Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-29

A communication from A. L. Van
Odsel, one of the Ysnkton county dele.
CATION to the Pierre convention, appears
in this issue. As an Introductory Mr..
Van Osdel assumes that our correspon.
dent. ''The Old Man." has been abusing
him. The popular judgment is. that
the article complained of was moderate
in its expressions and gave the truth
in plain terms. 1t contains no epithets,
employs no extravagant language and
Is simply recital of circumstances and
a deduction therefrom. The point
made and sustained by our cor
respondent was that Mr.. Van Osdel and
Others got into the Pierre convention by
representing themselves to be for man
whom they opposed from the beginning
to the end. That they aided in nominal.
ing man who is in every way accepta-
BILE does not enter into this discussion.
The argument is based wholly upon the
proposition that the delegation to Pierre
became delegation by false representa-.
tion-that 1t was picked and packed in
the interest of the Mckenzie. Pettigrew
scheme, to which the people OF the coun-
ty were decidedly opposed.
Mr.. Van Osdel found on his arrival at
Pierre that Mr.. Raymond was supported
by Walsh, LaMoure, Scoby and Nickeus!
OF this quartette. but one, Mr.. Nickeus,
was supporting Raymond, the others
with the exception of LaMoure. who
was not presently giving enough of ap.
parent support in the beginning to preju
dice such gullible southerners as chose
to take the bait. And SO, because of this
little piece of acting, Mr.. Van Osdel
chose to throw himself into the arms of
Alex Mckenzie and the Bismarck ring! p!
There is grave consistency IN his course!
If Mr.. Van Osdel does not know that
Mr.. Raymond has labored with
all the diligence and earnestness which
any one man could summon to his aid to
accomplish the opening of the Sioux
reservation, then he has no right to dis.
cuss the subject. If he does not know
that under Mr.. Raymond's care the
project never slept in commission, in
committee or in congress, let him ask
the secretary of the interior, let him ask
Governor Edmunds and Secretary Teller
of the Sioux commission, let him ask the
men of Chamberlain, who were in Wash.
lngton for months in behalf of the bill
for opening the reservation. These mer
will tell Mr.. Van Osdel that Raymond
was in favor of opening the reservation
and actively in favor of it. And he viii
continue SO to be to the end of his term
in spite Of the Northern Pacific railroad
MIR. Van Osdel again exhibits his lgno
rance of the situation when he connects
our delegate with the Northern Pacific
railroad. It was the Northern Pacifis
ring which was fighting him and which
Mr.. Van Osdel joined hands with a,
Pierre.
In conclusion We desire to call Mr.
Van Osdel's attention to the followine
central committee, selected by his sid,
in the Pierre contest:
A. G. Mellette, Watertown, chairman
John A. Stoyell and NJ. 81. Jewell, Bis
marck.
N. E. Nelson, Pemb,na.
H. w. Alexander, Lacota.
A. w. Edwards. Fargo.
j. A. Monro, Trovare.
J. Nickeus, jamestown.
w. F. Steele, Steele.
John Van Dusen, Tappan.
F. B. Hughes, Arvilla.
j. N. Wheeler and T. K. Long, Man
dan. -
:, NJ. II. Kellie, Ashton.
E. B. Dawson, Vermillion.
| J. r. Gamble, Yankton.
A. Davis, Huron.
B. +. Campbell, Sioux Falls.
r. N. Welsh, Plankinton. N'5
MA. Houghton, Columbia.
H. J. Paterson, Mattlson.
@. f. johnson, Minnesota.
s. 8. Lockhart, Milbank.
A. d. Clark, Custer City.
J. A. Pickler. Faulkton.
i F. NJ. Ritt. Springfield. lea
N. B. Reed, Woonsocket.
K. G. Phillips and Seth Bullock, Dead
wood. .x:,i;s s..s.,.i
I Samuel Roy, Lead City.
| A. 3. Steward, Hot Springs.
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