The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-10-07

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blythe central committee. Being authorized
by motion, the chair appointed committees,
as follows:s
Credentials, W. K. Marinan. Walsh; F. Nc
Clurc, Hughes; F.. s. Corwln, Kidd r:J. s..
Gautz. Termination; Charles Keith Brookings:
4: A. Reeves, Bon Homne: VIC Bellowss Nor.
J. B. Harria. Yankton: s. A Ramsey, Sanborn;
I: Q. Jeffries. Hyde: J. w. Harding. Jerauld;
WV. Goddard, Minnehaha: FL. Walsh. Sphinx;
man: J. B. Mooney, Grand Forks; TT. Ram
dolph. Beadle; w. u. Adams, Edmunds; j. E.
Jenkins, Brule; F.sC. Strnnder, Clark;sDtE.
Dellery, Hughes.
Adjourned until 3 /. m.
EVENING SESSION
At z:3O O'Clock the convention was called
to order and the committee ION credentials
made q unanimous report, this secretary
reading only the delegates admitted from the
seven contested counties. Only the Bnrleigh
and Cass county contests were Important
In Burleigh county the regular delegation
(anti- Marrattd was admitted. In Cass
county the ,anti-division aud anti-Becker
delegation WINS admitted The temporary
organization was made permanent The
committee IN resolutions reported at great
length, the report embracing Be venteen sec
lions summarized as,follows:
~ a. LILO AumlQlSLIAGlOn8 OF
President Cleveland and the skiIfui manner In
which he has maintained his prerogatiyes OF
second-Commending the policy Of the ma
tional administration for faithful carrying out
Of, the policy OF making territorial appointments
from residents Of the territory.
racy to wrea5 from railroad corporations ali YIN
earned land grants and restore the same to the
public domain. @
nfara nf Rep1hIirau Y ahtninto lot mi forN ot,ar.,kb3nnI
xcept agriculture had been protected and
petted, and declaring that this convention res
cards the existing protective tar n as
m unjust and burdensome discrimination
against our interests in favor OF the colder
and Weather sections of tho East and which
gives rise TO q greater revenue than the public
wants demand and encourages corrupt legisln-3
ton and extravngant appropriations.
$Fitth--Endorsing tho policy OF Secretary
Lamar. more especially his Indian policy. and
declaring In fayoror concentrating all Indians
OF the territory on commensurate reservations
and opening the rest Of the lands to settlement.
26ixth-That NIL soldiers should be 5pensioned
and supportedi in Q substantial way and: con-.
demnfng tho alleged corruption In the pension
bureau AZ formerly administered.
seyenth-Tha We favor the submission 10 a
vote OF the people OF the territory, tho question;
Of the division. of the territory on the seventh
standard parallel S.S
Etehth-Denqnncine the late Sioux Fall con-
stttntional convention Is wastefnl expenditure
OF money. and. not in accordance with sound
public policy
NlnLn-Inat emigration 70 DAKOTA should be
encouraged BY all proper means and without
special favor to any class, and d%enUuncing tho
method OF encouraging emigration adopted by
past kepu6licaa administra1eons.
Ia detrimental to the True interests OF iaboring
men and not in accord with the Democratic poll
Eleventh-We faYur the submission n;
Ito questions npoi which men may differ, ia.
cluding prohibition. when an issue. to d vote OF
{Twelfth-4Tbe Legislature upon assembling
shauld pass q oradtated salary law for all county
officers, and applicab bic to the whLle territory, 30
framed as 70 prevent any Office from becoming d
sontceSL great proht and the p,rizeof corrupt
Thirteenth-Denouncin the railroad commis-,
sion law as the child OF Republican ring corrup-
making 1t oblieatory upon The. commissioners to
secure: an open market, reasonable maximum
rates OF freirht, and to prevent discrimination
between persona and places. ri
Observation-Disclosures that all corporate
lands. and that the legislature make provision
That the maximum rate OF interest lie fixed !at
|1Oper cent, with 2 per cent commission, with
. penalty Clause: That the session laws be
printed. within sixty days Of ADJOURNMENT Of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Law prohibiting, under
penalty OF line and forfeiture Of office, the nc,
oeptance q railroad passes by territorial, county
stxteenth-Providing that. school lands 10
carefully projected from intrndefs by law,
ocuntiessRhere German and Norwegian, papers
are published, county financial reports and,
sssessment lists be published IN one paper 81
Observation-Disclosures the Republican party
and CHANGING ~ with subordinating public Inter-
ests 70 private gains: usurping the power Of
exempttnR from Iaxntion corporntion lands:
overriding theswiil OF the peopfe II. leeiaiafinn
ana the appointment 70 office byvirtuc Of gang
tain Offices Incompatible and certain ncts n; Sffi-
cisls cause for removal: saddling q large unau-
thorized debt on the territory: ssnctioning d
for for years kept Dakota out Of hesUnions and
for having wholly ignored every vital issue in
territorial nfairs In its platform, thereby expos
ID pIsnted III aandaidaass UPON an ana alta a nsob nag.
ton platform without reason or provcration.
Mr.. Tuohy OF Pembina offered ID add.
tton TO the platform a resolution, which was
adopted, expressing the hearty sympathy 81
this convention with Charles s. Parnellinnd
his gallant followers for their able and well
maintained struggle to secure home rule for
Ireland Delegate Parks OF Dtckey offered
aa 2 substitute for Section q the following:
2aResolyed. That the Democrats OF Dakota are
optoseaI 70 any disemberment OF the territory,
Union az one state, and that q candidate Tor
aeiegate be nominated by this convention who
VIII pledge himself to support this resolution,
M mat 2 direct appeal DO made to the people
9y this convention 70 bring this question Is d
Edlrect Issue pt the ballot Dor. s@s IN
IN substitute VA greetedMwtEh3l loud
cneers prolonged for several iaornents: and
Twice did the chairman have to d for
order In discussing the annendnent
speeches were limiJedt to Ave IninuteR ID.
INNS Of gOrdWay delivered b mastarly
speech ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fnyoring nd
nfssa, as whole and reviewing an detail the
enecto 81 previous efforts TO secure admission
as =, wEole. Mr. Johnson led The
MISREPRESENTATION forces and proved q
german that could NOT lie vnnuuished
arrangements were nttentiyely Tecaiyada
-.h.D Day spoke In favor Of submitting the
9nesuon,to q vote Of the people Such ac-
non Wonld be democratic and fatr. Person.
~ ne tavOredd division. Mr.. Parks 81 DIckav
Gonght the question should.be settled n0w.
In6 n0mtnee.o OF the convention should atdnd
ION Q square admission-as-a.whoie uIatfoTtn1
Alr, Frost of Huron supported the original
esoiution..sM III Vau Bnster Of Coddington
favored submitting the qnestlonsto d vote of
me people He favored division and .har-
!Nony ~ DIFF chuukA The Democratic party
pag always favored division and the territory
Saa pesn intsrepresented IN Warrington sbyy
Republican ~ofieehoIders ~appolpted nv ia
Democratic administration, K~esoIutiona for
glylston had been pnased in 1872. 1874.
1910 1880. 1882 and 1884 George q
coon AND sxusK ssToar
declared that the coon tn these 5proceed.
ngs had his hole at Yankton He favoredg ada
Mission ms y whole HI. Love Of Beadis said