The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-05-30
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.
rhe Dakota Democrats

She Democratic convention met Ga
the 18th inst, and was n of the most
enthusiastic ones ever held in Dakota.
Most all the counties were represented
by full delegates, and it was apparent
from the start that the democracy felt
as if the year 1884 was to be the sue
cessful one. w. T. Love of Beadle
county was made temporary chairman;
George Egbert of Fargo and G. Haines
of Pierre, secretaries. The following
committees We're her appointed, after
which the convention took o recess un.
til 2 o'clock:
observation-disclosures M. II. Day
of Bon Homme; First district, Fred Z.
Stearns of Pennington; Second, G. H.
Price Of Hyde, Morris Taylor of Yank-
ton; Third, d. NJ. Kelleagher of Suits
man; N. M. Mccormick Of Grand
Forks; Fourth, George Henry of Brook
ings, e. G. Kennedy of Turner.
Permanent Observation-Disclosures,
c.. J. B. Harris, Yankton; First district,
F. E. Stearns, Pennington, and j. w.
Rogers, Custer: Second. James H.
Foster, Davidson, and G. j. Haines,
Hughes; Third, G. B. Pratt, Grand
Forks, and G. +. Smith; Fourth, L. J.
Smith, Minnehaha, and G. +, thinner
man, Kingsbury.
Observation-Disclosures Mr.. Duncan;
First district, j. T. Watson, j. ". Rog-
ers; Second, Mr.. Adams Edmunds,
B. P. Haver, Sully; Third, w. j..
Goodrich, Stutsman, G. j. Hollemback.
Burleigh; Fourth, E. G. Wright, Min
nehaha, +. G.. Hale, Lincoln.
After recess the committee on per-
manent organization reported the fol-
lowing for permanent officers, and the
report was adopted:
Chairman, James S. Foster of David
son; first vice president, H. O'Neil of
Cass; second vice president. e. G..
Smith of Minnehaha; secretary, Capt.
George Ebert of Cass; assistant secre-
%taries, Jacob Colbert Of Minnehaha and
r, Fulton of Grand Forks.
Six candidates We're named for dele
gates to the Chicago convention, and
resulted in q victory for +. NJ. Ziebach
of Bon Homme, and Maj. Mccormick
of Grand Forks; as alternate, Fred
Stearns of Pennington was chosen.
The platform adopted by the convention is as
follows: The Democratic party of the terri
tory of Dakota, in convention assembled, re-
newing their pledges of fidelity to the cardinal
principles of Democracy as %expounded by
Thomas Jefferson and the other illustrous
fathers of tho Republic, resolve.
First-That the convention records its I'M
qualified approval of the measures of revenue
reform introduced and supported by majority
of the Democratic members of congress, and
that we urge upon the Democratic national
convention the adoption of strong measures
looking to a correction of the present obnoxi-
Gus tariff system, and that the luxurious o high
life should pay the expenses of the government,
and the duties SHOULD be removed from the
necessities of life.
Second-That the Democrats of Dakota Ter
ritory recognize the duty we 1--WE the Union
soldiers of the late war, and we favor the pas
sage of the bill now pending before congress
to grant them o warrant of 100 acres of land
to be taken from the public domain.
Third-That we are in favor of reform Of the
civil service and ali economical administration
1 of public affairs.
/ Fourth-That the Democratic party is the
foe of all snmptuary laws, believing that they
] are infringements upon the private rights Of
j the people and destructive of true liberty.
~Fifth-That the Democratic party is the
4 champion of honest money, gold and silver,
/ and paper convertible into coin, and the strict
maintenance of the public faith, both territorial
4 and national.
\ A resolution was adopted for the ap-
\ pointment of committee of three to per-
1 feet more through and uniform organi-
4 cation of the part.- in the territory.
4 w. 7. Love of Beadle, James A. Ward
\ of Hughes and F. E. Stearns of Penn
ington were appointed such committee
f by the chair.