St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-18
The Proceedings Of the Dakota
Convention at Pierre
Yesterday.
South Dakota Gets the First Chest
nuts in the Temporary
Organization.
Judge Moody and Johnson Nickeus Engage
in a Spirited ContrO-
yersy.
The Convention Adjourned to Nine O'Clock
This Morning to Allow the Chair
man to Appoint Committees.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

PIERRE, OAK, Sept. 17.-The hall in which
the convention was to have been held was
burned by fire last week. The Northwestern
Transportation Freight company's warehouse
was secured for the session of the conven-
ton is monster building, with one room
that is 40x200 feet long. Temporary seats
were put in with platform and an abundance
of chairs and tables for the reporters. The
wall Of the room was decorated with the ma
tionel colors and evergreens, together with
many pictures of Blaine and Logan. At
tached to the ceiling were printed placards
with the names Of the counties designating
the seats of the delegates.
The day was lovely, clear and warm.
At 2:30 p. IN. f. Wildwell of Minnehaha,
called the convention to order, saying he had
been designated by the territorial committee
to that duty. He called on Rev. o. E. Muir
ray, pastor of the Pierre Methodist church, to
offer prayer, who did SO in an appropriate
manner.
Col Dewey, Of Pierre, was then intro
duced and extended greetings to the dele
gates, apologizing for the accommodations
offered, but explained it was owing to last
weeks fire.
ColdWell read the call under which the
convention was assembled.
Judge J E. Jennett moved that D. Hold
ridge, OF Miner county, be elected as tempo
rary chairman.
johnson Nickens, of Statesman, on the
part OF the friends of Raymond, seconded the
nomination of Holdridge, who was elected
unanimously.
Mr.. Holdridge, on being introduced, said;
81 thank you very much for this unexpected
honor, for to be called upon to preside over
large assemblage like this, representing the
vast interests of this vast territory, is an honor
indeed. l shall beg your indulgence, gen.
tlemen, while assure you that in your de-
liberations shall to the best Of my ability
act totally impartial and honorably in these
deliberations. [Applausel. There is
grave responsibility resting on these dele
gates, and If you perform the duty to which
you are elected we will roll mp such a Re-
publican majority for that delegate this fall
that will show the United States government
that we are loyal to it, although they are not
10 us. For to be loyal to the Re-
publican party is to be loyal
to the national government. [Applanse.
[ If you are wise in your selection, as you
doubtless viii be, we expect to have a larger
majority this fall than the total vote Of some
OF the states that are trying to exclude us
from the Union. Applause Although
we cannot vote for James G. Blaine this
fall we expect four years fiom now to be
able to assist in naming his successor.
hope our deliberations will be such that when
we have left for our homes that we can feel
in our urinnermost heart that we have honored
ourselves and those we represent.
Judge Bennett, chairman Of the south
Dakota caucus, moved that V. V. Barnes, of
Kingsbury; A. c. Merchman, of Cass, and
A. II. Lewis, Of Grant, be elected temporary
secretaries.
Merchman asked to be excused, and that
R. D. Hoskins, of Pembina, be substituted
for himself. The amendment carried, and
Bennet's motion was adopted.
c. H. Seeley, of Sphinx, moved that the
chair appoint a committee OF fifteen on Gre
dentials, four from north Dakota, seven
from south Dakota, and four from the Black
| Hills. Adopted without dissent.
| A. s. Stewart, of Fall River, moved the
chairman appointa committee Of five on per
manent organization. Adopted unani-
mously.
Chairman Holdridge set about forming
these committees and many surrounded him,
anxious to suggest members of the creden-
tials committee.
In about half an hour Moody, Of Lawrence,
| took the floor and moved that the convep-
ton adjourn to 9 O'Clock tomorrow morning
supporting his motion with speech on the
! ground that careful consideration was needed
to select proper persons for the various com
mittees- At first the feeling was against the
motion, but he made change in the senti-
ment by his speech.
Mr.. Nickens and others bitterly opposed
/ the resolution of adjournment. On vivi-
voce the result was difficult to decide Many
calls we're made for roll call and division,
but the chairman said there was no roll to
J call, as it was not yet known who were dele
/ gates, so he decided the motion carried and
! declared the body adjourned to 9 O'Clock
Thursday morning.
Moody, Of south Dakota, said ne saw con-
fusion and embarrassment on the part of the
chair in selecting this committee and he
,
| Johnson Nickens, of jamestown, rose 70 q
/ point Of order and said the presentation Of
the names Of the committee should be the
only thing before the house.
| Moody-''I move this convention take a
recess until O'Clock tomorrow morning"
! iCries OF no, no.
Caldwell said no lights could be brought
( and no evening session could be held
Moody-"The chair has not only this but
| the committee on permanent organization to
| appoint He is not acquainted with the
delegates nor the delegates with him. All
| desire is that the chair shall select the com
mittee fairly aud unbiased. We have al
ready had spectacle here that Is not very
creditable. Let the chair select this com
mittee and announce it. We are here in a
convention of territory which possesses
more bright men and more brains than the
same number Of men in the United States.
/ IApplause.l These gentlemen are afraid OF
the deliberations of this chair Why ara
they thus afraidi l sgain urge this notioul''
Nickens, Of Jamestown-'sThey have
| brought forth deformed chicken. They
thought they bad the thing all right. They
came here aud raised no question IS to tie
ability OF the chair TO appoint this commit
tee until they so. into wrangle with them
selves. I question the gentleman's good
faith do not care TO 20 into the question
OF our empire. want to speak about this
question before the house. They had It all
, cut and dried, and We sat here and voted for
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