The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-07-25
DAKOTA REPUBLICANS.
Meeting of Central Committee at
st. Paul-Congressional Conven-
ton at Pierre, Sept. II.
From st. Paul Pioneer Press. 18th,

st. Paul-Congressional Conven-
tion at Pierre, Sept. II.
From st. Paul Pioneer Press, 18th.
MEETING OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The Republican territorial central commit
zee OF Dakota was called to meet yesterday
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. T.
Wells, chairman: E. W. Caldwell, secretary;
George W. Halves, W. H. Skinner, w. NJ.
Cuppett, W. F, Steele, G.. I. Mccoy (by
proxy to ]. II. Drake,) ]. II. King
(by proxy to R. W. Evart), A. j. Plowman
and H. NJ. Gregg (by proxy to r, R. Petit
grew, II. F. Miller and B. w. Benson (by
praxy to A W. Edwards), liver Larson (by
proxy TO Charles H. Dernley), John Fadden
tby proxy to +. T. Wells), A. Boland (by proxy
to We. Prentice The purpose of the meeting
was to arrange for holding the next owen
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 Dako-
to. III particular complexion of the COM
mittee, which is South Dakotian by nine to
six, is al inheritance from the Grand
Forks convention of 1882, and was
determined as rccompense made in
the trade which resulted in the
nomination of Delegate Raymond And as a
result OF this the members 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 dlckering by uniting with the repre-,
the towns which desired the distinction.
They throw the largest part of their force to
Aberdeen, making her six votes, the ballot
resulted: Aberdeen 6, Pierre 3, Mitchell 5,
with slight changes were had, and the fifth
resulted in the choice of Pierre, the vote
being: Pierre 8, Aberdeen s., Big Stone City
1. The time for holding the convention
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 it's primaries.
THE AppoRT1oSMENT CONTEST.
The tug of war was on the matter OF ap-
p~Ortionment of the delegates of the several
counties. Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota in
troduced a resolution that the delegates ad-
ditional to those given nominally to each
county be chosen not upon the basis OF the
number of votes given the Republican can
didate for congress in 1882, but upon the
basis Of population rs shown by the total
vote given the candidate of both parties.
This was denounced by the Northeners
as q fire-brand and led to a protracted dis
cussion engaged in by all, which was some
and hard horse sense. The Southern major
ity stated its purpose and its Justification for
the innovation as follows: 1'he vote of the
Northern counties for Raymond. the
Republican candidate, was tremendously
large in proportion to the total
that to allot the delegates upon the basis OF
his vote would be paying u premium for sec
tional fealty instead of for straight Repub-
llcanism. 1t would give to North Dakota in
not because of there being a larger aver
age Of Republicans there, but because
she had the candidate two years ago.
Furthermore, in the meeting of the commit
tee held two years ago, when Northern Da-
kota had the majority, the representation
increased thirty-fve votes, the Justification
being that in the campaign previous the Dem
ocratic candidate was Il residentof Northern
Dakota, and this had reduced the Republic
that the basis of representation, as fixed for
national conventions, is uitimated one of
population, and not of Republican votes.
H OTHER SIDE.
against UneSe arguments Une nOEu1ern
members made the following points: That
1t Is not a fact that the large increase in the
proportion OF Republican votesi in 1882 was
due to the candidate being n citizen of North
Dakota. but because of the radical improve
ment in the quality of the citizens of
is very much increased-the river rousta-
bouts and railrond shovelers being super
seeded by sober and industrious agriculturists
and by other classes of high grades, making
a population which on account Of
its improved quality is necessarily
and overwhelmingly Republican. Northern
Dakota can be depended upon to cast just as
large a vote for the Republican nominee,
wherever his home may be. And SO far as
precedent is concerned, II what was
done two years ago by the committee
then in existence was a wrong and
an injustice, to duplicate it now makes it no
less so. but simply adds iniquity to iniquity
1t is putting into a Republican convens ion
Representatives of Democratic votes-some-
thing which is not only not politics, but
which when done by men simply
because they nave the power to dc
it, is a damnable outrage.
Mai. Edwards, on the part of the North Da.
kota members, proposed as d basis of repre-
sentation that the apportionment for TIT
convention held at Huron to send delegates
to the national gathering be doubled, thu
distributing more widely the hon
ors of attendance upon the Pierre
| convention, aDu MAINTAINING aG Ult
same time the only true system of making
up the membership of a political body o.
delegates. There was considerable emphasii
INDUCED in on both sides, and the northern
ers Threatened for q time to secede; but Mr.
Pettigrew's resolution was finally couchet
in the terms which are given in the cal
below, and it was unanimously adopted, TIL,
difficulties which for a time threatened bein.
all dispersed. Chairman Wells, Secretar,
Caldwell and Messrs. Edwards and Drak'
were appointed q committee to formulate
the call and apportion the delegates upol
the basis prescribed, which was done, The
report being unanimously adopted.
A. ". Edwards was selected as an add
tional secretary of the committee.
The resignation OF c. 7. Mccoy as a mem
Der OF the committee was received and nc
cepted, and John H. Drake chosen to fill tn
vacancy.
v E. Prentice was appointed chairman .
q local committee to be filed by himself t.
arrange prelimtnaries for accommodation O
the convention at Pierre.
Massrs. Wells, Pettigrew, Edwards an
Drake were appointed to secure transporta
ton for delegates Following is the text Q
the call:
THE FORMAL CALL.
The territorial Republican convention will b
held at Pierre, on Wednesday, September II
1884, at 2 o,clock p. M, for the purpose of plao
congress, and transacting such other bushes
as may properly come before sal,
convention. In said convention tn,
representation shall be two delegates for eac
organized county, aud additional delegates base
upon said county's population as shown by 1t
votes for congressional delegates in 1882, at til
rate of one delegate to said territorial conyen
ton for each 200 votes, OR major fraction there
cast at said election:
The following apportionment is given to sho,
!, the plumber Of delegates to which each county
entitled. Any organized counties not mer
toned or organized subsequently will be er
titled to delegates according to the apportior
ment herein mentioned: