St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-23
DAKOTA CONVENTION.
Nearly TWOHundred Delegates Arrived
in Huron Yesterday.
A Variety of Perplexing Questions to be
Acted Upon
special Telegram to the Globe.

| Special Telegram to the Globe.
HURON, Oak, April Delegates to Re-
! publican territorial convention to meet to-
morrow have assembled to the number of
nearly two hundred. The hotels are crowded
with delegates and visitors, and Spartan
work is being done by the wire pullers to-
day. Among the prominent politicians
present are the following: Alex. Mckenzie,
Bismarck; Pat DOMAIN, Fargo; Col. Camp
bell, r. F. Pettigrew and j. T. Free, Sioux
Falls; E. c. Ericsson, EIlltPoint; Thos. Thorson,
n. G. Nash, H. A. Jernald, and c. Delany,
Canton; II. E. Dewey, Pierre; Dr. w. S.
Reynolds, Mitchell; G. H. Walsh and DIR.
Collins, Grand Forks; Col E. W. Foster,
Frankfort; B. w. Dawes, Redfeld; B. IL.
Sullivan, Plankinton; w. f. Steele, Steele
City. The counties of Grand Forks, Potter,
Grant, Faulk and Ramsey are represented by
contestng delegations. Various county del
egations have held caucuses to-day, and be-
fore noon it became known that the south
ern Dakota delegations under the leadership
and inspiration of Pettigrew had fixed on
John Game, postmaster at Huron, and
editor of the Huron Times, as the repre-
sentative to the Chicago convention of the
southern half of the territory. Pettgrew had
his forces well on hand, and there was ap-
parently lite friction, but the delegates for
north Dakota were all at sea. The split in
Grand Forks, the capital question, Ordway,
Pettigrew, Raymond and others are causes
operating to tear things wide open. This
was the state of affairs at eight O'Clock, the
hOrI. fiyp6 for tho YnaafinO Of tba ,,CrtI N,
kota caucus, and there was apparently very
little hope of anything being accomplished
The caucus was organized at O'Clock by the
election OF Col G. w. PIummer. of the Fargo
ReDu5t5cdn, as chairman, and proceeded to an
informal ballot for candidate to represent
north Dakota in the Chicago national conven-
ton. Four ballots were taken the last resulting
as follows: n N. Tyner, of Fargo, 24 votes;
L. E. Nelson, Pembina, 26 votes; Wallace,
jamestown, II votes. Before proceeding to
formal ballot Col. Tvner made a brief
speech, Withdrawing his name and asking
his friends to cast their votes for Nelson for
delegate, and Wallace for alternate. Tyner
was heartily cheered, when the two candi-
dates were nominated by reclamation amid
the best of good feeling. Nelson's name
was not mentioned till shortly before the
caucus, and it was accepted as a happy solu-
ton of the difficulty. 1t is believed the con-
vention to morrowwill endorse the candi-
dates of north Dakota without opposition
Major Edwards, of the Fargo Argas has
been in town since Monday working with
Pettigrew and endeavorng by every means
to widen the breach between the factions in
the north half of the territory and as he took
part in the caucus he is bound in honor by
its decision, though it is the worst sort of
defeat for him in the delegates fixed on.
Game is supposed to favor Arthur, with
Blaine as second choice, while Nelson, who
is not present, is said to be for Blaine It is
understood that resolutions will be offered
tomorrow critieising Ordway's administra-
ton, but it probable that the convention VIII
refuse to consider them. OF the full list of
the 224 delegates entitled to seats canvas
shows 106 as pronounced for Blaine, and i
is more than probable that the delegates will
be instructed for Blaine.