The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-10-08


Union as one state. and that a candidate FOR
delegate be nominated by this convention who
VIII pledge himself to support this resolution,
ana that a direct appeal be made to the people
py this convention 10 bring this question to a
direct issue Ut the ballot box.
Inis substitute was greeted with loud
cheers prolonged for several moments, n
eWice ala the chairman have to rap for
order In discussing the amendment
speeches were limited to five minutes l. G.
Johnson OF Ordway delivered q mastery
speech, frequently applauded, favoring adj
mission as whole and reviewing In detail the
eifect OF previous efforts to secure admission
as U Whole. Mr. Johnson led the
admission-as-a-whole forces and proved n
foeman that coufd not be vanquished.
his arguments were attentively received.
M II. Day spoke in favor of submitting tbe
question TO a vote of the people. Such ac-
ton would be democratic and fair. Person.
ally he favored division. Mr.. Parks OF Dickey
Gnought the question should be settled now.
Ihe nominee of the convention should stand
on q square admission-ns-a whole platform.
MI. Frost OF Huron supported the original
resolution. Mr. Van Buster of C~oddlngton
FAVORED submitting the question to a vote of
bhe people. He favored division and har-
mony IN big chunks The Democratic party
had always favored division and the territory
mad been misrepresented In Washington by
republican officeholders appointed by the
Democratic administration Resolutions for
division had been passed in 1872, 1874.
1876. 1850. 1882 and 1884. George s.
Engle related
A COON AND SKUNK STORY
and declared that the coon In these proceed
ings had his hole at Yankton He favored adj
mission as a whole. Mr.. Love of Beadle said
ne would rather follow the Yankton coon
than the bismarck skunk. Division is Dem.
ocratic. Mr. Porter Of Dickey believed
one state government more economical than
Two III the Democratic nominee favored
admission as a whole he would get many
Republican votes. Mr.. Bangs of Grand
Forks, IN a humorous speech, favored the
submission OF the question of division. or adj
mission TO the people. After further discus
sion the previous qudstion was demanded,
the question being on the adoption OF the
substitute by Mr.. Parks, favoring admission
as a whole. This was voted down
nays 2O5, ayes 154. A veva voce vote to
strike out section z was then declared lost
amid great enthusiasm, so that the section
stands submitting the question of division to
a vote OF the people OF the whole territory.
Miller Of YankJon then moved to strike out
section IL Of the committee report and sub
stitute the following:
Resolved, That we are ~ favor of the regula-
ton of the liquor traffic by ssHst and reasonable
license laws; but that the enactment of sumpt-
uary or prohibitoIy laws designed to arbitrarily
regulate the personal habits or tastes of citizens
ls an exercise OF power contrary to the funda-
mental principles of all free government.
The resolution was laid on the table and
the report OF the committee on resolutions
adopted.
WHAT THEY ARE HERE FOR.
The chair then announced nominations for
delegates to congress in order. Mr.. Bangs
of Grand Forks said that he had
Gonna hara 10 nnunin0fa MaCn,.poio1 hnt
had since concluded to nominate an
other. In a well-rounded speech
Mr.. Bangs b placed in nomination NJ II.
Day of Bon Homme. Thomas WEIGH of
Sphinx, Mr. of Pennington and Mr.. Price
Of Hyde seconded the nomination. Matthew
GehrIng OF Union, with q pyrotechnio display
of oratory. nominated United States Marshal
Maratta. +. s. Corwin of KidGer and w. \.
Quigley of Turner seconded the nomination,
and a letter from MI. Maratta promising
TO accept the nomination was read.
Mr.. Purcell of Richland nominated John
y. Benton of Cass county. Mr. Splitter OF
Brown county nominated Ia q. Johnson OF
Brown. The convention then proceeded TO
an informal ballot by call of counties, which
resulted:
M. II. Day. ....... .2O4iJohn D. Benton 8
ID. w. Maratta. 49,. 90 No. votes cast. .....-3ol
IL. q. johnson 1890. 1Oi
Mr.. Adams OF Edmunds moved to make the
informal a formal ballot. This was objected
to. and a formal ballot was ordered. result
ng:
M. II. Day. .....228lL g. Johnson....... 4
ID. w. Maratta. 49,. 76lNo. Of votes cast .3ol
Necessary to a choce, 176.
Mr.. E p. Palmer of Hughes county
moved that Mr.. Day be declared the unaAi-
nous choice of this convention. L. g.. john
son said he had made an earnest, square and
honest fight, and was now ready to take his
medicine. He seconded the motion OF Mr..
Palmer, which was carried with but one dis
senting voice.