The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-01-25

Hyde, Hughes, Kingsbury, Lawrence
Lake, Lincoln, Mcpherson, Miner, Nc
Cook, Minnehaha, Potter, Sully, Tur-
ner, Walworth and Yankton-33 in all
sanborn, Jerauld, Sphinx and Fall River
were represented informally, their del.
egates not having been able to arrive
because of the storm of Wednesday
which was undoubtedly the reason fo1
the non-arrival of the delegates from
the extreme southeastern corner
Judge Palmer represented Lawrence
county through telegraphic proxy
and thereby hangs tale. When the
committee on credentials made it's re-
port, John Cain of Huron arose with
an air of deep seriousness and begged
to inquire if the name of Edwin Van
Cise appeared in the list of delegates
from Lawrence county. He was in
formed that it did. He then drew
from an inner pocket a telegram and
requested that it be read from the
platform. There was mystery some.
where, he said, and he would like to
have it cleared up. The convention ct
l9ourse was all ears, those of the Huron
contingent rather overshadowing the
others. The telegram was passed up
to the secretary, and was read as fol
lows:
DEADwooD, OAK, Jan. IL, 1889.
To j. Il. Kelly,
Huron, Oak.
Am sick and can't come; no meeting
had here.
lSlgned] EDWIN VAN C1sE.
A large-sized hush pervaded the as.
semblage, broken at length by chair
man Bennett of the credentials com
mittee, who said that the representa-
tion from Lawrence county had been
based on telegram in the hands of
Judge Palmer. MIR. Cain inquired if
the telegram was still with the COM
mittee. Judge Bennett said it was not
as it contained a resolution which
Judge Palmer desired to submit to the
committee on resolutions already in
session. Mr.. Cain then moved that
that part of the report be stricken out
pending which motion Judge Palmer
was sent for to make an explanation
He did so by producing 3 telegram
which he had received since reaching
Huron, dated at Deadwood that morn.
Ing, and empowering him to represent
the delegates selected the day before,
or one day lat,r than the dis
patch sent to Mr.. Kelley by MIR. Van
Cise.
MIR. Cain carefully withdrew his foot
from the large-sized aperture into
which he had thrust it, and said the
explanation was perfectly satisfactory;
and the report on credentials was
promptly adopted. Another episode
OF interest developed before the COM
mittee in the shape of a contesting
delegation from Hanson county, which
II. NJ. Dott supposed he had the proud
honor OF representing alone by virtue
OF credentials from a convention held
on the 18th inst. under the call of the
statehood committee. The contest
ants were AIessrs. McQuaters and
Boice who appeared on the scene in
company with Mr.. j. w. Fowler Of
Huron, and claimed to be the
regular delegates from Hanson,
by reason of a convention
held on Monday. AS there had been
lnformality in the calling of both con-
Yentions the Committee compromis-
ed by dividing the vote, giving Mr.
Dott one and two-thirds and his oppo-
nents three and one-third. This incl
dent in connection with the Black
Hills telegram, which had evidently
been IN response to All inquiry from
Huron, indicated that her enterprisipg
citizens had been doing little wood
saving themselves.
The work Of the committee on reso-
lutions has already been given, and the
fact that its report was unanimously
adopted shows that its action was the
WisesL that could have been had. That a
convention representing every element
in Dakot;. politics got together on
short notice with no well-de6ned OBJ
ject in view could accomplish its work
tremendously aud to such good effect
speaks volumes for the self-restraint
aud good common sense of this people.
There were dangerous rocks and shoals
in the course but they were skillfully
avoided under the wise guidance OF
conservative minds, and results attain
ed which i! they do not very much ad-
vance DakosA's cause, certainly can in
np wise embarass it.
10 show That Huron fully appreciat-
ed the situation it is only necessary to
say that her Mr.. Hole, as chairman of
the committee on resolutions, read the
report to the convention, and her Mr.
Cam moved its adoption, which motion
was seconded by our Mr.. Mentzer, and
carried without dissenting voice.
The legislative iconoclasts at Bis.
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