St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-14
DAKOTA CONVENTIONS.
Delegates Elected to the Terri
toria1 Meetings.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
ALEXANDRIA, Dak., May 12.-The
Republican county convention to-day
elected L. G. Taylor to cast the vote of
the county at Jamestown. Delegates 10
Watertown: W. S. Logan, A. H. Bag
ley, G. l. Meltimore, E. p. Brown, II. b.
Benjamin. The resolutions favor divis-
ion. Delegates were uninstructed. For
county school superintendent, Lewis
Weber.
PENIBINA COUNTY.
Special 10 the Globe.
ST. THOMAS, Dak., May 12.-The Re
publican county convention for Penn
bina county, held in the opera house
here to-day, was very harmonious. The
convention adopted resolutions favoring
tariff revision and arraigned the Demo
Gratis of the house of representatives for
not admitting Dakota as state. Hon.
Judson La Moure was indorsed as
delegate to the national convention at
Chicago. The following delegates were
to attend the territorial convention:
Jamestown-Judson La Moure, Penn
bina; l. J. Chevalier, Bathgate; W. II.
Randall, Hamilton; l.. E. Booker, Penn
bina; G. W. Andrews, Walhalla; Grant
S. Hager, st. Thomas; John A. Stadle-
man, Cavalier; H. l.. Holmes, Neche;
j. p. Hicks. Neche; j. McFadden, st.
Joseph: Thomas W. Brown, Hamilton;
W. NJ. HOlbrook, st. Thomas; John ID.
Wallace, Drayton; Jacob GRADER, Ladi-
njnia; S. l.. Haight Midland, Water
town; r. D. Haskins, Bathgate; E. II.
Bergman, Gardar; Robert A. Thacker,
Hamilton: Ben II. Webster, Pembina;
c. F. Wilbur, Bathgate; j. LaPorte,
Neche: II. Joy, Hamilton; j. B. Cope
land, Beanlieu; T. w. Gaffney, Bath
gate; Henry McGinnen, Walhalla; John
ID. Gordon, st. Joseph: Herman Web
bina; John GansSle, st. Thomas; Grant
S. HOger, st. Thomas.
FAVOR DIVISION.
Special to the Globe.
MITCHELL, Dak., May 12.-At the
county convention held to-day every
voting precinct was represented. The
convention was harmonious and enthu-
siastic. The following delegates were
chosen to represent the county at the
jamestown convention: R.W. Wheeler,
George \. Silsby. j. n. Crow, L. Q.
Hardesty, David Cole, f. ID. Powers, +.
S. Johnson. The following resolution,
offered by Silsby, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. By the Republicans of Dav-
ison county in convention assembled,
that we heartily approve and are un-
alterably in favor of the division of this
terri tory upon the seventh standard
parallel and of its admission to the
Union as two states.
AT the close of the convention a
county Republican club was organized.
Hon. Jonn IL. King is in our city at
present and expects to attend the James
town convention. The suggestion that
Mr.. King be made one of the delegates
to Chicago meets with hearty approval
in this section.
SELF PRAISE.
Special TO the Globe
WATERFOWL, OAK, May 12.-At the
county Republican convention to-day
Hon. A. G. Mellette. o. Gesly, John
Geise, George II. Skinner, j. l.. Robin
son and w. III. Donaldson were elected
to the territorial convention to be held
at Jamestown on the 10th inst. The
delegates were instructed for Gen. II.
r. PeaSe for delegate to the Chicago
convention. LaudatOry resolutions were
passed for the Republican party and
severely arraigning the Democratic
party. D. G. Thomas was made presi-
dent and J. E. West secretary of the
convention.
SlUISNAN COUNTY.
JAMESTOWN. Dak., May 12.-The
Stutsman county Republican conven-
ton met tod ay and elected delegates to
the jamestown and Watertown cOnven-
ton. For the former E. P. Wells,
James Buchanan; ". E; Doughy, Jer-
ONE Sabin, j. j. Eddy, E. G.. Gleason,
Z. r. Panchen and F. E. James were
selected. They were instructed for
Hon. johnson Nickius for delegate to
Chicago. For the WatertOwn cOnven-
tion E. w. Camp. S. l.. Glaspell, j. A.
Frege, E. S. Miller, R. E. Wallace,
Fredus Baldwin, Fred Clark, Z. G.
Bowman were chosen.
COL. MOODY FOR DELEGATE.
YANKTON. Dak., May 12.-Yankton
county Republicans to-day selected ten
delegates to the Jamestown convention.
The delegates are uninstructed, but
are known TO favor the sending Col. |
Moody, of Deadwood, to the Chicago
national convention as one Of the dele
gates.
ia ME AFFAIR.
GARY. Oak, May 12.-The county
to-day was a tame affair. b.
A. Wade, NJ. S. Weeks. T. Frank Han
ley, II. Ii. Guerney and ]. w. Tensen
were chosen delegates to the James
town convention. They go unin-
structed.
To Entertain Lavishly.