Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
DAKOTA REPUBLICANS.



Ten Delegates to Chicago Chosen
by the jamestown Convention
Blaine First. Gresham Seoond--
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 COMMITTEES.
Nearly six hundred strangers were pres
emit. fully four hundred OF whom were dele.
gates. Col. n. III. Price OF Sanbourn coun-
ty and Judge John r. Bennett OF Clark
county were placed in nomination for
chairman, and Judge Bennett wac elected.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Judge Carson, OF the committee on resolu-
tons, reported the following, which were
adopted:
Whereas, The Republican party of Dakota
in convention assembled, takes TINS oppor-
tunity of renewing - the principles of the
national Republican party We are proud OF
its history and its achievements, and believe
the day not far distant when ii will be re-
turned to power We hail the advent OF an
other presidential campaign, confidently be-
lievipg 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.
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that, having experienced the evils of an over
sized territory in the Increased cost OF ad-
mlnistration and a tendency to ring rule by
reason of the inability of the people to
participate in representative assemblies, we
ienounce 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-
xota, east aud west, on the line of the sew
snth standard parallel, and the immediate
admission of the two parts into the Union
as tire States of South Dakota and North Da-
kota as right by virtue or 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
tor 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
are intrinsicaly politica! and sectional IN
their nature. We believe that reasonable
protective tsriff 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
lection to American labor and American in
dustries tariff should be confined to the
Injuries of life 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
much noble work of citizenship to be &c
complished. There are relics OF barbarism
only partially eradicated, still contestipg
their right of supremacy and among them
are polygamy and intemperance
Resolved, That we denounce the doctrine
of civil service reform ar practiced ty the
present administration In this territory as a
fraud, O delusion and "a snare and view with
disgust the action of an executive with pow
srs as unlimited as a despot IN debating and
controlling the action OF caucuses and con-
yeut!ons
SELECTING DELEGATES.
The committee on an address to the
American people reported, and the report
was adopted. The address was in the nat
IRE of a general appeal to the people of the
United States at large that Dakota be granted
her rights OF division and admission. The
chair appointed a committee 10 select names
for delegates as follows:
E. W. Caldwell, Minnehaha county; T. J.
Washabaugh, Lawrence; ]. N. McCracken,
9. A Matthews, Brooktngs; g. T. McCoe,
De-. n IDnIl ,t.s.lI
Burleigh; Sol WenzIaff, YaDkton, G. ~
Walsh, Grand Forks; G. J. Fry, Clay
Judge Levessee of Gran Forks offered a
resolution condemning the administration
for FORGETTING the Northern Pacific land grant
TO the United States aud 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, Jr. Mime
haha: b H. Sullivan. Aurora; W. c. Plum
W Hopp, Brookings; n X Hubbard, Cass;
L B. Richardson, Grand Forks; H. @. Hans
borough, Ramsey
Alternates-J A. Fowler, Pennington: g.
Gilbert Tower; Fred SchnAber, Yankton; ].
H. Baldwin, Hand; Orr, Walworth; Laird
ton; A. IL Gray, Barnes; Harvey Harris,
Burleigh
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 n man
of whom he had never heard.
Gen. Ward of Grand Forks retorted
sharply, defending Richardson The
report was adopted, and the delegates
aud alternates as reported by the committee
were declared elected. The convention then
adjourned. resolution TO instruct the
delegates for Blaine was howled down The
delegates will express no preference until
after admitted 10 seats in convention They
are Blaine men, with the exception of
Moody, VINO probably fayors 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 Ciss county delegation has been
here for tbfee days Hunters Tor 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.