Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-21

Charley Mccoy, who is q delegate fror
Brown county, says Gordon will go int
the convention witt, from forty to fift
votes. Other mathematiclans put it a
twenty-five. Mccoy said he could no
understand why the Clifford figures ra,
SO high. They did not correspond Will
the ones he had made.
THE NORTHERN CLAIM
from the outset took on the appearance
of buncombe. The apostles of that
section calmly asserted that they had
one hundred and twenty-five votes
dead sure. Later in the evening
they advanced claim
to every vote in the north
and finally they piled upon these com
placent figures one hundred southern
votes. All this happened last evening.
This moor Alex. Mckenzie said the north
ern forces were solidifying and he felt
certain they would finally come together
as o unit in the convention. These
varying phases of the situation were
startling to the southerners and the calm
assurance of the northerners tended to
add to their anxiety. In connection
with the northern canvass il Is given out
that Major Edwards does not look
upon himself as q candidate. He tells
the people that he will not go to con-
gress, that he cannot afford it and that
his business in Fargo requires ell his
time and attention, excepting on little
occasions like this. The northerners
appear to be united npon General Allen
and he is locked upon as their candidate.
MINNEHAHA COUNTY
was early looked upon with anxiety
among the southern element. Its dele
gates announced that they were
here for Grigsby and to queries
relative to any second choice
they were non-committal. There
was q slight suspicion that the eyes of
the northerners were upon Minnehaha
and this suspicion gathered strength as
matters progressed. The symptoms of. o
coalition between M%innehaha coun-
ty and the north because more pro-
nounced as the night waned and this
morning it was given out that Minneha-
ha county had combined with the north
to control the
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
and that the proposition was to put in
O. FL. Winsor, of Sioux Falls, as temper
airy chairman. The Minnebaha dele
gates did not deny participation in such
an arrangement. The development of
this plan to capture tt!ae temporary
organization had no depressing effect
upon the Clifford delegates.
SWEEPING DENIAL.
a prominent Minnehaha man enters q
sweeping and vigorous denial of the
foregoing gossip in oil its details. He
says Minnehahs county is here to nom.
mate Grisby by fair means, if it can, and
that it's efforts will all be in that direo.
ton. He says further that M~innehaho
is loyal to the south and will make nc
combination with the north. Winsor
he says, was thought of for temporary
chairman, but the matter has been drop.
ped. This is confirmed by other Mime
haha men.
1t was known early that there were
divided delegations from Moody and
Brookings counties and this took some
votes from the southern column. There
were also six proxies from the Black
Hills in the hands of j.. p. Bedding
which would be thrown against Clifford
Adding these TO M~innenala and The
Gordon counties it was still COMMENDED
that Clifford had enough votes. There
was also o claim that Bon Homme
county was divided and that four o.
Its votes would go to Clifford end foul
against him.
Among our own people the stability
of some of the Yankton county delegates
was seriously questioned last evening
They are strongly Instructed for Clifford
and can hardly break away from theil
instructions SO long as they are closely
under the noses OF their constituents
THE L a
OF the element which opposes the nom
~inatIon of Clifford is to vigorously tall
down his candidacy and belittle hi
chances. This course, strange as it MAJ
appear, has an effect on some minds
especially when a silver tongued orato
lifts his voice and pleads the cause o
the field.
GIFFoRD's STRENGTH.
1t can be safely said hat Judge Gift
ford has $50 votes certain and there i
hardly a doubt but that there IRE enougl
more to render his nomination certain
This much his friends count him beyon
any contingency.
1t does not appear that the Giffor
men have agreed upon any one for ten
porary chairman or to head the permt
, nent organization. They are evidentl
, waiting for the arrival of the balanc
OF the delegates before entering upo
; any arrangement which will be co
\ sidered binding.
STRONG o DIVISION.
There has beensome discussion amor
them relatiye-to the character of Il
o resolutions which would suit Giffo
s and his edherents and the unanimo
d conclusion is that they must be strol
a for division and aIao an endorsement