Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-12-20
into the full maturity and majesty of
statehood. am truly yours,

into the full maturity and majesty ol
S. S. Cox.
Later in the evening the following
telegram was received from Mr.. Cox and
read:
WASHINGTON, D. G. Dec. Is.
p. T. Wells, Jamestown: Consider
alton of territorial question, fixed bills
subject to amendments. [ shall offer
several, one to give South Dakota two
members and another to hasten popular
vote on division and action on admission.
General good will for division and ad-
mission here now. l trust that before
the session is over there will he two
superb states out of your splendid terri
tory. S. s. Cox.
Senator Sabin of Minnesota telegraph
ed encouragement and Senators G. X.
Davis, VIM. M. Stewart, Jas. F. Wilson
and A. S. Paddock signed the following
message from the national capital:
WASHINGTON, D. G. Dec. 18.
T.. T. Wells, Jamestown: Do not yield
the principle Of the division of Dakota
into two states. Division is certain if
insisted on by the people Of Dakota.
The following dispatch signed by
Representatives o. S. Clifford, Chas. 8.
Baker, G. G. Symes, j. q. Burrows, D. B.
Henderson, J. H. Gear, Knute Nelson, l..
3. Payson. VIM. Warner, VIM. Mckinley
Jr, Thos. B. Reed, Isaac Struble, Thos.
M. Bayne, G. W. E. Dorsey, E. P. Allen,
Is. W. Perkins, s. P. Darlington, E. H.
Conger, S. II. Peters, G. H. Aiken, Binger
Herman and Nathan Golf was also read:
WASHINGTON, d. G. Dec. 18.
Hon. p. p. Wells, Jamesttwn: We
congratulate the people of North OAK
statehood after March 4th They should
take courage; justice will be done them.
After reading the above messages of
encouragement Mr.. Wells announced the
committee on resolutions, as chosen by
the committee on arrangements: johnson
Nickeus, Judge Rose, O. H. Hewitt, J. c.
Warnock, and @. G. Waters. Mr.. r. Z.
Wallace was then introduced as chairman
Of the meeting. On taking the chair Mr..
Wallace made a few we'll timed remarks.
He said he had been on record as favor
ing division on the seventh standard
parallel since 1881 and expressed the
hope that Oh the Fourth of next July
| North Dakota would be made the fortieth
state in the union by proclamation of the
president.
The program for the evening called Cor
short three minute speeches from nu-
merous citizens The following is the
list of fspeakers:
F E Jones, E w Camp, A Steinbach,
Prof Denny, l. 4 Casey, johnson Nick
Gus, Andrew Blewett, Geo Lutz, J A
Frye, I G Wade, o H Hewitt, A A Allen
and Clint Wade.
Judge Nickeus of the committee on
resolutions reported the following which
were unanimously adopted amid great
enthusiasm
Resolved, That we,the people of Stuts-
man county, Dakota, in mass meeting
, assembled, publish and declare as citi-
zens irrespective OF party name, that it,
! ls the almost unanimous wish of the peo-
| pie of this county that the territory be
divided on the seventh standard parallel
and that bouh parts be admitted into tho
union as separate states at the earliest
| practicable time.
| Resolved that we are gratifed with
the recent action of the democratic con-
gressional caucus led by Hons S. Cox in
conceding the people of Dakota the right
cf their oft expressed desire for division,
but deem 1t an unnecessary delay to take
a vote on the question which would only
confirm what is already known, namely:
1 Df <l~
overwhelmingly in favor If division and
immediate admission.
Resolved, That we extend to Hon. O
5. Clifford, our delegate in congress, our
sincere and hearty thanks for the consis-
tent and persistent efforts he has made
in congress for division and statehood.
Resolved, That it is the duty of tho
present session of congress to divide tho
territory OF Dakota and admit the two
Dakotas into the union of states: but
that upon failure to do so we earnestly
petition the president-elect to call an ex
ira session of the 5lst congress for that
purpose.
Resolved. That we believe it expedient
for the coming session of the territorial
Legislature 70 provide by enactment for
constitutional convention for North Da
kota whose labors may be completed in
pie for ratification or rejection not later
! than March 1st, 1889.
On motion of E. P. Wells. the chair
was instructed to appoint county agita-
ton or statehood committee of three, of
which the chairman of the meeting shall
be one. The chair appointed as such:
E. ?. Wells, L. r. Casey and E. J,
| Schwelenbach.
On motion of J. A. Frye, the commit.
| tee on arrangements was instructed to
answer, IN an appropriate manner, the
! kilograms read.
During the evening several patriotic
airs were sung. O. H. Hewitt LEADING th.
singing.
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