St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-30
DAKOTA DEMOCRATS.
They Meet in Convention at Aberdeen to
Select Candidate for Congressional
Delegate.
Most Of the Time Up to Midnight Spent in
Arranging Matters OF
Detail.
AT Late Hour NJ. Fl. Day, or Bon
R0Rme, Was Declared the
Nominee.
The First Formal Ballot Settled the
Contest--Maratta Had no
Show.
The Aberdeen convention.

The Aberdeen Convention.
Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN. OAK. Sept. 29.-Probably
at least three hundred and twenty-five del
egates were present at 11:30 a. M. when
the convention was called to order by Mr..
Inman, chairman of the central committee.
The choice of the central committee for
temporary chairman was John r. Wilson.
On motion W. Y. Qugly was substituted
in place of Wilson. Speeches were made
by Gehring, of the Black Hills aud L. G.
Johnson. The latter thought the delegates
in convention were capable of nominating a
chairman. and wanted to let the convention
say who should be chairman. They were
assembled as sovereign Democrats of
Dakota. Mr.. Behring again spoke trying
to show that johnson was inconsistent.
Frost. of Beadle. believed the convention
could not nominate temporary chairman,
as the convention was not yet organized
nor the conteSting delegates seated. Day,
of Bon Homme. said that in the last six
years not a convention had passed but that
the temporary chairman was
APPOINTED BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Some time was taken up in speeches re-
garding the right of the central committee.
John r. Wilson. of Lawrence then sup
ported Quigley, while Qugley. in very
neat speech. said he would rather see har-
mony prevail, and suggested that the roll
be called and vote taken on the motion.
The roll call showed contestiug dele
cations present from Burleigh, Cass,
Cavalier, Douglas, McCook and
Richland. Eddy. Emmons and Faux
are not represented. The vote
stood in favor of Wilson 191 to 115 OBJ
posed. 1t was moved and carried that
Wilson be unanimously declared temporary
ance SAYING he felt glad the ice had been
broken by speeches already made. This
Democratic convention was being anXiously
watched throughout the territory and adj
joining states.
NO LINE OF ACTION
was laid out. but he hoped each delegate
would do what he thought best for the good
of his district. and that harmony might
prevail during the convention. Frost. OF
Beadle, made motion, which was adopted,
that the secretary and two assistant secre-
taries be left to the central committee to
appoint If they had selected the same. Nc
Bride. of Davidson, was named as secre-
tary. and Henry, Of Bookings, and Hall,
OF Trail. as assistant secretaries.
1t was next moved and carried
that the chair appoint committee of seven
on credentials. An amendment was offered
making it eleven. but this was lost and a
committee of seven was appointed. Miller.
of Pierre, moved that seven men be aD-
pointed by the chair as a committee on per-
manent examinations; carried. 1t was
moved and carried that a committee on
resolutions be appointed. The committees
are composed as follows:
Resolutions-W. r. Breerly, of Grand
Forks; j. B. Harris, of YanktoD S. A. Ram.
sey of Sanborn; L. o. Jeffries, of Hyde; Prof,
Harding, of Jevauld; W W. Goddard, OF
Minnehaha. and I. j. Walsh, of Sphinx.
On Credentials-M. K. Mcmillan, of walshi
P. F. Mcclure, of Hughes; F. S. Corwin, of
Kidder; ]. S. Gantz, Of Pennington; Charles
Keith, of Brookings; H. A. Reeves, of Boz
Homme, and "a G. Bellows of Merton.
On Permanent OrganiZation-J. W. Good.
rich, of Stutsman;J il B. Mooney, of Grand !
Forks; T. F. Randolph, of Beadle; W. H.
Adams. of Emmons; j. E. jenkins, of Brulet
F. E. Strauder, of CLARK, and Dill Coy, of
Hughes.
The committee on credentials sent word
to the convention after dinner that
NO REPORT COULD BE MADE
until o'clock. On motion an adjourn
ment was taken TO that hour. At
o'clock p. m. the outlook had considerably
changed since last night, Engle's appoint
ment as attorney general, causing his re-
fusal to run for delegate. The nomination
was conceded to Engle by almost all, and
if he had held out his nomination was Ger
tain. A motion was made and carried
that only five minutes hereafter be
allowed a speaker. Frost, of Huron,
made a short speech favoring division. He
predicted that the South Dakota Democrats
could not vote the ticket except as SUBJ
missonistS. Won Buskirk. of Coddington,
said he hoped this convention would put
plank in the platform long and wide enough
for every Democrat to stand on. Price. of
Hyde, made a brilliant speech on the need
OF harmony and of division which he favored.
After long wrangle, all preliminaries
were settled, and the convention got down
to business In the platform adopted.
Cleveland and the Democratic administra-
ton are Endorsed. and demands made that
territorial offices be filled by Dakota resi-
dents, and farming interests be recognized.
The action of the interior department is
heartily commended, and it is asked that
the question of division be submitted to a
vote OF the people. Convict labor is de-
nOunced.
The platform also favors letting the peo-
pie decide the prohibition issue for them
selves. and dem andS the abolition of the
railroad commission and the taxing of cor
porate prope W.
DAY FOR DELEGATE.
The convention at midnight got down to
business, and the following persons were
put in nomination for delegate to congress:
NJ. II. Day, of Bon Homme; Dan Maratta,
John D. Benton and l.. G. johnson. An
informal ballot was taken with the following
result: Day 204 Maratta SO. johnson 70,
Benton s. On the formal ballot Day had
22S, Maratta 76, and johnson Al. On mo-
ton of E. B. Palmer, of Hughes, Mr.. Day
was declared the nominee of the conven-
ton. Mr.. Day took the platform and made
a short speech accepting the nomination.
Third Ticket.
Special to the Globe.
MITCHELL, Dak., Sept. ga call was
issued this morning for mass convention at
this place Oct. l to choose delegates to the
farmers legislative convention at Plankinton
Oct. which will nominate a candidate for
the territorial council and two for the house.
This means that there will be three tickets in
n II - .Ckl- IL.