St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-19
JAMESTOWN POINTS.
Cosby Notes of the Work Of
the Republican
Chiefs.
The Old Gang Put Down in
the North and Sat
Upon.
Strong Temperance Talk and
Lively Flow at the
Saloons.
The South Comes Up Strong
ON the Statehood Cues
ton.
Special to the Globe.


given out the representation was I'M
usually large, it being estimated that
four hundred delegates were present in
person. while all but half a dozen OF
the remainder were represented by
proxies. To the club convention there
were probably 200 delegates. When
there is added to the numerous throng
of delegates the crowd of strangers it
can well be understood how thousand
dollar inroad on the red liquor of one
establishment was made in one night.
The league club movement in Dakota
is the creature of an aspiring young
politician and
BODIES NO GOOD
to old politicians. In calling this club
convention to order the temporary chair
man, Sanborn attorney, declared him.
self in favor of a constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, and i'll the evening prohibition
meeting was held. by request of mem
berS of the club and permission of
league, in the same hall as that i'll which
the convention convened in the morn
ing. The convention did not incorpor-
ate such a sentiment in their resOlu
tons, but they did denouuce intemper-
ance. From this condition of affairs the
natural question arises: Is the Repub-
lican party the party of prohibition and
local option in Dakota?
On Tuesday evening Col. Plummer,
the perlpatetic orator, who announced
that he had never lived in any county of
the territory longer than one year, and
| in almost every county at that, made
speech full of those sentiments OF sec
tionaIism and bloody shirtism which
have now grown gray headed and are
covered with WhiSkers. He only stirred
| up the disabilities of his hearers by
coarse and obscene references to Demo-
Gratis. The ladies present were sub
| jected to considerable unpleasantness
| in not being able TO escape the foul Ian
| convention next day he made another
| speech of the same tenor, equally
OBSCENE AND DISGUSTING.
Chairman Van Werner in his open
| ing address. Endorsed the Day faction
and abused Church administration, for
| which he was roundly applauded. Car
! features of Church and Cleveland were
| cOnSpicuouSly posted in front of the
speakers. These pictures represented
! hogs and ''carpet-baggers." These car
features were singularly unhappy and
| witleSS when it is remembered that
| Temporary Chairman Bennett was all
|
! being hanged, tits said, because holding
carpet-bag office under Republican gov
eminent and that Gen. Allen, whose
| splendid physique has been so much adj
mired throughout the territory, and
who stood on the platform and called
! the convention to order was carpet
Dagger, and came into the territory with
| his appointment of United States
marshal in his pocket. These gentle
men apparently forget that change of
administration does not wipe out their
carpet-bag record
The territorial convention was at
tempted to be run by the old gang like
Edwards, La MOure. Haggert, Jewell
and few strikers from South Dakota.
Events proved that they have
LOST THEIR GRIP
in the Republican party. Hansborough
and Hubbard. two of the men longest
opposed, and the bitterest enemies of
the old gang, were triunphantly elected
delegates. They were bitter pills to
swallow, but the strength of the South
Dakota caucus carried everything be
fore it-even so far as to the election OF
an unknown and obscure delegate at
Grand Forks, whose name it was boldly
stated by the kickers not twenty-five
men in the hall had ever heard
! Nickeus, of Stutsman county, who made
tour of North Dakota for division, was
relegated to the rear. along with other
patriarchs of territorial politics. Even
his division record could not save him,
although his friends publicly begged
that he be sent as delegate. One
of his supporters said that if
| the South refused to stand by
Nickeus as he has always stood by them
if the South refused to vote for him it
would be the blacklist piece of political
treachery even heard of in the history
of the territory. The South, however,
needed not the charges of treachery and
dishonor and refused to vote for Nick
Gus instead of Richardson.
The combination that laid out the old
timers came in from South Dakota
Tuesday night. 1t was given out that
South Dakota took little interest" and
Northern men were surprised to see the
large interest developed when the
train loaded with delegates and their
proxies arrived. The sole object of
their appearance here in such numbers,
as repeatedly declared, was to obtain
the convention Endorsement for the So
called statehood government
OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
A man from Huron, it was said, had
resolutions written to this effect in
his pocket all the time. but spasm of
caution among the leaders prevented
| their introduction. The combination
was no respecter of persons. 1t sat
down Oh Gov Mellette. the champion of
Gen. Pease; it had no use for Petit
| grew. who was distinguished by his
| absence: Palmer. of Sioux Falls, one of
| the strong men of the territory, was left
| to take care of himself and say pleasant
| nothings to distinguished delegates.
| Caldwell seemed to have deserted North
| ern allies and to have bound himself I'D
| with the combination. Moody had CON
| siderable opposition, but being one of
! shrewdest wire-puilers of South Dakota
was able to keep his forces together by
| Skillful maneuvering. In CaSS county
| new element came cut on top. n. K.
| Hubbard has nearly always been
downed, but this time the gangs eff
| forts for three DAYS, in which they slept
| in palace car and drank up all their
| whisky, were unavailing.
| On Wednesday afternoon the tempo
| rary chairman stated that he had re-
| ceived a telegram from San Francisco.
| which he desired to read to the conven-
ton. Everyone in the audience pricked
up his ears, expecting to hear the name
| announced of some prominent gentle
| man, member of national committee.
or other notable. and look of dis
appointment came over many faces
when the name of Gilbert A. Pierce
was read at the end. The telegram was
passed down to the reporters table, and
| was there found to be in the we'll
known chirography of Pierce, was
written on a forwarded telegram blank,
dated several days back and had found
its way to jamestown through Uncle
Sans mail service, remaining in
friendly hands until it passed to the
chairman. The mail message was as
vociferopsly received as if it was
genuine Convention adjourned to
neighboring Iairs and the members of
the successful combination devoted
themselves TO soothing the feelings of