St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-13
DAKOTA POLITICS.
Delegate Convention to be Held at
Pierre, September IL.

The Republican Territorial committee OF
Dakota met yesterday at Hotel Lafayette,
Mnnetonka, for the purpose of fixing the
time and place of holding the convention to
put in nomination Il candidate for Delegate
in congress. As the members of the com
mittee are residents of north and south Da-
kota, and to reach either division of the terri
tory the committee must pass through st.
Paul, it was decided that the most agreeable
session amid the delights of st. Paul's delight
full suburban resort When the committee
convened at Hotel Lafayette all but one OF
the fourteen members were present, in ae-
cordance with the following list:
E. P. Wells, James town, chairman; E. w.
Aberdeen, represented by J. H. Drake,
Aberdeen, proxy;) j. Fl. King, Chamberlain,
Represented by R. N. Ewart, of Mitchell,
proxy0 G.. w. Halves, Big Stone City; VIM.
Skinner, Bookings; W. II. Cuppett, Canton
A. j. Plowman, H. Fl. Gregg, Black Hills,
represented by r. F. Pettgrew, Sioux Falls,
proxy;) A. G. Boland, Black Hills, (repre-
scented by V. E. Prentice, Pierre, proxy J
John Fadden, Grand Forks, Represented by
E. P. Wells, Jamestown, proxy;) liver Lar
son, Mayville, Represented by c. A. Denley
Mayville, proxy;) H. F. Miller, Fargo, (rep-
resented by A. w. Edwards, Fargo,) w. F.
Steele, Steele. B. w. Benson, Valley City,
absent.
In anticipation of the possible arrival of
At
informally aad came into the city on the :
D. M train and held their formal session al
at the Metropolitan hotel, in parlor A. The
question that first came up for settlement
was the time for holding the convention and
the decision was readily and unanimously
reached naming Wednesday, September II.
/ The next question was to decide the place
for holding the convention. The first dele.
gate convention held in the territory was
at Vermillion, the next at Sioux Falls, and
the last one at Grand Forks In the towns
ambitious of becoming the chosen place
for the September convention, appeared the
rivaly existing between northern and south
ern Dakota. After the claims of the differ
ent places had been stated and discussed
the committee went into executive session
and upon the fifth ballot the lot fell upon
Pierre. The several ballots were as follows
First ballot-Big Stone City 1, Aberdeen G.
Mitchell 3, Pierre 3, Brookings l.
Second ballot-Big Stone City 1, Aberdeen
6, Mitchell 3, Pierre 4.
Third ballot-Big Stone City 2, Aberdeen
5, Pierre z.
Fourth ballot-Big Stone City 1, Aberdeen
g. Pierre z.
Fifth ballot-Big Stone City 1, Aberdeen
5, Pierre s.
The selection was triumph for the south
| ern Dakota in terest. -
The basis of representation was the mex
question for settlement, and after considera
| BILE elaboration it was decided as follows
each organized county of the territory tc
| have two delegates at large and one delegate
| for each 200 votes of the total vote given fol-
Delegate in 1882, and the major fraction OF
| 200 votes of the total vote
| A subcommittee of four, two from south
ern and two from northern Dakota were ap
| pointed to make the assignment of delegates
upon that basis.
The agreed basis will furnish convention
of about $50 delegates, and of the number
Southern Dakota will have a preponderence
| 1t was discovered that among the member
| OF the committee there was decided feeins
against the return of Delegate Raymond, ani
if the pronostications of the gentlemen o
the committee are correct, he cannot be nom
| mated.
Southern Dakota will present the name O
Hon. B. F. Pettigrew of Sioux Falls, an,
unless some rivalry not now anticipate,
arises before the sitting of the convention
he will receive the nomination. Everythin
tends decidedly in this direction, with tn
prospect of becoming an overwhelming
strong sentiment by the 18th of next Sep
! tember