The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-04
Another Dakota Contention.

The Democratic statehood convention met
at Mitchell with Bartlett Trip as chairman
and james Frcndenfeli of Aurora secretary.
Delegates were present from the following
counties:
Jcr,uld, innktor, Sanborn, Sully. Faux
Potter. Hughes, Moody, Hyde, Turner, D,vi
son, Aurora. Minnclahn, Buffalo, Bcadlr,
Union, Sphinx, Brooknss, Hanson, Brule
McCook
kilograms ofsympathy with the object OF
the gathering were received IRON Hand and
C"dingt"n county Democrats. Among the
| notabrS present were:
Chief Justice Trip, Adjt Gcn. Harden. Sur
voSor General Taylor, Commissioner Met lure.
! Receiver Miller of Huron. Post master Miller
of Pierre, Revenue Collector Nave, Maj. Bar
rctts OF Aberdeen. Editor Huntlcy of Huron,
.nl. .letires. of the governors staff, from
lIighmore, Postmaster Love of Huron, Edi.
tor Chaffec of yermiIon, J. d. Creclman, OF
| the New York Herald
The following memorial was adopted:
To the Congress of the United States:
Your mrmorialists. citizens of South Dakota,
| in nfiilintion with the Democratic party, duly
assembled in convention mt Mitchell this
goth day of December, 1SSS, hereby request,
urge and solicit at the hands Of your honor
able body the division OF tho territory of
Dakota upon the seventh standard parallel
OF surveys thereof. and the immc.lintc
admission into the Union of states of the
portion OF said territory lying south OF said
fully To represent that the division of the
territory by an east and west line has for
many years been desired and expected by
| It's citizens: that the congress OF the United
states has been memorinlizei to that end,
but without avail, by sixteen successive
| i"glslatrcnsscmblics that in view of such on
rcrtnncy the penal. charitable and educational
| institutions OF the territory have been dupli.
| Gated i'll the North and in tho South: that
religious sccts have in like manner est IL blishel
Northern and Southern bisliopries; and that,
anticipating division throughout thcscyca
intervening since he first settlement of the
territory. all hope has been guided and all in
forests buildc'l to that end. We desire fur
| tll"r to represent that either section of the
divided territory would hc exceeded in size
ny but eight out Of the thirty -cight stutcs in
the MON. The smaller portion comprising
Ilooo square miles in excess oft ne mean NV
cragc of :ill existing states: that the southern
half for which immediate admission is
I now requested. contains within re-
siricte'l compass doubtless the most prolific
| mineral section within the national bound
aries. prn'luring gold. silver. copper, iron,
g'tlcni, tin, MCKEE graphite, mica, gypsum,
coal, nntmony asbestos, cobalt, salt and
markah!c productive in soil and almost
entirely cultivatal'lr by reason Ofthc absence
"i hills, mountains. sw;inps aud other
Instructions To profitable agriculture, con-
siltu,c II fair estimate upon which may safely
hc predicted for the future unusual dcn.ityof
population: that the people ofSouth Dakota
now number :'1:i.0O0. and thus cq,iippcd
,l:'r rights. interests and future welfare will
! In "nhncrtl. heir sense ofrat riot ism exalted,
full citizenship realized and the Fundamental
right ofsrlf government guaranteed by IL
speedy admission nt sisterliood in
t" tho states. We desire further
and finally to- represent that the
constitution tor proposed state of South
Dakota framed in 1855 under authority of
tcrlit orial legislature by the constitutional
convention. non-partiSHn in character. and
subsequently adopted by the people at the
popular election. is deemed kby your memo
rn!ists Il wisc. safe and conservative charter
ot government, and that in its limitation
ofthc public debt, its restriction in official
salaries and rigi.lncss of official requirements
II is in fair degree commcndable and fav-
oiahlc to democratic policy. We therefore
respectfully ask that your honorable body
adopt some measure which shall accomplish
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
tor claiming that the resolutions were to ia
vor temporary location ut the former place.
Miller OF Huron led on one side of the discus.
sion and Met lure 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. i. NJ. Ziebacl,
Auditor Ward, Receiver Miller OF Huron,
james $ Foster of Mitchell; alternntcs. II. +.
Fellows Of Paih. '~ton. S. A. Ramsey of Woon-
socket. !. J. Enlcs >f Gettysburg, with Geo.
Beckett of Huron an secretary.