Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-08
CLIFFORD REN0M!NATED.
The Dakota Republican Convention
Yanktcn Passes Of Very
tremendously.
Hon. @. s. Clifford Rcnoininatel for
Delegate in Congress by Unani.
nous Vote.

vcnton at Yankton was called TO order bv
a. Z. Mellette, Chairman Of the Republi-
can Central Committee. D. M. Evans, of
Grant County, was nominated for Temper
airy Chairman and elected by acclamation.
MIR. Mcnamara, OF Pierre, was elected
Temporary Secretary by accamation.
A committee on credentials, composed
OF the following delegates, was then np-
pointed AIessrs. Fahnestock, of Coding-
ton; Hunt, Of Sphinx; Taylor, of Lincoln;
Bryson, of Potter; Hubbard, of Cass; Par
ker, of Walworth; Brice, of Pennington;
Durley, of Beadle, aud Spencer, of Ram
sey.
The Committee on Permanent Orgnnxa-
ton consisted Of Messrs. Fowler, of Pen
nington; Coyle, of Minnch aha; johnson.
of Hyde; Dawson, of Clay; Randolph. of
Brule; Jones, of Turner; Scott, OF Cass;
Wheeler, of Mortar; Clark, Of Custer;
Stewart, of Fall River; Bowman, Of Brown;
Steele, OF Kidder, and Rudd, of Deuel..
The Committee on Resolutions was COM
prised Of Messrs. Mellette, of Coding,on;
Nicleus. OF Stutsman; Winship, of Grand
Forks; Owens, of Kingsbury; Adams, of
Day; Mayhem, of Sanborn; Gamble, of
Yankton; Potter, of LaMoure; Bronson. of
Miner; Talcott, of Union; Pickler, of
Fnulk; Skillman, of Brown: Edwards, Of
Cass; Wilson, of McCook; Wheelock, of
Dawson.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton selected the following officers and pre-
sented their report accordingly:
G. G. Moody, OF Lawrence County, Chair
man.
John Cain, of Huron, Secretary.
S. H. Elrod and L. X. Long, Assistant
Secretaries.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Col Moody, the Permanent Chairman,
thanked the assembly for tkc honor and
the convention proceeded to business.
The Committee on Credentials reported,
which was adopted. The cpntesting dele
CATION from Clark County, the Elrod dele
gates, were admitted, and the Butler dele
cation from Radsom was also admitted.
Col. Evans moved that u committee of
nine be appointed to select members for a
central committee and the chair appointed
the following:
Mess,s. Gamble, Mckenzie, Nickeus,
Simmons, Washburn, Winship, Wilks,
Fannestock and Harrison.
Then Melvin Grigsby, of Minnehaha,
mounted the platform and presented the
name of 0. S. Clifford, and moved that the
nomination be made unanimous.
Harrison Allen, of Cass, arose and Sec
onded the nomination., and in his speech
expressed desire that all sectional differ
ences be harmonized; that in the future
there will be no South and no North Da-
kota, but simply Dakota.
Mr.. Allen was loudly encored.
j. w. Fowler, of Pennington. in neat
speech, also seconded the nomination OF
NIr. Clifford.
The question was then put by the Chair
man, and the entire convention rose to their
feet, and, with shout, answered yea,
without dissenting voice. The enthus-
insm was immense.
The chair appointed q committee, con-
sisting of Messrs. Edmunds, Stewart and
Plummer, to escort Mr.. Clifford before the
convention.
Mr.. Clifford was found Mt the Merchants
Hotel, and soon appeared and delivered q
short address of thanks.
A communication from the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Dakota
was then read by the Chairman, asking
that prohibition resolution be passed.
The resolutions touch this request.
The Committee on Resolutions then pre-
scented the following report. minority re-
port on the question Of division was voted
down after some debate:
H,so,,,ed. That the Republicans of Dakota, il
convention assembled. hereby declare their I'M
wayer;ng support of the principles Of the Re-
publican party as enunciated in the nationa
platform Of 1884, as they are proud of the record
Of this great party and of its brilliant achieve
ments during the period OF generation of men
Resolucd, That the material and moral inter
ests alike Of the Indians and citizens OF Dakott
demand the immediate reduction of all tho In
dian reservations within tie limits of the Terri
tory, to the end that the vast area of uEoccupiet
lands may be opened to settlement by those
asking homes among US, and as providing
means for the civilization and comfert OF the In
dams, and that wo denounce the failure OF thu
Democratic House of Representatives to enac
the Dawes bill for the opening to settlement Q
| n norton of the great Sioux Reservation Us mex
cusable and uneXplainable
RESOLVED, That the administration of the gen
| aral land Office under Commissioner Sparks ha
been characterized throughout by gross ignor
ance ON his part OF the character OF the people
who have planted the homes, builded the cite
and developed tho resources Of Dakota, or els
he has purrosely wronged and villihed an hon
est loval and intelligent people; that his genera
policy toward the northwest, and particular.
toward the honest settlers OF Dakota IS oa &c
| reversed the well-estabGshed principle that
| man must be considered innocent until ne
proven guilty, and that his ott;repeated state
| in the northwest are fraudulent is inspired b.
ignorance, uttered with malice and sought TO
sustained by the most unwarrantable, unJus
and hitherto unheard of rulings and regulations
Resolved That We denOunce the Vet0es ny I'll
President of the bills passed by both houses Q
Congress for the relief of Union soldiers an
their widows and orphans without excuse otne
than the miserable pretense OF economy.
RESOLVED, That our sylnpnthies 90 OUT 10 LIE
land in her grand struggle for home rule Suc
aspirations urA patriotic and right ana withou
them no peopl1 IRE worthy the name of freedom
and may God speed the day when DakotI an
Ireland alike shall enjoy TINT best boon OF 1fet
DOM government of the people: ny the people
md for the people in all local affairs.
Resolved, That, recognizing the liquor trnln
MS mn evil this convention declares III favor
the home as against the saloon, and pledges III
party to such legislation Us is necessary 10 Pre-
tect the people OF the Territory from the evil II
flueuces of the s,lle OF Intoxicating liquors as
beverage. ~ .
Dakota in favor of the division of the Terrtor
on M east aud west line has been 80 clearly an
frequently Expressed during the past hitee
wears thnt there is no reasonable douD1 OF u
, determined purpose of large majority 70 MOI
on steadfastly till this purpose is accompllsheS
mud we earnestly ask Congress to pass such
measure without delay, suid division 10 pc O
the boundary line of counties nearest the 1ort.
sixth parallel of north latltude:
Resolved. That we heartily beheve IN me y
gality of the movement OF the people OF oout
Dakota to organize q State GoHrn1nen1 an
, hat the defeaI OF the Harrison bill i'll the Hous
Of Representatives was u blow TO civil noef'y.
A vote OF thanks was rendered the RAJ
-oads which had extended courtesles TO u