Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-30
Dakota Delegate Convention,


Howard, Aug. 2S-At the republican
county convention, held at the court
house in this city this afternoon, J.C.
Lee, s. Ii. Bronson, G. L. Blackman, F..
M. Lighthiser, DIR. Green and Rev. Mr..
Coffee were chosen as delegates to at
tend the republican county convention,
which meets at Yankton, September
22nd being instructed for Hon o. II. Gift
ford for territorial delegate in congress.
ID. w. Jackson, j. II. Best, JIG. Feathers,
Il. nj. lighthiser, q. q. Sampson and s..
Jones were also chosen to attend the
Legislative avention for this district,
composed of Miner, Clay and Moody
counties, which is to be he'd at Fiandrau
September 1st. The last named delegates
we're instructed for j. III. Patten, of
Carthage, for the territorial legislature,
DAWSON coUNTY
Mitchell, Aug. 2S-The republican
county convention held to-day chose the
following delegates to the convention at
Yankton: Geo. A. Johnston, r. w.
Wiaeelock, w. L. Warren, L. S. John
ston, j. M. Washburn, Levi Bow, w. N.
Perry. The following resolutions were
| adopted Unanimously
Rcso5oed, That we, the republicans of
Dawson county, heartily indarse the
efforts OF Hon. o. S. Clifford in behalf
of the territory of Dakota as its delegate
at Washington, believing he has accom-
plished all that could have been done
in the face of obstacles never before
encountered by O territorial representa-
tive.
Resol0ed. That we are in favor of the
division of the territory OF the forty
sixth parallel, the line which has been
agreed upo by every legislature and
convention of Dakota since her organiza.
ton, believing it to be the best thing for
both sections.
The delegates are ell Clifford men,
though uninstr ucted, and Dawson eoup.
ty can be counted on q solid south Da
kota platform.
This has been the busiest day of
next week is all that is needed to assure
success,
why the Saloon Men Met.
Sioux City, IT,, Aug. 27-The Haddock
ooroner's jury resumed its work this
afternoon, the witnesses examined being
s~alocnists. The investigation is now
with reference to a meeting OF leading
saloon keepers, which was held at John
Holdenreid's saloon on the afternoon oil
August 8, the day that the assault was
planned against Messrs. Wood and
Walker, and the night of the Haddock
murder. That such meeting was held
and that the question of saloon ltiga-
ton was discussed, and that counsel for
the saloonists Were present and were
paid quite q large sum in each from
the general fund raised by assessment
is not denied, but in the minds
of a great many of our
best citizens there is a connection be-
tween this meeting and the tragedy of
the same night. Later on the same day
another meeting was held and a second
assessment levied. The exact nature of
these conferences, the decisions arrived
at, etc., are what the jury want to learn.
Ii is believed that the fund raised was
placed in the hands of ri, Il. Leavitt,
and from it the fines of King and Wal
tering were to be paid.
The latest developments of the in
quest are TO the effect that a prominent
saloopist has given valuable information
upon which q number Of arrests are ure
to follow. There is beginning to be
considerable public talk against District
Attorney Marsh, who 1T is claimed, if
not trying TO prevent the arrest of the
guilty parties in the awful crime, is
doing little or nothing to hasten their
apprehension and arrest. The reason
given is political.
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