Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-08
THE NORTH STATE.
Doines of the Convention cniIed To Sc
che Bal, Roinng-Compiete PFelim
mary Arrange ments.

statehood convention OF North Dakota
opened ct 2:l5 with discussion as to |
whom the sight to call the convention to
order belongea-whether to Gen. Ward
as the hsa1 Of the movement which is-
sued the anonymous call for Grand
Forks. or to e. P. Wellr, as chairman
OF the committee WHOM Issued the
jamestown circular, altering the an.
onymous call, After half an hours
duration, the discussion was suddenly
and happily terminated by Grand Forks
withdrawing her CLAIMS, and Wells called
the gathering to order. Over thrse
hundred delegates were present, repre-
eenting evsry county IN North Dakota
but Botsinsau, Gfiggs, Mcintosh, Rol-
lette and Sargent. j al. Bartholomew
of La Moure nominated V. s. Stone Of
Fargo for the chairman; Jud La Moure
of Pembina nominated ex-Goy. Ct. A.
Pierce, Alfred Dlokey OF James, own wes
nominated, but declined, On motion OF
Col. Gore OF Fargo 1t was decided that
IN the vote of chairman and all sub
sequent votes each county be allowed
she same number of votes as that given
in last representative apportionment.
Pierce was elected on the first ballot by
vote OF Ill to 80 for Stone. Pierce
was supported by the Missouri slope
and with half of the Red river valley.
James river valley and the lower Red
voted for Stone. Counties voting for
Pierce were: Billings, Burleigh.
Diekey, Emmons, Grand Forks, Kidder,
Logan, Mercer, McHenry, Mclean,
Morton. Nelson, Oliver. Pembina, Ram
sey, Stark, Towner and Walsh. For
l p,~po. papeor naoc INIjy
Foster, La Moure, Richland, Rolletie,
|Stussman, Steele, Trail, Wells and
Ward. Ransom divided her votes.
On taking the chair Governor Pierce
made brief address full of facts and
Figures.
Il Upon suggestion OF j. a. Rea, OF Bis.
marck, the convention elected vice
presidents, as follows: Col. Plummer
of Cass, Judge Lewis of Trail, Col.
Thompson OF Burleigh, Roche Of Grand
Forks. r. Nj. Tuttle of Mandan, was
chosen secretary, and a. o Mcmillan OF
Jamestown, w. e. Ellis Of Oakes, and J.
B. Powers of Wehpeton, assistants
/ Delegate Kennedy OF Diekey county, in.
= troduced and moved the adoption Of o
resolution declaring it to be the sense oil
| this convention that the territory should
, be divided on the seventh standard par
allel of surveys The resolution wal
unanimously adopted. Messrs. Spaul
ding OF Uass county, Jewell of Burleigh
Hansboro of Ramsey, Ward of Grand
Forks, and Yorkey of Walsh, were ap.
pointed committee on order of bust
I ness, and while the committee was out
the convention listened to Wells oil
jamestown. who read letters and tele-
grams OF endorsement from Representa-
]. tives Snider, Dunnell and Coms,ock o
/. Minnesota, Governor-elect Merriam
Thomas Low-y OF Minneapolis, Gov
. Church, Jadge Rose, Delegate cleo
Mathews, Delegate Clifford, Edito
: Wheelock, OF she Pioneer Press, Gov
g Meliette and Judge Campbell OF Sout
n DAKOTA.
. Chairman Pierce appointed the fol
u lowing committee on resolutions: Harri
: of Bnrleigb. Long OF Morton, Dickey G
II Stutsman, Underhill OF Stark, Stoue G
. Cass, Hapsbrough OF Ramsey, Lsviss
: of Trail. Ellis of Dickey, Tombs Q
. Walsh. The convention then took re
70 cess until 7 o'clock.
% The convention reassembled at 81
and 7. K. Long OF Mandan, chairman {
the committee on resolusions, submitte
the following report, which was uuan
q. mously adopted:
ID! Resoloed, By the people Of North DE-
kota in convention assembled:
First-That we favor the division {
8 Dakota territory on the sevent
10 standard parallel and the immediate aC
o, mission of the northern portion into tt
VI union OF states.
e. Secopd-That we are emphatically
a. favor OF the name OF North Dakota fl
W Tho pronnsp6 naw state
is Third-That the fiftieth oongrel
oe should provide Tor the admission
"a North Dakota.
,e Fourth--That in case the fftieth col
y Rress fails to provide for the admissic
D. OF North Dakota as state. w,saarnestl
request the president to call
le special session OF the ffty-6rst conRre
n. for that purpose.
y, Fifth-That the eighteenth legislsti'
Az assembly of Dakota territory
to urged TO provide at the earliest pracI
cable moment after its meeting in ia
uary 1889, for a constitutional conye
tion for North Dakota.
ed Sixth-That South Dakota, Montal
d. aud Washington are respectfully invit
,e. to 90 operate with North Dakota in th
movement for admission.
no The chair appointed the follcwil
ne committees:
Committee to prepare bill to subn
O. bill to the legislature and memorials
:, congress-E. G. Geary, Fargo; J.
+" O'Brien, Ramsey county; Tom Ellio
te. Ransom; james Ell. Bossrd, Grand Fori
ire 81. S. Die.em, La Moure.
IN Interritorial convention committee
l.. R. Casey, Stutsmanj John Russo
OF Barnea; Jud La Moure, Pembina; L.
lily Richardson, Grand Forks; N. o. La
To- rense, Stark.
Memorial to president elect comm
tee-R. g. Stevens, Ransom; Sm
Stimmel Cess; H. o, Stanley, Kidd
err J. Morley Wyard, Foster; ID. 3. Dod
no NeIson.
The resolution committee bay
GU covered nearly every point OF interest
1T the report it was unanimously adopt
ISL No business remained, and the conv
on tion adjourned soon after and lister
!, - to short speeches by Gen. Ward,
~ Grand Forks, and Col. Plummer. I
rth decisiou of the committee on resoluti
ary that the legislature should call con
on tutionaI convention weg endorsed
Il, the convention without dissent.
committees appointed tonight b
'me meetings end discussed, without deci
action, matters OF time and place
the meeting to accomplish the worG
A, Il devolves on them.