Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-18
Delegates to The Wstertown Con-
qressional Convent on Elected.
The Convention Refuses to
Adopt Resolution Endors-
ing Campbell.

try roads.
The convention was called to order
by DR.. J. A. Potter, chairman of the
county republican central committee.
On motion, j. q. Teller was elected
chairman of the convention and G. w.
K%ingsbury secretary.
On motion the chair appointed the
following committee or credentials:
First precinct-L. Howard.
Second precinct. r. Ransorn.
Third precinct-Jacob Hanson.
Fourth precinct-E. Fl. Dunn.
Sixth preolnct-John Fsrhenwald.
Tenth precinct-A. L. Pfelffer.
Thirteenth precinct--F. Valentine.
Fourteenth precinot--J. A. Potter.
Fifteenth preclnct-A. w. Howard.
The 5th, 7th, 9Th, 9th. 10th and 18th
precincts, not being represented In the
convention, were not represented on the
committee. The committee retired.
A motion for the appointments OF q
committee OF three Oh permanent organi-
cation was seconded and carried and In
compliance Herewith the chair appoint
ed F. Schnauber, l.. B. French and
Andrew Sangsted as such committee.
A. T.. Van Osdel her moved that Gen.
eral Hugh J.. Campbell be requested to
address the convention on division and
statehood. Thh motion was seconded
and carried.
r. J. Gamble then moved that any
other person present be permitted to
enjoy q similar privilege. This motion
also was seconded and carried.
General Oampbsll took the floor and
spoke ten minutes. Ia the course of his
remarks, he defined his position, which
is we'll known, on the question OF divi-
sion and admission and spoke ~feelingly
upon what he considered a personal an
i, tagonism to his candidacy by many
+. Yankton men. He asked the conyen-
, tion to endorse him and concluded
with an expression of thanks for the
privilege OF speaking.
r. J. Gamble next arose and 10 some
instances refuted General Oampbell's
statement about personalities. He
said that his loyalty to Yanktor
couRty and Dakota outweighed his feel
ipgs OF personal friendship or enmity
! He was for division and statehood first
= last and all the time, and believed MIR
Oampball had assumed snother's posi-
tion in claiming 60 be the leader OF tht
division and admission sentiment in Dako
to He thought Dakota republicans were
being diverted from clifford by Camp,
bell and Grigsby both being in the field
and that some gentleman from north OF
central Dakota would step in and get the
nomination.
Chairman Teller here suggested that
the speakers were not combining them
selves to the subject stipulated in the
motion which granted them the pFiyi-
. Iege of speaking, and asked that division
and admission alone be discussed,
Geo. W. Kingsbury then arose snt
stated that to his positive knowledge Mr.
Grigsby Yves doing nothing to divert the
sentiment of south Dakota republicans
That Mr.. Grigsby had been forced into
the field by his activity against Judg'
Palmer in Minnehaha county.
Geo. 81. Hand was the next speaker
& He simply wished to touch upon a cas-,
IN which o number OF Yankton county
men now wish to go outside OF Yanktol
for q msn they GAN trust. He said thes,
men always tried to down q Yanktol
:, man, who was not in sympathy will
them, and who Rspired to political hon
ors. He advocated the hearty endorse
q ment of General Campbell, and to en-
| /. dorse him was Yankton county's prope
y course. To sit down on Campbell a
this time, after Yankton county's posi-
ton on division has been 30 we'll defined
would establish q bad precedent. He we
a Yankton county man and should b
endorsed.
- The committee on credentials her
reported the delegates from precincts, ]
2, 8, 4, s, 10, IL, Is and a, as entitie
: to seats in this convention. The RI
Is port was, on motion, adopted
20 The committee on permanent organize
q ton reported, recommending that th
temporary organization be made Per
msnent. The report was adopted.
Of A motion was then made that the cor
v~ention proceed to ballot for ten deli
y gates to the territorial convention
II. Waterfowl.
The chair appointed C.P. Edmund
n j.. O. MoVay and b. W. Burleigh,
re t%eilers.
The first ballot resulted IN the electie
OF the following named delegates:
Robert J.. Gamble, E. E. Hudson,
On P brennan, A. W. Howard, Peter Huhe
Dc E. G, Smith, J "A. Potter, Newton E,
no monds, Anton L. Peiffer, A. o. Ssugsta
ne This delegation was elected by fit,
one votes, an opposing list receivlr
~thirty-two votes.
Following the announcement OF /
:, ballot Geo. Hand offered the followil
~ resolution with o motion that IL
:, adopted:
Resosved, Thas this convention g
. dorse with their approval the earne
I'LL work of the Hon. Hugh J. Campbell,
7ey behalf of the cause Of division and sta
nm hood for South sad North u