The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-10-03
Dakota Congressional Convention.
Judge Oscar 3. minord the candidass
Nominated for Congress By the Pierre
Conyeution.

Judge OSCAR 3. UiMord the cardidas
Terminated for Congress By the Pterr,
Convention.
Tho Delssstess 70 tho Dakota Congressional
Convention were nearly III on hand ! Pierre o,
Tuesday 18th and the day was spent in earnes
caucnssing, - also large porto,
Of Wednesday, the 18th. On Monda,
the conventionl was called to order by MI
Caldwell of ioux Falls. Judge Bennett Of Clarl
county nominated for temporary chairman D
p Holdredge Of Mine county. Mr.. Holdredg,
thanked the convention for the honor
and work was commenced. The commit
tee on credentials had been agreed upor
u caucus, and was to consists OF ff
teen members-seyen from South Dakota
four from the Black Hills, four from Soufherr
Dakota. The temporary chairman saw fit Il
Echallenge several names OF the committee
2 this was st once considered g false b
cess until Thursday morning, md called forth
= debate between the Judge and Delegate Nick.
ems of Stutsman county. Tho motion for !
recess was finally carried.
On Thursday 18th, the convention war
called to order ct $50. The chairman request
there was giant powder stored beneath.
The committee on credentials was appointed
% follows: John E. Bennett Of Clark, chair
m:n; B + 3 Aiken, q Lincoln; J. y. Jones, Q,
Iaxrence; b q. F.hnssoci, csd Shsrsun: a a
H. Clark, Of Custer; +. I. Phillips, Of Jerauld. N.
~. U. S%cripner, Of Brown; RID. Jenninps. OF
Fall River; J. g. Hamilton, Of Grand Forks
NJ Steele, Of Kidder I. A Miner, Of Da,
rldson; John A stowell, Of Burleigh; Karl
Committee on permanent organization: A.
N. Steward, Of Fan River; e, A. Foster. az
sphinx; p. s Tyler, Of Cass; Frank B. Allan.
Of Blrleigh; o r. Gable, OF Yankton.
Judge Moody moved the appointment Of .
committee on resolutions consisting Of one
from each Legislative district This was
ship.
Nj. Nickens did not see any object in raising
this committee. The convention he'd no more
right TO- this than to permanently organize
before the credentials committee reported.
Mr.. Moody explained that it would facilitate
business il this were done.
MI. Nickens withdrew his objections and the
motion was adopted unanimously.
Chairman Haldridge asked the delegates to
meet ~ Legislative districts and agree GU.
names for the committee on resolutions.
AFTER considerable sparring between Nick
ems and Moody. the convention voted to adj
1ourn to $3.50 Friday morning.
"a breeze. was stirred at the RAYMOND head.
quarters in the afternoon, and In defanlt 81
anything else to talk about, the RAYMOND
Mckenzie encounter was the principal topic.
Inere wasn't any row, really. Aleck came
INTO haymond's headquarters very red
The iondess tones thsss John RAY. Raymond saadsa had ID
been, lying about him in that he had
accused him of Offering 5000 for eight
votes Raymond stepped forward and denied
iaYe. sla hansa very quietly but very earnestly.
wordy war grew into fast and furious propens
sions. Petigrew. and Scott, Of Fargo. had an.
interchange OF compliments in the McMastere
headquarters at the Grand Pacific, and called
each other nafnes. Numerous other disputes
nave arisen from time to time, but no blows re-
suited.
On Friday, the convention assembled and the
list OF the committee on resolutions Was first
read, ~ follows:
e O Caldwell, Minnehaha; G.. o. Runesrud.
, Gna !, =. y; White. CMlay;J J. O, Headley, Nc
Yankton; R. Dollard, Bon Homme; james
Baynes, Harrison; v. Y. Barnes. Kingsbury. n
Squirting. B~rookings;E I. Johnston, Hyde;W.
ough,e Hughes; ia. Munro, Roberts; N. N.
8homas, Brown; Al Frank, Lawrence; A. @.
i n. Long, Morton; n. N. Tynsr, cass; al. s.
HaIcourt, Ransom; George II. Walsh. Grand
s: Abrahamson, Trail; D. ". Yorkey.
Walsh Il D. Hoskins. Pembina.
Twenty-four In al, each legislative district
having two members.
Chairman Bennett, from the committee on
credentiala read the list Of delegates. After
finishing the lists OF the counties in which
there were no contests, the chairman read the
Ihomowang Hs contrasting counties; Ramsey,
botineau, and a0's Tower. AeTThs e majority asy
report was signed BY Messrs. Ben.
nett, stoyen, Jones, Steele. Bitsen-
er Phillips. Clark, Dickinson, Jennings,
FahIestock, and Secretary Atkins.
Mr.. Bennett then stated that Messrs. Hamlin
and Root took exceptions to the report as to
the counties of Potter, Hand, and Ramsey,
and MI. Kern objectedto Potter and Ramsey.
Mr.. Gamble Of Yankton moved that the
.ss be accepted which was lone
Ramsey county. Then Major Hamilton moved
hat the Creel delegation be unseated. and
Messrs; A. II. 6teed and w. II. Standish admit
led IN their room. Hamilton won his point, and
Steed and Standish were admitted after more
nan an hour 81 debate. As Stewart, chairman
of the committee on permanent organization.
reported for permanent officers: For uresi.
lent Hon. brighton Carson of Lawrence; for
secretaries, those of the temporary organiza-
hon The report was accepted unanimously,
Ana M: Carson assumed charge of the gavel.
Mr.. Moody moved q call of the roll for the
aeIagate. Carried. 'A = A0.AlnA' 'or
When Beadle county was called, Carl Corner.
Ct lroquois, presented the name OF julius w
nnaalno m,,, stoyalls for Burlsigh county, offered
Of Pennington, in behalf of Cass county, pre-.
sented John B.. Raymond of Fargo. Twomey.
Of Fargo, seconded Raymond's nomination.
Eddy, Of Coddington,. placed in nomination
Arthur 9. Melette, of Watertown. Nj Howard.
q I Chinn, seconded the nomination Of Melette.
slough, Of Huges. presented Col. S. W.
Laird Of Pierre. Jugde Carter, for Lincoln
county, offered tho name OF O. S. Clifford, Of
canton. Janet Baynes, OF Harrison. seconded
nomination. Neil, Of Grant, seconded
ne nomi nation Of Raymond. Judge Moody in
behalf OF lawrence county presented the name
of Samuel McMsster. Long, of Morton. sec
onaed the nomination of Bentley.
After . recess Of an hour Mr.. Nickens moved
hat the convention,
PROCEED 10 A BALLOT.
:, The chair announced the candidates.
shannon, Raymond, Mellette, Clifford. Laird.