The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-26

the expense of MelleJte. Result: a gam ol
8 for Raymond at the expense OF Hand ana
MelleUte; Raymond's total, 1Tl23, or Within
2 of his high water mark. In the
eleventh ballot Hands l from Brown
returned to Raymond; Mellettes =
returned to him from Faux. Turner made
the tellers tremble by voting ! II for Ray
mond. and 6 81 for Clifford None OF the
changes were regarded as indicative of any
thing but the wash Of delegated drittwood.
and every one Wac SAT- when a break
did come it would amount to enough TO mate
rally change the complication OF affairs. The
net totals on the eleventh ballot were:
Raymond. e. g. .172 1871 Edgerton g. ...... !
McMasters... 50 Nalsh .......'......' D
Metette q. 81. 81 -
Clifford 49,. 81 4-2l Total cast ...:...392
Bentley. p Necessary TO cholce
Shannon. IL
THE TWELFTH AND LAST.
The roll call for the twelfth commenced at
$40 %. m, and proceeded amid the uSua
delays Giffords friends cheered Justify
when four of Mellette's votes turned over in
Bon Homme county. 1t commenced to
look like business when Burleigh gave
Clifford z from Bentley, Clifford got 2 in
Campbell from m,..o..e. Uavileer took 2
from Raymond for Walsh, Clark 4 and Cod
ngton 6 went to Clifford from Mel
ette. Raymond gained l in Deuel.,
DESERVING from Mellette and Bentley being
evidently arranged in a hurry. Grant gave
Raymond 6, clifford 2. Hand was passedfor
he time. Hughes gave Raymond 2,
clifford 2. A howl went up. when
Kidder's 3 went from Bentley to
Raymond 6 the cheers were tremendous;
Lawrence was passed. Logan gave Clifford
2. Giffordgained / from McMasters in Nc
Henry. MERGERS 2 went to Clifford from
Bentley, and Morton's 8 did the
same thing. Raymond's long list
- H. AEs0au ri hat . fAyEF
breaks, stood by him Sphinx wanted
time and got it Turner was fractionally brok-
en- as before. In the rest there were nomaterial
changes. Yankton rave J. to Edgerton and
z TO Clifford. On the recall Hands 5 went
to Clifford and then Lawrence rushed in with
81 for Clifford, whose friends
WENT MAD WITH Delight.
Other chan ges were given amidst great ex-
| element. Scobey yelled, 'Brockings county
changes her nine votes to Clifford, and anoth-
er delegate shouted frantically, "She does
nothing of the kind" Then ALEX Mckenzie
started three cheers for Brockings and the
yelling broke over all bounds
A Black Hills delegate insisted upon being
heard, but the chair civilly announced the
vote as RAYMOND 173, Clifford 30, and de-
clared Clifford the nominee MAJ. Hamilton
of Grand Forks moved that Mr.. Gifords
nomination be made unanimous, and another
delegate announced that at Mai Raymonds
request he moved q declaration of unanimous
for Clifford.
After a recess of an hour, the chair was en-
powered to appoint q committee of three to Sc
lect a central of thirty and submit the
same to the convention for approval. Judge
Corsen chose as the three r. A. Gremshaw of
Lawrence county, w. A. Bentley of Burleigh,
and r. I. Pettigrew of Mime haha.
THE -EsoLUTIoN
The gentlemen retired to exercise their
duty of SELECTION, and in a short CINE I. w.
Caldwell, chairman of the committee on
resolutions. submitted the following, which
had been prepared in and unani-
mously agreed to therein:
Be it Resolved, By the representatives of the
Republican party of Dakota, in convention as
sembled, that we hereby express our loyalty to
the principles enunciated in the platform of
the party as adopted by the last national con-
venci0Q,
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the pres
ent administration of public affairs as calculated
pertty at home, and respect for our nation
abroad.
Resolved That we commend the services of
our present delegate in congress, Hon. John b.
Raymond, and that we express our appreciation
OF the beneficial legislation he has secured.
Resolved, That we most emphatically urge
upon congress the claim made by Dakota for
the division OF the territory ON the forty-sixth
parallel, and admission of the southern half TO
the rights and privileges of statehood.
Resolved, That we also earnestly ask of con-
gress the ratification of the Indian treaty which
has been made for the cession to the government
of a large part OF the Great Sioux reservation,
and that we also ask for the opening of the Win
lands Included in mem shall be disposed of only
under the provisions OF the bill now pending be-
fore congress.
Resolved, That as there has been already a lib
eral appropriation made for the survey of the
Missouri river, with the object OF its improves
ment, we ask OF congress for prompt Legislation
for the purpose of such Improvement, not only
to the end that cur natural advantages for cons
merce may be beneficial, but that valuable lands,
timber and otherwise, may be preserved from
Resolved, That as the demand for homes upon
the public domain Is greater than can be SUPP
piled from lands which can possibly be SURVEYED
with the present funds allowed, we ask that an
appropriation sufficiently large to survey lands tc
meet the demand for homestcads, pre-emDriOns
and timber claims.
Resolved. That we deprecate the public plum
der OF the sections set aside for the benert OF the
school fund, and that we ask OF congress the en-
actment Of such laws and penalties as shall pre-
serve them for their legitimate purpose, and al
shall secure TO the territorial treasury the reve-
nue. which might be obtained by permitting
them TO be lawfully used, under lease or other
wise.
Resolved. That we deprecate any sweeping
modification OF the present public land laws.
Resolved, That we favor the passage OF 4 bill
by congress granting a portion OF the nnoccupied
public domain for the purpose Of establishing a
school OF forestry and experimental stations In
Dakota, as provided by a bill heretofore intro
duced for that purpose and now pending, on
snch modification thereof as congress In its
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
and a number OF them cheered. Resolutions
We're also adopted c0mpfimenting and thank
ing the citizens of Pierre. the railroad com.
panies and the officers of this convention. A
resolution by a delegate from Grant against
the granting Of proxies from one county TO
residents OF another county met with decided
opposition and was decided lost
TIE TEhRIrORIAL COMMITTEE.