Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-22
THE DEMocRaTlc RECORD.

Seven Times in Fourteen Years the
Party has Resolved in Behalf OF the
DiYisien or Dakota
Huron Herald (demoerat,c) !:
lnasmuch as the question OF division OF
the territory of Dakota Is now before
congress, and as Ordway johnson and
other self constituted leaders OF tho
democratic party here are endeayorine
to make congress believe that the demo
Gratis ore opposed to the division OF the
territory and in favor of admission as a
whole, the Democrat proposes to give
the attitude Of this party upon this i'm
portant question in the past, SO that all
may be informed on the subject,
At the territorial democratic conyen-
tlon which assembled at Bon Homms,
july lS, 1879, and which nominated
Moses x. Armstrong for delegate In
congress-, who was afterwards elected to
his second term, the following resolution
was adopted:
- .tRsssesssei. O. division Of the
territory should be made, giving to the
settlement OF Dakota separate and
distinct territorial government north of
the 46th parallel of north latitude.o
at the territorial democratic oonven-
tion held at Elk Point, August 20, 1874,
In which w. A. Burleigh was nominated
for delegate in congress-, the following
resolution was pessed:
s'Resatoed, That we believe the best
interests OF the public demand the erec.
ton OF new territory out of that por-
tion of Dakota lying north of the 4eth
parallel, and we pledge the influence Of
the democratic party to secure the or
ganization OF such new territory
At the territorial anti-monopoly con-
vention held at the same tune and place
and which also nominated DIR. Bnrleigh
for delegate the following resolution was
adopted:
'.ReSoloed, That We are in favor Of the
organization OF new territory out OF
the northern portion of Dakota at Che
earliest possible day"
| The territorial democratic convention
| held at Yankton July 9Th, 1876, which
nominated Hon, s. Il. Sphinx for dele
gate in congress, adopted the following
resolution: ?
"Reso1gsd, That we earnestly favor the
organization of q new territory out oil
the northern part of Dakota, and believe
that such organization will largely tend
to enhance the interests of the people ol
both sections.
1 In the territorial convention which
; nominated Bartlett TrIpp for delegate
In 1873, no expression upon the division
question was madse In the CONVENTION
OF 1880, which nominated III. L.. M
Oormack for delegate, ii is asserted by
those who were present that q division
resolution was passed, but the record ID
not available.
In 1882 the democrats OF Dako O
assembled in territorial convention al
Mitchell, and after nominating W. q
Steele, of Deadwood. for delegate adopt
ed the following resolution:
| "Resolpsd, That We are in favor ol
the division OF Dakota on the 46th par
allel and retaining the present name Of
! Dakota for the south half"
! In 1884, at Sioux Falls, where th.
territorial democracy in convention
assembled nominated John r, Wilson
of Deadwoca, for delegate, the resolu
tions adopted embraced the following:
ssResolred, That VIC are in favor o
the division of the territoy on the seventh
standard parallel, and appeal to th,
democratic members OF congress to favo
such division"
At the last democratic territoria
convention held at Aberdeen Sept. so
1886, in which Hon. M. q. Day wa
Nominated for delegate in congress-
plank No. I in the platform of principle
adopted, was as follows:
"That we favor the submission to
vote of the people of the whole territor
the question OF the division OF the ter
risory on the seventh standard parallel.
This is the consistent, outspoken at
htude OF the democratic party OF Dl
kota for fourteen years upon the que
tion of division. This party has bee
the originator, fosterer and promoter {
, division. The unselfsh, thoughtfr
democratic who haye resided here ft
years, and who have studied the need
! end wishes of the whole people OF th
territory, have pronounced time tsn
' again for division. The last democrat
, convention elected its chairman upo
the Issue OF division, nominated IL
!, candidate for delegate upon the sam
u Issue, and came very near electing hin
& Every man who attended I'll
v Aberdeen convention OF s,eptemb
g 80, 1886, remembers that W.
: Quigley was nominated by the one sta
: men for temporary chairman. The q
% visionists put up Hon. John r. Wilso
o who was elected by an overwhelmil
4 majority. When ii came to the seleoti,
:. of candidate for delegate the san
question was presented. Ihwas tri
l. OF the strength OF the divisionists al
l. anti-divisionists. What was the resuI
ar On the informal ballot Il. G. Johnao
who represented the one state men, I
y eeived 70 votes, M. a. Day, who renr
o. eented the two state men, received