Omaha daily bee., 1892-03-25

DR. V. T. McGillycuddv, cue OF the dele
gates from Pennington county Black Hills,
South DAKOTA, to the state convention held
at Cham oerlain arrived in the city last night
and was interviewed at the Paxton.
"How DO yoa accommodate the statements
made IL the mornings reports in the Sioux
City journal o: the action OF the convention.
That the convention instructed the delegates
to the national conven ton, TO be held at
Minneapolis, to vote fer President Harri-
sons denomination with the statement
made in the evening paper, the sioux CITY
Times. by ex-senator Moody that the dele
gates were not SO instructed to vote Tor Har-
rison' that the convention proceeded as
smoothly as could be wished, etc - was
asked the doctor
The report in the Sioux City journal that
the delegates were instructed TO vote for
Harrison IS correct DR.. MctILlvcuddv re-
Piled. Il had the pleasure OF vot-
Ing with the minority OF the dele
gates from my county that way myself
The committee on resolutions was generally
considered 10 Oe packed ouC. for the pUr-
pose of defeating the will OF the majority Of
the convention. which was 70 instruct for
Harrison. Owing tn this fact two reports
were maue-a majority one, signed by eight
endorsing Harrison's administration. but not
iusu'ucuu- for him. and i minority signed
by cue, which not only iudorset but in
strucued for Harrison.
The presen tatiOu OF the two reports re-
suited II 4 most heated discussion on the
floor of the convention, and u result the
convention became a very far from harmon
ious one, the statement Of tde ex-senator not
withstllCIng. As result both reports were
ordered back 20 the committee on resu!u-
lions for combination and revision, with tie
unequ;v0cal instructions Of the convention
that the revised report should embody IN
structlous TO vote for Harrison.
This motion to thus recommlt 10 the COM
mittee Cu resolutions was carried BY al over
whemiuC ma aorlty on roll call.
The new report as brUuP ht in by .le com-
mittee, endorsing the administration Of Hlr-
rlSou ana iusrructinC the delegates TO the
national convention 10 vote for the EOmina-
tion OF Harrison anu use al honorable means
to attalu th9t end. was adopted amidst the
greatest enthusiasm.
~ Rether BY acr0it Juggling on the part of
the committee or AZ oversight on account OF
the prevailing excitement, the phraseolOgy
of-tne resolution inseP9etsny the. Delegates is
slightly mixed and susceptible perhaps Of
misconstruction grammuLical!y, nup therc Is
no question, can be no question and Viii DE
10 question on the part OF ths vast majority
Of the mem oers OF the convention
that the delegates from South Dakota
90 to the national convention uaequivocaIij :
instructed TO vote for Harrison, and it will
not be healthy for the future record of any
one of those delegates 10 otherwise lnterpret
the resolution.
the Delegates on reading the interview with
Ex-senator Moody, tha- he SHOULD take ad-
vantage Of mere Quiboie and thus Try to
thwart the viii of the convention. II was,
to say the least, beneath the dignity OF an
ex-senator Of the United States. The people
of South Dakota too fully realIZs the depth Of
gratitude the state of South Dakota Is under
to Genera! Harrison. both AS president and
senator, 10 show in a half-heartea manner
their appreciation.
"Ex-Seuator Moody denies that he was
surprised II the action OF the con ven ton
That statement is somewhat egu!y0Cal- If
as be claims, that The convention did not IN
struct he OF course was not surprised. BGtin
consideration of the fIct that the convention
did not instruct be was GnqGestionably both
surprised and disappointed, having most
bitterly opposed lnstructinE."
Was he elected chairman of the delegates
TO the Minneapolis convenuOnH'
No. He was not He was simply 1ouli-
mated by his judicial district, the Eighth, as
ce.eGate from that district. ana thus elected
bV the convention, as were Ill Of the dele
gates, anG II is for the eight delegates %
elect their chairman some time in the fu.
tn re -