The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-10-08
DAKOTA DEMOCRACY.
H.. M. Day of Bon HOmme Nom
mated for COngress.--The
Platform Adopted.
Abe,deen special TeIegram sept. so.

order and announced that the territorial
committee had selected John IT, Wilson OF
Lawrence for temporary chairman. Mather
Geering of Union moved that w. Y. Quigley
of Turner be substituted in place of Wilson,
and denied I'm emphatic language the right
of the central committee to name the TEN
porary chairman. l. G. Johnson Of Ordway
took the same view of the case, and de-
manded that the delegates be left free to ex-
ercise their choice in the selection of a chair
man. Hon. M II. Day. territorial dispenser
Of patronage, took the opposite view, and
said il had been the custom of conventions
for fourteen years to allow the central com
mittee to name the temporary chairman. John
II. Wilson asked as a personal favor
that the question be submitted to a vote of
the convention, After q long discussion it
was so ordered The call of the roll by couu-
ties showed 1877 votes for Wilson and 1l5
for Quigley. Forty three votes from seven
counties were contested and were not called
MI. Wilson made the stereotyped speech in
accepting the chair and referred to the CON
~yention as the largest within the history of
the territory. r. HI Mcbride of Mitchell
was elected secretary and George Henry and
]. L. Hall assistants, being so recommended
DIV Iue CelllIdl COHILIllblSc. DCltfR duOuOTlZGQ
by motion, the chair appointed committees,
as follows:
Credentials. w. X. Mar;nan, Walsh: f. Nc
Gautz, Pennington; Charles Keith, Bookings:
H. A. Reeves, Bon Homnle: w. G. Bellows, Nor
ton; resolutions. w. X. Briery. Grand Forks;
J. B. Harris, Iankton s. A. Ramsey, Sanborn:
l.. @. Jeffries. Hyde: J. w. Harding, Jerauld:
w. w. Goddard. Minnehaha; F.J Walsh. Sphinx;
permanent organization, j. w. Goodrich. Suits
.-.-. aHAAnnH E G1r,- 1 III w IL D.
dolph, Beadle: w. II. Adams, Edmunds; j. Il.
Jenkins, Brule; f. G. Strander, Clark: D.. 4.
Dellery, Hughes.
Adjourned until 3 D.. m
EVENING SESSION.
1t 7:30 O'Clock the convention was called
to order and the committee on credentials
made a unanimous report, the secretary
reading only the delegates admitted from the
seven contested counties. Only the Burleigh
and Cass county contests were important
In Burleigh county the regular deleg alton
(anti-Marratta) was admitted. In Cass
county the anti-division and anti-Becker
delegation was admitted The temporary
organization was made permanent The
committee on resolutions reported at great
Ter 9Th, the report embracing seventeen sec
tons, summarized as follows:
First-Comnendiny the administration of
President Cleveland and the skilltul manner 10
which he has maintained his prerogatiyes OF
office.
Second-Commcnding the policy OF the ma
tional administration for faithful carrying out
OF the policy Of making territorial appointments
from residents Of the territory.
Third-Approving the efforts of the Democ-
racy TO wrest from railroad corporations all an
earned land grants and restore the same to the
public domain
yFourth = Alleges that during twenty-four
Gears of Republican administration everything
kept agriculture had been protected and
petted, and declaring that this convention re-
an unjust and burdensome discrimination
against our interests in favor Of the older
and weather. sections OF the East, and which
gives rise to a greater revenue than the public
wants demand and encourages corrupt legisla-
ton and extravagant appropriations.
Fifth-Endorsing the policy OF Secretary
Lamar. more especially his Indian policy, and
declaring In favor OF concentrating all Indians
of the territory on commensurate reservations
and opening the rest of the lands to settlement.
Sixth-That all soldiers should be pensioned
and supported in a substantial way and con-
deInning the alleged corruption in the pension
bureau as formerly administered.
Seventh-That We favor. the submission to a
vote OF the people of the territory, the question
Of the division of the territory on the seventh
standard parallel.
Eighth-Denouncing the late Sioux Fall con-
stitutional convention as wasteful expenditure
Of money and not In accordance with sound
public policy.
Nint6--That emigration to Dakota should be
encouraged by all proper means and without
special favor to any class, and den0uncing the,
method OF encouraging emigration adopted by
past Republican administrations
T~enth-That the. employment OF convict labor
Is detrimental TO the True interests OF iaboring
men and not in accord with the Democratic pol
Eleventh-we favor the submission of all pub
lie questions upon which men may diner, In
Guiding prohibition. when an issue, 70 q vote OF
the DeODIa.
Twelfth-Tbe legislature upon assembling
should pass q graduated salary law for all county
officers, and applicable to the whole territory, so
framed as to prevent any Office from becoming q
source Of great pront and the prize OF corrupt
contention.
acknowledgements the railroad commits
sion law as the child Of Republican ring corrup-
tion and demanding the substitution or q law
making 1t obligatory upon the commissioners TO
secure an open market. reasonable maximum
rates of freight, and TO prevent Discrimination
between persons and places.
Observation-Disclosures that all corporate
property be taxed at the same rate as farm
lands, and that the legislature make provision
for the erection of q territorial soldiers home.
That the maximum rate Of interest be nxed az
lOper cent. witt 2 per cent commission, with
. penalty clause. That the session laws pe
printed within sixty days Ut adjournment OF
y ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a law prohibiting, under
penalty OF fine and forfeiture OF once, the &c
ceptance Of railroad passes by territorial, county
Sixteenth-Proyidinr that school lands be
carefully protected from intruders by law,
counties where German and Norwegian papers
are published, county financial reports anu
assessment lists be published In one paper o.
Sevsnteenth-Arraigrin the Republican party
and charging IL with subordinating public inter,
ests to private gains: usurping the power q
CONGRESS- and transxresstng The organic law y
exemptfng from taxation corporation lands
overriding the will OF ktbe people In Legislation