St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
Dozens Of Delegates Are Al
ready on Hand for Fri
days Convention.
Montana Union Railway En-
gineerS Strike to Correct
an Alleged Evil.
Litigation Of Especial Inter-
est to President-Elect Har-
PisOn'S Son and Heirs.
Special to the Globe

SpeCldl tO lue GlODe.
JAMESTOWN, Dak., Dec. 4.-Delegates
to the statehood convention tomorrow
have already begun to arrive, and rep
resentatives from Benson, La Moure,
Eddy. Morton, Burleigh, Foster, Kid
der ana Wells are now on the ground.
j. The Dickey county delegation came e up
this evening with the Oakes band. The
sentiment of all is in favor of speedy
admission, but opinions as to the
method of procedure, and the proper
work of this convention are widely di-
verging. There are some who advocate
conservatism, and say make haste
slowly" particularly the Missouri
slope representatives, who profess to
doubt the authority of the convention
to take such action as will prove effect
i've. They oppose the calling of a
constitutional convention mentioning
that legislative authority for such is
necessary. The prevalent sentiment,
however, of delegates already here is
decidedly favorable to the calling of
convention and preparation for speedy
admission. These maintain that con-
gress will admit the four Northwestern
territories at an extra session provided
they are prepared for admission, and
urge the Importance of prompt and de-
cisive action. Only small part of the
delegates are here, and whether or not
such call will be issued is of course
problematical. The convention will be
practically unanimous except on this
point. A memorial for an extra session
of congress will be passed and a call
for TO ann an inter1territorial r5 convention will
be issued. The convention may last
until Thursday. Delegates from the
Red River valley will be here in the
morning. Gov. Church is expected to
be present. A goodly number of Dem
ocrats will be among the delegates. 1t
is reported that as usual double
headed delegation will come from Cass
county. What the division point is is
not clearly known, except the general
rule OF CasS county delegations. One
faction invariably opposes what the
other wants, whatever that may be.
Still, as this is pre-eminently a mass
convention the results of the Red river.
contests will be watched with interest,
and all parties get fair hearing. But
little caucussing has been done. Bis
marck men, who are hostile to calling a
constitutional convention before the
legislature meets, will present ex-Gov.
Pierce as a candidate for chairman.
Gen. Ward and j. w. Bartholomew, of
Lamoure, are mentioned as candidates
of the opposition sentiment for chair
men. The impression that no one of
pronounced political prominence should
be chosen to this Office, Oh account of
its leverage in furthering some personal
scheme, is now gaining ground. Many
delegates from the more distant parts
of the territory are emphatically ex-
pressing themselves as favorable to an
early constitutional convention, and not
in favor of letting the legislature orig
iuate it. They claim political combina-
tiOns might prove barriers, and although
no well-defined fears of such are enter
tained, still such feeling exists.
CASS COUNTY UNDECIDED.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO. Dak., Dec. Am informal
meeting of representative men of Cass
county was held here this afternoon to
arrange for sending a delegation to
Jamestown convention tomorrow. 1t
was finally resolved to leave the whole
matter Of representation to committee
and that they decide among themselves
as to the best way OF having Cass county
represented, and that as many as pos
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