Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-08
MAKING NEW STATES.
Prohibition as q Factor I'm the Politics
OF South Dakota.

Prohibition as q Factor I'm the Politics
Of South Dakota.
Sioux Falls Dispatch to n Y Herald. July 6.
Il have talked about prohibition in every
county in South Dakota and the amendment
to the constitution, when it is submitted to the
people at the polls on the first day of October,
at the time our state constitution is ratified,
will be larger than it was the last time it re-
ceived q majority approval Prohibition is
growing in South Dakota. and its friends are
going down into their pockets to meet the work
Of the enemy"
Immediately after the constitutional conven-
ton adjourned this afternoon a prohibition
meeting was held in the hall. II was called at
the request Of forty-two Of the seventy-fve
constitutional delegates. and there were pres
ent representative prohibitionists from every
part of South Dakota. During the progress Of
the meeting, which was presided over by Dele
gate Clough of Watertown and while reports
upon the progress of the campaign were being
received, an intelligent advocate gave utter
ance to the paragraph quoted at the beginning
Of this dispatch. The sentiment was applauded
to the echo.
This is the element that is going to contribute
q lively feature to the campaign, which opens
as soon as the republican candidates are named
at the convention at Huron on August %.
Here, as elsewhere, the prohibition campaign
Is run by republicans, but, unlike those in the
states, they don't propose to antagonize the
regular republican nominees by placing candi-
dates in the field. They know that if they sue
coed In securing constitutional prohibition il
VIII be through republican votes, as the repub-
hcan majority in South Dakota is probably
2o,oOO: On the contrary, they are counting
republican favor.
THE PROHIBITION PLAN
They will not ask to have prohibition clause
inserted in the constitution here, but will SUBJ
NIT it as an amendment when the constitution
is voted upon on the LIST day Of next October.
AT the same time woman suffrage and minority
representation amendments will be voted upon,
put the prohlbltlonists are making no combina-
tons or trades. They are standing firm and
alone and are confident they will win. The
constitutional convention has about ifty-four
republican and twenty-one democratic dele
gates, and there are nearly fifty who will vote
for prohibition and work in its interest SO long
as 1t Is separate proposition and stands upon
Its own merits. This question will make things
exceedingly interesting on election day in Oc-
tober, and tina prospects that it will sue
ceed When it was announced during the
progress OF the meeting that Governor Mel
lette, who is the republican nominee for gov
ernor, was wearing prohibition pin, scream
OF approval and roar of applause went up
high.
The constitutional convention during its ses-
ctOh Va au uOuf anu u DdlI lllls dIleTnOOu cOlu-
pleted all of its work for organizing. except the
appointment of its standing committee. Presi-
dent Edgerton will name them Monday after
noon. He will at the same time announce the
names of the seven delegates from the conven-
ton who are to constitute the commission to
go to Bismarck and act with a similar commits
sion in determining an equitable division of the
territory's assets, liabilities and records.
THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.
The proposition to send commission to Bis
marck to settle the seventh standard parallel
dispute. involving the boundary line between
North and South Dakota. was referred to the
committee on boundary line
The rules for the convention were reported
and adopted. There will be twenty-one stand
ing committees. From the deliberation pre-
valling in every action it is believed that the
session Will continue between two and three
weeks. Governor A. G. Mellette, r. J. Petit
grew, Judge G.. Moody and A. J. Edgerton. the
four men who will be given the governorship
the United States senatorships and probably
the federal judgship in South Dakota, are all
here. There is no formidable opposition to
any of them SO far.
A Short Session at Helena.
At Helena, NJ. t., the session OF the constitu-
tional convention Saturday was short After
the election of chief clerk, five assistants and
half dozen pages, the committee on rules re-
ported. The average committee will consist of
seven members. The judiciary, legislature
and executive committees, however, we're in
creased to eleven. A committee on labor was
added to the list. The report of the committee
was adopted, and the convention adjourned to
Monday.
Slow Work at, Bismarck.
At Bismarck, N. D., Saturdays sensation in
the convention was furnished by NJ n. John
son of Dakota, the defeated Farmers Alliance
candidate for the presidency. Immediately
after the convention had been called to order
Johnson arose and read the following editorial
in Marshall McClure's paper, the Deuirs Lake
Capital: ''The candidacy of M. n. johnson of
Nelson county for chairman of the constltu-
tional convention does not meet with the SYM
pathy of the people of this vicinity Mr.. John
son is considered a little cranky on many
subjects and is not fitted for the position. He
has brother in Fargo who is said to be red
hot anarchist, which is sufficient for presump-
ton that crank eccentricities are part of the
family"
The convention refused to take any notice of
the discussion of the report of the committee
on rules. The convention finally adopted that
portion naming the officers to be elected by the
convention, and postponed the consideration
Of the remainder until Monday.
Washington.
At the Washington territorial! convention
Saturday the committee ON rules reported a
list of standing committees and an adjourn
ment was taken until Tuesday afternoon to
give the president time to make up the COM
mittees.
Henry Haze ia sufferipp af Mippaapol;o