The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-09-17
SIOUX FALLS: CONVENTION J, j M
The South. Dakota. Constitutional Convention
Opens and Emphatlcally Votes Down . .5 81
Resolution to Adjourn.
Judge Edgerton Presldent-The Work Of Or
ganizlng--R Representatives Of All the I'll
Isms on Hand.
j Dako,a Consultation Makers.

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SIOUX FALLS, Oak, Special Telegram, Sept
Z The South Dakota constitutional con-
caution assembled IN Germania hall III this
,ity to day at 1920 p m. 1t was called 20
order by Territorial Secretary ). T.. Ielier:
PRAYER was offered by Rev. J. Jamison OF
Sioux Falls The roll was then called BY
Secretary Teller, 'G8 delegates out OF me
i III provided for by the origtnalbill an
s,werinr to their naines The oath OF office
was administered by Mr.. Teller, the dele.
pates all standing. Judge Edgerton, menl-
Der of the Yunkton county delegation, was
elected president by reclamation. After
linking the oath of office he was escorted to
The chair and delivered the following nd
Gentlemen: return to you my sincere thaIi6s
FOR this expression Of your confidence. THIS
DISTINGUISHED honor Is unexpected ana nnsGugn ~
q convention called to form the organic !aw OF
great commonwealth Is distinguished honor.
To BIO selected to preside over the dei1oerations
Ing and experience which do not clairl and
am constrained to accept the place only IN con-
'sderubion. Of tho manner In which ~ was
bestowed end the further fsos taa T. me
discharge Of tho trying duties imposed l shaii
receive your kind Indulgence. We have met
here. under peculiar circumstances ConGfess
this territory last winter Sauthorized delegates
electe from Southern Dakota to meet FOR tine
purpose OF forming aconstitution, republican IN
form, and performing o.! other things essenGiat
application to the general government Tor the
admission of such part OF Dakota into the union
Of atates. The territory has about 10000
squar, miles, and II divided IN the proposed
line each porsion will have 70 500 SOU are miles.
or thereatouts.5 Out growth, has been phenom-
eral in products in wealth and In population,
Fhennmb.r OF tnha5lsanss o. me ter,STrS n =
aus of witch North Dakota has l52. i 90 and
South Dakota 263465 This portion Of Dakota
has to-day greater p ,pulation than, any terri
It has moro. organized and eyulpped
public, institutions than any other territory
eyer had since the formation OF the government NJ.
that our people should desire admission Our
duty here under the circumstances may ba %
delicate one, but 1t is nevertheless plain one,
lam fi II iss perfofmance. Our Deliberations
should. Us have no doubt they will, be charac-
terizoi by the utmost prudence and discretion
It is said by some TINT our acts will be useless,
from the fact that our enemies viii never
consent to, division and admission. The
men who thus prophecy must cruelty judge,
as think, the foremost statesmen of the nation.
/ have that confidence in the patriotism, the
Justice. and the sound judgement which have
generally characterized the public acts of these
leaders, which induces me to believe that they
sentod. but; whatever may be the determins-
ton Of the, president and the congress Of the
Quilted States whether In accord with! the
wishes Of our people and the best interests of
the nation or otherwise. we shall acqui-
escel obediantly, although. II the decision
be AGAINST us, reluctantly. Let us bring
to tho discharge of our duties here all the light
{nvH4 rIS
Judgment and wisdom which nature and educa-
ton have endowed us with. Possibly in the
future. when this commonwealth has grown to
30 great md TO be one Of the leading states of
the Unton,f standing abreast with her sister
states on the east and south. 1t may not be said
OF ns as It frequently Ia OF the trainers ;of the
constitution. that they huilded better than they
good mans ambition to feel assured that those
who come after should DO able to say They
builded AZ well as they knew. & y 555
The speaker was frequently interrupted
with applause, especially when he referred K
the increased popnla tion Of South Dakots
and her right to admission to the Fsisterhool
of states The organization swas then com
pleted by the election of the following
officers: s N NJ ~ {5{s5s 55 n
Secretary; John Cain, Huron; assistant score.
arms, N. B. Kent, Elk Point. u 5.Sss IS
In the election Of these officers the conyen
/ ton merely ratified the action Of d caucus q
/ o majority Of the member, held at 8 o'clocl
! this morning. As to the question Of prayers
the president was authorized to invite til,
different clergy men OF the city to officiate Il
turn as chaplain 2.i35i II J g.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT. "A,
At this point a bombslieii was thrown into
/ the convention in the form 81 the following
resolution, Introduced BY Henry NELL 81
4 Grant county; 4 I,5 s
whereas, .fLe sixteenth Legislative assem,,l,
OF the Territory Of Dakota, assumed the righ
to authorize the calling Of q constitutional con
yention tor that 20 ton 81, tho territory soutt
ought to have It's origin from tie people them
selves Of that portion OF the tarritory affected
thereby; and whereas. tits not the desire Of I'll
gsoEle q. this territory that the same should b
statehood but that they desire az nj.
mtssio1 ~ whole: therefore DO &c i g - )
Rssel I've, !, That this convention do now I'D
No sooner had the resolution been r re.
than Kanouse OF Sanborn county iumned I,
! his feet and moved to LAY on the tabla m,
motion was seconded In the twinklinr ~ Z, 4,
, eye roll call was demanded ,nni TIA NJ,
yote stood % TO ~. Judge Moody Of Dead
j WOOD then arose and moved to reconsider
i and to lay the motion to reconsider on The
i table. In order, as he stated, to dispose q
the question once for all His motion VA
! carried unanimously amid great applause
! Inc delegates who voted against the motor
| 70 lays Nellie solution on tho table were.
Andrews. Hnmitn, Cramncr, Edmunds. DoY
Mcpherson L0wthner and NeIlL Grnnt Potter
inRton. wv =.
Weatfall explained his vote by stating III
+ he ne thought the upporters Of the resolutio,
ought 70 have been given an opportunity
state their reasons for their action, The mo
don 70 adjourn sine die was not wholly AZ
expected by the opposition, but tip e i iat
hour last night it appeared as though
would not be nude. This morning; howave,,
the friends Of the movement, headed ~ a.
{ Brown and Grant county delegates pnt n n
1 gether and decided to push st for ali it wn
:, !, worth They estimated their strelfrth I
l about twenty votes In the, ;conyentinn III
I the result showed that tlisy reckoned Win
out their host The reason II nasiona
by the delegates from the 81 conntIe
supporting the movement IL tint 4
the event OF y the formation n e. 81
state in South Dakota they would ia IL
/ near the boundary to suit them. The Brow,
I and Grant county delegates claim that thei
@oonsti tuents desire admtssion as d whole 8
division north and south, with The Missonr
!, as the dividing line Either measure ina,
say would be perfectly acceptable b
their people The Mcpherson. I'd
munds, Walworth, Lincoln and Cod
ington counties delegates assie1I
about the same renson for their action q m,
twelve cnlclEfnnt flelae,a ~. - -
scored victory to- day, but Others FIJI - II.
u In thas light They state. howev q. I'M h,
they willlturn ~ and work heatt,lv for IN II !
constitpt lon. leaving the question 81 III Il,
adoption to the people The general min !,
Ion among tho other delegates a that I'm, IN
Twelve s.er took the action they did to.,las
merely TO place themselves on record a car,
fying OUT the iisil uattons Of their constitl,l
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TIE PERSONNEL. on THE cosyENr1oN