Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-18
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REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
The Jamestown Territorial
Gathering In Detail.
A Large and Harmonious AssembIage
OF Representative Republicans.

Allen, OF Fargo, chairman oil, the terri
torial central committee. Gen. Allen
said:
I congratulate the gentlemen present
upon being members of the largest and
grandest% convention ever held in the ter
ritory-a convention outnumberiDg far
vention ever held in the United States.
Nearly six hundred strangers were
present, fully four hundred OF whom
were delegates. Col. N. M. Price, of
Sanborn county and Judge John. e.
Bennett, of CLARK county were placed in
nomination for chairman. II was decided
to call the roll OF counties and throw ont
the votes Of counties where contests ex-
listed. Judge Bennett was elected, 420
to SO. The roll call showed contests IN
Logan and Roulette counties. Every
county in the territory but Tower and
Buffalo was represented. Upon ticking
the chair, Judge Bennest referred n
strong language to the gross injustice
done Dakota by keeping this great ter
ritory out of the union. He said the
democratic party was responsible for II.
The convention was stirred to wild
enthusiasm by the speakers reference
~ RtScAoOhpsdt SHuQkAbt6bs
and especially by the name OF Blaine.
The marked omission OF n reference to
Judge Gresham greatly disappointed
many in the convention. Yesterday che
mention Of Gresham produced long and
loud approval from most of the club
delegates. and in to.day's convention the
same expression would undoubtedly
have been beard had opportunity been
rvu0r 81. n IN prppnrl &c G.sl-----A-
r. W. Wheelock, of Mitchell and Fred
Fallsy, OF Riohlane county were elected
temporary secretaries.
Chairman Bennett appointed the fol-
loving committees:
county; Frank Alexandes, Campbell;
CLARK; A. q. Stowe, Edmunds; a. 8.
renee; j. w. Walker, Kidder; D.. 8.
Dodds. Melon; J. q. Ripple. Hutchln.
son ; Z. u Bates. Charles Mix; @. J. Fry,
Clay; e. j. McMahon, Steele; b. W.
Ooe. Morton P. +. McHugh, Cavalier.
Resolutions-Dr. Corson, Lawrence;
A. o. Mellette. Oodington; s.. P, Jones,
Turner; Waldo M. Potter. Class; George
w. Sterling, Beadle, L. j. Bats, Kings
hnrY Z. N Neal, Bnrleigb; John Nor
ton, Day Fred Adams, UriRR5: Judzs
Poindexter, Sphinx /; j. w. Fowler, PEN
Eington.
Permanent organization-E w. Uald-
well, Minnehaha; j. Mcdonnell, Miner !;
81. @. Rorapaugh, Lawrence; Fred Is.
Shore, Benson; j. M. Cushing, Sphinx !.
Fred Sohnauber, Yankton: e. G. Fahne-
stock, Oodington ; Il. Potter, La Moure /,
8. "a. Eirod, CLARK O. S. Edwards,
Traili.
To formulate an address to American
people setting forth Dakota's wrongs
j. L. Robinson, Codington N. w. Price,
Sanborn !; N. M, Johnson, Nelson ; FL
Corey sphinx; &C. Moody, Lawrence /:
O. a. Van Wormer, Barnes II. w, Whee-
lock, Dawson.
While awaiting the return and report
OF the credsntial committee the conyen-
ton listened to eloquent addresses from
/ Col. Plummer and Col. N. M. Price OF
Letcher. The following telegram from
Ex-Gov. Pierce TO the chairman. dated
San Francisco, was read:
Heartbeat greetings and heartiest con-
Rr~atulations on the bright prospects,
which open before the republican marty.
With wisdom and unity WIS shall get
there this fall and see q brighter day
dawn for Dakota and I wish the conyen.
tion godspeed.
The chair appointed EIrsd. OF CLARK
Gen. Allen, of Oasa, and Col. Fahpe-
STOCK, of CodinRton, to draft q reply to
the telegram. Adjourned to z o.. M
THE EVENING SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 7:l5
%. m,. when the COMMITTEES on creden-
tia!a reported. The report shows eiphty-
six out of eIghty-eiRht counties of the
territory represented either in peraon or
by proxy. e, w. Caldwell, chairman OF
the COMMITTEES on permanent oypaniza.
ton, reported the nameo of John ri. Kinnl
of Rapid C1ty. who vas INSTRUMENTAL in
securing the passage Of the Sionxr eser.
walton bill. for uermanent .chairman. And
recommended that the femnnrarv aacre-
taries be made permanent' The renort
was adopted and ;ta racommanaations
carried ont. On takina aha chair NJ
king made a few vigorous ramarLs
strongly ADVOCATING division aud adrn;s'.
sion. roasting Sprinper for tha i-ns;noay.
ity Of his profesa,ons 81 fairness e. 10.
kota, He also said:
/ do moi wish 70 detraot anvtbino
from the Iaurelr az chat GRAND yaiaYv. Il
Statesmen named by the temporary
chairman. INIT Womb 4 nna yoore
name to the list named by him-Walter
IO. Gresbam.
The chairman referred to Allison as
hiu personal praferenoe. which draw nnt
but little anniansa. Init Observation-Disclosures
THAT fo,lowad Aha rsia,onoa ~ G.ssharo
we're move euth tn s .han ~ thr Gse mh;nh
greeted tha Maine nren;s nama Z, "
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