New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-07-18
DAKOTA DEMOCRACY.
J. ". Harden Nominated for Congress By the
Jamestown Convention.

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Over two hundred delegates and three times
as many spectators we're seated in the opera
house at jamestown when Judge Bangs.
chairman of the territorial central committee,
raped the territorial Democratic convention
to order. Martin Ryan of Fargo was
chosen temporary chairman, and on
taking the chair made speech, con-
fined aim ost entirely to the exposition of the
Dem ocratic party's position on the tariff
question. He made q fattering reference to
Gov. Church, stating that when his entire adj
ministration shall be viewed in its COM
pleted light the result will be one of which
Church can be proud of.
Unexpected interest developed when the
South Dakota delegates arrived and
commenced their canvass for Harden, who
has all through been the leading candidate.
His chances for nomination, however, were
seriously jeopardized by his hasty expression
in favor OF division, Upon hearing this
Nostbern, q one state man aided
by Col Stole of Deadwood. at
tempted to counterfeit the Har-
den notion, and succeeded SO we'll that
he was induced to qualify his statement and
agee to stand on the admission-as-a-Whol
platform, supplemented by clause fayoring
the final decision of the matter by the vote
OF the people, and expressing his Willingness
to abide by that decision.
At the evening session Col. Steele, chair
man of the consmittee, read the platform,
which declares fealty to Dem ocratic princi-
pies, endorses the action of the Democratic
convention at ST. Louis, supports the plat
form, and is especially strong in its indorse-
ment OF the tariff plank. It approves the
action of Gov. Church in refusing to allow ex-
penditures in excess of appropria-
tons for territorial institutions:
declares IN favor Of equalized
taxation, and approves the action of the
oil oIp
lands hitherto claimed to be not taxable Tt
favors the admission of the territory as one
state, with a provision in the enabling act
providing that an election which shall be
final may be had on the division question
after admission. 1t arraigns the Republican
party Tor obstructing admission, and points
with pride to the administra lions of President
Cleveland and Gov. Church. Otto Peemilner of
Yankton, introduced as an amendment to the
platform resolution declaring that the
liquor traffic can best be regulated by high
license. The resolution was laid on table by
almost unanimous vote. When nomina-
tions for delegate to congress were declared
in order e; L. Hindley, of Beadle county,
took the floor and placed in nomination
John ". Harden, of Jerauld county. Harden
was declared the conventions nominee by
acclamation.
The territorial central committee was Sc
lected and Martin Ryan of Fargo, elected
chairman and o. S. Kemp, of Watertown
secretary. The Sixth and Twelfth districts
! failed to agree on a member, and with these
exceptions the committee is as follows:
Charles Freeman, Otto Peemiller, G. S.
Matthews, Dave Gledden, F. NJ Hammer,
George Henry, ]. B. Carpenter, T. W Child,
"A. ii. Cast. j. q. Hilger, James Ringrose, A..
81. Marsh, G. Z. Wood, W B. Thornby, Ben
Bear, Alex F. Walker, J. K. Van Media, G. B.
Namandygham, ohm De Groat, F. r. Full
ton NJ. e. Merriam, W.. W Miller, A. j.
McCabe T.. w. Hartman, Joseph Hare,
George Peepes and James Colhster