Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-18
A Solid Raymond PhaIanx Of
1872 Against the Field.
Temporary Organization Ef:
fected with HOldridge,
of Miner, Chairman.
Appointment Of Committees on Gre.
dentials and on Permanent
Organization.
From the List of Names it Ap-
pears that the Pettigrewites
Control the Committees.

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Pierre republican congressional conven-
tiou reaches the point where the tempo.
rary organization adjourned to give the
committees on credentials and on organ.
ization an opportunity to reach conolu-
sions and report results. 1t is not i'm
probable that this committee work
may last all night and tho in
dications are that no ballotlng
will be done before tomorrow.
Raymond has the certain vote of almost
enough delegates to nominate him. The
opposition Is not concentrated upon any
one man, half dozen candidates ap.
pearing upon its list. The effort of the
Pettlgrew. Ordway following will be to
throw out regularly elected Raymond
delegates through the committee on
credentials. If this occurs, there will be
an interesting time at Pierre tomorrow.
Dakota Republicans at Pierre.
Pierre, ID. T., Sept. 1.-THE territorial
convention was called to order by E. W..
Caldwell. Of Minnehaha, at exactly 2:2O
p. m. d. D. Holdridge. Of Miner county,
was elected temporary chairman, and A.
Il. Lewis, Of Grant, v. V. Barnes, Of
Kingsbury, and r. B. Hoskins. of Penn.
bina, secretaries.
Up to this time tho proceeding had
moved along with the utmost harmony.
Some little time was occupied by the
chairman and secretary in designating
gentlemen for the committees, and
it was when the chair again tapped for
order that the first bomb in what now
bids to be long and hotly contested
fight was exploded by Judge Moody
moving an adjournment until 9 q. m.
Thursday. Moody is at the head of the
south Dakota forces, and when the mo-
ton to adjourn was offered it brought
several OF the Raymond men to their
feet, among the number johnson Nick,
ems, Of Stutsman, and one of the sblest
leaders of the Raymond party. Nickeus
at first rose to point of order, as Judge
Moody, before Offering his motion to
adjourn, started out with q speech, and
which had the effect of preciptating the
motion. It was decided that the motion
was debatable question, and q dozen
or more gentlemen were on their feet al
once.
The chair recognized Judge Moody,
who stated plainly his reason for an ad.
journment, which was that 1t would be
impossible for the convention to termln.
ate its labors without an adjournment.
and that it would enable the chairman
and secretaries to arrange more salts.
factorly the committees that had been
provided for.
He was followed by Nickeus, who
used strong language towards the lead.
or of the south. charging them with inou.
batting and bringing forth deformed
chicken which they desired to dooto,
up with an adjournment He claimed
that there was ample time this after
noon for the convention to complete
their duties, and when an adjournment
was had it should be to return to theil
homes.
Considerable bitterness was manifest
ed upon both sides of the hall, and on
his final speech before the question wa,
submitted to vote Judge Moody grew
fairly eloquent in vindictive epithets
and retorted that if the chicken iucu,
bated by the south Dakota delegation
was deformed, the Raymond men had
swallowed it whole and that if the ege
that brought it forth was rotten Nickeus
had sucked it clean.
The question was now loudly called
for and submitted, when "Yea" was
thundered from 200 throats, which was
followed By "No" from apparently az
great number. The chair hesitated
at first to announce his decision, but
finally decided that the yeas were in the
majority, and at precisely $3.50 p. m. de.
clared that the convention adjourned
until 9 O'Clock tomorrow. This an
'nouncement raised . pandemonium
among the Raymond crowd, beside
which bedlam itself would stand no
shadow of competition. Immediately
after adjournment south Dakota went
into caucus.
Both the south Dakota delegation and
Raymond men held caucuses this morn.
ing. The former selected candidates for
both temporary and permanent organi-
cation and secured 102 votes pledged to
support the candidate. This, although
the candidates are not bound to support
south Dakota man for delegate. Is re-
Rarded as q victory for south Dakota,
inasmuoh as it gives them control Of the
organisation Of the convention. A com.
mittee on credentiais was also appointed,
consisting of fifteen members, with four
from the Black Hills, four from north
and seven from south Dakots.
Tho work Of the Raymond CAUCUS
consisted Of the speech. making, wherein
Raymond's record in congress WAS eulo-
gizedi and commended, and his friends
counseled to stand firmly by their candi.
date to the last. A committee Of nine
on credentials and organisation was also
appointed, and the caucus adjourned.
Clifford stock has tsken big boom
to-dsy, and il can be pretty safely pre.