The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-24
DAKOTA REPUBLICANS.
Ten Delegates to Chicago Chosen
by the jamestown Convention
Blaine First. Gresham Second--
The Resolutions,

Ten Delegates to Chicago Chosen
by tho jamestown Convention
Blaine First. Gresham Second
The Resolutions.
The Republican territorial convention to
select delegates to the Chicago convention
met Mt 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
ent, fully four hundred OF whom were dele
| gates. Col. N. NJ. Price OF Sanbourn coun-
| ty and Judge John f. Bennett OF Clark
county were placed in nomination Tor
| chairman, and Judge Bennett was elected.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Judge Carson, OF the committee ON resolu-
tions, reported the following, which were
adopted
Whereas, The Republican party of Dakota
in convention assembled, takes this oppor-
tunity of renewing To the principles OF the
national Republican party. We are proud OF
| its history and it's achievements, and believe
| the day not far distant when it will be re-
turned to power We hail The advent OF an
other presidential campaign, confidently be-
lieving 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 OF
| 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 10000 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
| q m "a
mlnistration and 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 pOsterIty. As our only adequate
protection we demand the division of Da-
| kota, east and west. on the line of the sew
| enth standard parallel, and the immediate
admission Of the two parts into the Union
as tte States of South Dakota and North Da-
| kOta as right by virtue or the wealth, pop
uiation 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-
gress, which under the pretense of reform
|
their nature. We believe that reasonable
protective tariff is for the best interests of
| the 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
| luXuries of life as against the necessarles;
| that a revision of the tariff should be in the
hands of its friends and not in
the hands of its enemies Grateful to the
| patriotism of the nation which enabled the
Republican party to achieve its great objects,
we acknowledge that there vet remains
: complished. There are relics of barbarism
only partially eradicated, still contesting
| their right of supremacy, and among them
are poivgamy and intemperance
| Resolved, That we denOunce the doctrine
| of civil service reform as practiced by the
present administration in this territory as a
| fraud a delusion and u snare, and view with
| disgust the action of an executive with pow
| ers as unlimited as dcspo5 in debating and
| controlling the action OF caucuses and con-
| ventiona
SELECTING DELEGATES.
The committee on an address to the
| American people reported, and 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
| for delegates as follows:
E. w. Caldwell, Minnehaha county; T. J.
| Washabaugh, Lawrence; j. N. McCracken,
| G. A. Matthews, Brookings; G. I. McCoe,
Brown; c. A. Pollock, Cass; T. F. Campbell,
Walsh. Grand Forks; G. J. Fry, Clay
| Judge Levessee of Grand Forks offered a
| resolution condemning the administration
| for forfeiting 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 part of the
| platform of the convention. The committee
| on delegates reported the following names:
| Delegates-G. c. Moody, Lawrence; T. O.
Bogard Bonhomme;J NJ Bailey, il. Mime
mer, Brown; E. w. Foster. Sphinx; George
| w. Hopp, Brookings; N. X. Hubbard, Cass;
l. B. Richardson, Grand Forks; Ii. G. Hans
| borough, Ramsey.
Alternates-J. A. Fowler, Pennington; g.
Gilbert, Tower; Fred Schnaber, Yankton; J.
| ii. Baldwin, Hand; Orr, Walworth; LAIRD,
! Hughes Sprague, Walsh; r NJ. Tuttle, Nor
ton; A. H. Gray, Barnes; Harvey Harris,
Burleigh.
Gov Mellette moved to amend the report
or the committee Dy substituting the name
| of johnson Nickeus for L. b. Richardson of
Grand Forks, and referred TO him as 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. The convention then
| adjourned. A resolution to instruct the
| delegates for Blaine was howied down. The
| delegates will express no preference until
after admitted TO 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 to de-
| feat Hon. N. X. Hubbard, who was backed
| by the solid Cass county delegation, has been
here for three Gays. 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
breaking by any opposition.