op ponents promised to
stay with them; till the end. Waldo M.
Potter presented Q proxy for McHenry
county, 100 miles north Of Bismarck.
This was debated an hour, and then Mr..
Potter was admitted. .3i3 II
PERhANENToRGAN IzATIoN
At 3 Thursday morning Judge Benz
nett of Clark reported from the commit
tee on permanent organization Col.
sPlummer Of Fargo as permanent chair
man, and Eddy Of Watertown
and Sullivan Of Hanson county
secretaries. This was o minority report.
| Tie majority recomende ed Maj. Free of
Sioux Falls as chairman. The minori-
Sty report was adopted Plummer took
the chair and made q short speech. He
gratulated the majority Of the con-
yention on achieving what it had fought
thirteen hours for. Campbell moved to
adjourn to 10 ]! O. clock. Lost 1O2 to
III Dr. Battey Of Fargo offered 9
hearty vote Of thanks to the. retiring
chairman. King, for his abil-
;ity and impartiality. Carried
by rising vote. BEN
nett moved to proceed to elect two dele
gates and two alternates to the Chicago
convention Carried. Bennett nomi-
mated Col s j ohm u. Jolly Of Clay coun-
an old citizen Of: the territory, cool
headed, long time i Republican and
ayoWed Blaine man. DR.. Bentley sec-
onded the nomination Of Jolly, saying
the latter was an old soldier was four
years il the army, and, as . North Da-
kota man, he took great pleasure in
hearth indorsing the n nomination.
Dewey, Of Hughs, nominated DR.. j. a.
Hardy, Of Black Hills. Nickens, 81
Stutsman, nominated Nelson Of Penn
bina, and Plummer seconded it. Hiram
Barber, Of d. dson, nominated j. Gain,
of Huron. The roll was called, result
ing thus +.
Nelson. . !. Y. .12S Cain. I, !, ,10i
Jolly. .........s....119 Hardy. :. ....... 81
Nelson and Jolly were declared
chosen. For alternates, 4 Byron E. Pay
of Brookings, Robert F. Wallace d
Stutsman, and r. W. WEIGH Of Aurora,
were named. s Pay. had lao, Wallace 1872,
and WEIGH 80. Pay and Wallace were
elected. s5z Y. 8 $3.50 Il 23I
THE RESOLUTIONS. y
Eddy Of Watert town introduced the
blowing, which was adopted. IF fss55s
Resolved, That the delegates this day
elected to represent the Republican
party Of Dakota in the coming national
Republican convention, to be held al
Chicago on the Sd day Of June, 1884,
together with the alternates elected al
Isthe same time and place, be and tbs
same are hereby instructed to vote and
use all honorable means for the nomin-
alton of james Ct. Blaine as the Repub,
ican candidate for the presidency Of The
United States and Of Robert T. Lincoln
for the vice presidency 80 long as there
is any probability that these gentlemen
can be nominated fer the respective po
sitions named II 4
Mr.. Hand Of Yankton, offered The
Glowing which was adopted; Il
Whereas, the Territory Of Dakota ha.
been organized for more than twenty.
three years, and, whereas, the territory
has now more than $50, 600 actual set;
tiers within its boundaries, embracing
an area Of more than 100, 900 square
miles and is possessed Of all the Re.
sources necessary to form two greai
states, heretofore, 5 =;
Resolved, that this convention, rep
presenting the republican party Of Oak
ota Territory, Is reiterates its oft ex
Edressed desire that this territory be di.
4 yided on or near the forty-sixth parallel
ofS north lntitnde, and that the southern
half thereof be admitted as o state at ths
earliest practicable day and We hereby
urge our delegates to the republican
national conye IGNITION at Chicago, and oul
Il delegates IN cong ress, to use all honor
able means to this end. S;ss3s 3
The FLOWING, introduced by Potte,
i OF Fargo was adopted: n
The republ icans of Dakota, assembled
~ convention for the purpose Of select:
ing delegates to participate in the
choice Of standard bearers In the com;
ing presidential ampaign, deem IL I'm,
Inec essary to formulate . code Of princii
Eples5 further than TO declare their adhe,
sion to the platform heret fore adopted
9Iby the national repnb lican party, undel
/ the operation of which slavery was
labolishe secession ennihilated, rebel
i lion subdned, univ rsal suffrage estab
Il lished, the Union preserved, the nation
i al honor maintained prosperity secured
| and the glorious doc trine. of human lib
/ erty commended to the endorsement b
i NIL other people and nations npon til,
/ lace Of the earth.
Judge Bennett Of CLARK moved heart,