The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-08-30
,as nominated a. the Republican candidate

was nominated A. the Republican candidate
for delegate to congress from Dakota. the
ballot being the seventeenth Of the day
ballot Clifford showed such strength
that he would have been nom.
mated on the next roll call had not the anti.
9lnords united and forced an adjournm> mt.
During the evenings recess Grigsby was urged
70 withdraw in favor Of either Of them, but
would not do SO, Minnehaha comfy declining
TO give color to the charge that their towns.
man mad been put up as straw man. while
tho delegation was really for Clifford, Mime.
haha was also determined to heat Judge Pal.
mer, and did not much care about anything
else. ii
THE EARLY PROCEEDINGS.
Col. Geary called the convention to order
three quarters of an hour later this morning,
which was not at all bad considering the late
ness OF the hour of adjournment and the
amount OF rolling the necessities of the stu
alton called for. Said situation at the hour
In the lead and able to dictate the man.
1t not to succeed personally; Allen confident
OF holding his strength and very hopeful of a
lightning stroke; Grigsby in better shape
than ever before as being q possible heir to
Giford's strength; Matthew or any other
Central Dakota man over-weighted with the
stigma which undoubtedly attaches in this
convention or least to the Aberdeen conven-
ton; Campbell. an uncertain member ofwhat
can scarcely be called an equation; Palmor
so heartily hated by many delegates tn, they
allow his nomination.; favorite sons of vari-
Gus breeds hopeful on account Of the posi-.
bility of a dark horse. There was prelim-
mary tussel over Barnes county, Messrs,
Root and Van Wormer being at odds. Van
Wormer kept the seat Root tried to exclude
him from. Alex Hughes than moved that
the convention proceed to a formal ballot
for the selection of q candidate. To the JOY
OF everybody the motion was carried and all
nominating speeches cut of. The roll was
called and tho total result announced, as fol-
lows, the total, however, not being indica-
tive Of actual strength:
u 0. s. Clifford, 1894; Harrison Allen, 1o1A;
g. Campbell, g; N. !: Gnesby. 80; r. J: Nc
1715; Fl. Root, Z; b. NJ Evans, z: C. 8. Palm
s 81. s; J: COCHRAN sa! s. Total $685. Necessary
After about IS ballots in which tho result
settled down to Clifford. Matthews and
Gligsby On the 18th and final ballot
Matthews received 301-98 moro than was
necessary. Mr.. Matthews the nominee, was
called to the platform amid cheers, and made
good speech, tho portion received with
most favor being that in which he pledged
himself to belief in the admission of a North
and South Dakota. He promised to act as
Dakota's errand boy ut Washington il
elected, and OF his election he had no doubt.
THE COMBINE AGAINST CLIFFORD.
Capt. ]. H. jumper of Brown moved that
the chair appoint committee of nine to Sc
lect territorial central committee to con-
slst OF thirty seven members. An effort was
made to have tho membcTs named by legisIa-,
tive districts, but it was voted down and the
ehair named es the committee of nin&
gert See9 v. s; Sander, Ric5t and; ]. i.
West. Ellington; W: A. Bartly, Burleigh; +.
4. Sebrlng, Eddy; J. B. Kelly, Beadle; B. H.
Sullivan, Aurora; George II. Rice, Moody.
Judge Moody wanted to add W. +. Coad
Of Pennington county, but the chair ruled
him out of order, and the committee was d.
rected to meet and report to the convention
hour an adjournment was then taken. Under
the new deal the combine against Clifford
win name the committee. Moss, Clifford,
Moody and Others WILL If represented at all,
be 90 by grace Of North and Central Dakota
1>1:HSSS For Stealing Opium. u. r*:!y
Deputy United States Marshals Cavanagh
and Kranz went to Ogdenburg and made
the most important government arrests
made IN this district IN years, The parties
collector of the port Of Ogdensburg; William
J. Cummisky. janitor Of the government
building, and John W. Stone, one of the
most prominent attorneys In St. Lawrence
county. They are charged with having on
or about July last stolen from the custom
house 100 pounds of opium. This ia the
last winter at 0gdensb1rg who:
600 worth Of opium in their possession. MI.
Stone is the lawyer who defended the Gard
ners when their case came up: The prisoners
were in default of $50, 900 bail each, commit
ted to jail; It Is claimed that Stone put up,
the job Cummiskey had the keys to every,
room in the building, and it was easy for,
him to reach the goods. The duty upon
opium Is $40 pound. 10 there was con.
siderable money in the scheme ifit was sue,
cessfully worked. Imitation cans had been
procured and filled with oak blocks weighing
the same as opium and were left in their
stead. Gardner was to receive the opium in
Chicago and dispose Oft but was caught in
time. 1t is understood that one of the three
is ready to confess the whole business.
j.. -. ...-,:
By the explosion of a thresher engine boiler
on the Stranahan farm near Cory, Pa., three
laborers were instantly killed.
Chieftain John Grass, head of the hostiles
at Standing Rock, has gotten himself into
the lookup at the agency. having been sue
ceesful In intimidating the Indians and
keeping them from signing the bill. His
heart grew brave and he undertook to throw
off the restraints of the agency life, and he
was about to leave the reservation to head.
off the commissioners in their work at Crow,
Creek and stir up trouble among the Indians
there. The agent at Standing Rock ordered,
him not to leave the agency, but he dehed