Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-10-01
HIS NAME is DAY.
NJ. H. Day Receives the Democratic
Nomination For Delegate
to Congress
On the First Formal Ballot, Having
One Hundred and Five
Plurality.
The Day Faction Rule the ROost
From the Beginning to the
End-The
Anti-DivisiOnists Make Hard FIGHT.
But Are Overwhelmingly
Defeated.
The Hannifin Delegation from Bur
leigh County Unanimously
Admitted.
A Stormy Session.

ABERDEEN, Sept. 29.-At II 80 to-day the
territorial democratic convention for put
ting in nomination candidate for election
as delegate to congress, was called to order
by Hon. \. NJ. Inman, chairman of the CEN
tral committee. There was a spirited con-
test for the election of temporary chairman,
the name of Hon. John R. Wilson being Of
fered by the central committee, and the
name of w. e. Quiglcy by the opposition.
After much debate, vote by counties was
taken, Wilson receiving 1877 votes and
Quigley lis. Wilson represents the Day
faction and favors division, and the Quig-
ley followers are for Maratta and the anti
divisionists. r. II. Mcbride was made tenn
porary secretary, . and J. E. Hall
and George Henry assistant tempor-
ary secretaries. The committees on
credentials. permane mt organization and
resolutions were appointed, and the con-
vention adjourned until 3 o'clock. The ac-
ton of the convention this morning fore
casts the nomination Of Hon. NJ II. Day
and the adoption of resolutions favoring a
submission Of the question Of division to a
vote of the people. In the CO INVENTION this
morning the harmony which characterizes
all Dakota conventions, spoken Of by Colo
mel Evans at Yankton, did not prevail
and the session was very stormy
one. The committee on resolutions named
by the char was as follows: W. r.. Brier-
ly, Grand Forks; G. j. B. Harris, Yankton:
L. A. Ramsey, Sanborn; j. S. Jetfries Hyde:
Prof. Harding, Jerauld; w. w. Goddard,
Minnehaha; T. J. Walsh, Sphinx. The con-
vention soon after convening this after
noon, adjourned until p. m, the creden-
tial committee not being ready to report.
Upon reassembling at 1880 the committee
on credentials reported an d the temporary
organization was m ade permanent. The
committee on resolutions presented re-
port in seventeen paragraphs, the seventh
of which is as follows:
We favor the submission to
vote of the people of the whole
territory the question of the di-
vision of the territory on the seventh
standard parallel: declaring that immigra-
ton to Dakota should be encouraged, with
out special favor to any class; discouraging
the employment of convict labor; favOring
submission of all important ques tions, in
cluding prohibition, to the p eople: favoring
graduated salary law for co unity officers:
denouncing the present ra ilroad commits
sion law, and demanding and securing an
open market, reasonable frei ght rates, and
no discrimination between persons and
places; demanding that all co rporate prop
erty be taxed at the same rate as farms:
asking that the maximum rate of interest
be fixed at 10 per cent; favoring the law to
prohibit the territorial, county an judicial
officers from accepting railroad passes.
The last clause is general arraignment of
the republican managem ent Of the terri
tory.
THE SITUATION AT MIDNIGHT.
ABERDEEN, Sept 29.-Midnight.-It is
impossible to predict the outcome. Geo.
s. Engle, yesterday the most prominent
candidate has withdrawn from the race to
accept the appointment as attorney general
of the territory. His strength goes to L.
G. johnson and Capt. Dan Maratta, United
States marshal The fight is now between
Ziebach, Wilson and Day. The latter has
captured the permanent organization, and
will probably be elected. The geograph-
ical lines have not counted for much in the
THE HANNIFIN DELEGA ALTON ADMITTED.
ABERDEEN, Sept. 29.-[Special.] - The |
Hannifin delegation from Burleigh county