Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-07
THE NEW sTATEs.
Yesterdays Proceedings of Their
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Sioux FALLS, S. d., .,tJniy 6.-TSpscial
Telegram to The Bee gaI have been
talfing for prohibition in every county IN
South Dakota, and the amendment to the
constitution when IL is submitted to the peo-
pie at the polls on the lot day of October, at
the time our state constitution is ratified,
will receive larger vote than the last time
it received majority approval. l tell you,
prohibition is growing in South Dakota, and
its friends are going down Into their pockets
to meet the work of the enemy
Immediately after they constitutional con-
vention adjourned this evening prohibition
meeting was held In the hall 1t was called
at the request of forty-two of the seventy
constitutional delegates, and there were
present representative prohibitionists from
every part Of South Dakota. During the
progress of the meeting, which was
presided over by Delegate Clough, of Water
town, and while reports upon the
progress of the campaign were being read,
an intelligent advocate gave utterance to
the paragraph quoted at the beginning of
this despatch. The sentiment was applauded
to the echo. This Is the element which Is
going to contribute q lively feature to the
campaign, which opens as soon as the repub-
lican candidates are named at the convention
on August %. Here, as elsewhere, the pro-
hibiton campaign Is run by the republicans.
But, unlike those in the states, they don't
propose to antagonize the regular republican
nominees by placing candidates IN the field.
They know that If they secure constitutional
prohibition it will be through republican
votes, as the republican majority in South
Dakota is probably %, 900. On the contrary,
they are courtiug republican favor. They
"a clause
serted in the constitution here, but they will
submit IL as an amendment when the
constitution Is voted upon the first day
of next October AT the same time woman
suffrage and minority representation amend
ments will be voted upon But the prohibit
tionsts are making no combination or trades.
They are standing firm and alone and they
are confident they will win. The constitu-
tional convention has about fi1ty-four repab-
lican and twenty-one democratic delegates,
and there are nearly If not quite fifty who will
vote for prohibition and work in its interest
so long as IL is in separate position and
stands upon its own merits. This question
will make things exceedingly interesting on
election day in october, and the prospect is
that 1t will succeed. When it was an
nounced during the progress of the meet
ings that Governor Mellette, who is to be
the republican nominee for governor. was
wearing prohibition pin, scream of ap-
proval and a roar of applause went up high
The constitutional convention, during its
session of an hour and half this afternoon,
completed all of its work of organization ex
cept the appointment of its standing com :
mittees. President Edgerton will name
them on Monday afternoon. He will at the
same time announce the names of the seven
delegates from the convention who are to
constitute the committee to go to Bismarck
and act with similar committee in determin-
ing upon an equitable division of the terri
tory's assets, liabilities and records The
proposition to send committee to Bismarck
to settle the seventh standard parallel dis
pute, involving the boundary line between
North and South Dakota, was referred to
the committee on boundary line.
Judge Moody, of Deedwood, who is to be
United States senator for South Dakota,
and General Hugh Campbell, of Yankton,
We're extended the privileges of the floor.
Both were delegates to the original Sioux
Falls convention thereon.
Brown, of this city, and Evan w. Goodwin,
of Huron, were employed as the conventions
stenographers. ttli
A regular daily journal is being printed
and verbatim report of the proceedings is
to be published la congress. The rules for
the convention were reported and adopted
There will be twenty-one standing commit
tees. .y
From the delberatlop, prevailing in every
action it is believed the session will continue
between two and three weeks. Governor A.
G. Mellette, Hon.. X. F. Pettigrew, Judge G..
G. Moody and A. j. Edgerton, the four men
who will be given the governorship. the
United States senatorshiD and probably the
federal judgeship in South Dakota. are all
here tonight. There Is no formidable oppo-
stion to any of them SO far.
PERRY S. HEATH.