The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-09-25
Dakota Congressional Convention.
Judge Oscar s. olifford tine Candidate
Nominated for Congress- BY the Pierre

The Dele gates to the Dakota Congressional
Convention were nearly all on hand at Pierre 81
Tuesday 10th and the day was spent in earnest
caucussing, as also large. portion
of Wednesday, the 18th. on Monday
the conventional was called to order Nv Mr.
Caldwell Of Sioux Falls Judge Bennett 81 Clari
county nominated for Temporary Chairman ii
D. Holdredge Of Miner county Mr.. Holdredge
thanked the convention for the honor
and work was commenced The commit.
tee on credentials Ind been agreed upon
teen members seven { from South Dakota
four, from the Black Hills, four from Southern
Dakota The temporary chairman saw fit to
challenge several names Of the committee,
and this was Of once consi dered as false to
South Dakota. Judge Moody moved for a re-
cess until Thursday morning, and called forth
debate between the Judge and Delegate Nick
ems Of Stutsman county. The motion for a
recess WAS finally carried g. "a -. 81 H
On Thursday 18th, the convention was
called 70 order at $50 The chairman request
ed that there be no smoking in the hall as
there was giant powder stored beneath.
The committee on credentials was appointed
as follows: John E. Bennett of Clark. chair
man; B. +. Aiken, Of lincoln; J. ". Jones. Of
Clay; M N. Root, Of Barnes DIR. jackson, Of
81 Clark, Of Custer; +: B. Phillips, Of Jerauld, NJ
~ b Scribner, Of Brown; RID. Jennings, Of
Fall River;J. G. Hamilton, Of Grand Forks:
~ r. Steele, Of Kidder; D. a, Miner, Of Da.
wilson; John A Stowell, Of RBurleigh; S Karl
Corner, Of Beadle vi i 5 3 5 81 RE- "a
n. Steward, Of FAN River; E, "a a Foster, Of
Sphinx; q. s. Tyler, of Cass; Frank b. Alien,
Of Burleigh John B. Gable, Of Yankton. B
Judge Moody moved the appointment OF q
committee on solutions consisting of one
from each legislative district This was
amended by doubling the proposed member
Nj. Nickens did not see any object il raising
this committee. The convention had no more
right to do this than to- permanently organize
before the credentials committee reported 3ff$i
Mr.. Moody explained that it would facilitate
business if this were done. "A Il ~ !45Sa
Mr.. Nickens Withdrew his objections and the
motion was adopted unanimously.
Chairman Haldridge asked the delegates to
meet by Legislative districts aud agree on
names !. for the committee on resolu tons.
After considerable sparring between Nick
ems and Moody. the convention voted toad
journ to $3.50 Friday morning. 52s n l NJ.
breeze was stirred at the Raymond head.
quarters IN the afternoon, and in default Of
anything else to talk about, the Raymond
Mckenzie encounter was the principal topic;
There wasn'taa TOW, really Aleck came
into Raymond headquarters very red
in the face and very. mad, and stated in
the loudest tones that John Raymond had
been lying. about him in q that he had
accused him OF Offering 81, COO for eight
votes. Raymond stepped forward and denied
the statement very quietly but very earnestly.
Aeck would not be appeasedI 1T first, and the
wordy war grew into fast and furious propen-
sions. Pehgrew and Scott, of Fargo, had an
inter change of compliments in the McMasters
headquarters at the Grand Pacific, and called
each other names Numerous other disputes
have arisen from time to time, but no blows re-
suited IS ~ sS1sss
On Friday, the convention assembled ana the
list Of the committee on resolutions was first
read, as follows: NJ Z asis Z; Sss m
E q. Caldwell, Minnehaha; %. o. Rulnges srr
Union; j: " White, Clay; u @, sHeadley, Nc,
Cook; ]. P. Coffman, Turner; A Il Yanasdel.
Yankton &c R. Dollard, Bon HOnme; James
Baynes, HARRISON y. Barnes, Kingsbury; E.
L spqrli9g, Brookings; p. Johnston, Hyde; ".
Hough, hughes; "a. Munro, Roberts; N NJ
Bolland, Penning w. H. Burke, stutsman:
u N. Long, Morton; IN. N. Tyner, Cass !; ii; 81
Harcourt, Ransom George H. Walsh, Grand
Forks; Abrahamson, Trail !; D, w Yorkey,
Walsh; R d. Hoskins Pembinn 4 ~ ~,
Twenty four in all, each legislative district
having two members. A53:;54' 58:ssiE 81:
Chairman Bennett. from the committee on
credentials read the list Of delegates, After
fnishing the lists Of the counties IN which
I there were no contests, the chairman read the
aasesa sts s9un MeHenr1 hansfs S
lette Botneau, and Tower. The majority
report was y signed by Messrs. Bon
nett stoyelI, Jones, Steele, Bitsen-
q, Phillips, CLARK. Dickinson Il Jennings
Mr. Bennett then stated that Messrs Hamlin
and Root took exceptions to the report as to
4 the counties Of Potter, Hand, and Ramsey.
and MI. Kern objected to Potter and Ramsey.
\ Mr. Gamble Of iYankton moved that the
report be accepted which was done
Ramsey county. Then Major Hamilton moved
| that the, Creel delegation be unseated, and
Messra. "a II. Steed and w. 81 Standish admit.
| ted in their room Hamilton won his point, anG
Steed and Standish were admitted after more
than an hour Of debate "a 8. Stewart chairman
Of the committee on permanent organization,
reported for permanent officers: For presi-
dent, Hon brighton Carson Of Lawrence; fol
secretaries, those Of the temporary organiza-
ton The report was accepted unanimously
4 and Mr.. Carson assumed charge of the gaveL
/ Mr.. Moody moved . call Of the roll for thu
| purpose Of placing names in nomination fol
delegate Carried n ~ s4st
When Beadle county was called, Carl Gerner
4 OF Ioquois, presented the name of Julius W
Shannon. Stoyall, for Bnrleigh county, offered
of Pennington, in behalf Of Cass county, pre-
scented John B. Raymond of Fargo. Twomey
i Of Fargo, seconded Raymond nomination
4 Eddy, of Coddington,3 placed In nomination
rthur G. Melette, Of Wafertown. Mr.. Howard
Of Chinn, seconded the nomination Of Melette
Slough, Of Huges, presented ! Col s. "
/ Laird Of Pierre Jugde Carter, for Lincoll
county, offered the name Of o. 8. Clifford, O
i Canton James Baynes, Of Harrison, seconded
Chords nomination. Neil, OF Grant, seconded
the nomination Of Raymond Judge Moody il
behalf OF Lawrence county presented the nam
SEofa Samuel McMaster Long, of Morton, sec
onded the nomination of Bentley. rs III IA 2
After . recess Of an hour Mr.. Nickens move,
4 that the convention, al II; a. ,.
PROCEED TO q BALLOT
The chair announced the candidates.
Shannon, Raymond, Mellette, Clifford, Laird
Bentley and McMastera It was agreed tn,
| drst ballot be formal one, and thus stool
the record by counties: 1t \. II. r