The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-10-29

0fBrOoklngS nominated Ohm IL. Bennett OF
Clark temporary chairman. Fl Carried. Benz
nett's speech was suitable for the occasion
and had a tone INSURANCE that statehood.
will soon come to Dakota. Z: G. Taylor OF
Hanson, I. e. Mayhem OF Sanborn, c. NJ.
Reed OF Sully and w. G. Allen Of Brown were
elected temporary secretaries. On motion.
nj Winsor Of gMinnehaha, the chair was
delegated to appoint committee Of Ave
on credentials. On motion OF Fahnstocks
Of ,Codington, committee Of seven Was
named on permanent organization. On
Mr.. Scobey's motion a committee Of seven!
on resolutions was disappointed. Temporary
organization being completed, prayer was
offered by Rev. DR.. j. H. Moore OF Beal. M 81
THE COMMITTEES. a58s5 ~
The chairman announced committees as
follows: ali; IS 81
Credentials -Winsor, Minnehaha; Par
sons, Hnmlin; scobey, Brookins; Reynolds,
Dawson; Watson, Aurora; Lucas, Brule;
Buechler, Hutchinson. yts,tf & S5}s{s 4
Permanent Organization--Fahns
Codington; Gamble, Yankton: :Ruggles, Ed
munds; Smedley, Grant; Goodykoontz,
Brule; Coles Clark; Basford, Sphinx; Frank,
Lawrence. 5Ss r. Nj B.. {, i3,5 w s.
Resolutions King, Brule; Campbell,
Yankton; Humphrey, Faulk; Hammond,
Sphinx; Preston, Dawson; Stahl iIlia j e;j
AS0AV, oLSkl1A6i 1SIOWns'
It was voted to take a recess Of one hour.
Recess over and the committees being I'M
prepared, NJ. Mellette was called upon, to
speak. His remarks were encouraging, urg-
Ing the people to stand firm in their de-
mands for statehood and popular opinion
will finally accord us our rights. Theodore
D. kanouse made q speech that electrified
the convention, his closing expression being
that whoever or whatever stands in the way
e.. ,ko1,-
be forgotten by the prople Of DIX otas,
Other speeches were made by Judge Camp
bell ofYankton, Rev. Updike Of Watertown,
Gamble Of Yankton and Evans Of the Mil
bank Index. Mr.. Winsor, from committee
on credentials, reported all 4 organized
counties represented n The report was
adopted. Mr.. Fahnstock reported from
the committee on permanent organization
that Col. Smedley Of Grant be permanent.
chairman, and the temporary secretaries
be made permanent. Carried, and Col.
5medley took the chair. Adjourned Is 7:3Oi
this evening. On reasse milling, IT was yot-
ed to proceed to VI 5s{55sss
NOMINATE OFFICERS. NH
Tor governorA. c. Mellette OF Codington.
Mr.. Burdick Of Sanborn seconded the nomi:
nation, and I,enning Of Nj cody moved that
De be nominated by acclamati lon. Carried,
and he wins declared the N omiire. Hawes
Of Lake named II. y. Patterson Of Lake for
lieutenant goyernor. Winsom Of .dinnehaha
named s. .. Young OF his county. Both nom
inations were seconded by several coun-
ties. Mr.. Isl Gamble nominated A. E.
Frank Of Lawrence. Mr.. Frank was nomi-
mated on second ballot by q vote
Of 135 to 100. !On Mr.. Scobey' 8 motion,
H. s. Murphy Of Brookings was nominated
by acclamationsf for secretary Of state. For.
tuditor, Elrod OF Clark named Frank Alex
nnder of Campbell, e and Paine Of Hand:
nominated III. G. Reed OF Sulley. Ons roll
call Alexanderw was nominated By vote 81
1876 to 81 for Reed. Allen of Brown nom
mated: s. H.iJumper for treasurer. Ash
croft OF Edmunds seconded Jumpers no,u.
nation. Edwards Of Grant. named d w.
Yankton said he had heard Jumper WAS;
opposed to division { and statehood, !.
and asked for nm explanation. Jumper
said he was in favor of 1T, and the people
were. By roll call Digs had 2O4jk and
md Jumper had 81 Y, and Digs was nomi-
mated. For al torney general 4. %. Bogert
named Robert Dollard OF Bon Homme,.
and he WIS nominated by acclaination. al,
Sheridan ] ones, the incumbent, was nomi-.
mated for superintend ent Of public instruc-
tion. Jones was elected by 1857 votes to
schools and public lands there were named
Commit OF McCook, Beadle OF Yankto1i,
Babcock and Hammond Of Sphinx, Baker. Of
Day and Caldwell OF Edmnnds. Beadleswas
Nominated on the third ballo Upd yke OF
|Codington put Mr., Kanouse in nominatio
forcongress, and he Was N minat ted byaccIa9
nation. Judge D. Carson o. the Hack
Hills was nominated forsnp renle judge from
the First district; Mai. A. q. Kellanl from
a
rom the third. Here three cheers ,waa
given for the TICKET, and Marching Through
Georgia was sung by the convention. Chair
man King, from commit tee oniresohit lions,
read the plat torn. 81 u
IA. O. Mellette, Repub lican candidate for
lloyernor, ia q native OF Delaware county,
Ind. !, and liz q 5lawyer by profession. Il He Ii
about iorty Ave years Of age, and 10 d man
Of the most marked ability on the ticket.
For four years he was the receiver Of the
and office Mt Watertown losing his con-
nection with the office about two years
ago. 1t will be remembe that he was put
lorwardat the delegat es' convent ion BY the
| McKenzie- Petigr ew-l Sdwards combinat ton
/ as candidate for the Raymond succession.
The combinati ion final failed and accept
1 I'd Clifford asta compromise 81 Mr.. Mellette
an man OF family and lis sa resident Of
Watertown. m ss{ NJ
H. D.stNs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q
4 banker Mt Milbnnk and Is said to be themost
substantial mans on the ticket. He 81 about
Tort five years of age ID d man ot family.
End thoroughly identified with territorial
Interests, smRterint and political
i III a.. u. Frank is about thirty-five years oi
4 age, o resident of Deadwood and Il lawyer
/ 6y profession. He was q member of the
/ Yioux Falls constitntioua conyentio ion, last
i Sept mbefl sin which he took q prominent
Frank Alexander WAS al, active member
i pf the Sioux FAILS consti tutional conyon.
4 zion. He So register 81 deeds Sin Campbell
b3unty He was born in Dub uaue, and IL
twenty-seyen years old: z He has resided In
Dakota t0r nine years. .t e
i;sS THE PLATFORM.
4 We, the Repnb licansi Of tie new sfa ia ii
i dakota, In cony ention assembled, firm.
4 Ing our loyalty TO the mai ional government,
]ohoinnd undiyide led forever declare and re-.
First That we 5aflirm tle dostr Ii,
lsamsnded BY the nstional RePlbli eancon-
jlyention OF 1888 S. X sss
4 Second That We fully endorse the nc.
lttion Of our Inst territ orini legislature III,
d!caling u constit.lti sconvejitio 81
South Dakot,. and sthat We are N; hearty
l!necord With the action oil that convention.
jsand recommend the constitution framed
i lthereat to the people soi the posed new
state 81 Dakota. md pledge onr hearty
Z support to its adoption at tho poles.
Il Third That the people 0f tho proposed
Estate OF Dakota are firmly md unalterably
jsopposed to any and NIL schemes for the nd.
liniission ~ the territory us oil whole, and
1lptedge our tontinued and loyal support to
ne diYision 81 tho territory on the forty.