Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-09-25
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Tho Dele gates 70 The Dakota Congressional
Convection were nearly All on hand stPierre on
Tuesday 10th and the DAY was spent In sarnes.
~caacussing, ~ also . large portion
81 Wednesday, the i7th. On Monday
shc convcntioni was called 70 order by Mr..
Caldwell OF n 3ax Falls Judge Bennest OF Clark
county noninafed for temporary chairman ID.
.. Hoidredgc OF Miner county Mr.. Hcldrsdgs
thanked the convention for the honor,
and work was commenced The commit
toe on credentials had been agreed upon
IN czncus, and was 10 consists o. NJ
teau msmbers-Daveu from SDuth Dakota,
four from Che Black Hilis, four from southern
Dakota. The temporary chairman saw Of 10
challenge scverAl Datnas OF the COMMITTEES,
and this was ~ once considered as false to
s9uth DAkoia. Judge Moody moved for q TO
cess antil Thursdsy morning, and called forth
a debate between the Judge ard Delegate MA
reoess was finally carried
On Thursday 18th, the soLyantion was
called 10 order at $50 The chairman request
Cd that there bs no smoking In the hall as
there was giant powder stored beneath.
The committee on credentials was appointed
~ AbAtDNne IQiAn Ia INV WI 1h1IAt NAAAl~
man; X n Aiken, OF Lincoln; j.. Y, Jones, Of
Clay; NJ N. Root OF Barnes; DIR, jackson, Of
Lawrence: r. e. Fahustock, C~addington: A.
Ill CLARK, OF Caster: y, b. Phillips, OF Jerauld, u.
" b Seribnsr, OF Brown; RID. Jennings, of
Fall River; J, g. Hamilton, Of Grand Forks;
n. !. Steele, Of Kidder; ID A. Mizncr, OF Da-
wilson; John A. Stoweii, of Burleigh; Karl
Corner, OF Beadie.
Committee On permanent organization; A.
n. Steward, OF Fall River y, A. Foster, Of
Sphinx II 3 Tyler, OF Cass; Frank Is Allen,
cf Burieigh; John r. Gable, OF Yankton.
Judge Moody msYed the appointment Of q
committee on resolutions consisting OF one
from each legislative district This was
amended BY doubling the proposed member
ship.
Ne Nhkens did mot see any object 10 raising
the es-irnitfee. The convention had no more
right 10 do this than 10 permanently organize
Sgfore the credentials committee reported
Nh. Moody exflsined that il would facilitate
business II this were done
Mr.. Ntekens withdrew his objections and the
motion was adopted unanimously.
Chairman Haldridge asked the delegates to
meet by legislative districts and agree on
names for the committee on resolutions
After considerable sparring between Nick
ems and Moody, the convention y8ted 10 adr
j0iirn To $50 Friday morning.
A breeze WAS stirred Ut the Raymond head
quarters in the afternoon, and IN default Of
anything else 10 talk about, The Raymond
Mckenzie encounter was the principal topic
There wasn't AIRY row, really Aieck came
into R~symends headquarters very red
in the fsTr epd very mad, and stated in
tss ipsidest tones that John Raymond had
been lying about him in that he had
accused him of offering $500 for eight
votes Raymond stepped forward and denied
the statement very quietly but very earnestly.
Aleck would not be Rppeased At arst, and the
wordy war grew into fast and fr~ious pT0pen.
si0ns. Petigrew and Scott, OF hafgo, had an
interchange OF compliments In the McMasters
headquarters at the Grand Pacific, and called
each other namea Numerous other disputes
arisen from time 10 time, but no blows re-
suited
On Friday, the convention assembled and the
list OF The committee on resolutions was FIRST
read, NJ follows;
Il q. Caldwell, MinDchaha; G. O Rungsrud.
Union; J. ". White, Clay; J, O. R.adiey, Nc.
Yankton; n Dollard, Bon Homme; James
Haynos, Harrison v. v. Barnes, KinEsbury IL
l. SprTling, Rrooktngs; T. Johnston, HYDE W. /
Hough, Hughes; ]. A. Munro, Roberts; n ~
Thomas, Brown; A, T. Frank, IAwrence;A e. I
Bo,land, psnsinstoni W u Burke siutamaS;
Hareourt, Ransom; George H. Walsh, Grand
Forks ]. H. Abrahamson, Trail; a w. Yorkey.
Walsh. Il. ID. Hoskins. Pemblna
twenty -four IN all, each Legislative district
Two members
Chairman Bennett, from The committee on
credentials read the list OF delegates After
inishing the lists OF the counties in which
there wore no contests, the chairman read the
following contrasting couDtios; Ramsey,
Hand, Potter, Msfcnry, Ro-
betieb Botineau, and Tower. The majority
Tss IVES signed by asssr-- Ben
", Phiilips, Clark, Dickinson, Jennings,
Fahnestock, and Secretary Atkins
Bennett then stated that Messrs. Hamiin
md Boot took exceptions 10 the report az 10
he counties OF Potter, Hand, and Ramsey,
md Mr. Kern objected 10 Poster and Ramsey.
w accepted which was done
1s.-wlosg dhcusssss1; wisis Che exception Of
county. Then Major hamilton moved
the Sreel delegation be unscated, and
A. II. steed and W. II. standish admit
ed N their rsom Hamilton won bis point, and
and Stsndisn we're admitted after more
han an hour ofdebate A. 4 Stewart chairman
81 the committee on permanent organization,
for permanent officers For uresi.
5ent, Hon Drightoa Carson OF Lawrence; for
SECRETARIES, those OF the tcmporary osganixa
uon 3 report was accepted unanimously,
and Mr. Carson assumed charge OF the gavel
Mr.. Moody moved a call OF the roll for the
Of placing names in nomination for
When Beadle county was called, Carl Gernar.
lroqnols, presented the name " Julius w. 4
shannon ssoyals Tor Burletgh county, offered
Doctor William A. Bentley OF Bismarck Fowler,
OF Pennington, IN behalf Of Cass county, pre-
sented John b Raymond OF Fargo, Twofpey.
Fargo, seconded Raymond's nomination
Eddy, Of Coddington, placed IN nomination
Arthur G. Mdiette. Of Watertown Mr.. Howard
Chinn, seconded She nomination Of Meiette
Of HGges, presented Col. 4 w,
OF Pierre. Jugde Carter, for Lincoln
county, offered the name OF o. s Clifford, of
,antoa. James Baynes, OF Harrison, seconded
ihfords nomination. Neil, Of Grant seconded
he nomination OF Raymond. Judge Moody In
'chsif OF Lawrence county presented the name
Samuel MeMaster. Long, OF Morton, Sec
'nded the nomination OF Bentley.
After q recess Of an hour Mr.. Nickens moved
the convention,
PROCEED 20 A BALLOT.
The chair announced the candidates.
'hannon. Raymond, Mellette, CLIFFORD, Laird,
and McMasterA IL was agreed the
irst ballot be a formal one, and thus stood
he record by counties:
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