The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-05-18
WHAT IS PROPOSED.
South Dakota Delegates Will Endeavor to
Have h state" Recognized.

South Dakota Delegates VIII Endeavor to
Have the Estate" Recognized.
JAMESTOWN, May 10 Special "A
number of delegates to the convention
from the southern part of the territory
declare that they will attempt to have the
convention select eight delegates from
the southern section, thus recognizing the
state of South Dakota. They will also
attempt to secure the endorsement of a
move to set up a state government, with
Mellette as governor, Immediately after
the mass meeting called at Huron July 4.
Their intention is to set up the state and
force the administration to recognize it or
order 1t to disband. If the former is done
a corps of state officers will be elected
this fall, also a legislature and presiden-
tial electors, and Senators Moody and Ed
gertOn will rely upon a republican senate
to admit them as full ledged senators.
If the administration orders the govern
ment to disband then political capital will
be made of it against Cleveland through
out the east.
THE LEAGUE CONVENTION,
JAMESTOWN, May 15.-Over 200 dele
gates, representing thirty-three republi-
can clubs Of the territory, assembled in
convention here this morning. L. A.
Rose, of Fargo, called the meeting to or
der, and G. A. Van Wormer, of Barnes
county, was made temporary chairman,
and created some discussion by declar
ing that the republicans should favor pro-
hibition. E. w. Caldwell, of Sioux Falls,
was elected permanent chairman. Col.
Plummer excited much enthusiasm by an
eloquent speech advocating Blaine. Alb
Guptill, of Fargo, was chosen president Of
the territorial league and vice presidents
for south, central and north Dakota as
follows: c. E. Hayward, Geo. A. Sis
by and F. A. Leavenworth; for treasur-
er w. H. Ellis, Cakes. The executive
committee is composed of one member
from each county. The resolutions ar
raign the democrats for keeping Da-
kOta out of the union and declare that the
revision of the tariff should be entrusted
to the republican party rather than TO its
avowed enemies. The convention to-
morrow will be a lively one. Col. Plum
mer will probably be elected delegate at
large. Central Dakota men oppose
Moody Of Ueadwood. Hansbrough's
friends claim he will have the largest
vote of any north Dakota nan
THE LAY OF THE LAND.
JAMESTOWN, May 15.-SpecialE--Ey-
erything is chaos. 1t was agreed prior to
the arrival of the southern delegates to-
night that ten be sent to Chicago. The
south favored fourteen on the basis of two
states and at the caucus tonight so decided
to vote, eight to come from the south, six
from the north. The central counties in
caucus agreed to the same number, SO il
will probably be fourteen. 1t is practi-
csaly settled that Plummer, Moody and
Stone, of Fargo, will 60, Plummer being
first on the list. 4 dozen candidates
from the south, among them Norton OF
Day, Foster of Sphinx, Elrod and Bennett
of Clark, Pease of Waterfowl and Hopp
of Bookings, are being pushed. If the
resolution favoTing the setting up of the
state is introduced it will be killed,
Moody said to your correspondent tonight
that it was useless; that Dakota must re.
main u until the republican party was
in power, If for ten years. There Is but
one sentiment here for the division ques-
ton and that is for it. On the train up
tonight there were only three or four anti
divisionists. The Aberdeen convention Is
characterized by everybody as q demo
cratic move to delay admission. Three
hundred delegates are here including all
recognized leaders in the party. Blaine
leads with Gresham second.
THE PERSONNEL.
JAMEsTowN, May 15.-lspeeiall- This
central Dakota counties represented upon
the executive committee of the league are
as follows: Clark, E. M. Smell; Day
Thos. Bones; Dickey, w. g. LerkharL;
Edmunds, "A. f. stowe; Mcpherson, i. 4.
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