Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-12-20
ALL ARE FOR DIVISION.
A Large Mass Meeting of Stutsman
County People so Declare
by Resolution

Letters and kilograms Of Sympathy
and Encouragement From Nu-
merous Congressman.
Speeches by a Score or More o.
Representative Cltizens---
The Resolutions.
Last Nights Mass Meeting.
The recent caucus action of the demo
cratic members of congress in resolving
that Dakota should be admitted into the
union either as one state or two, as her
people may desire, would seem to make
it incumbent on the people Of the terri
tory to throw some more light on the
subject of whether they prefer admission
as two states or as one. At the James
town statehood convention an emphatic
and unmistakable declaration favoring
division on the seventh standard paral-
| lei and the immediate admission of both
sections was unanimously adopted. It
| is, however, desirable, lest this be consid-
cred insufficient evidence in the east,
that county mass meetings be held all
over the territory, and resolutions adopt
ed emphasizing the true sentiment and
wishes Of the people. Such was the OBJ
ject of the meeting last evening in the
Opera rink, at which 1900 of the people
of Stutsman county we're assembled.
jamestown has again taken the initiatory
in this matter and it is hoped that other
cities and counties will fall into line un-
til such division and admission cry
shall 90 up to Washington, that the
present democratic congress shall be left
no opportunity for artiace or subterfuge
to make plausible excuse for further
postponement of action on this matter
A number of prominent citizens were
seated on the platform last evening,
among them:
Ex-Mayor Graham. G. Wade. Judge
Warnock, E. W. Camp. +. E.Jones,J Judge
Steinbach, J. A. Frye, Prof Denny, DE.
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ett, J. w. Sheridan, I. G. Wade, L. E..
Wallace and Others.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. E. P. Wells, who briefly stated the
! objects of the meeting and read tele-
grams and letters from numerous con-
gressmen and senators who are in sym
pathy with the movement for the speedy
| admission of two Dakotas. Congressman
s. S. Cox wrote as follows:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, L. S.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Is, 1883.
Ny Dear Mr.. Wells: Your telegrahic
dispatch advising me that mass meet
ing is called at your place to express the
desire of your people for division" was
! received this morning. You desire from
me some" words OF encouragement" Ac-
tions speak more emphatically than
| words, and the action of the democratic
caucus of Tuesday and Wednesday last,
is unmistakable. 1t points to the divis-
ion of Dakota on the seventh parallel,
| and to prompt action in that line. It
was amazing to ne, that the party with
! which I am generally accustomed to act,
| should not have taken such action, def
| nitive and patriotic, during the last ses-
sion. Much allowance may be made be-
cause of its pre-occupation on econom-
| ic questions, and some little because OF
the committee on territories could or
! would not understand the ine7adicable
sentiment in the territory, and the feder-
| al reasons against too large state.
| In season and out Of season, L have en-
deavored to counteract the opposition to
| division and admission. by figures Of
| rhetoric and arithmetic, by principles,
| statistics and precedents; and l am hap
| py to say that now the democrats in con-
gress are of almost one mind for division
| and admission. As a matter of form, and
| to save the amour propre OF certain mem
bers. the question of division is
! to be submitted to the people.
This was not my wish or idea. but
since there can be no question as to the
popular decision. and as it is under
stood that there will be no delay on ac-
count of that vote; and as vote has to
be taken as to other details. the fact is
| will have their wish and their separate
being, well-being in harmonious indie
pendency under our aegis.
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now at thus stage, whether the provisions
for Dakota's division and admission. be
in an omnibus bill or not. am assured
that republican gentlemen will eventu-
ally in the house and senate, concur in
the substantial matter, viz: Division and
admission. Along with Dakota, Montana,
Washington and New Mexico are asso-
| ciated The senate may not like this ar
rangement altogether: but it can and
may amend; and then conference may
| conclude the matter satisfactorily.
| would not advise you people to omit
any exertion to represent here the senti-
ment of the territory. The time of this
congress and of democratic ascendency
is drawing to close. The best men OF
our party, including Judge Mcdonald,
Judge Holman, also Speaker Carlisle aud
I may now add MIR. Springer, will not
impede the action which have outlined
and every influence and every day are