The Worthington advance., 1888-07-19
DAKOTA DEMOCRACY.
J. W. Harden Nominated for Congress by the
jamestown Convention.

J. W. Harden Nominated for Congress by the
jamestown Convention.
Over two hundred delegates and three times
as many spectators were seated in the Opers,
house ut jamestown when Judge Bangs,
chairman of the territorial central commit t &c.
raped the territorial Democratic convention
to order. Martin Ryan of Fargo was
chosen temporary chairman, and on
taking the chair made a Speech con-
fined almost entirely to the exposition of the
Democratic party's position on the tamtf
question. He made a fattering reference to
; Gov. Church, stating that when his entire adj
minstration shall be viewed in its com
pleted light the result will be one of which
Church can be proud of.
Unexpected interest developed when the
South Dakota delegates arrived and
commenced their canvass for Harden, who
has all through been the leading candidate.
His chances for nomination, however, were
in favor Of division, Upon hearing this
by Col: Stole, of Deadwood. at
tempted to counteract the Har-
den notion, and succeeded 80 we'll that
he was induced to qualify his statement and
agee to stand on the admission -as "a whole
platform, supplemented by clause favoring
OF the people, and expressing his willingness
to abide by that decision.
At the evening session Col. Steele, chair.
man of the committee, read the platform,
which declares fealty to Democratic princi-
pies, endorses the action of the Democratic
form, and is especially strong in it's indorsc
| ment OF the tariff plank. 1t approves the
action of Gov. Church in refusing to allow ex
penditurcs in excess of apprOpria
lions for territorial institutions.
declares In favor of equalized
! territorial administration in ta King railroad
| lands hitherto claimed to lie not taxable. 1t
! favors the admission of the territory as ono
state, with Il provision in the enabling act
! providing that election which shall be
! final may be had on the division question
after admission. 1t arraigns the Republican
|; party for obstructing admission, and poiats
with pride to the administ ra tions of President
| Cleveland and Gov. Church. Otto Peemillcr o
| Yankton, introduced as an amendment to the
platform a resolution declaring that the
liquor traffic can best be regulated by high
license. The resolution was laid on table BY
almost unanimous vote. When nomina
in order C. l.. Hindley, of Beadle county
took the floor and placed in nomnatio,
John W. Harden, of Jerauld county. Harder
was declared the conventions nominee by
acclamation.
The territorial central committee was Sc
lected and Martin Ryan. of Fargo elected
chairman. and 0: S. Kemp, Of Watertovn
accretary. The Sixth and Twelfth district
failed to agree on n member, and with thes
exceptions the committee is as follows
Charles Freeman, Otto Peemller, G.
Matthews, Dave Gledden, F. NJ. Hammer
George Henry, J. Il. Carpenter, T. W. Child
A. II. Cast. j. II. Hilger, James Ringrosc, A
Fl. Marsh, c. l.. Wood, W. 4. Thornby, Bel
Bear, Alex F. Walker, J. X. Van Media, G. B
Namandyghnm, John De Groat F. Il. Ful
ton, NJ. X. Merriam, W. W. Miller, A. J
McCabe, l.. W. Hartman, Joseph Hare
George Peepes and James Colhster