The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-10

ON permanent organization reported the
name OF E g. Wright of Sioux Falls q per.
manent chairman and ]. e Hall Of Cas- q
secretary. These were duly elected. On
motion, ]. T. Gilbert Of Minnehaha was
elected assistant secretary.
NOMINATING A CANDIDATE
@ ]. b. Harris Of Yankton then nominated
Norris Taylor Of Yankton u candidate for
delegate +. u. Siebach nominated John r
Wilson of Deadwood, and D. n. Inman nom.
mated II W. Sheaf Of vermillon. An In
formal ballot being taken by counties, the
vote stood:
Wilson. 81 Taylor. ......29 Shsaf. .....12
MI. sheaf gracefully Withdrew I'm favor
Of tho Deadwood candidate, and tho conyen-
don proceeded to . formal ballot A dozen
counties were called, and Ill voting for VII
son, Hr. Taylor moved to dispense
with the call and to elect Mr..
Wilson by aoclamAtion, which motion
carried and Mr.. Wilson unanimously nom
mated. E H. Day of Bon Hommo thun
threw bomb into the smoothly gliding Ger
emonies by moving that the convention pto-
ceed to elect . chairman Of the Democratac
cen tral committee. To which Major Smith
OF Minnehaha offered an amendment mo-
vtding that central committee Of thirty
members-tive from each Judicial district
be first selected from which chairman
might be chosen This brought out some warm
debate, and during this D. W. Maratta Of Bis
marck and D. II Kelliher Of jamestown
arrived, and were, on motion, given seats I'm
the convention. The amendment vas
adopted by vote of 4s to Al. The oom-
mlttee on resolutions reported the following.
which were adopted. and an adjournment
Till 3 o'clock taken:
Resolved, That the Democracy of Dakota IN
ns o Of sas nsUR; .a and
Resolved, That we arc opposed to all sumptu.
ary Laws. and all laws interfering With tho per.
sonal liberty Of individuals.
Resolved, That wc are opposetl to h,sh nm.
tective tarif and TO oil form Of taxes not re.
Qaired Tor the economical administration Of tho
Resolved; That We are in favor Of equal taxa.
TO-. to eae. one mode Of taxation for farmers
the welfare Of the people is not subserved bv The
practice Of making the attorneys and ssenS 81
corporations tho representatives Of political and
Resolved, That we bellows that for the best h.
eetests Of Dakota that board Of commissioner
be appointed to regulate and equalise the
ireisht tariffs Of tho various roads in this terri
Resolved. That we believe our vast school land
Sa.'. Donation n from the United States government
rtory nto tse uaoa sha tss xsS ss
derived from this source win be suiiioient ~
suRpors, the edpe:tion Of people perpetpaliy
ion Of the tcrIitory Oh tho seventh standard az
allel. and appeal to tho Democratic membefS q
congress %e, to favor snch division.
naaon Of s ss
reservation lying north Of the White rfysr.
should be opened to settlement.
ing engendcred and perpetuated in the tcsritory
th.: thai. the Democracy q b.kot. is pledged to The
north no south. no east, no west. w
Resolved, That every principle OF iustioa "a.
Qufres that all the federal officers for the tcrri.
therein. sSey sn00lo 10 selected from tho citizens
AT THE EVENING SESSION
the first business after an overture by the
Slneen City band was the reports Of the oom-
miteees from the several judicial dlsericss Of
tee, which are as follows:
% firstEB J. Caulfeld and Ben Bear, Lawrence;
f Y; stsains -, and T. b. Mccarthy. Pennington:
D. ". Fllck c1tes.
"a Faber, Brule: J. B. Harris. Yankton; j, II
Foster, Dawson; Nat Kern. senborn.
=, Third. A. Joy, Grant Webb, Pembinas 7. &,
". II. Becker, Dickey; A. q. Coveii, Foster; w.
81 s1hnLAUlKublIl, 08EuCSs
Fourth-M. W.. Sheafe, Union; D. Reese,
Turner; W. Van Epps, Niunehaha: A. Boynton,
Lincoln: John Bowman, Lake.
>, Fifth; a. Ward, Hughes; +: E. Lalley. Ham
lin: L. A. Burke, Edmunds: J. B. Smith, Hand:
J. c. Slater, Beadle.
The report was adopted.
Adjourned
John R. Wilson. the Democratic nominee for
delegate to congress from Dakota, was
born in Fulton, No., in March,
1s40. and Is therefore thirty-fve years
Of age. He studied law at his native place, and
a the early ago Of seventeen wss admitted 70
1868 e. asmo,.d dPr1tst'hi1S ia
DeadMood, and soon after formed
name Of vancise 4 Wilson. The firm had .
large law practice in the Black Hills, and among
their most prominent cases were the familiar
Richmond. iSsk ,s.s1 Sitting Bull case, in Ihioh
TIN, and who carried the case
70 successful issue. Mr.. Wilson was member
OF the territorial council I'm 1881, and by his
active service In that body and made . record
and won friends 10 numerous - to receive the
nunamious choice Of his party ss their standard
bearer.