St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-11
BOUND FOR WASHINGTON.
A Portion of the Dakota Anti
Division Delegation i'm the City.

A Portion of the Dakota Anti
Division Delegation in the City.
1--WE were to rendezvous at st. Paul."
said w. E. Purcell, of Richland, Dak.,
and a member of the delegation ap-
pointed by the convention held at Aber-
deem the 18th of last month to 60 to
Washington and present memorial to
congress favOring the admission of the
territory as a state, "but believe w. D.
Dodge and myself are the only men,
bers of the party that have yet put in
an appearance. Tomorrow morning
the remainder of the delegation will
probably join US and we will leave for
Chicago the same evening. According
to the latest adviceS from l.. G. John
son, arrangements have been made for
us to depart from Chicago via the Balti-
more d Ohio the evening of the 18th
inst, and we expect to reach Washing
ton the following day with our memo
rial. This document, which was adopt
ed by the convention, reads as follows !:
"To the Congress of the United
States: The people of Dakota territory
assembled in delegate convention re-
specially represent that they are de-
sirous of the admission of the territory
of Dakota as state into the Federal
Union. We are possessed of the reQui-
site population to entitle Dakota to rep
reSentation in the house of representa-
tiYeS iii case of admission. We therefore
earnestly petition for the passage by con-
greSs of an enabling act authorizing the
election of delegates to a convention for
the purpose of preparing constitution,
republican in form, to the end that the
constitution so framed may be submit
ted to a vote of the people of said ter
ritory at the next general election for
ratification, and if ratified. that Dakota
territory be admitted into the Union as
the state of Dakota. Submitted here
with is the proceedings of the conven-
ton of the people of Dakota, held at
the city of Aberdeen, OAK. Dec. Is,
1887. To all of which we earnestly in
vite your attention and pray for favor
able consideration.
judicial districts of the territory and
three delegates at large will comprise
our party, the names OF whom are as
follows: AT large, l.. G.. johnson, of
Brown county; NJ. l.. Mccormack, of
Grand Forks; w. ID. Dodge, of Cass /;
First district, q. G. Bennett, of Law
renee; p. B. Mccarthy, of Pennington;
Second, John l.. Pennington, of Yank-
ton; r. r. Mcbride, of Dawson; Third,
w. Il. Purcell, of Richland; A. Garnet,
of Pembina: Fourth, G. HI. Winsor, of
Minnehaha; J. f. Lee, of Day: Fifth,
c. L. Mccoy, of Brown; j. E. Lee, Of
Day; Sixth, William Burleigh; j. A..
Frys, of Stutsman. All the delegation
favor the admission of the territory as a
whole, and will not listen for a moment
to the proposition looking to division.
BY the way, want to say at this point
that the Democrats of Dakota are to a
man against Remembering the terri
tory. and the project only finds support
in the southern part among the main
body of Republicans and a few of the
distinguished ones in the North. Messrs.
Moody, Pettigrew, King, Day and
Kleiner, who went to Washington re-
Gently Ostensibly to transact business in
connection with the opening of the
Sioux reservation, have been putting In
great deal of work for division, and
we will encounter them as soon as we
reach the capital, and endeavor to offset
their work by bringing good influence
To bear upon congress to keep Dakota
intact. We have a splendid country.
which is being rapidly developed, SO far
us agricultural and mineral products
are concerned, and there is no valid
reason why it should be cut In two, ex-
cept to crafty the ambitious desires of
a horde of hungry Office seekers. While
there has been no consultation among
ourselves on the subject, the Springer