Mower County transcript., 1885-10-28

NO CAouSc VI WILL 1cSu4U AOu
the late elections in France. The returns
from the elections show that the strength
of the parties in che new chamber will be
391 Republicans and 2O5 Conservatives.
President Grevy has accepted the resigna-
tions of NJ. Pierre LIE Grande, minister of
agriculture, and N. Hery Mangon, minister
OF commerce
Mr. Stead, the editor of the London
Pail Mall Gazette is now on trial for
abducting the Armstrong girl. The act
was done to prove the ease with which
girls could be thus secured, and she was
returned to her mother unharmed, but the
court holds that pleading a good motive is
no defense. The conviction of Stead is
considered certain.
DAKOTA REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
The Republican Convention to nominate
the 21st and was very harmonious body.
John E. Bennett OF Clark was temporary
chairman and COL Smedley of Grant, per-
manent chairman. L. c. Taylor of Han
cock, L. E. Mayhem of Sanborn, c. NJ. Reed
of Sully and ". c. Allen of Brown were
secretaries.
A. C. Mellette, of Watertown was NOM
mated for governor by acclamation. Other
nominations were as follows: lieutenant
governor, A. E. Trank of Lawrence; sec
retary 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 81.
Grifford of Lincoln: judge of 1st district,
A. G. Kellam; judge I'd district, D. Car
son of Deadwood; judge of Sd district,
J. E. Bennett Of Clark. There were no
warm contests for nomination.
The convention adopted the following
platform unanimously, and adjourned:
We, the Republicans Of the new state of
Dakota, in convention assembled, affirm
ing our loyalty to the national government,
one and undivided for ever, declare and re-
solve:
First-That we affirm the doctrines
huJ0uu0u Dy Uu0 udGDual II0puUl1Cdu COu-
vention Of 1885.
Second-That we fully endorse the action
of our last territorial Legislature in calling
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 to the people Of the proposed new state
of Dakota, and pledge our hearty support
to its adoption at the poles.
Third-That the people of the proposed
| state of Dakota, ere firmly and unalterably
| opposed to any and oil schemes for the
! admission of the territory as whole, and
pledge our continued and loyal support to
the division of the territory on the forty
sixth parallel and admission as state un-
| til recognized by congress-, affirming that
| under the former precedents of congress in
| the case Of thirteen states, including the
states of Michigan, Florida, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, California and Oregon, under the
the Louisiana treaty, and under the deci:
sion Of the supreme court of the United
| States, we have an undoubted and indie
| feasible right to form state government
| and to be admitted into the Union on equal
| terms with all the other states; that this
congress and based upon compacts that are
| irrevocable without the consent of the
| 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-
| loyal people:
Resolved, That while this convention is
| met to put in nomination persons repre-
| senting the Republican party, the entire
movement to form and submit the consti
tuition was non-partisan in character, and
the question of it's 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, and we observe with regret the &C
| tion of a Democratic cOnclave 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
| constitution, the division of the territory
and the admission of South Dakota as q
state, are subversive Of our interests, that
they trample upon the rights of 100000
thereby to screen and keep the patronage
of the federal government pertaining to 6
| territory; and we shall hold any party OF
any people responsible who encourage
these sentiments as directly contributing
to our continued Acknowledgement.
Resolved, That we favor government
close to the people; are opposed to grant
ing any more public lands for any purposi
but for actual settlement, but favor enlarg
ing the rights and privileges Of soldier:
| who desire to secure homes upon our publ1t
| domain, and that this convention invoke!
the immediate action of congress by wis'
and humane legislation opening to actua
settlement the great Sioux reservation
now an unoccupied wilderness containing
over thirty thousand square miles within
our borders, capable of furnishing homes
| to over one million people, securing frs
| to each Indian thereon land in severalty O.
his own selection, granting him full pro
| lection under our laws, and liberal appro
priations for his assistance, civilization ant
education.
After the state convention adjourned
conventions of the judicial districts wer
held to nominate candidates for judges ant
select members of the state central com
mittee. The following was the result:
First District-Judge, E. D. Smith o
Yankton; committeeman, W. s. Bower
Of Yankton.
Second-Judge, Hosmer 81. Keith, O
Sioux Falls: committeeman, W. B. Wal
of Lincoln county.
ThirdJudge, y. C. Thomas of Water
town; committeeman, John A. Owen o
De Smet.
Fourth-Judge, o. II. Dillon of Mitchell
committeeman, II. C. Preston of Mitchell
Fifth-Judge, Seward Smith of Pierre
committeeman, W. c. Allen of Brow
county.