St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-02
HUTTON EXAMINATIONS.

triotS rarely fail to come forward with
convention when there is q lull in that
line. 1t is several months since they
- have been before the public in this way,
and there was danger of their being for
gotten. They have not, however, been
idle, but concentrating and developing
their energies for a grand quadrilateral
display-oT, rather, one general gather
ing, to be Subdivided into four smaller
ones designed to indOrSe in detail what
they have done in the aggregate. First
we have the call, signed by CAMPBELL
and two cOnfederateS, claiming author
ity from some similar gathering at
Huron last July, for a delegate conven-
ton to meet at Huron on the 10th of
July, to continue in session two days.
Provision is made for a body large
enough to crowd all the hoStelries of
Huron, consisting of one delegate for
each 800 population of the counties of
the South. The reason assigned for the
call is that an emergency has arisen
that 1t is certain congress will take no
affirmative action upon the admission of
the 1.-TWO DakotaS." Heretofore the
only concern OF the CAMPBELL perSua-
sion has been to secure the admission of
one DakOta-and that from the South.
That emergency could have been dis
covered year ago as easily as now.
The GLOBE has perceived that it was
hopeless to ask for two states, and has
believed it the WiSeSt course to concen-
trate effort upon admission as a whole,
with subsequent division if desired by
the people. The material advantages
Of statehood could in this way be re-
allied while the fight was going on for
multiplication of states.
The cali diSclaims any authority to
order convention for the North, but
- suggests that the divisionists of that
r. section elect delegates on similar basis
and meet with them. CaSS and Grand
Forks are given thirty-three seats each,
and the aggregate of both sections ap-
proaches 7OO-making the largest dele
gate body ever held in the territory.
In connection with this are being is
sued separate calls for the four ratify-
ing assemblageS Observation-Disclosures
editors, preachers, and farmers and
business men. The first named is
signed by good many attorneys in sew
eral counties of the South, and proposes
simply to consider measures which NAV
aid the cause of the division of the ter
ritory and the admission of both sec
lions as states. Among the signatures
are noticed those of several Democrats,
showing that a mere partisan move is
not contemplated. The press conven-
ton is called by the editors of twenty
six papers: only one is recognized as
Democratic, and that at Huron The
excuse for the convention is this in
tenSely partisan statement:
Its occasion is the failure of con-
gress to act upon the admission of the
two Dakotas, and the threats of perpet-
ual Acknowledgement, issued by the
party in power, against Dakota
These editors must have access to in
formation not made public if they have
learned of threats against Dakota, is
sued by the party in power" They will
be troubled to name a Democrat in
either branch Of congress who has ever
uttered any threat OF that character.
Their invariable declaration has been
that they would vote for the admission
of Dakota as State-One state, not two.
This Is the full measure of their Offend
ing. The Republicans, on the other
hand, have quite as decisively indicated
their purpose to resist the admission of
the territory as state without division.
Would not these editors display more
candor and be more truthful if tbev
should spread their statement over the
Republicans in congress? Will any
deny that the first and chief purpose of
these Huron conventions is to obstruct
and prevent the securing of statehood
unless it can be had in the divided form
they demand?
Gen. CAMPBELL Is frank man. and
he does not hesitate to STATE that the di-
vision scheme is lost unless a new
departure is taken, and this is
to secure control of the Iegis-
lature and the delegate in con-
gress. The Legislature is wanted to
pass, over an anticipated veto of the
governor. bill providing for two con-
stitutiOnal conventions to frame eonsti-
buttons and state machines in each sec
ton. AS these cost $4,000 per state, it
would be matter Of economy to utilize
the structure gotten up at Sioux Falls a
couple OF years ago. 1t is probably as
satisfactory as new one would be
framed by the same architects, and
with few changes it would do well
enough for the North. If something
better seasoned is preferred, there are
other constitutions, and perhaps states,
scattered about in the South. If the
language and purport of these calls and
manifestos are understood, it is designed
to elect the delegate and legislature
on this basis, regardless of the
action of the political parties. 1t
cannot be designed to operate through
the Republican party, as men of both
parties are invited, and Democrats are
found signing the calls. That indie
pendent action is designed is evident
from the statement that a campaign
fund must be raised. The call protests
against allowing the legislature to be
elected at random" On local and otl er