Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-03
FtAsHED IN THE PAN.

A Democratic Legislative Convention
Which Adjourned TO October 18th.
The following call was given due pub
LEGATION in The democratic newspapers OF
the second legislative district OF Dako-
ia, comprising the counties of Yankton,
Turner and Hutchinson:
The democratic Legislative convention
for the second legislative district Will be
held at the court house in the city OF
Yankton, Dakota, on Tuesday, October
I'd, 1888, at 2 O'Clock p. NJ, to place in
nomination one candidate for the u
Gil and three for the house, in which
convention Hutchinson county will be
entitled to five (5) delegates, Turner
county four az delegates and Yankton
eight (6) delegates.
w. Y. QuIGbY,
Ohm Legislative Com I'd Dis.
E. M. O'BRIEN, Secretary.
Yesterday wac the date named in the
call for the gathering therein outlined
and two O'Clock in the afternoon was the
hour, 1t was noticed during the pro-
ceedipgs of the republican caucus at the
court house yesterday afternoon that an
occasional democratic wheel horse
oobbed in, gazed anxiously about him
and then bobbed out. This bobbing bust
ness did not attract much attention, the
mild hammered republicans within the
oaucu supposing it was IN attempt on
the part of democratic wise men to i'm
pibe a little of the peace and good will
pervading the atmosphere OF republic
can councils. But it Yves afterwards
sscertsIned that these bobb,ng demo-
Gratis were in search Of their convention
and they found it not, A few OF them,
however, had sufficient presence of mihd
to adjourn the meeting until eight
O'Clock in the evening, at the democratic
club room.
At the prescribed hour and place the
convention assembled. There were
present W. Y. Quigly, OF Turner county,
and Governor ziebach, ]. T. Sargent,
e. III. O'Brien and Otto Peemiller, oil
Ysnkton county, and two democratic
spectators. d. P, Wilcox got around
but too late to participate.
W. 7. Quigly, as chairman of tbs legis'
lative district committee. presided over
the convention and E. M O'Briep score.
tary of the committee, was secretary Of
the convention.
A survey OF the gathering revealed the
fact that there were no delegates present
from Turner and Hutchinson counties
and only three of the eight delegates
accredited to Yankton county. THIS
was rather discouraging until it was
suggested by an acute politician tina
the Hutchinson and Turner county
democratic conventions had not yet beef
held and 1t was therefore a political i'm
possibility for them to be represented il
the convention. Then it came over then
that the Legislative convention was o
premature birth. Some one hat
blundered. Without endeavoring t.
locate the responsibility of this IN
comfortable blunder, the convention
hastily took en- adjournment to Ootobe
18th, at s p. NJ, when it will again as
sembla In the club room of the Yanktoi
democracy.
This was q much more comfortabl
termination of the affair than SCENE
probable in its beginning, Turner an
Hutchinson counties will send delegate
to the convention and the defeat of dem
%oorstic aspirations In the second legisla
tive district will be deferred until Nc
vember 9th, when the candidates wi
go down with Grover.
At she recent Yankton county demo
cratic convention the election of deli
gates to this legislative convention we
overlooked in the excitement Of th
nominating contest and it was not uht
Monday that the democracy of the cour
~ bethough itself OF the omission. Th
central committee then assembled an
appointed f. M. Ziebaob, j. T. Sargent
D. P. Wilcox, q. FL. Bates, O. E. Va
; Epps, Otto Peemlller and j. r. Sanbor
as legislative delegates. OF these MessrI
ziebaoh, Sargent and Peemiller wer
present at last nights convention. M
Sanborn says ne will not attend an
democratic conventions this year.
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