St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-03

representation in the national cOnven
tiOn.
Mr.. Day then moved that nominations
for delegates to st. Louis be made.
Some one nominated Day and
HE PROMPTLY DECLINED.
Judge Bangs was nominated and Day
moved his election by acclamation,
which was done. He then nominated
Walsh, of Sphinx, and he, too, was
elected. Capt. Arnold, of Edmunds, ,and
Morgan, of Bon Homme, were chosen
alternateS in the same way. Mcdonald,
of Pierre, spoke on the resolutions. He
thought it unwise to put up Days name
in opposition to Church's, though he
admired Mr.. Day, but it was principle,
not man, they represented. Still he
thought Church should be denounced,
and in stronger terms; and, if necessary,
a committee of three should be sent to
Washington to put their position before
the president and senate. Mr.. Day
ing him be dropped to save all
embarrassment. He had been suffi-
GENTLY indorsed in 1886 by the
people of Dakota. Engle, of Aberdeen,
took the floor in a speech denouncing
Church, saying he, Engle, had been
tempted and threatened. He couldn't
be scared. He arraigned him on series
of charges of having violated his oath of
office, of threatening the legis-
lature, of melting in every
precinct violation of Cleveland's
civil service order. He had spoken to
the president of this himself. He had
it on good authority that the president
had
EXPRESSED HIS REGRET
at having appointed Church. The presi-
dent he declared to be Democratic, but
the Dakota executive was not. Judge
Bangs took the floor and coun-
Seled moderation. He thought there
was no use crowding the fight,
but that gentlemanly denunciation of
principles would go good deal further
than loud talk. There was no par
ticular use of pouring hot shot or using
Billingsgate, therefore, he urged that
the resolutions be not made stronger.
Editor Byerly, of the Northwest News,
came forward with a list of vitriolic
for nearly everything under the
sun. 1t was rabid in the extreme.
Judge Bangs rose and deprecated the
Endorsement of such stuff. Byerly said
he didn't offer them for Endorsement
officially, but fer the signature of such
members as agreed with him. To this
Judge Bangs had no objection. Hunt
ley, of Huron, declared that the resolu-
tions ought to be adopted, as they voiced
the sentiments of nearly all present.
THE GENERAL OPINION
is that Church has gained a complete
victory and thatin attempting to stretch
legitimate convention under it, Mr.. Day
not only made an open confession of
the weakness by his fear to
present his strength and claims
to the full convention, but
has also hurt himself materially with
the party by posing as voter and as
man who is not disposed to be good
Democrat, unless he can be the party's
boss. 1t is only by his own immediate
followers that the Day convention was
regarded as in any sense regular. The
Church people, of course, consider the
result complete victory, and to that
view popular opinion inclines. The
territorial committee elected that the
congressional convention be held at
jamestown July II. After counting up
their figures again, the committee OF
credentials reported that 232 delegates
were represented, instead of 1877 as men
toned above, and $50 were absent. This
was to throw the minority upon the
Church following but an accurate sizing
up showed the latter to be decidedly
in the majority by at least 100:
In several cases Day men went out of
the Church convention, and, going over
to the Day meeting, cast the vote of
Day. Local sentiment is favor
able to Day, and local friends
of his gathered in his hall,
thus largely swelling the numbers.
Byerly's arraignment of Gov. Church
was then taken up. Though he had
offered them simply in the character of
petition for signatures, the hot
heads in the meeting de-
manded that they be passed as
the sense of the convention.
Despite the protest of Bangs and others
this was done, the motion being carried
with rush, in which the spectators
joined; and the voices of dissent being
closed, it was decided that the
charged, and that committee of three,
composed of Byerly, of Grand Forks,
Harris, of Yankton, Engle, of Brown,
Huntley, of Beadle, and Day, of Bon
Homme, to lay them before the presi-
dent.
Upon reassembling the Church con-
vention, which by this time had OBJ
tanned pretty general recognition as
the properly accredited gathering, the
committee on credentials made its
report. 1t found that fifteen
counties were not represented,
these being Day counties, which
and which aggregated seventy-five dele
gates. From other counties it was
found that twelve delegates were also
not present, they, too, having joined
Days forces. These eighty-seven,
according to the report, made up Days
entire strength. Delegations which
were apparently perfectly regular
were reported from twenty-five
other counties, from which the
Day convention had also reported
delegates-these latter the Church
men declaring being, except in three in
stances, absolutely without right in the
on paper. From this show,
ing the Church forces consisted
of seventy counties out of eighty-three,
and aggregating $40 delegates. The
permanent organization then reported
L. q. Ordway Johnson, of Brown,
as permanent chairman. and G.. +.
Schult, of Grand Forks, as secretary.
Ordway vindicated his reputation for
eloquence in his speech of acceptance.
He brought cheers when he referred to
the Democrats who had fought and run
away. He believed, however, that
these Democrats, upon reflection, would
find that their chieftain had led them
wrong. He deplored Mr.. Days action.
He had come to the convention as
Days friend, but he could follow
no man in path which led away from
Democratic success. He believed there
had been a conspiracy of manufactured
delegates on the part of the opposition.
He believed no bolt would be tolerated
by the Democrats of Dakota.
A malicious outrage had been
scored the different Republican editors
who had aided in the Day fight in witty
terms.
The chairman having been en-