Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-04
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DAKOTA DEMOCRATS.
Their Double Barreled Com
venti0n at WATERFOWL.
Governor Church Arraigned by the
Day Convention for His Mis-
desds.

phSb. lne serfiDlo 6ErugRl which
seemed inevitable was .averted at the
eleventh hour by the Church and Day
followers separating into distinct CON
ventions and trsnsacting business as
though they they were O thousand miles
apart. The battle is simply transferred
from Waterfowl to st. Louis.
On Wednesday morning the terrific
rial central committee met and passed
the following resolution:
Resolged, BY the territorial demo-
cratic committee of Dakota, for the
purpose OF pertecting the temporary
Organization OF the territorial conven.
ton, call upon the several county dele
cations TO submit the credentials to tie
committee in order that q call of deiega-
tlons may be prepared 10y the secretary
OF this committee, under the direction
of the committee, for the use of the
temporary organization, and until q
committee on credentials shall be sell
ected by the conventions; and that In
preparing such roll the names of ell
delegates holding certificates entitling
them prlmA facia to seats in convention
be placed upon roll, subject to be con-
tested before the committee on creden-
tlals 20 be elected By convention.
A caucus OF the Day delegates and
independents was convened at Music
hsil at l D. m. yesterday, with Julian
Bennett In b chair. Upon motion of
Bar. Day the above resolution passed by
the territorial central committee was
read By the secretary. MIR. Day then
stated that they were passed by She
same office holding seventeen that were
at Bismarck. Gov. Ohusch had manipu-
lated the Legislature in the interests of
the executive, costing she taxpayers
thousands OF dollars. His notarlal bill
was most infamous. He was the terrific
rial insurance agent. He kept a niger
30 walt upon his table that cost the
people of Dakota $50 q month. He had
an equipage for himself and family
which costs the territory $40 per month.
Has action with the Northern Pacific
railroad tnx costs the territory $4,000
per annun. Church has claimed that i
am q friend Of Major Edwards. first
visited Edwards in company with Gov,
Church. Church offered to make Ed
wards O colonel, ora general, or any
thing he wanted. Edwards said ssNo.
want something that there is money in
So Church created the office OF public
examiner for him, but made one fer
north Dakota and n for south Dako-
to, appointing n republican and one
democrat SO ..that the boys wonldn,t
kick" Well take these and other charges
to President Cleveland and il he does
not take cognizance OF them, then to the
senate OF the United States. I am fol
Cleveland ell the time. No man will
work harder for his nomination than ]
and from the time of the st. Louis con.
vention until the polls close in Novem-
Der, l will stump the states for him
Mr.. Kirwin, Of Dawson county, said tina
they had just twenty-four hours notice
OF their county convention. Since
coming to WATERFOWL, Territorial Treas
urer Lawler said 81 ought to duck yor
iii the river for your action here, sbu'
il he does duck you gentlemen, he vii
duck you.
After some very pertinent remarks BY
Mr. Simpson, q farmer from Douglas
county, Judge Bangs was called. HI
reviewed the action of the central com
mittee at length in regard to resolving
themselves n q committee on creden.
tiais. remarking: "Should your creden
tials 90 into their hands you will hay.
no more show than q feather ia the hot
test corner dwell, you know where
The call also issued by the democratic
central committee in%structs us to con,
vene at Watertown. For two days WI
have been in this city with the rair
pouring down upon us and / conclud,
we are in .Watertown. There has beer
no place designated where the demo
cratic territorial convention shall as
semble. BY virtue of my office az
chairman of the territorial central com.
mittee | call this convention &c
order"
As one man She 28I. delegates presen
shot toward the ceiling and hats ans
yelIs filled the air. Qaiet was aniakl,
restored, and FL. q. Reeves, OF Bon HON
nae county. elected chairman and Ohas
Parrot of CLARK eoanty and w. o. Erase
of ~Codington we're elected secretaries
The following committees were then ap
pointed.
COMMITTEES on 4credeptia,s-N, Il
Wade, Deuel.; +. M. Hopkins, Edmunds
Ct. w. Barrows, Pennington; .Ohas. Fur
ber. Marshal; Chas. Keith, Brookings
J.E. Thacker, Pembina; Mr.. Layalley
TFaille.
Committee on resolutions-W. Z
Briefly. Grand Forks; q. j. B. Harris
Yankton; Henry Welsh, sphinx; 1
Reeves, Trail; Ed. Flynn, Custsr; de.
Engle, Brown,
!, Committee on permanent organizatio
Ct. w. Pratt, Charles Mix; r. l.. Rics
Dickey;; Ell Compton, Day; Edmun,
Cook, Roberts; p. 81, Wilson, Faulk
Peter Oouchman, Walworth; Ira Bel
lows, Morton.
The committee on credentials reporte
3e9 unnontested delegates who wer
regularly admitted to the convention.
. The i,ommittee on resolutions repol
J ted the usual resolutions endorsin
Cleveland; also resolutions condemnin
Gov. Church and other office holders fl
the violation OF ,CleYeland's letter I
July Hth 1886, also recommendation
endorsing the action OF NJ. FL. Day. A
Mr.. Days request the latter resolutio
= WAS Withdrawn and the others adopted
The committee on permanent organi
cation reported that the temporary |
: made the permanent organization, whic
WINS adopted.
The following delegates were the
chosen to attend the national democrat
convention at st. Louis: Judge Bans
of Grand Forks county, T. j. Walsh
Sphinx county. Alternates, Capt. 8. :
Arnold, Edmunds, T. B. Morgan Be
Homme.
I Mr., Briefly of Grand Forks count
+ then offered the following, which, oft,
some discucsion. in which Judge BAN
and o few other geatlen advised o sliRl
modification, they we're passed with bl
q few dissenting voinsss
CHURCH A~RRAIGNED.
The unintimidated democratic vote