The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-23

Press is: For delegate in congress NJ
w. Brookings, OF Yanlton county; Tor ) !
territorial auditor, Ole Thorson, OF
Lincoln county; for territorial treasurer, {
Ole Bottolfson, OF Clay county; Tor SUI
periintendent OF public instructions, p.
Laird, OF Turner county; Tor COM
OF immigration w. g. Press,
of Yankton county.
In the same article the Press continues:
We are aware that it is claimed that
another republican convention was held
at Canton on the same day, which
placed in nomination q different ticket.
This latter convention, however, cannot
claim to represent the regular repub!l-
can organization OF Dakota, inasmuch
as it was held without the sanction or
recognition OF the authorized central
committee, and represented among its
members but about one-third the prop
erly elected delegates from the various
counties Of Dakota. We therefore IN
sist that t~he.regular convention, andthe
one acting by the authority OF the cen,
trail committee, was that which assembled
at the place designated by such commit
tee, and whose members were properly
recognized and the convention convened
by the only proper authority. There
can be no question that the convention
so constituted was that which placed in
nomination the ticket at the head ofour
columns, and SO far as regularity is con-
cerned, it is the only organization ana
ticket that can claim the support and
endorsement OF the republican party OF
Dakota.
There was no bolt or secession from
this convention, but it appears that the
partisan friends OF Colonel G. G.. Moody,
including the regular delegation rom
: Union county, five OF the SIX delegates
! from Lincoln county, four from Mime
!, haha and one from Charles Mix county,
. assembled in q school room in the vii
lage of Canton, and without any other
. authority than that conferred by one
= boiling member Of the central commit
y tee, Captain E. LeGro, proceeded to hold
q convention and nominate a ticket,
a with Colonel Moody at its head as acan-
Q didate for the delegateship. =
We :deprecate the situation, but we see
no way out of it except by the voluns
tary withdrawal OF Colonel Moody. He
O occupies a false position-he is a fraldu-
lent candidate and he owes it to the re-
4 publican party OF Dakota, which hasfre-
quently honored him, to retire from a
position which threatens the disorgaml-
u zatlon INSTRUMENTATION OF the republi-
can party \ X Colonel Moody has
= now an opportunity to distinguish him
- self, and to do the territory, as well as
/ his party, q valuable service. He can
: quiet the troubled waters by declining
to remain in his present false position.
i, He can ave the republican party from
n ACKNOWLEDGMENT and probable defeat.
He IAN vindicate his oft repeated asser,
ton that hedesired only the; unity and
success of the republican party. and
finally he a prevent all chances ofthat
notorious scoundrel Burlelgh from OBJ
tanning another lease OF congress
y sional life. Will Mr.. Moody take this
: subject into serious consideration?
Q In the same issue of the Press is acorn
%munication in which the writer says: II
know that Judge Brookings was regll-
larly nominated by the Canton repuhll-
can convention, and that but II on
vention took place there. The other
performance (meaning the convention
that nominated Moody was a farce OF
the worst character and one that no
honest or sensible republican should EN-
dorse."
For some weeks following, efforts were
made to settle the difficulty in theparty
by effecting the withdrawal Of one oil the
candidates. All the propositions to
make a settlement came from Brook
ings and his friends, who agreed to re-
submit the question Of the Gle on OF
delegates in all the disputed counties or
refer the question as to who was the
rightlul candidate to arbitrators, the re-
| spcctive parties to pledge themselves in
advance to abide the decision OF the
arbitrators. Moody refused to enter
tain any OF these propositions, and the
) triangular contest was continued until
the election, which again resulted in the
election OF armstrong, the democratic
candidate.
Under date OF July 30, 1872, Brook
al inss addressed th%e-following proposition
re to the chairmen OF the committees oitlt
IN respective republican factions:
YANKToN, Dakota, July 30, 1872.
&c Messrs. Litchtield and Hand, Chairmel
~ %ofcentral committees, etc:
u SlRs-From all the information l cal
obtain from different parts OF the terri
70 tory, | find a strong desire among th
" republicans to unite and harmonic tn
IN discordant elements OF the republican
Ut party. The only obstacle in the way O
10 such union are the respective positions
50 occupied by Colonel Moody and myself
Desiring the unity and success OF tn
lie party above my own interest and ad
= vancement, :! hereby consent to tn
withdrawal of my name as the republi
r can candidate for delegate to congress
i, provided Colonel Moody will also col
v sent to withdraw his name for the sam
position. and that a new convention b
a. convened for the purpose Of nominating
10 a candidate Tor delegate to congress ant
other purposes. Very respectfully
lg Your ob't'serv't,
h w. w: BOOKINGS.
al This, and other similar proposition
k was refused by Moody, and the Yanktol
Of Press Of July 81, 1871, in alluding ed
itorially to Brookings' proposition an,
Moody's refusal to accept, says:
Moody will do nothing. He stuE
= bornly resists every effort that does no
I make his nomination an absolute Gel
/ tainty, and We are justified in believin
1, that he fears the result OF a new con
vention."
t. The Dakota Republican, published a
" Vermillion, in it's issue Of Augusta, 1872
in alluding to Brookiugs' proposition
>, and Moody's refusal to accent. saws.
We think Judge Brookings has actet
T. nobly to secure unity in the party 70
1. which he should have all praise, and W
think the verdict OF the people at til
~ polls will sanction our Judgment. VIII
Colonel Moody do as much, or will h
ID persist in his refusal at all attempts tt
le unite the party, thus elect a democra