Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-17
tn DEMOCRATS.

Their County Central Committee AS
sembies for the Transaction of Bust
less.
There was an adjourned meeting OF
the democratic. central committee OF
Yankton county, at the city hall this
afternoon and since Muldoon's Picnic
held forth in Turner hall, it has not been
the reporters good fortune to witness
anything quite 30 funny as this meetin g
OF modern politicians. 1t is perhaps
we'll understood that the Yankton coun
ty democracy is divided against itself
Just now upon the question of Day and
Church, and the fun at this meeting was
created by the coming together of these
two factions. 1t seems that fate had
something to do with the appointment
OF this committee two years ago,
because of the fact that the committee
now permits people altogether outside
of tho committee to participate in its
deliberations. The members of the CON-
mittee are ell good citizens and il they
had only attended to business, the alb.
surd by play of to.day's meeting would
not have occurred. But the committee.
men gave proxies to politicians and
politicians are doing the business.
Mr.. Swift, as chairman OF the com.
mittee, first stated the object of the
meeting to be the making OF an appor-
tIonment OF delegates to the county JOE
vention, from each the fourteen pre-
cinots of the county, The reading of
the minutes of the previous meeting was
heard and almost Immediately there
after, at least three men were on their
feet engaged in discussing something
about the minutes. These takers were
not members of the committee, bnt they
had proxies and were Gead set or doing
something.
Chairman Swift called order and
pounded Justify with his knuckles on
the table, and finally secured quiet.
The meeting then organized by select
ing ]. O. Norman secretary.
A committee on credentials was then
appointed and then there was a rush OF
proxy holders upon the committee and
disorder relgned again. The chair finally
was actually compelled to escort the
proxy holders away from the committee,
so that the business OF that committee
might be transacted. VIM. Fahey's
proxy was held BY two different parties,
aud Thomas Fahey, Williams father,
was also. there clothed with the authority
of his sons vote. ALI three OF these were
in one corner with the committee argu-
ing and gesticulating. A decision ives
finally reached and the committee re-
ported. Among the list of proxies was
a telegram from Joseph Moulton, who
lives in Sioux Falls, who had mailed his
proxy to J..T. Sargent. The committee
reported that proxy among the others,
but the meeting in acting upon the re-
port accepted all the proxies but that.
After waiting two hours the meeting
got down to business.
The Day men finally succeeded in
getting control Of the meeting, and'the
apportionment was made under their
dictation. The caucuses were called for
April 25th, and the convention for April
2Sth. at the court house In this city.
The apportionment OF delegates to the
county convention as made by the com.
mittee ia as follows: Gsyville precinct
8; Van Epps, 2; Clay Greek 4; Walsh
town 3; Mayfeld 4; Msrindahl Q; James
vile 2; Lesterville 4; Utica 4; Lakeport
4; Broadly way s.; court house l6.