St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-22
democratic Mass convention.


Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Oak, June 2O.-At DEM
oc1atic mass convention in this city to-day
the following ticket was nominated as dele
gates to the Sioux Falls convention: Z. +.
Canlpan of Frederick Maj. N. n. Baldwin
of Columbia. D. B. Johns OF Groton and D.
Hendricks of this city. An effective county
organization was formed by the appoint
ment Of a county central committee, one
from each precinct. The following resoIu-
tions wsre unanimously adopted:
The Democratic voters OF Brown county,
ii mass convention assembled, congratulate
the peop,e of Dakota upon their release
from Republican rule and the consequent
improved condition Of their local affairs.
ignoring all former political affiliations, we
believe that all good citizens rejoice that the
administration of President Cleveland pre-
sages for the territory local self-govern-
ment. as evidenced by the appointment OF
Garland as United States attorney, Melon
nel as Justice Of the supreme court, Taylor
as surveyor general and Sheaf and Bramble
as United States land officers. We de-
nounce the proposed constitutional conyen-
ton at Sioux Falls as master
piece of political jobbery, humbug
and farce. We also declare
ourselves unaltelably opposed to division
of the territory on the 10th parallel, and any
scheme looking to that end shall receive our
determined opposition. The plan OF action
under the proposed constitutional conyen-
ton is revolutionary, unjust and can result
only in the humiliation Of those who are led
into it by the delusive promises OF the po-
Iitical manipulation in whose interests alone
it is called.
Resolved, therefore, that the nominees
Of this convention be Instruction. the event
Of their election to oppose any and every
measure looking to division of the terri
tory On the 10th parallel.
A CENTRAL DAKOTA OPINION.
A prominent citizen of Central Dakota, a
transient at the Merchants hotel last even
ing, gave his views and the public senti-
ment of his section in detail to GLOBE re-
porter He says both parties are Instruct
ing delegates to oppose division on any
basis whatever; that when the question
was first agitated by the Pettigrew-Gam5le
faction, Central Dakota was not then de
veIoped as now and had not entered into
the spirit Of territorial affairs as patent
factor Now, he declares, it Is strong
enough to force an adjournment OF the con-
ventiOn before it is committed on the queS-
ton, if it doesn't secure complete over
throw of this scheme to provide offices for
few malcontents in the extreme south ana
about Yankton often being repudiated by
the territory at large. There is no provision
in Central Dakota on this question, he says,
and the hostility of that section to the
scheme may yet become so strong that tie
courts will be appealed to, and not in vain,
for an Injunction restraining the waste OF
the people, money in calling the convention
together. The $40, 600 voted by the legls-
lature for this useless purpose he contends
should be applied to other and better pur-
poses than trying to force an objectionable
question upon the people. His theory IS
that North Dakota influences will be in
voked to interpOSe restraining order, as
that important section of the territory is TO
be taxed for this purpose as well as central
and southern sections of the territory.
If an Injunction were laid upon the terri
torial auditor prohibiting the issuing Of war
rants there wouldn't be any constitutional
convention to speak of and the money could
be applied by the action Of the next leglsla-
ure say to the benevolent institutions Of
the territory to the profit Of the public.
EXPLANATORY HISTORY.
The convention above referred to was
provided for by the territorial Legislature at
its last session by voting $50. 600 for that
purpose and authorizing the territorial audi
tor to draw the warrants therefor. Purstl-
ant to this action several counties have al
ready taken action in the selection of dele
gates. Sphinx county sent prohibition dele
gates, whose main mission, aside from de-
feating division, will be to prohibit the sale
of intoxicants in the territory by constitu-
tional enactment. Clarke, COddington,
Day, Marshall have selected anti-diviSiOn
delegates and Edmunds and Mcpherson
will likely do likewise very soon. Brown
county, as appears by the above special, is
decidedly outspoken against division. The
election will be held June 80 and viii be
participated in by all of the counties south
of the dnth naIallel