The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-11

CaluWSll, OL Gne 1TeSs us SeCFOtaIy n md-
iority of the delegates were in the caucus,
and the result was, of course, definitely
known. The convention was called to order
by D. Carson, member of the convention of
1885. DIR. Stratton, OF the Congregational
church, offered prayer. Gov MelIette's
proclamation of election of delegates was
read and certain corrections made in the
names
THE DELEGATES
The following is the list Of delegates:
First District-V r. McGillycuddy. Penning
ton, Rep. !: Sanford Parker, Custer, Rep: c. L.
Wood, Pennington, Dem.
SecOrd-D. Corson, Lawrence, Rep: W. s.
O'Brien, Lawrence. Rep;C M. Thomas. Law
Thirds. A. Wheeler, Lawrence, Rep. ; Thomas
Thompson, Lawrence. Rep John Scollard, Law
Fourth-Henry Neili, Grant, Rep: c. R. West
colt, Deuel.. Rep; William McKusic Roberts,
Dem.
Dickinson, Day, Rep; William Cook. Marshall,
sixth-M. R Heninger, Brown, Rep.: L. T.
Boucher, Mcpherson. Rep.i H L. Craig Camp
bell, Dem.
seventh-M p strouD Brown. Rep; Will
lam Stoddard, Brown, Rep; S. F. Brott, Brown,
Efyhth-H. A. Humphrey, Faulk, Rep. j. G.
Davies. Edmurds, Rep: Peter Couchnan. Wal
worth. Dem.
Ninth, r. WOOd, Spluk, hep.s lnOmaS 0GeT-
ling, Sphinx, Rep: I. W: P. Lee, Sphinx, Rep
| Tenth-C. II. Price, Hyde. Dem: j. F. Whit
lock, Potter, Rep: David Hall, Sully. Rep.
EeysnthmC 6 Hartley Hand dddfsOn RsD s
Twelrth-A. G. Kellam. Brule. Rep; J. V.
Willis, Aurora, Rep; H. F. Fellows Aurora,
Thirteenth-C H. Van Tassel, sanborn, Rep !;
L. H. Hole, Beadle. Rep George G, Cooper.
Fourteenth-C G. Sherwood Clark, Rep; W,
Dem. b nt"'''O'' 'N'ii~'' y 1'o'' ''
Fifteenth-E. E. Cloueh. Codingtop, Rep: s.
s. Peck. Hamtn, Rep: S. B. Van Buskirk. Cod
ingtOn, Dem.
Sixteen:h-I Atkinson, Brookings, Rep; L R.
Spooner, Kingsbury. Rep; J. Downing, Brook
Seventeenth-H w Eddy. Miner. Rep. F. G.
Young, Lake, Rep. R. F. Ly yons, Miner, Dem.
EiGhteenth-C G. Clifford, Minnehaha: Rep. !;
A. J. Berdahl, Minuehaha, Rep; D. Jacobs
Moody, Den.
Nineteenth-William Van Fps Minnehaha
Dem; Clark G.. Coats. Minnehaha, Rep; E. W.
Caldwell, Minnehaha, Rep.
TwenIieth-WilIiam Elliott, Turner Rep: J.
A. Fowler, Lincoln, Rep; E. G. Kennedy. Tur-
ner Dem.
Twenty -first-J L. Jolley, Clay, Rep: A. O.
Rinsrud, Union, Rep; J, Kimball, Clay. Dem.
Twenty-Second-E G. Edgerton, Yankton
Rep; Christian BuechIer. Hutchinson, Rep: c.
J. B. Harris, Yankton. Dem.
Twenty -third-W. Z. Williams, Bon Homme
Rep; Robert Smith, Charles MIX, Rep: ]. Il
| a.
Twenty -fourth-A j. Edgerton, DAWSON Rep. !;
9. A. Holton, Douglas, Rep. s. A. Ramsey. San
born, Rep.
