Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-09-25
THE TWELFTH AID LAST.

THE TWELFTH II LAST.
The roll call for the twelfth commenced at
$40 y m, and proceeded amid the usual
delays Gifford's friends cheered Justify
when four Of Mellette's votes turned over IL
Bon Homme county. II 10
look like buNness when Burleiph gave
Clifford z from Bentley. Clifford got q m
Campbell from MeiletUe. Cavileer took >
rom Raymond for Walsh, Clark 4 and Cod
nRton went to Clifford from Mel
lette Raymond gained i in deuel.
which stood Raymond o, Clifford 4, The
deserving from Mellette and Bentley being
evidently arranged in y hurry. Grant gave
Raymond U, Clifford 2. Hand was passed for
he m Hughes gave Rayaaond q.
Tid9I1 howl went up when
Raymond, and when Kingsbury gave
Raymond o the cheers were treniendoua
Lawrence was passed Logan gave Clifford
z Gfffordgained l from McMasters in Me
Henry Mercer's 2 went 10 GiiIost from
same thing. Ray@ond's lon~ i Iiss
from Ramsey to Miner, with but few
breaks. stood by him. Sphinx wanted
tinne and got IL Turner was fractiunaiiy bruN.
en- as before In the rest there were nopaterial
changes fankton gave / 70 Edgerton and
20 Clifford. On the recall Hands 8 went
TO Clifford and then Lawrence rushed 10 with
n for Clifford, whose friends
WEN MAD WITH DEr1oHT.
Other chan ges were given amidst great OK.
element Scohey yelled, "Bruckings county
changes her nine votes 20 Gitf " and Anoth-
or delegate shoutsd ~franticaily, ssshe does
nothing Of the kind Then Alex Mckenzie
started three cheers for Broekings and the
yelling broke over all b0unda
A Black Hills delegate insisted upon being
heard, but the chair civ.lIy announced the
vote a. Raymond I73, Clifford a.. and de-
ciared Clifford the nominee. Mai. Hamilton
OF Grand Forks moved that Mr.. Chords
nomination be made unanimous, and another
delegate announced that at Maj Raymond's
request he moved = declaration OF unanimous
for clifford.
After a rocess Of an hour, the chair was en-
powered 10 appoint committee OF three 70 Sc
lect a central committee Of ihrty and submit the
same TO the convention for approval. Judge
Corsen chose as the three X. A. 0remshaw Of
lawrence county, w. A. Bentley Of Burleigh,
and Il n Pettigrsw Of Mime hahn
THE RESOLUTIONS
Ihe gentlemen retired to exercise their
duty OF selection, and In a short tjsna Il w
Caldwell, chairman Of the committee on
resolutions, submitted the following, which
had been prepared In committee and unani-
mousiy agreed to therein;
BE u Resolved. BY Che Representatives OF The
hepubiican party OF Dakota, In convention as
sefnbied. ~. 80 hereby express our loyalty 20
the principles enumerated IN the platform Of
en.ion,
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the pres-
eht administration Of public Affairs a. calculated
to SECURE honest government peace ana pros-
perity. at home, and respect for our nation
abroad.
Resolved That we commend the service. ~
oDr present delegate In congress, Hon. John nj
Raymond, and that we express our arnreciation
or The beneficial legislation he has occurred
Resolved. That We most smphatieAlly usge
the division OF the territory on the forty-sixth
parallel, and admission Of tho southern half to
the rights and privfleges OF statehood.
Reserved. That we aieo earnestly ask OF CON-
gress the ratification OF the Indian treaty which
has been made for the c1ssaon - the government