Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-26


division or statehood gathering was ad-
visable during tha summer OF 1883, the
committee wss empowered to csll such |
convention under the sanction OF the di-
visionists and statehood advocates of
south Dakota. The committee has gone
beyond its Jurisdiction in including north |
Dakota in Its call, but as the applica-
tlen Of the call to that section is in the |
nature of an invitation to the northerners
to participate, the propriety OF the move
will, not be questioned. Events have
transpired since the creation OF the COM
mittee which render advisable gather
ing OF representative men from ell of
Dakota and the two sections can merge
their forces into one body under the call
and thus sanction and authorize it. The
north has recently asserted its fealty to
the cause of division and its advocacy of
the two state proposition and the Huron
convention will be made the medium
through which an alliance, offensive and
defensive, in behalf OF two states will be
perfected.
The cali is addressed to the friends OF
the plan to create two states from the do
main Of Dakota and requests every coun.
ty to send to the convention OF July 10th
the number Of delegates to which 1t Is
entitled under the apportionment en-
bodied within the call. The business OF
the convention will be the discussion
and adoption Of plan Of action under
which the advocates OF division and two
states can labor unitedly and effectively
in behalf Of the objects 10 be attained,
The plan OF action contemplates organ
ization for statehood work under the two
state proposition and the desire is to
carry this work into the congressional
and legislative elections with the pur-
pose Of securing undoubtsd two state
men in all legislative positions. II is
believed that through concerted action
q legislature can be elected which will
contain two-thirds representation in
favor OF home rule-two states-and in
Opposition to further perpetuation Of tho
power of q carpet bag governor. Such q
Legislature will provide authority for a
constitutional convention in each OF the
proposed states and will reduce the au-
thority OF an alien executive to the bare
limits of the organic act. The necessity
tfor organized effort in behalf of these
objects is emphasized by the course of q
majority OF the last legislature. which
bargained away the rights OF the people
and betrayed them into the hands Of q
political hdventurer from New York. Ii
required only a majority of legislature
to accomplish this, IL will take two
thirds of . legislature to undo the work .
To secure the required two-thirds, or
ganized effort is imperative, A portion
of the time of the proposed convention
will be devoted to the attainment OF this
end. The general work oi the gather
ing will cover wide range OF topics
which 1t is hardly possible to anticipate
in detail.
| The promise is now that IL will BE the
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ever held in Dakota. There is deep in
tereat in the questions and issues in.
4 volved and that interest is becoming
more sharply defined as political op
: position to Dakota's advancement il
developed. We are passing the limits O
mute forbearance and inert acquiescenct
and the spontaneous protest To eonn,
will be followed by vigorous action.
As part Of this Huron convention i
is proposed to bold at the same tim,
separate conventions Of the business
men, cf the attorneys, OF the farmers, o
the clergy and OF the editors OF Dakota
CALLS for these several convention
! have been numerously signed and Ties
! several divisions of the people will b,
largely represented in the gatherings 9
9 Huron.