The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-12-27

AhOthcE DoAOt1 COuSculOus
The Democratic statehood convention met
at Mitchell with Bartlett Trip as chairman
and James Frendenfeld of Aurora secretary.
Delegates were present from the following
countless
Jerauld, Yankton, Sanborn, Sully. Faux
Potter, Hughes, Moody, Hyde, Turner, Davi-
son, Aurora, Minnehaha, Buffalo, Beadle.
Union, Sphinx, Brookings, Hanson, Brule
McCook
kilograms ofsympathy with the object of
the gathering were received from Hand and
Codington county Democrats Among the
notables present were:
Chief Justice Trip, Adjt. Gen. Harden. Sur
veyor General Taylor, Commissioner Met lure.
Receiver Miller of Huron. Postmaster Miller
OF Pierre, Revenue Collector Nave, Maj. Bar
retts of Aberdeen. Editor Huntley of Huron,
Col. Jeffries, of the governors staff, from
Highmore, Postmaster Love of Huron, Edi-
tor Chaffee of Vermillion, j. B. Creelman, OF
the New York Herald.
The following memorial was adopted:
To the Congress of the United States:
Your emorialists, citizens of South Dakota,
in utilization with the Democratic party duly
assembled in convention at Mitchell this
goth day of December, 1888, hereby request,
&c anu ooiclO dU ttlo nStuub vi youE
able body the division of the territory of
Dakota upon the seventh standard parallel
OF surveys thereof, and the immediate
admission into the Union of states of the
portion of said territory lying south of said
parallel of surveys. We desire most respect
fully to represent that the division of the
territory by an east and west line has for
many years been desired and expected by
its citizens; that the congress of the United
States has been memorialized to that end,
but without avail, by sixteen successive
Legislative assemblies; that in view Of such ex-
pectancy the pen i, charitable and educational
institutlo. of the territory have been dupl-
Gated i'll the North and in the South; that
religious sects have in like manner est ablished
Northern and Southern bishopries; aud that,
anticipating division throughout these years
intervening since the first settlement of the
territory, all hope has been guided and all ill.,
terests builded to that end. We desire fur
Their to represent that either section of the
divided territory would be exceeded in size
by but eight out of the thirty-eight states in
the Union. the smaller portion comprising
1000 square miles in excess ofthe mean av-
erage of all existing states; that the southern
half for which immediate admission is
now requested, contains within re-
stricted compass doubtless the most prolific
mineral section within the national bound
aries producing gold, silver, copper, iron,
coal, antimony asbestos, cobalt, salt and
oil, while the larger area of prairie, re-
markable productive in soil and almost
entirely cultivatable by reason ofthe absence
OF hills, mountains, swamps and other
distractions to profitable agriculture, con.
stitute fair estimate upon which may safely.
be predicted for the future unusual den Sity of
population: that the people ofSouth Dakota
now number 375 1000, and thus equipped
their rights, interests and future welfare will
be enhanced, their sense ofpatriotism exalted,
full citizenship realized and the fundamental
right of self government guaranteed by q
speedy admission Of sisterhood in
and finally to represent that the
constitution for proposed state of South
Dakota framed in 1856 under authority of
territorial legislature by the constitutional
convention, non.partisap in character, aud
subsequently adopted by the people at the
popular election, is deemed sby your memo
rialists wise safe and conservative charter
of government, and that in its limitation
of the PUBLIC debt, it's restriction in official
salaries and rigidness of official requirements
it Is In a fair degree commendable and fav-
oIable to democratic policy. We therefore
respectfully ask that your honorable body
adopt some measure which shall accomplish
the division of the territory on the seventh
standard parallel, and the admission of the
south half into the Union during the present
session of congress.
Discussion arose on the resolutions between
Huron and Pierre capital advocates, the lat
ter claiming that the resolutions were to f;l-
vor temporary location at the former place.
Miller of Huron led on one side of the discus
sion and Mcclure and Miller of Pierre, Regain
of Aurora, and Foster of Davidson on the
other. The following delegates were selected
to go to Washington:
Judges Trip and Spencer, F. M. Ziebach,
Auditor Ward, Receiver Miller of Huron
James S Foster of MITCHELL alternates, H. F.
Fellows of Plankinton, $. A. Ramsey of Don
socket, T. J. Eales Of Gettysburg, with Geo
Beckett Of Hurso 81. as seerstary = 10" '''''