St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-14
DAKOTA CONVENTION.
The Second Day Of the Meeting Of Prom
inent Territorial Citizens
at Fargo.
Division and Admission to Be Discussed
on the Last Day---Di7ision
Sentiment Weak.
Two Thirds OF she Members For Ad-
mission as "a Whole--Sew York
sun on Statehood.
The Territorial Agricultural Board
Awards the Next Fair TO Huron
After a Spirited Contest.
The Convention,s second Day.

The Conventions Second Day.
J Special 20 the Globe.
FARGO, Oak, Jan. 13.-The North Da-
kOta convention reconvened at 10 a. m. to-
day. Additional delegates from Logan,
Kidder and perhaps other counties took
their seats The committee on permanent
organization then submitted the following
nominations for permanent officers of the
convention: For chairman, X. l.. Wallace
of Stutsman county; vice presidents. }. r.
Bray OF Grand Forks county, W. II. White
of Ransom, Martin Ryan Of Cas-, g. NJ.
Wing of Barnes. II. ID. Fruit OF Nelson; sec
rotary. Henry Dickey Of Dickey; assistant
secretaries. L. j. Smith of Traill q. S. Mont
gomery of Sargent. Herbert Root OF Valley
City stated that he could not vote for Mr..
Wallace. as he was understood 10 be in favor
Of division on the 10th parallel. Mr. Wells Of
jamestown vUuched for him on that point
and the report was unanimously adopted.
The committee on program reported the
order of business and for three sessions each
day. Ii also, by a majority Of five out Of
seven, reported 10 reverse the order Of sub
jects from the call. as follows: First, Wa
terways; second. The Decision OF the Com
missioner of the General Land Office: third.
The Trail County Case; fourth, The Red
Lake Indian Reservation; nth, The Cues
ton Of Division and Admission Of the Ter
riJory; sixth,
OTHER MATTERS
that may be properly brought before the
convention. Your committee further rec
Ommend that there be appointed by the
president permanent committees Of seven
members each for each of the Eve subjects
aforesaid, and one committee of FIVE mem
bers TO whom other subjects shall be re-
feued. The minority, \. 6. Jordan OF the
Republican, and W. ii. White, submitted
this:
The undersigned beg leave 70 submit 20 this
convention a minority report, which Is in all
respects the same as the majority report Of
the committee on program, excepting as 20
the order OF business, in which regard we
deem il desirable 10 make such change as
shall place the consideration OF the question
of division ard admission either or both for
first consideration, the other questions before
the convention TO follow in the order given
them in the majority report.
This for the first time brought up the
question Of division and admission. and
lengthy debate ensued. various reasons be-
ing assigned for the change. but il was re-
gaIded as a square test of the convention on
that question. The minority report was
rejected by nearly a twO-thirds vote and the
majority report adopted. This is believed
to be the
RELATIVE STRENGTH
of the two parties in the convention, and il
is stated by prominent members that the
feeling in favor of cutting off the region
west Of the Missouri river is so strong that
a resolution in its favor is likely 10 carry.
A large number of resolutions in regard
TO land and other matters were introduced
and referred 10 commissioners. One of them
from Steele favored division on the Mis-
souri, river and one condemned the appoint
ment of commissioner of immigration.
Col Plummer offered a resolution prOvid-
ing for vouchers for the expenses of dele
gates with view TO their payment out of
the territorial treasury. Thanks were voted
Gov. Pierce for his census report, also to
Secretary Lamar for Incorporating it in
his general report. At the short afternoon
session the committees were all announced
by the chair. The following resolution was
offered and referred:
Resolved. That. taking into consideration
all the attending circumstances, IL is the con-
viction of this convention that all efforts in
the near future made by the people OF this
territory on the question of admission be
made for admission without division.
This is alleged TO be the sentiment
of the convention. Roberts of CaSs sent
to the secretary's desk and had read a letter
from Hon. Z. j. HodgsOn of ST. Paul dis
cuSsing the recent rulings of Land Commits
sioner Sparks and suggesting the legislation
required TO remedy the evils complained of.
A delegate from Grant county said that
there were a number OF delegations inter
eSted in the question of WATERWAYS who
were not yet here. but would De tomorrow
morning, and he asked that consideration of
that question be deferred until
their arrival. 1t was moved
that the subject of WATERWAYS
be made the special order for tomorrow
morning. Carried. Potter of La Moure
moved to adjourn until o'clock this even
ing and that the committee on land office
rulings be requested, if possible, to make a
report at that hour. Carried, and the con-
ventiOn accordingly adjourned. The night
session was most lively and interesting.
Chairman Walsh of the committee made a
lengthy report upon Commissioner Sparks
rulings, commencing the resolutions re-
Gently adopted at Sioux Falls and opposing
the proposition 10 sell the school
lands. These cover the causes of
complaint with the rulings The
discussion on the adoption of the report
took something of a partisan turn. Con-
nella, Ryan and other Democrats sustained
the action of the commissioner in most
parts, while the Republicans aSsailed. Col.
Plummer, Potter. Walsh and others made
speeches on the latter side. The report was
adopted in the main, and after the intro
ductiOn Of a resolution protesting against
any attempt to deprive the North of the
name of Dakota, the convention adjourned
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