W. FL. Murphy, Hanson, Rep: T. F. Diefendorf,
McCook, Dem,
Roll call showed the following absentees:
Thomas. Davies, Anderson, Clough and
Coats, all of whom, with one exception. were
In the city. Judge Thomas of Deadwood re-
fused to take his seat on the ground that as
federal officer of the government he did not
think after mature deliberation that he was
competent to sit as delegate Oath of Office
was then administered by Chief Justice
Tripp who was president of the Sioux Falls
convention of 1888. DR.. Spooner nominated
Judge A. ]. EdgertOh as the president of the
convention. Charles H. Price nominated
Van Buskirk Of Waterrown. The latter de-
clincd and Edgerton was unanimously
elected and was escorted to the chair, by
Spooner and Van Buskirk. Upon taking the
chair Judge EGgerton said:
Gentlemen of the Conventional cannot ex-
press to you upon this occasion the feeling
have, not only tor tho appointment of myself to
this place for the second time but the manner
in which it has been done All that can say to
you now is, that shall endeaVor to perform the
duties the best know how, for the best inter
ests of South Dakota, and trust that you will
aid me In pre- esenting to the people of South Da-
rivaled and that we may hereafter under it sue.
ceed to all of those rights that in the opinion Of
some OF us we have so long been prevented II
securing
Z. VI Caldwell was elected temporary sec,
retary., On motion of Col jolly of Clay 9
committee of five, consisting of jolly, Wood
CIough, Humphrey and Young, was ap.
pointed to provide rules for the government
of the convention. On motion of Judge
mt hori zaI 70 kala
graph greetings and congratulations to rh,
constitutional conventions of North Dakota
Montana and Washington. Van Tassei moved
that the president QppoinG a committee o.
three to confer with the North Dakota CON
vention as to the SIZE of the joint committe,
to be appointed by the two conventions. Oh
motion of Wescott this matter was lett L
the committee on rules Caldwell's motion
provided that the rules Of the convention o.
) 1885 be adopted, SO far as they obtain, unit
the report Of the committee on rules b,
: adopted Adjourned until tomorrow after
noon. The day was so full of interesting
features that the conven tion did not attenlp
to complete the organization. There IS,
brisk contest over clerkshina and minor po
sitions, but nothing has developed to show
who fslikely to succeed. The convention il
made up of as fine a body of men as ever as
sembled in the Northwest. and none weull
! doubt their ability to get 1p a Arst= =class con
stit9tion from beginning TO end,
NORTH pAKoTA.
BISMARCK. Special Telegram, July 4-To
, day has been great day for Bismarck
. North Dakota, and the farmer combine. Th
Q day was started with q salute Of foEtY-tw
I guns at sunrise At 10 O'clock the pFoass
y sion that was 10 escort the members of tn
: constitutional convention to The state capito
{ commenced to form. While 1t was gettin,
: into shape the Republican caucus, consstin;
[ of fifty three delegates, met at the cour
9 house, johnson of Lakota in the chair an
4 Scott of Valley City acting 90 secretary
n After a little effort to adjourn. Until to-mor
r row an informal ballot'waa taken, The re
4 suit stood Il FOR Eancher of jamestown, 1:
], fdx McHugh of Cavalier county, for Mile
e of Fargo, 4 for Sslby of Hillsboro and
= scattering. johnson Withdrew his name an
< upon the first formal ballot Fancher receive
20 votes, and upon the molten Of Soauldin
y of Fargo was declayeQ the' unanimous nom
Q inee of the Tnaucua IL is understood thu
y IohnsoIils six votes went to Faucher and th
u two scattering votes Among those VIII
p voted for Fanchei were HOLMES and Aicf
o aidson of Pembina, Coltan of Ward an
Y Turner OF Bottincan, several of the delegate
u of the Missouri slope, Rowe or Dtckey. Stey
e ans and Sandager of Ransom, Shuman an
r. Mckenzie of Sargent, Slotten of RichlanC
D Rilint and Wellwood OF Barnes Camn q