St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-12
DIVISION DEMANDED.


DIVISION DEMANDED.
Dakotians at Huron Declare in
Favor of Two States.
Special to the Globe.
HURON, Dak., July 1.-THE attend
ance at the statehood convention was
increased to-day by the arrival of a
large number of delegates on the noon
traln. The morning session was oc-
cppled by discussion of the report of
the subcommittee of three appointed
by the general committee to formulate a
plan of work. This report was:
flrst-To urge upon the people the vital
importance OF making division and the ad-
maSslon maSs OF the two states of North and South
Oahota tne controlling issue, above and be-
yond every other ISSUE for all REPRESENTATIVE
officers in the fall elections
Second-To urge upon the people the es-
pecial Importance of electing for the legis-
iature honest brave and determined men.
who will pledge themselves, first. to sween,
ing reform of the abuses which flourish under
ee ahe present administration, especially i'm its
nnanclai departments; second, to sternIy
Ieraae nnt;a from the governor all the des-
pouc ana unusual powers which have
oeeil bestowed upon him by the legislature
OF the territory
Third-To pass laws Immediately during
tI tne nrst DAYS of the legislature, convoking
Two constitutional conventions. one for
North and one for South Dakota if deemed
expedient.
Fourth-And who will pledge themselves
IN III case tne results of the coming presidential
election shall be adverse to Dakota and shall
place in power men and parties whose policy
ana measures shall threaten Dakota with
perpetual or colonial vassalage. that tbey
VIII wiIl nave ability and courage to take such
other measures as they lawfully NAV for the
rellef OF the people of these two states.
MANY OF the speakers believed it unec-
essary TO call a constitutional conyen-
tion, Tor South Dakota, for the reason
tnat 1t had constitution approved by
the people. The report was adopted by
general, committee. In the afternoon
the advisory committee reported to the
convention the above. When the mat
Ter OF two constitutional conventions
was, reached general discussion en-
sued, lasting over an hour. Finally the
I0IioWlng was adopted as a substitute:
10 pass laws Immediately during tine first
Gays OF IN Legislature convoking the consti-
tulonal convention fer North OAK pa and to
take such steps for the establishments of a
saa staee govsernment s rt for South Dakota as the
people OF South Dakota may den and and the
exIgency OF the case may require.
In addition to the above, the commit
tee offered resolutions providing for
committees on literature, and to furnish
ARTICLES. for publication setting forth
Dakota,s claims for two states. The
committee is E. FL. Aplin, of Huron:
waldo Nd; Potter. of Fargo; Edward
Brown, OF Desmet; j. G.. Adams, of
Me1Ster, and Fl. R. Humphrey, of
Faulkton. The same committee will
prepare an address to the peo-
Diggs, of Milbank: George w
Snow, of Springfeld; T. ii. Ruth, of
De Smet; E. T. Longley. of Huron: e.
Pnkerton, OF lroquois. Campaign com
mittee-W. G. Arnold, of Beadle: ri. n.
Sheets, of Kingsbury; d. w. Poindexter.
of Sphinx; Eli Johnson, of HYDE: G. e.
Williams. of Codington. Legislative
District COmmittee-First. E. G. Erick-
son, of Elk Point; Second, George H.
Handle, of Yankton; Third, Paul Land
man, of Tyndall; Fourth, w. Fl. God
dard, of Montrose; Fifth, E. SIlsby. of
Mitchell; Sixth, B. S. White, Flandreau:
Seventh, l.. j: Bates. of Lake Preston;
Eighth, J. v. Shannon, of Huron;
Tenth, G. Fl. seeiey, ei OF Of Fam1Rton: fFalh19a,:
Eleventh, T. E. Price, of High,
more; Twelfth, R. E. Carpenter,
OF Watertown; Thirteenth, E. II.
Taubman, of Aberdeen; Fourteenth.
Col. Parker, of DeadwoOd; Fifteenth.
FIT. Marshall; Sixteenth, E. A. Fenton'
of Armenia; Seventeenth, Frank Potter,
Lamoure; Eighteenth, not named:
Nineteenth. George B. Winship, of
Grand Forks: Twentieth, H. G. Hans
brough, of DEVILS Lake; Twenty-first.
j. NJ. Sinclair, of Bottinau; Twenty
second, j. Nickens, of Jamestown:
Twenty-third, E. A. Williams, of Bis
marck. State central committee, Hugh
j. Campbell, John A. Owen, joseph
Allen, E. W. Caldwell, John Fogerty.
Just before the convention adjourned
Rev. E. Brown, of De Smet, was seen
in the audience. He was called to the
platform, and addressed the conven-
ton. He is
COUSIN TO OLD JOHN BRoAfN,
and voted for William Henry Harrison
in 1856. He sang a Harrison campaign
song, and told how he worked for the
election of Harrison in 1910. When he
finished, the widest applause followed,
and the convention sang John Browns
Body" ETC.. closing with America
This evening big meeting was held.
at which handsome banners were pre-
sented, one each to North and South
Dakota. The one given to North Da-
kota was of white satin with a heavy
blue margin, one side bearing the de-
vice of a woman holding a sheaf of
wheat. That given to South Dakota
was of the same material, with blue
border. the device being a woman hold
inga stalk Of corn in the ear.