River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-29

nominations were as follows: lieutenant
governor, A. f. frank of Lawrence; sec
rotary of state, Hugh s. Murphy of Brook
ings auditor, Frank Alexander of Camp
bell; treasurer, d. W. Diggs of Grant;
attorney general, Maj. Robert ballard of
Bon Homme; supt. of public instruction,
Sheridan Jones; commissioner of schools,
Gen. Beadle of Yankton; congress,
Theodore Kanouse of Sanborn, and Fl.
Gritford of Lincoln; judge of LIST district,
\. G. Kellam; judge % district, d. Car
son of Deadwood; judge of Sd district,
J. Z. Bennett of Clark. There were no
warm contests for nomination.
The convention adopted the following
platform unanimously, aud adjourned:
We the Republicans of the new state of
Dakota, in convention assembled, affirm
ing our loyalty to the national government
one aud undivided for ever, declare and re-
solve:
First-That we affirm the doctrines
amended bY the national Republican con
ventiOn OF 1850
SeconC-That we fully endorse the action
of our last territorial legislature i'll calling
a constitutional convention OF South Da-
kOta. and that we are in hearty accord
with the action of that convention, and
recommend the constitution framed there
at 10 the people of the proposed new state
OF Dakota. and pledge our hearty support
to its adoption at the poles.
Third--Ihat the people of the proposed
state of Dakota, are firmly and uualterably
opposed to any and all schemes for the
admission of the territory as a whole, and
pledge our continued and loyal support to
the division of the territory ON the forty
sixth parallel and admission as a state uu-
I'll tty Of hot
under the former presidents of congress in
the case of thirteen states, including the
states of Mich gan, Florida, Iowa, w iscon-
sin, California and Oregon under the
guarantees OF the or nance OF l1S1 and of
the Louisiana treaty. and under the deci-
sion of the supreme court of the United
States, we have an un1oubted and indie
feasible right to form a state government
and TO be admitted into the Union on equal
terms with all the other states: that this
right having been affirmed repeatedly by
congress and based upon compacts thar are
irrevocabie without the consent of tie
people, and we have exercised a lawful
prerogative in taking the necessary steps
TO form state, and We now call upon the
national government to carry out It's pre-
cedents and make good its guarantee to
lOVai people.
Resolved That while this convention is
met to put in nomination persons repre-
senting the Republican party. the entire
tuition was non-partisan in character, and
the question of its adoption Is addressed to
the people in their individual and aggre-
gate capacity, wholly free from party
interests and IN no way obnoxious to party
action. aud we observe with regret the az
ton Of Democratic conc'aye OF this
territory recently held at Mitchell, condemn
ing the action of the constitutional conVen-
/ ton at Sioux Falls, and we charge that its
aims and purposes in opposing the new
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and the admission of South Dakota as
state, are subversive OF our interests that
they trampe upon the rights of 26",tuu
people solely for "A selfish purpose, hoping
thereby to screen aud keep the patronage
Of the federal government pertaining to
territory; and we shall hold any party or
iany people responsible who encourage
these sentiments as directly contributing
to our continued Acknowledgement.
Resolved, That we favor governmeaF
close to the people; are opposed to grant
ing any more public lands for any purpose
but for actual settlement but favoc eniarg
ing the rights and privileges Of soldiers
who desire to secure homes upon our public
domain and that this convention invoices
the immediate action of congress by wise
and humane legislation opening to actual
settlement the great Sioux reservation,
now an unOCcupied wilderness containing
over thirty thousand square miles within
our borders. CAPABLE of furnishing homes
Z 10 over ONE uitlitOu HttHtt- SN1ht At'F5 III ~
to each Indian thereon land in severalty Of
his own selection. granting him full pro-
lection under our laws aud liberal apprO-
printions for his assistance, civilization and
education.
After the state convention adjourned,
conventions of the judicial districts We're
held to nominate candidates for judges and
select members of the state central com
m;ttee. The following was the result
First District-Judge, f. ID. Smith Of
Yapktou; committeeman, W. S. Bowen
OF Van ton.
Secoud-JGdge, Hosmer Il. Keith, of
Sioux Falls: committeeman, w. b. Wait
Of Lincoln county.
Third-Judge, D. c. Thomas Of Water
town; committeeman, John A. Owen of
De Smct.
FQurth-Judge, o. Fl. Dillon of Mitchell;
committeeman, II. c. Preston of Mitchell.
Fifth-Juage, Seward Smith OF Pierre;
committeeman, w. c. Allen Of Bro,sn
county.