Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-23
hour to night it was more a bedlam than
q convention OF republican,. The fac
tions mean to fight it out.
Before ,l,e organixation.

Before the Organization.
The South Dakota, or Clifford, cauous
this morning ratified the action OF their
committee in the selection OF John e.
Bennett, of CLARK, for temporary chair
man. Tins personnel OF the several
committees in the temporary %organiza-
ton were decided upon.
EARLY AT WORK.
The delegates were mp bright and
early this morning and begsn work with
renewed energy. AS the hours rolled
by there were rumors thar the combine
ton made last night had been broken.
The whole touble seemed TO be that the
Clifford men in the central Dakota
ties could not be kept within the traces.
They baked because they had come to
the conclusion that Clifford would be
nominated in the end. and they felt that
1t would be policy TO be on the winning
side in the beginning. George A. Mat
hews, OF Brookings, candidats for dela-
gate to congress, denied with emphasls
this morning that the central Dakota
delegates had entered into any combina-
ton on the temporary organization or
anything else. He said that the central
Dakota people would present J.. w,
Shannon, Of Beadle county, for chair.
man, and if north Dakota wanted to
support him, all right. He said that was
the conclusion arrived at at 3 O'Clock
this morning. There might be new
developments, he Faid. at the Caucus to-
day.
THERE IS A u DAKoTA.
Delegate Clifford looked smiling and
confident this morning. "0ur people,
said he, "feel sure that we will elect the
temporary chairman to-day. This talk
OF q combination being made strong
enough to beat as is all bosh. Il hat
been alleged that the central and nortt
Dakota counties are in this combine.
can't see for the life of me what shey
figure as central Dakota counties. Last
night we south Dakota people held {
caucus in order to find out if there wa
any south Dakota left. From ell tn
talk we imagined that we had sunk int,
ipsignifcance. At this roundup W,
found that such q place as south Dakots
was still on the map. Seriously, though
the counties the combination are fgur
ing in as central Dakota counties ar
south OF the dividing line, and will vot,
with the southern tier OF counties
Brown is about the only central Da
kota county that the combustion ca
figure on. Yes, l feel confident that
l wall be renominsted. I believe that
will be accomplished before midnight
l figure that 1 will get ITO votes on th
first ballot. When the break comes th
so.cslled central Dakota delegations wi
+; go to me-"
The result of to-day's caucuses show
something Of y th-n.e of front. Th
central Dakota men at their caucus th
morning decided upon Q. 81. Howard,
; Redfeld, as their candidate for iempol
ukJ Ah0 C0uSuo HhD fck
;Iively. II was claimed that che me
who had treated with the north Dako
: people last night had done SO without 81
consent of the majority. II was asserts
o that Shannon was not their choice for ii
craftsmanship. A committee wss appoin
ed to ask the north Dakota men TO gu'
NIT to central Dakota's choice for chat
= man. The north Dakota men agreed
., the change and Heward's name will |
II presented by the combination for cha;
A. man. The executive committee a
1t pointed at the Clifford cancus last mig
is have agreed upon John q. Bennett,
ID CLARK, for temporary chairman. 1t
g. probable that the full CAUCUS will rati
the comtnittee's choipe. At The cauc
u of the north Dakota delegates this mo.
ing there we're 167 present., who agre