Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-06-22
The Dakota Delegates and Alternates
Squabbling Over Hotel Bills
and Political FavOrs,
The Question as to Whether the Ten
Delegates Shall be Seated
Not Settled.
The Older Delegates Indignant at
the Candidacy Of Young Bailey
For Committeeman.
The Last Day of Prophecy Brings
Interestieg Though Not Flat
tering Dakota Gossip.
What Will be Done.

0A' AOA, Cuuc 1S.-xu6 chicago CORES.
pondent of the Dispatch wires as follows:
The Dakota fellows are cabined, cribbed
and confined in barn-like sort of room
for bigness at the Grand Pacific. The
fact is the Dakota boys are going little
more on style than comfort. Some are re-
alizing this forenoon that if they had put
little more money into sleeping rooms and
little less into headquarters, there would
have been some actual comfort for the
bones it little less blow for the territory.
The peace of the Dakota delegation has
been badly broken and there are no good
hopes OF the peace being restored. The al
ternates are about as mad as men can get
WlthOut hghtlng and vow vengeance on
me delegates who are treating them shah
ply. The delegates are using the room
that is rented for headquarters as Sleep
ing mg;a apartment timer at night, while the alter
rooms where they could get them and Of
course are bearing the expense out Of their
own pockets. The headquarters room
costs $50 a day and this charge is Jumped
in as charge against the delegation-del-
egates and alternates and all together.
This" said an alternate to Dispatch re.
porter this morning, "would be ali right it
the expenses of our rooms were Jumped in
too. but we don't see the sense Of paying
for the personal expenses of the delegates
When we pay our own. Besides, it was
understood at meeting of the delegates
and alternates held at Jamestown after the
convention that the alternates should pay
for one,third OF the tickets. Now. it tran
spires that they will get one-third of the
tickets and
THEY ARE KICKING,
not so much for the money as the tickets"
But this is not all that has rallied their
feelings. The matter of the national COM
mittee-man from Dakota will be q very
important one if the republicans are sue
cessful in their canvass this year and Sc
cures the next president. The national
committeeman will be appealed to great
deal in matters that concern patronage,
and there are several men who are after
the place though a man needs to have .
good deal of money to do the work prop
erly. 1t is in this matter that the dele
gates are feeling-Or at least several of
them-that it was little absurd for young
Bailey OF Sioux Falls, sprig of q years, to
strive for the place. Dakota wants to be
represented by 9 man of experience and
Governor" Mellette will be fairly satisfac-
tory to g good many people Ut the terri
tory. The Dakota delegation has had q
good deal OF discussion on the question as
to the best way to bring to q focus the
representation Of the territOryin the cOnven-
ton. Should it be taken before the commit
tee on credentials, or brought before the
convention? The suggestion was made in
caucus that the convention was composed
OF enthusiastic republicans, while the
committee on credentials is composed of
cool politicians; that the committee will
be weighed down with contests from Vir-
ginia, the District of Columbia and other
places, and
THEY MIGHT BE TRICKY.
The committee on credentials could not
be selected with view of securing justice
to Dakota, which cuts but small figure in
the minds OF the most Of the convention.
A good many prominent men in different
delegations have expressed themselves as
favOrably inclined toward Dak0ta's claims
and some good speeches will be made if
the matter is brought before the conven-
tiOn. In talking with good many dele
gates from different parts of the country
l find that there is vast amount of ignO-
rance as to the resources Of the great terri
tory and scores it not hundreds of the
visitors could not tell whether Dakota had
100000 or 600 inhabitants. But Dakota is q
popular matter here and the wrongs that
have been inflicted on it by the democrats
will work to its good in the republican
convention.
STATEHOOD RESOLUTIONS.
CHICAGO, June 19-At the conference of
territories the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted, to be submitted to
the committee on resolutions to be inserted
in the platform of the republican party:
That South Dakota should be Immediately
admitted into the union as state under
the constitution framed and adopted by
her people, and we heartily endorse the
action of the republican senate in twice re.
porting bills for her, and the refusing OF
the democratic house for partisan pur.
poses to favOrably consider these bills is 9
Willful violation of the sound principle
of local self government and deserves The
condemnation of all just men. The pend.
ing bills IN the senate for acts to enable
the people of North Dakota, Montana and
Washington territories to form cOnstitu
tiOns and establish state government
should be passed without unnecessary de
lay and Q similar equitable bill should bt
/ passed to enable the n0nn1A Of New Mex