The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-18
DAKOTA REPUBLICANS.
Meeting of Central Committee at
st. Paul-Congressional Couven-
ton at Pierre, Sept. II.

From st. Paul Pioneer Press, 18th.
Inc Republican territorial central commit
tee of Dakota was called to meet yesterday
at Lake Park, Minnetonka, but the metro
politan instincts of the members from the
great frontier induced them to change to ST.
Paul, and the session was held last evening
at the Metropolitan hotel There were pres
emit the following representation: e. ?.
Eells, chairman: E. w. Caldwell, secretary,
George W. Raves, W. H. Skinner, w. N.
Cuppett, W. F.. Steele, CT. Mccoy Thy
proxy TO J. III. Drake,D J. II. King
10y proxy to r. W. Eyart), A J. Plowman
and FL NJ Gregg by proxy to T. r. Petit
grew, b. +. Miller and B. w. Benson (by
praxy TO A. w. Edwards), Iyer Larson (by
proxy TO Charles H. Dernley}, John Fadden
(by proxy to E. P. Wells, A. Boland (by proxy
TO We. Prentice The purpose of the meeting
vas to arrange for holding the next conven-
ton for nomination of a candidate for con-
gressional delegate. and over it all was TO be
seen the blister of that sectional fire which
has burned between North and South Oak
ia, The particular complexion of the com
mittee, which is South Dakotian by nine to
six, is an inheritance from the GRAND
Forks convention of 1882, and was
determined as recompense made in
the trade which resulted in the
nomination of Delegate Raymond. And as a
result OF this the member from the southern
half were in position to put through such
measures as to them seemed proper The
first contest was in regard to the location of
the proposed convention, and IN this the
gentlemen from the north endeavored TO do
some dickering by uniting with the repre-
sentatives of one or the other of
the towns which desired the distinction
ri. -. AI.-~.x A. ~r,a xa~ 80 chair fCrx1n IA
Aberdeen, making her six votes, the ballot
resulted: Aberdeen o, Pierre 3 Mitchell y,
Brookings /, Big Stone City /. Three others
with slight changes were had, and the NTH
resulted In the choice OF Pierre, the vote
being: Pierre 8, Aberdeen 3, Big Stone City
T. The time for holding the conventions
was determined without much difficulty, the
choice being Wednesday. Sept II, the only
question being as to what would least in
terfere with the harvest In the matter OF
holding its primaries
THE APpoRTIoNMENT CONTEST.
The tug of war was on the matter OF APP
-portionment Of the delegates Of the several
counties. Mr.. Pettigrew OF South Dakota In
troduced a resolution that the delegates adj
ditional to those given nominally 10 each
county be chosen not upon b basis or the
number of votes given the Republican can
didate for congress in 1882, aut upon the
basis Of population as shown By the total
rese eATsa e~7esHatd OF bDth parties
This was denounced by the Northeners
as q fre-brand and led TO a protracted dis
cussion engaged in by all, which was some
thing Of q mixture of bitterness, popularity
and hard horse sense. The Southern major
| ity stated it's purpose and it's justification for
| the innovation as follows: The vote OF Che
/ Northern counties for Raymond, the
| Republican candidate, was tremendously
large in proportion to the total
because he was d citizen Of North Dakota, 80
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