The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-24

vote or the people NJ an election Tor this puf~
pose, and at which state officers are chosen, aud
the decision Is In favor OF repeal ing and nulltfy-
ing the section under consideration, then he
would stand by the people. he would go that
far in a revolution which seemed TO be the only
thing left us. MIR. Haines then examined the
position in which the proposed action wonld
place many of the state officers, for, as he was
informed, fifteen memb rs Of this government
were members OF the territorial government. II
we pass the majority report, they Will have TO
choose this day whom they will serve They can
not serve two masters. We need them in thi
organization. We need every man to be with Us
and TO help US in this great struggle.
BRINGING UP IN Il GRAVEYARD.
Mr.. Owen said:
The committee OF nine of this convention, all
lawyers, had concluded to repeal
this section. If the senate won't act, won't do
anything, as the gentlemen suggests, let them
take the responsibility. We want TO get out OF
mittee meeting last night: Il have been with
the statehood movement from it's inception in
the Huron wigwam clear down to this meeting.
We've beaten Campbell every time, and now
we've brought up in the graveyard. Now / am
ready for q change Of base, ready to do some
thing, and If we in doing SO bring up in the
graveyard again, well and good"
Mr. Coffin expressed himself as in favor of
the majority report Mr.. Taylor spoke for
the minority.
He had been in favor of division and state
hood, and was yet. We need cool judgment
now. We sent the proposition to our people and
they endorsed it. We are morally bound, not
/. legally, to abide by their decision. He closed
by reading a letter from Senator a.. A. Moody.
who said: Il am as strenuousiy opposed to set
ting the state government III motion as / ever
have been. / do not see what good can come
from 1t. The people h re in the Black Hills will
forever oppose 1t. 1 consider the meeting at
Huron a farce. Congress will not admit US. j
do not expect to be there. l can do more good
In Washington thanh Huron"
Judge Campbell wished to contradict the
impression that had gone out that it was his
friends who had called this session of the
convention.
He was not at the last meeting of the body in
Sioux Falls, and many of his friends were not
there. NO, IL Is not my friends who called this
meeting. IL is the others who called it. Now.
what are we here for? had about made up my
mind that the state government was dead. But
j have come here to help take the manacles off
OF Gov. Mellette and the legislature. i have no
plan to propose. / shall not even vote on the
report. so that none can say there is anything of
Campbell In it. III anything Is done 10 us, it
must be done quickly"
President Edgerton called Judge Campbell
to the chair, and said:
He was in favor Of this meeting. He believed
that that this government should live and that
it should stand as the only form of government
between us and the Springer bill. He spoke of
the Springer nill. admitting Two territories that
are irrevocably Democratic; one, Washington,
that is doubtful, and Dakota alone is known as
Republican. Now, IL the bill passes, the other
three territories will accept it and give the
GA ShAbOu Ob0tSo Q Ohb la
kota would vote against accepting statehood as
a whole and then the Republicans would get
nothing out OF that bill. Now stand by state
hood under this constitution and let the United
States senate know that we will not accept
anything less than what we are now ask
ing. They will make q party question
Of 1t, caucus upon 1t and decide to stand by us
He had little confidence in the Democrats
party, but he believed in the justice of oui
cause, and. II it took ten years. we should stane
by it till we are successful IL you repeal the
section, though it be against my convictions, j
am with you. / yield nv private convictions %
the wisdom OF the body before me.
THEY VOTED.
On adopting the minority report twelvs
voted aye and twenty-seven no. On the ma
jority report there were twenty-eight ayes
and nine noes. Judge Campbell moved thap
the ordinance recommended by the majority
of the committee be adopted. The motion
was carried and the ordir ance unanimously
adopted. Mr.. Taylor moved a committee of
two to act with the legislature to prepare a
memorial to congress Carried. Messrs.
Campbell, Haines and Edgerton were APP
pointed, the latter being added by Judge
Campbelrs motion. Adjourned to 3 p. m.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Taylor of Cam
ton offered preambles and resolutions, which
were adopted.
The preamble recites the history of Dakota's
attempt to secure statehood, coming down TO
the present. when the house would, by the
Springer bill, force us to come in as a whole.
Then
Resolved, That the president of this conven-
tion, together with Hugh j. Campbell end A.
Haines, are constituted a committee to comma
nicate to the friends of South Dakota in the sem
ate and house of repl esentatives of the United
States the sentiments contained in the preamble
of these resolutions, and in accordance will
such sentiments, for and in behalf of the con-
~vention. to prepare and submit to the president
and congress the further and supplemental me-
mortal of this body; that in the event of the
failure on the part Of congress to take favorable
action upon the demands of South Dakota for
admission at the present session, the memorial
committee heretofore appointed be authorized
and directed, on behalf OF this convention, TO
formulate and prepare an address to the people
of the United States setting forth 4e griev-
ances Of the people OF Dakota in view Of the
prosracsed n ddep a "a ,io inc :, rgns o. self-gov-
Mr.. Owen offered the following, which was
adopted:
Resolved. That this convention
that tho state legislature make provision at its
present session tor the submission to the people
at the general state election next November of
the proposition, shall the state government 90
into operation In all of its departments on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in january,
1888?
1t is learned that this resolution was put
| put through the convention at the very
| urgent request of Gov. Meliette, and Mr..
Owen wrote and offered it at his solicitation.
The convention then voted TO adjourn at s
tonight to the first Wednesday in Juue to
meet IN Huron.
THE SENATE
met this morning and adopted resolutions OF
sympathy with the family of G. W. Reed, a
member of the body. Messrs O'Eeill,
Ha!nes and Cain Were appointed member OF
the joint committee to formulate a memorial
to congress. The report OF the conference
committee was read and laid upon the table.
Recess till 8 p m. The house received the
conference committee's report and accepted
it A resolution of sympathy with Chief