St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-17
A FOWL FROM HURON
Soath Dakotans, Irrespective
of Politics, Demand DiviS-
ion and Admission.
They Adopt a Memorial Cal
culated to Open Congress
sional Eyes.
Territorial Couneilmen Are
Secretly Plotting to Sc
cure a New Deal.
Wisconsin Legislators Sud-
denly Attacked by a
Spasm Of Purity.
special TO the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HURON, Oak, Jan. 16.-The state
hood convention was called to order at
5 O'Clock this afternoon in the Grand
opera house by Hugh }. Campbell.
Every county in South Dakota was rep
resented. Mai. A. G. Kellum, of
Chamberlain, was made permanent
chairman, and Ralph W. Wheelock, of
Mitchell, secretary; L. G. Bailey, of
Faulk county, assistant, The following
committees were appointed by the
chairman: Credentials-Bennett, OF
Clark; Wright, of Lake; Walsh, of
Charles Mix; Wade, of Deuel.; Foster,
of Douglas. Resolutions-Hale, of
Beadle: Preston, of Dawson; Pease, OF
Coddington; Gamble, of Yankton; Cad
well, of Brown; McManma, of Hughes;
Palmer, of Minnehaha; Murphy,
of Brookings; Thorson. of Lincoln.
Organization-Ad of Day; Fellows,
of Aurora; Doat. Of Hanson; Hum
phrey. of Poulk; Kanouse, OF Sanborn.
The convention then took recess until
7:30 D. m. On the reassembling of the
convention, the following report of the
committee on resolutions Was presented
and adopted without dissenting voice.
Whereas, The people of the territory of
Dakota, both North and South, in thelrre-
cent conventions assembled. have declared
themselves in favor of the division thereof
Oh the seventh standard parallel, and of i'm
mediate admission into the Union of both
North and South Dakota; and
Whereas The people of Dakota soath of
the seventh standard parallel again desire to
show such expression favorable to the lmme-
uiate admission of South Dakota; therefore,
Resolved, That we. the people of South
Dakota, irrespective of party politics. in del
egate convention assembled, do most re-
spectfully and earnestly petition the present
session of congress to take such measures as
will Immediately admit us into the Union as
state.
kota not being admitted at the present ses-
sion of congress, we respectfully petition the
president that he call special session lmme-
diately after the 4th of March next and with
full faith and confidencein such adm1nlstra-
ton we submit that such extra session make
provision Tor our immediate admission as to
congress may seem just and proper.
Resolved, That in the event that this ses-
sion of congress makes no provision Tor ad-
mission. and in the further event that an eX-
ira session of congress is called, we request
our present legislature to provide for new
constitutional convention for South Dakota.
Copies of the resolutions were Or
dered engrossed and 81 Mt to President
elect Harrison, the president pro TEN.
of the senate, the speaker of the house,
Delegate Clifford, George A. Mathews,
and the president and speaker of both
houses of the territorial legislature:
The following statehood committee of
South Dakota was appointed by leglS-
lative districts: First district, John
Seelery; Second district, j. r. Gamble;
Third district, F. Lecong; Fourth dis
trlct, B. F. Campbell; Fifth district, T.
E. F. Mentzer: Sixth district, George
S. Wright; Seventh district, George w.
Hoop; Eighth district, John Cain;
Ninth district, A. G. Carpenter; Tenth
district, j. Ii. Baldwin; Eleventh dis
trict, j. G. McMarman; Twelfth dis
trict. H. r. Pease; Thirteenth district.
Ed Dove; Fourteenth district, Edwin
Van Cise. The statehood committee
met and elected Maj. A. &. Kellum, of
Chamberlain, chairman at large. A
committeeman from each county was
also chosen to act as an auxiliary to the
statehood committee. The convention
then adjourned.