Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-04
Louis K. Church WITH having both di.

Louis K. Church with having both di-
rectiy and indirectly attempted to in
Haence c%aucHsee, county conventions
and the territorial convention by threats
and promises III that he, by his agents
threatened postmaHters and others with
removal il they did nos snppcrt his fac.
ton. and promised Appointments as
postmasters. landoficers, attorney gen
erals and Vi s. district attorneys to mel
for endorsement of his imbecile, partisan
and t%raficking administration. We
further charge that IN this indecent and
unfair attemps to throttle the honest
voters OF the territory, he compelled
every member Of his military staff, the
members OF the railroad commission, the
various boards OF public institutions,
the regents OF universities, reform
schools, the democratic judges and their
imported clerks, to do his unreputable
WORK, and engage in packing caucuses
with non. residents and republicans,
capturing personal endorsements from
conventions controlled by fraudulent
proxies and contests, methods which
have caused the people to revolt at such.
dishonest tactics and bring disrepute
upon o party which was in o fair way 10
grow In numbers and influence, under
the national policy. We arraign Louis
X, Church as governor of Dakota for
having bartered his appointments away
to republicans for his own advantage,
and having insulted and ignored the
members OF his party, who we're demo-
Gratis before he was eyen q voter, and
that he has called to his councils Q horde
OF mackeral traders, who are incapable
of comprehending the force of the max.
i'm thas "a public Office is q public
trust" He has welded his executive
club over the legislature threatening
with bis veto measures which did
not conform to his ideas of proprIety and
promising his approval of bills with
OBS in them for his special friends as
we'll as himself. AS commander-in-
chief oil the militia of Dakota he appoint.
ed q large number of civilians on his
staff whom he has sealed to his service
by methods more honoEed in the breach
than in the Observance, and has squan-
dered at one encsmpment the appropria.
tion OF the Legislature made for two. As
recognized dispenser Of patronage for
Dakota he has vileiy abused mis- trust
and betrayed the confideuee OF the presi.
dent by making recommendations and
revoking them as suited the purpose OF
hig personal schemes, and he has secured
the appointments to Office of republicans
over worthy democrats. He has further
been charged with appealing personally
for the retention of Judge Francis in the
sixth judicial district, efter his resiena-
ton had been requested by the depart.
mens of justice on investigation of
charges. and he has never seer fit to deny
the charge. He has sought to defraud
and intimidate the democracy OF Da.
kota out OF it's rightful voice in the
matters which vitality concern it as rep
resentative of freemen, end thus brought
shame and repsoach upon the party, and
he has grossly misrepresented the true
non-of1ce. holding non office asking dem
~ocrats of Dakota in his reports to the
president. OF his manifold acts Of in
~compesency, indecency, and breaches OF
! public deoorum we will not speak; his
public acts and utterances brand him as
a boor, totally disqualified from appre.
ciating the want and wishes OF an in.
telliRent and free people. His admins
tration OF affairs in general and in par
tlcular as governor OF Dakota has been
unrelieved by a single act of enlightened
statesmanship, or wise party policy, and
q continuation of his sucumbency will
leave the terrific ial treasury in bank
ruptcy irretrievable. the democracy hope.
lessly divided, and reflect upon the cd
ministration discredis such az will cause
thousands of independents voters to
desert our phalanx In the great n~ationa
contest near Of hand. We therefore re-
specially but firmly petition, as is on
constitutional right TO do, that thu
monstrous imposition be removed with
out delay, and Shat some reputable, un-
factIonal democrat of Dakota, familiar
with the wants and necessities, and in
harmony with she spirit of our dem
ocracy. be appointed in his place.
A committee of five wat then APP
pointed consisting of M. 81. Day, Dor
Homme; W. r. Briefly, Grand Forks
w. H. Hundley, Brown; Geo. 8. Engie
Brown; .. j. B. Harris, Yankton, for the
purpose'of preparing specific charges
and to collect the necessary testimony
for the impeachment Of Gov. Louis Z
Church.
Upon motion the convention adjourned
sine die.
AT THE ARMoBY.
At Two O'clock yesterday afternoon
the Church wing OF the territorial dem
ocfasio convention met in the armorJ
and was called to order by l.. q. John.
son, IN the absence OF chairman Bangs
who was at that time preceding over The
Day wing, at Music hall. Upon call O
counties each delegation handed thei
credentials to the secretaries, aitel
which MaTor Gesley Welcomed the dele
gates to.the e,ty of Wstestown in {
neat little speech, giving ray to the
Hon. O. g. Williams, who still furthel
welcomed them in one OF his short, crisI
and. entertaining addresses. MIR. johnson
then took occasion to explain the alb,
sence of chairman Bangs, and unmerci
fully scored those democrats NOT in sym
pathy with them.
Capt. Stoddard of Sioux Falls WA
chosen Temporary chairman end 81. J
Henry of Redfeld secretary.
, The following committees were thel
appointed by the chairman:
Our Observation-Disclosures OF Mime
haha; Bauer. OF Lawrence; Ryan, of An
rora; Williams, of Burlelgh; Lowell, o
!. Oass; Erwin, of Brown; freeman, o