Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
DAKOTA REPUBLICANS.
Ten Delegates to Chicago Chose:
by the jamestown Convention
Blaine First. Gresham Second--
The Resolutions

Ten Delegates to Chicago Chose.
by the jamestown Convention
Blaine First. Gresham Second--
The Resolutions.
The Republican territorial convention TO
select delegates to the Chicago convention
met at jamestown, and was called to or
der by Gen. Harrison Allen OF Fargo, chair
man OF the territorial central committee.
Nearly six hundred strangers were pres
emit, fully four hundred OF whom we're dele
gates. Col. n. NJ. Price Of Sanbourn eotin-
ty and Judge John +. Bennett oil Clark
county were placed in nomination for
chairman, and Judge Bennett was elected.
the RESOLUTIONS.
Judge Carson OF the committee ON resolu-
lions, reported the following, which were
adopted:
Whereas, The Republican party of Dakota
in convention assembled, takes tins oppor-
tunity of renewing T. the principles OF the
national Republican party. We are proud of
It's history and its achievements, and believe
the day not far distant when IL will be re-
turned to power. We hail the advent OF an
other presidential campaign, confidently be-
lieyipg that the discussions to be had this
Year will inform the people OF the treatment
this territory has received at the hands OF
the Democracy and hasten the recognition or
our political rights
Resolved, That the most vital questions to
the people OF Dakota at this time are those
Of boundaries and statehood; and we arraign
The Democratic party for the political crime
Of denying TO 600, 900 Americans. rich in all
the elements of enlightened civilization, the
most cherished right of citizenship and for
the equally grave offense of ATTEMPTING to
dictate the promotion of ] so 900 square
miles of territory against often repeated and
earnest requests for division OF the same,
ratified by majority vote OF the people;
that having experienced the evils of an over
sized territory in the increased cost OF adj
minstration and u tendency to ring rule by
reason OF the inability of the people to
participate in representative assemblies, we
denounce and will continue to resist all
attempts to make these evils the perpetual
heritage of posterlty. As our only adequate
protection we demand the division of Dn-
kota, east aud west, on the line of the sew
enth standard parallel and the immediate
admission OF the two parts into the Union
as the States of South Dakota and North Da-
kota as right by virtue OF the wealth, pop
ulation and resources of each. We heartily
endorse the action of the Republican SEN
ators in congress in the passage of the bill
for division and statehood, and we assure
our friends in the house of representatives
that their efforts in our behalf are warmly
appreciated
Resolved, That while tariff revision Is from
year to year necessary there is no relief given
In the Democratic measures now before con-
l.gress which under the pretcnse of reform
are intrinscally political and sectional in
their nature We believe that reasonable
protective tariff is for the best interests of
che country and of the people, and such
tariff should protect American labor and
American industries. YET in their infancy;
that protection to the agricultural interests
and labor deserves consideration in an equal
degree with protection to manufacturing
interests; that as far as consistent with pro-
lection TO American labor and American in
dustries tariff should be confined to the
Injuries of life against the necessaries:
that revision of the tariff should be in the
hands of its friends aud not in
the hands of it's enemies Grateful to the
patriotism OF the nation which enabled the
Republican party To- achieve its great objects,
we acknowledge that there yet Remains
much noble work of citizenship to be ac-
complshed. There are relics of barbarism
only partially eradicated, still contesting
their right of supremacy, and among them
are polygamy and intemperanee.
Resolved, That we denounce the doctrine
of civil service reform as practiced by the
present administration in this territory as a
fraud, deluSion and snare, and view with
disgust the action of an executive with pow
ers as unlimited as despot IN debating and
controlling the action OF caucuses and con-
ventions
SELECTING DELEGATES
The committee on an address 60 the
American people reported, aud the report
was adopted. The address was in the nat
ure of general appeal to the people of the
United States at large that Dakota be granted
her rights of division and admission. The
chair appointed committee to select names
Tor delegates as follows:
L. W Caldwell, Minnehaha county; T. j.
g. A Matthews, Brookings; q. T. McCoe,
Brown; G. A Pollock, Cass: I. +. Campbell,
BuTlegh; Sol Wenzaff, Yankton, G. n.
Walsh, Grand Forks; q. ]. Fry, Clay.
Judge Levessee of Gran Forks offered a
resolution condemning che administration
for FORGETTING The Northern Pacific land grant
to the United States and thus depriving
bona tide settlers and purchasers of their
vested rights without giving such persons
any redress the resolution was unan-
imously adopted and made a part of the
platform of the convention. The committee
on delegates reported the following names:
Delegates-G. c. Moody, Lawrence; T. O.
Bogard Bonhomme; NJ Bailey, Jr Mime
haha; b. IL Sullivan. Aurora: W. Q. Plum
mcr. Blown; E w. Foster, sphinx; George
W. HopIs, Brookings; n. X. Hubbard, Cass
l. b. Richardson. Grand Forks; II. G. Hans
borough, Ramsey.
Alteraates-J. A. Fowler, Pennington; g.
Gilbert, Tower; Fred Schnabsr, Yankton; j.
H. Baldwin, Hand, Orr, Walworth; Laird,
Hughes; Sprague, Walsh; r. NJ. futile, Nor
ton; A. II. Gray, Barnes; Harvey Harris,
Burleiah
Gov. Mellette moved to amend the report
of the committee by substituting the name
of johnson Nickeus for l. b. Richardson OF
Grand Forks, and referred TO him as a man
OF whom he had never heard.
Gen Ward of Grand Forks retorted
sharply, defending Richardson. The
report was adopted, and the delegates
and alternates as reported by the committee
were declared elected. Theconvention then
adjourned A resolution 10 instruct the
delegates for Blaine was howled down. The
delegates will express no preference until
after admitted 70 seats in convention. They
are Blaine men, with the exception of
Moody, VINO probably favors Harrison.
Gresham is second choice. A special car
from Fargo with twenty-five lobbyists t0 de-
feat Hon. n. K Hubbard, who was backed
by the solid Cass county delegation, has been
here for three days Hunters for Mr.. Hub
bard's scalp were badly left. as his pro-
nounced division sentiments and well known
abilities were early conceded by the eau
cuses, which settled his election beyond
breakinp bv any Oppositiou