Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-19
rhe Democratic National Con

Washington. Feb. l5-The excitement
uext week over the location OF the demo.
cratic national convention, will divert
and absorb congressional attention, aud
little can be expe .ted from the house oi
representatives. The Chicago delega-
tlon Will be on hand Sunday morning
and the contest begin. The weapons
will be wet groceries, aud will be freely
used. 1t is beginning to DO understood
4 that Mcdonald waits the convention ut
Chicago, aud he has bseu making thor
ough canvass OF all his friends il that III.
terest. That he is the favoiits candidate
among congressman is very apparent, al
though the ghos: Of Grummercy park
there is supposed to be some QUE here
With letter from Mr.. Tllder declaring
uis intentions aud wishes, Out dlligeut
search has failed to discover the letter o,
tue man. There are several gentlemen
co whom he declared his iuten
tion to write such o document, aud
they say it will be positive declina.
tion of further honors, hut none of them
know the custodian of the SphlDx's &C.
cret. The best Informed say that Barnum
will bring them when he comes. The
nopes Of st. Louis depend upon Mr..
h.den's candidacy. The old ticket
should be nominated at the old place.
the representatives of that city say, but
they are not 80 confident as the Chicago
men. aud the tact that Cincinnati hud
the last convention. is regarded as u serl.
Gus handicap to the prospects OF the
city under water. The only argument
that CINCINNATI emissaries use. il tue i'm.
purtance of Ohio as O pivotal state, and
the umoant uf enthusiasm convention
within its borders will awaken.
Montana's Constli ution.
Helena, Montana, Feb 9-rhe cousti.
tuition makers have completed their
work aud the constitution Of the state OF
Montana is now ready to go to the pco.
pie OF the territory for ratification or re-.
lection. Tue document was finished this
evening after twenty.four days hard
work. After adopting the constitution
as whole. the members, az their names
we're called. advanced to the secretary'e
desk aud slg"ed 1t. when it vas handed
over to the territorial secretary for safe
keeping. In receiving the document the
secretary said ho would endorse the
wcrk of the convention by giving
the constitution his vote, when oppor
tunity was presented at next general
election. The closing hours were enjoy.
ed by all. President Clurk made neat
and eloquent speech in response to Il
vote Of thanks, and remarks were made
by Others. just Us the vote Oh adjourn.
ment was taken, curtain was ralsed at
the rear Of the president's
desk, revealing the flag of our union
and the Apollo club struck up the tun.
Star Spangled Banner" The conven
tion was taken completely by surprise
az but two or three members knew 0f the
arrangement, bnt all recoveredsufficient
ly to join IN heartily on the chorus.
Time has been taken to fully consider
every article, and nothing has been
rushed Though to get rid Of it. Some
of the best lawyers aud business men OF
Montana have given their faithful atten.
ton to the work. and have carefully aud
jndiciously called the best features of
many state constitutions and added to
the matter thus acquired what, in their
Judgment, o constitution for this particn.
lar state Of the union demanded. The
two questions exciting the most opposi.
ton aud debate were those relative tu
free pasaes by railroads to public officers
and tho exemption of mines from taxa
ton. Some contended that if only net
proceeds aud improvements and machin.
cry of mines were taxed, agricultural
lands ought only to be taxed in proper.
ton to crop yielded; but the minority
Thought the exemption would invite cnp.
ital to invest in mines, whereby Improve.
ments wonld bv made aud products
gained to greatly benefit the state.