The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02
DAKOTA Politics.
Proceedings OF the Huron Convention.
Delegates Co Chicago.

OF Brule county WIS SlSStSu
Eddy of Watertown, and Sullivan OF
WATERFOWL we're elected secretaries,
Messrs. Gamble, Steele, Howell,
Dewey, Hager, Pettigrew, Yorkey,
Beardsley, Nickens, Harding, Potter,
Thorson, Taylor, Drake, and Gilbert
we're appointed a committee on creden-
tials. and Messrs. Campbell, Frye,
Booart. Hand and Barber a committee
on rules. Recess for thirty minutes.
Judge Bennett of Clark moved the APP
pointment OF a committee of seven on
permanent organization. Campbell
moved to postpone till the credentials
committee reported. Lost by a vote of
11Sto 70. The motion to appoint was
carried, and the chair appointed Bennett
of Clark, Bronson, Reardell, Scoby.
REYNOLDS, Bronson, Potter and Thiel-
man. Adjourned to Z p. M.
At II o'clock the committee on Gre
dentials reported. A motion to adopt
the report was carried, except as re-
garded contested counties. The con-
vention considered the report of the
committee on the contested seats from
Grand Forks and Turner. Adopted;
The North Dakota men and their south
ern allies voting for it. The forces led
by Pettigrew and Gamble did not vote.
Winship was seated. On Faux county,
the committees report was amended
by substituting Booth for Turner. The
Roberts county report was agreed to.
Edwards moved that the name of Lieut..
T,.nn1 no r,,Cnrfnl ~ fha nnY1 ONiftoa 1,a1NnIf
and Ensign stricken out. Lost. The
Sanborn county report was adopted.
Potter county, represented by Gen.
Gilchrist, was contested by Springer.
The latter was seated, the vote being
1861 to 954. Up to this time there had
been many dilatory motions to adjourn,
take a recess, ETC., all being voted down.
The Pettigrew men urged that the
hour was late, they were tired, wanted
to go home, and it was now 2:45 a.. m.,
but their opponents voted all such mo-
tions down. Long and warm discus
sions occurred on nearly every dilatory
motion, each side trying to wear out the
other, but their opponents promised to
stay with them till the end. Waldo NJ.
Potter presented a proxy for McHenry
county, 100 miles north of Bismarck.
This was debated an hour, and then Mr..
Potter was admitted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
At 3 Thursday morning Judge Ben
nett of Clark reported from the commit
tee on permanent organization Col.
Plummer of Fargo as permanent chair
man, and Eddy of Watertown
and Sullivan of Hanson county
secretaries. This was q minority report.
The majority recommended Maj. Free of
Sioux Falls as chairman. The minori-
ty report was adopted. Plummer took
the chair and made short speech. He
congratulated the majority of the con-
v~ention on achieving what it bad fought
thirteen hours for. Campbell moved to
adjourn to 10 o'clock. Lost-102 to
1T. DIR. Battey of Fargo offered a
hearty vote of thanks to the retiring
chairman. King, for his abil-
ity and impaEtiality. Carried
by a rising vote. Ben
nett moved TO proceed to elect two dele
gates and two alternates to the Chicago
convention. Carried. Bennett nomi-
mated Col. John l.. Jollyo OF Clay coun-
ty, an old citizen of the territory, cool
headed, long time Republican and
avowed Blaine man. DIR. Bentley sec
onded the nomination OF jolly, saying
the latter was an old soldier was four
years in the army, and, as a North Da-
kota a he took great pleasure in
heartily indorsing the nomination.
Dewey, of Hughs, nominated DIR. J. a.
Hardy, Of Black Hills. Nickens, of
Stutsman, nominated Nelson Of Penn
bina, and PlummeT seconded it. Hiram
Barber, of Davidson, nominated j. Cain,
of Huron. The roll was called, result
ing thus:
Nelson.
Jolly. ..........119 Hardy. 81
Nelson and jolly were declared
chosen. For alternates, Byron e. Pay,
Of Brookings, Robert e. Wallace of
Stutsman, and II. w. Welch Of Aurora,
we're named. Pay had lao. Wallace 1872,
and WEIGH 80. Pay and Wallace were
elected.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Eddy of Waterfowl introduced the
following, which was adopted.
Resolved, That the delegates this day
elected to represent the Republican
party Of Dakota In tine coming nationai
Republican convention, to be held al
Chicago on the 3D. day of june, 1884,
| together with the alternates elected at
the same time and place, be and the
same are hereby instructed to vote and
use all honorable mean for the nomin-
alton of James CT. Blaine as the Repub-
lican candidafe for the Oresidencv oftha