Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-20
SATURDAYS CONVENTION.

county convention of Saturday for the
nomination of delegates to the congress
sIonal convention at Watertown, was
incomplete, the convention holding late
in the afternoon and neeessitating q hur-
ried statement of proceedings. As the
record is valuable for reference we give
it in more complete form.
The convention organic I'd by electipg
j. H. Teller chairman and G. w, Kings
bury secretary.
The following committee on creden-
tiels was appointed by the chair IN co
pliance with o motion adopted:
FIRST precinct-L. Howard.
Second precinct. r. Hanson.
Third preoinct-Jscob Hanson.
Fourth precinct-E. Il. Dunn.
Sixth precinct-John F~ahrenwald.
Tenth precinos-A. l.. Pfelffer.
Thirteenth precinct-F. Valentine.
Fourteenth precinct. A. Potter.
Fifteenth preclnct-A. W. Howard.
The 9th, 7tb, 9Th, eth 10th, and 18th
precincts were not represented in the
convention.
On motion the chair appointed Fred
Schnauber, L. b. French snd Andrew
Sangstad q committee on permanent
organization.
The committee on credentials reported
the following gentlemen entitled to seat
in the convention.
First PEecinot-Jno Robinson. A. L.
Van Osdel, l.. Howard, Knud Lee, Peter
Lund, Jno. o. Aaseth. Delegates to
cast full vote.
Second preoinet-J. r. Hanson.
Third Preclnct-Jacob Hanson, M.
Bagstad (proxy to FL. j. Oampbell),
James Hoxing, Lsrs Hanson, (proxy to
l.. d. f. Poore), Chris Rammison,
(proxy to Geo. Il. HANDY, L. M. John
son, Lars Lein, d. j. Stafford, W. f.
Van Osdel.
Fourth precinct-E. H. Dunn, A. d.
Sangstad, II. Safer, Lars Eide, Ole
Klilseth, Knud Knudson, Peter o.
Olson, W. 81. CLANCY. Delegates pres
ent to cast full vote.
Sixth precinct-James McKrohie,
proxy to Robert Dixon), Frank Fahr-
enwald, John F~ahrenwald.
Seventh precinct-Not reported, Com
mittee recommend that Peter Enger and
Lars P. Rudd be admitted to represent
the precinct, and to cast two votes.
Tes.h prec.nct-Jaoob Steir, Anton
L. PETER, John P. PETER, Fred KAISER
Delegates present to cast full vote.
Eleventh precinct-Peter Huber, f.
Valentine, Philip Bender. Hans HeIgsr.
son Theodore Momme, Nels Bradwig
Julius Rudolph, Jno. Rudolph. Dele.
gates present to cast full vote.
Thirteenth precinct-Fred Schnauber
J. A. Potter, M. P. Gilman, P. K. Faulk,
o. Edmuads, j. Branch, j. a. Pierson
(proxy to Fl. j. Campbell,D Jos. Pier
John Max, Sol Wenzlaf, Ed Odiorne
E. T. White, VIM. Stealns, Warner
Osborn. Delegates present to cast full
vote.
Fourteenth precinct j. O, McVay
E. e. Hudson, l.. B. French, q. Riohy
j. p. Brennan, II. s. Gamble, A. w
Howard, 81. f. Livingston, g. w. Kings
bury, Jon. Bremner, Peter Royem, FREQ
Kinoel, W.B. Dean, G.. W. Roberts
Geo. Baumsn, W. B. Valentine, A. j
Faulk, B. s. Williams, Wade Burleigh
Ole Sampson, J. IL. Pennington, l.. M
Yeatman, W. P. Dewey. d. McCully, j
a. Teller, Henry Wagner, Chas Wall
baum, r. J.. Gamble. Delegates to cast
full vote.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
The committee on permanent organi.
zation recommended that the temporary
organization be made the permanent or.
g%snization and the report was adopted
A motion was adopted to proceed to
ballot for ten delegates to the Water.
town convention and O. P. Edmunds, j
O. MoVay and B. W. Burleigh were APP
pointed tellers.
The first ballot resulted In the election
OF the following named delegates:
Robert ]. GAMBLE e. E. Hudson, j.
P Brennan, A. W. Howard. Peter Huber,
E. G, Smith, y. A. Potter, Newton Ed.
monds, Anton l. Peiffer, A. 0. Sangstad
George H. Hand presented the follow.
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
Resoloed, Thss this convention en-
dorse with their approval the earnest
work Of tho Hon. Hugh j. Campbell, il
behalf OF the cause OF division and state
hood for South and North Ds.
kots, aud that they recommend
his name to the Watertown convention
as a suitable candidate for delegate 10
congress, and they request their dele
gates to that convention to use all hon.
orable means to secure his nomination.
L. B. French offered as an amend
ment to the motion that the delegation
to Watertown go uninstructed.
The amendment was adopted end The
motion as amended was adopted.
A motion that the delegates present a,
Watertown cast the full vote of the dele
CATION prevailed.
George W. Kingsbury offered tn,
following resolution. which was adopted
Reso50ed, That the welfare OF our PEG
pie throughout the territory demands
the division OF Dakota upon the I'll
standard parallel at the earliest possible
moment, and 10 consideration wouls
Justify q relinquiahment of this project