The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-02


Grand Forks and Turner. Adoljeed !;
The North Dakota men and their south
ern allies voting for il. The forces led
BY Pettigrew and Gamble did not vote.
Winship was seated. On Faulk 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..
Creel be inserted in the committee report
and Ensign stricken ont. Lost. The
sanborn county report was adopted.
Potter county, represented by Gen.
Gilchrist, was contested by Springer:
The latter was seated, the vote being
1864 to 95t. Up to this time there had
been many dilatory motions to adjourn,
take . 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 q. 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 M.
Potter presented q proxy for McHenry
county, 100 mixes north OF Bismarck.
This was debated an hour, and then Mr..
Potter was admitted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
At 8 (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 o 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-
vention on achieving what it had fought
thirteen hours for. Campbell moved to
adjourn to 10 o'clock. Lost-1O2 to
III. DIR. Battey Of Fargo offered a
hearty vote of thanks to the retiring
chairman. King, for his abil-
ity and impartiality. Carried
by n rising vote. ). Ben
nett moved to proceed to elect two dele
gates and two alternatcs to the Chicago
convention. Carried. Bennett nomi-
mated Col. John l.. jolly of Clay coun-
ty, an old citizen of the territory, cool
headed, long timo 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 North Da-
kota man, 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 Plummer seconded it. Hiram
Barber, of Davidson, nominatedJ. Cain,
of Huron. The roll was called, result
ing thus:
Nelson. Ha'Is. .1s Cain: 70, 9;
Nelson and Jolly were declared
chosen. For alternates, Byron E. Pay
Of Brookings, Robert r. Wallace Of
Stutsman, and r. w. Welcll of Aurora,
were named. Pay had 14O. Wallace 1872,
and Welch SO. Pay and Wallace were
elected.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Eddy of Watertown introduced the
following, which was adopted.
Resolved, That the delegates this day
elected to represent the Republican
party of Dakota in the coming national
Republican convention, to he held at
Chicago on the Sd day Of June, 1884,
together with the alternates elected at
the same time and place, l,e and the
same are hereby instructed to vote and
use all honorable means for the nomin-
alton of James g. Blaine as the Repub:
lican candidate for the presidency Of the
United States and of Robert T. Lincoln
for the vice presidency SO long as there
is any probability that these gentlemen
can be nominuted for the respectiye no.
sitiOns named.
Mr.. Hand of Yankton, offered the
following which was adopted:
Whereas; the Territory Of Dakota has
been organized Tor more than twenty
three years. and, whereas. the territory
has now more than $4,000 actual set
tiers within its boundaries, embracing
sn area of more than $50. 900 square
miles aud is possessed of all the re-
sources necessary to form two great
states, Heretofore,
Resolved, that this convention, rep
resenting the republican party of OAK
ota Territory, reiterates it's oft ex-
dressed desire that thb territory he di-I
yided on or near the, ,f6rtJy sixth paraleal
Of north latitude, and that the southern
half thereof be admitted as state at the
earliest practicable day; and we hereby
nrge our delegates to tho republican
national convention at Chicago, and our
delegates in congress, to use all honor
able means to this end.
The following. introduced by Potter
OF Fargo, was adopted:
The republicans Of Dskota, assembled
IN convention forsthe purposesof select
ing delegates to participate in the
choice of standard bearers in the COM
ing presidential campaign: deem il un-
necessary to formulate o code of princi-
pies further than to declare their adhe-
sion to the platform heretofore adopted
by the national republican party, under
The operation Of which slavery was
abolished, secession annihilated, rebel
lion subdued, universal suffrage estab-
lished, the Union preserved, the nation.
Il honor maintained, prosperity secured
and the glorious doctrine Of human lib
srfy commended to the endorsement Of
all other people and nations upon the
lace Of the earth.
\ Judge Bennett Of Clsr1 ,moyedhearty
thanks 10 the trustees of tho Methodist
shurch for the use of their house, tothe
citizens Of Huron, hotels and the secre-
.aries Of the convention. Carried. Col.
q N - a.