The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
DAKOTA REPUBLICANS.
Ten Delegates to Chicago Chosen
by tho jamestown Convention.
Blaine First, Gresham Second.
Tho RoaolssHlnno

| Ten Delegates to Chicago chosen
| by tho jamestown Convention.
| Blaine First, Gresham Second.
Tho Resolutions.
| Tho Republican territorial convention to
select delegates to the Chicago convention
met ut Jamestown, aud was called to or.
der by Gen. Harrison Allen Of Fargo, chair.
! man oi the territorial central committee.
Nearly six hundred strangers were pres
cmt, fully four hundred OF whom were lelc
gates. Col. y. NJ. Price of Sanbourn coul.
ty and Judge John 4, Bennett OF Clark
county were placed in nomination for
chairman, and Judge BENNETT wis elected.
1IE RESOLUTIONS.
Judge Carson, OF the committee Oh rcsolu-
lions. reported the following. which wcrc
adopted:
Whereas, The Republican party of Dakota
in convention assembled, takes THIS oppUr-
tunity of renewing to the principles of tho
national Republican party. We are proud OF
It's history and it's achievements, and believe
the day not fur distant when it will be re-
turned to power We hail the advent OF an
other presidential campaign, confidently bc.
licvinG that the discussions to be had this
year VIII inform the people Of the treatment
TINS territory has received Mt the hands ot
the Democracy and hasten the recognition ot
out political rights
Resolved, That the most vital questions to
the people of Dakota At this time are those
III boundaries aud statehood; and we arra,gn
NE Democratic party for the political crime
oi DENYING 10 Gun,00u Americans. rich i'll all
ne c.rm. hts VI enlightened civilization. the
most cherished right of citizenship and for
.he equally grave utfrn>c of attempting to
ir;aic the promotion of 100000 square
miles ~ territory against often repeated and
'aincst requests tor division VI the same.
ratified by n majority vote IF the people;
hat. having experienced the evils Of an over
IN Oh sNst \ md
mulStration and II tendency TO ring rule by
reason " ihr inability OF the people 10
participate III representative assemblies. We
tenou,ice and Will continue 10 resist all
attempts 10 make these evils the perpetual
heritage Of l>N>ttr,y. As cuI only adequate
a.o'ecticn we demand The division Of IA.
<ota. east AMI west, On ..e line of the sew
,nih standard parallel. and the irnMcti,at.
admission y: she IN, paris INTO the Union
Is Ire S.a,t> 0t SnWln nSSc;:s a.G North pa-
sofa IS i :!Sht by yl,;us u. the wealth. pcr-
niS.ion ans; resources 81 each We heartily
sndnr-e the action q: the Republican sen.
Ncr> IL congress in the massage ot fhc Nili
tor division and statehood. and we as>ure
our iricnas III the house OF representatives
+ .ha, their efforts IN ous t~ha.t are warmly
iprcviateti
/ Resolved. That While iariit revision is from
/ wear IL Wear necessary :here Is 10 relief given
N the Democratic measures now before con-
, .reSS. which undrr the Nrcten>e Of reform
| are intIin>icaily poi;ica. and sectional in
! :heir nature. We believe that reasonable
| protective tariff is tol the best interests Of
/ the country and of the people. and such
| Tariff should protect American Labor and
| American industries yet in their infancy:
that protection 10 the agricultural interests
/ anu labor deserves consideration IN AN equal
tcSrec with protection to manufacturing
| interests: tnnt AS tar as consistent with pro-
lection To American labor and American in
dusirles tariff should i've confined to the
Injuries of life as against the necessaries:
! that revision OF the tariff should be in the
hands OF It's friends and not IN
the hands OF its enemies Grateful to tho
patriotism OF the nation which enabled the
Republican party t"achicve its great objects
we acknowledge that there vet remains
much noble work OF citizenship to be ac-
compli>hed. There are relics of barbnrism
only partially craticatcd, still contrasting
their right of supremacy. and among them
are rolvgamy and intcmperance
Resolved, That We denounce the doctrine
Of civil service reform rs practiced by tho
present administration i'll this territory as IL
fraud, n deluSion and Il snare, and view with
disgust the action of an executive with pow-
ers as unlimited us deSpot in debating and
| controlling the action OF caucuses and con.
| vcnt!OnS
SELECTING DELEGATES.
| The committee on an address to the
American people reported, and tho report
was adopted. The address was in the nat
ure of u general appeal to the people of the
United States ut large that Dakota be granted
| her rights OF division and admission. The
| chair appointed n committee to select names
for delegates as follows:
L. w. Caldwell, Mnnehaha county; I. J.
Wa>hahaugh, Lawrence; j. n. McCracken,
Il. \. Matthews, Brookings; G. r. McCoe.
Brown; c. a. Pollock, Cass; T. F. Campbell,
Burleigh; Sol Wenzaff, Yankton, g. N
Walsh. Grand Forks; q. ]. Fry, Clay
| Iutlirr | pynSSpo nf (.ro, n Enrkc offoro,J n
resolution condemning the administration
for FORGETTING the Northern Pacific land grant
to the United States and thus deprivng
bona tide settlers and purchasers of theiI
any redress. The resolution was unan-
imonsly adopted and made q part of the
platform Of the convention. The committee
on delegates reported the following names:
Dclegatcs-G. C. Moody, Lawrence; 4. O.
Bogard Bonh,o.mme;J M Bailey; JE Mime
er pEoMn srSan Fa Aurora ;n vi plum
". IIopp, Bookings: N. H. Hubbard, Cass:
L. ID. Richardson. Grand Forks; H. c. Hans
borough. Ramsey.
Altcrnates-J. A. Fowler, Pennington: q.
Gilbert: Tower; Fred Schnaber, Yankton; ].
II. Baldwin, Hand: Orr. Walworth; Laird,
Hughes; Spraguc, Walsh; Il. NJ. Futile, Nor
ton: y. II. Gray, Barnes; Harvey Harris,
| BurGigh.
Gov. Mclettc moved to amend tho report
Of the committee by substituting the name
of johnson Nickeus for L. b. Richardson of
Grand Forks, and referred 10 him MS a man
OF whom he had never heard
Gcn. Ward of Grand Forks retorted
sharply, defending Richardson. The
report was adopted, and the delegates
and altcrnatcs as reported by the committee
were declared elected. The convention then
adjourned A resolution to instruct the
| delegates for Blaine was howled down The
delegates will express no preference until
after admitted 10 seats in convention. They
are Blaine men, with the exception OF
Moody, VINO probably favors Harrison.
Gresham IL second choice A special car
from Fargo with twenty five lobbyists t6 de-
/ feat Hon n. X. Hubbard, who was backed
| hv the solid C;lss county delegation. has been
here for three days. Hunters Tor Mr.. Hub
hard's scalp were badly left. as his pro-
! nouncCd division sentiments and well known
| abilities were early conceded by the eau
'llSes. which settled his election beyond
| breaking bv any opnOSitiOn