The Dickinson press., 1884-10-11

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II report was adopted and the committee
on permanent organization reported the
name of E. G. Wright of Sioux Falls as per-
manent chairman and J. E. Hall of Cass as
secretary. These were duly elected. On
motion, ]. T. Gilbert of Minnehaha was
elected assistant secretary.
NOMINATING A CANDIDATE.
c. ]. B. Harris of Yankton then nominated
Morris Taylor of Yankton as a candidate for
delegate. F. NJ. Siebach nominated John R
Wilson of Deadwood, and d. N. Inman NOM
mated M. W. Sheaf of Vermillon. An in
formal ballot being taken by counties, the
vote stood:
Wilson. .....37 Taylor. ......29 Sheaf. .....l2
Mr.. Sheaf gracefully withdrew in favor
Of the Deadwood candidate, and the conven-
ton proceeded to a formal ballot A dozen
counties were called, and all voting for Will
SON, Mr.. Taylor moved to dispense
with the call and to elect Mr..
Wilson by reclamation, which motion
carried and Mr.. Wilson unanimously nom
mated. F. b. Day of Bon Homme then
threw a bomb into the smoothly gliding GER
emonies by moving that the convention pro-
coed to elect q chairman of the Democratic
cen trail committee. To which Major Smith
of Minnehaha offered an amendment pro-
VAAAA6 IL - CAU COu1ullUUSS Ol CQlTCy
members-ffve from each judicial district
be first selected from which a chairman
might be chosen. This brought out some warm
debate, and during this D. w. Maratta of Bis
marck and d. NJ. Kelliher of Jamestown
arrived, and were, Oh motion, given seats in
the convention. The amendment was
adopted by a vote of 4S to a.. The COM
mittee on resolutions reported the following.
which were adopted. n an adjournment
till 8 o'clock taken:
Resolved, That the Democracy of Dakota do
endorse the platform of the national party and
the nomination of Cleveland and Hendricks.
Resolved, That we are opposed to all sumptu-
ary laws, and all laws Interfering with the per
sonal liberty Of individuals.
te assely ysd;r That hat we We ar are opposed pI, o e TO- high pro
quired for the economical administration of the
government.
Resolved, That we are in favor of equal taxa
ton for all classes of property, and opposed
to one mode of taxation for farmers
and another for CORPORATIONS and believe that
practice of making the attorneys and agents of
corporations the representatives Of political and
national interests.
Resolved. That we believe that for the best in
terests of Dakota that a board of commissioners
be appointed to regulate and equalize the
freight tariffs Of the various roads in this terri
tory.
Resolved. That we believe our vast school land
donation from the United States government
buOuluD c 30 CAREFULLY IOSUereQ THAT when the
territory is admitted into the Union the funds
derived from this source will be sufficient to
support the education of people perpetually.
Resolved, That we are in favor Of the divis-
lou of the territory on the seventh standard par
allel, and appeal to the Democratic members OF
congress to favor such division.
Resolved, That the best interest of the entire
territory, especially Of that portion Of the Sioux
reservation lying north of the White river,
should be opened to settlement.
Resolved. That we deplore the sectional feel
Ing engendcred and perpetuated in the territory
BY the Republican party, and we hereby declare
welfare Of the whole territory, knowing no
north. no south, no east, no west.
Resolved, That every principle Of justice re.
qulres that all the federal officers for the terri.
tory should be selected from the citizens
therein.
AT H EVENING SESSION
the first business after an overture by the
Queen City band was the reports of the com.
mittees from the several judicial districts Of
names for members of the central commit
tee, which are as follows:
First-B. ]. Caulheld and Ben Bear, Lawrence
+. ~ = Stearns and 7. b. Mccarthy, Pennington
La Faber, Brule: ]. B. Harris, Yankton; J. s
ThirdNJ. A. JOY. Grant Webb, Pembtna: F. E.
Marsh, ransom; George Egbert, Cass; Richland
county to be supplied, by the chairman); D.. M
". Il: Becker, Dickey; A. G. Covell, Foster; w
Fourth-M.- W.: Sheafe, Union; D. Reese,
Turner; w. Van Epps, Minnehaha; A Boynton
Lincoln; John Bowman, Lake.
lin; LA Burke, Edmunds; J. T. Smith, Hand
J. G. Slater, Beadle.
The report was adopted.
Adjourned.
John r. Wilson, the Democratic nominee fol
delegate to congress from Dakota, was
born in Fulton, Mo-, in March,
1s49. and is therefore thirty-fve years
of age. He studied law at his native place, and
at the early age of seventeen was admitted t.
the bar as a practising attorney: II
Deadwood; and soon after form nee
name of Vancise & Wilson. The firm had 6
large law practice in the Black Hills, and among
their most prominent cases were the familiar
demonstrating Bull case, in which
they were attorneys for the plain
tiff, and who carried the cast
to a successful issue. Mr.. Wilson was a member
Of the territorial council in 1881, and by hi.
active service iu that body and made a recorC
) and won friends SO numerous as to receive thu
UNANIMOUS choice Of his party as their STANDARD