The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-24
BAKOTA'S PLEA.
The Statehood Convention Held at Huron Asks
for DiyiyiOn and Admission.


The convention was called to order by
Judge Campbell of Yankton chairman of the
committee calling it. On taking the chair
Gen. Campbell said;
There is at the present session OF congress o
disposition to pass some bill for the admls-
sion of Dakota. If n bill is passed it must be
done by compromise with both parties.
Many in South Dakota are sensible OF the
fact that unless this congress does act there
is danger that they will have to wait for an
other congress to act. There will be q delay
of two or three years, and in view of that
danger the committee thought it best
to call a convention to express their wishes
on that point, and what should be done by
congress, and other matters they might see
proper to take up. The call was made at the
request of persons outside of the committee
and of the committee unanimously 1t was
learned that the next thirty would be n crlti-
cal time in Washington, and as there are no
new representatives of statehood in South
Dakota, while there are fresh members of
the Democratic party there, sent from
Mitchell, and delegates from North Dakota,
1t was thought we'll to call convention to
see what action should be taken with regard
to friends in Washington on this subject.
This is the motive of the call.
Rev. III. D. Dresser of Huron offered prayer,
when Mai. A. g. Kellem of Chamberlain was
made temporary chairman. r. W. Wheelock
of Mitchell was made temporary secretary.
The chair appointed these committees:
Credentials-Bennett of Clark, Wright of
Lake, Walsh of Charles Mix, Wade of Deuel.,
Foster of Douglas.
Resolutions-Ho.e of Beedle, Preston of
Dawson, Pease of Codington, Gamble of
Yankton, Caldwell of Brown, McManimas of
Hughes, Palmer of Minnehaha, Murphy OF
Brookings, ThorsOn of Lincoln.
Observation-Disclosures of Day, Fellows of
Aurora DOOl Of Hanson HUmnhrpV of
Faulk, Kanouse of SanboFn.
Temporary organization made permanent.
The report of the credentials committee was
presented and adopted. Fully twO-thirds of
the counties are represented. Adjourned till
7:30.
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS,
On the reassembling Of the convention the
following report of the committee on resolu-
tions was presented and adopted without a
dissenting voice and amid great cheering.
Whereas, The people OF the Territory Of
Dakota, both north and south, in their re-
cent conventions assembled here declared
themselves i'll favor Of admission thereof on
the seventh standard parallel and of immedi-
ate admission into the Union of both North
and South Dakota; and
Whereas The people of Dakota south OF
the seventh standard parallel again desire
to show such oppression favorable to the
immediate admission of South Dakota, there
fore
Resolved, That we, the people OF South
Dakota, irrespective of party politics, in
delegate convention assembled, most respect
fully and earnestly petition the present ses-
sion of congress to take such measures as
will Immediately admit us into the union as
O state.
Resolved That in the event South Dakota
| is not admitted at the present session of con,
gress were respectfully petition the president
| that he call special session thereof immedi
! ately after the fourth of March next, and with
| full faith and confidence in such administra
| ton we submit that such an extra session
| make provision for our immediate admission
! as to congress may seem just and proper.
| Resolved, That in the event this session o
| congress makes no provision for admission
| and in further event that an extra session O
congress is called, we request our present
| legislature to provide for q new constitution
al convention for South Dakota.
A copy of the resolution was ordered en-
crossed and sent to President-elect Harrison
| president of the senate, speaker of the house
! Delegate Clifford, George A. Mathews anC
the president and speaker of both houses o
the territorial Legislature. The following
statehood committee of South Dakota was
appointed by legislative districts:
First district, John NJ. Zeller; Second, J
r. Gamble; Third, F. Lecoq; Fourth, B. F
| Campbell; Fifth. T. f. F. Mentzer; Sixth
George L. Wright; Seventh George W. Hopp
Eighth, John Cain; Ninth A. E. Carpenter
Tenth, J. H. Baldwin; Eleventh, J. c. Nc
Mamma; Twelfth, H. X. Pease Thirteenth
Ed Lowe; Fourteenth Edwin Vancee.
The statehood committee met and elected
Maj. A. &. Kellum of Chamberlain chairman
at large. A committeeman from each coun
| ty was also chosen to act auxiliary to th
statehood committee. The convention theI
adjourned.