The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-05
CAPITAL Location Had Not
Ended Trouble in Dakota
e one consideration, is this measure

the one consideration, is this measure
legal?'"
He concluded that he believed it
unconstitutional to remove the capital
from Bismarck because of the terri
tory's contract with the people OF that
city.
The house discharged its Investigate
ing committee but refused to expunge
the matter from the records. The
council was willing to clean the slate.
Complaining affairs at that ses-
sion was woman'S suffrage bill
which passed both houses and drew
the governors veto, his reasons being
that so radical Step might jeopardize
the territory's chance of admission to
a group Of states which did not have
suffrage. The bill did not permit
women to hold office and that, too,
was held to be an objection. Men
who voted for Women's rights appear
ed next day respondent in bouquets
but the others were in turn decorated
by the "antis," not only with flowers
but with badges which read, with
the compliments of the ladies to
whom the duties of a good wife and
mother and home are dearer than
politics"
Session Of 81 Quiet
The session Of '87 was comparative
ly quiet but in '89, with statehood
imminent and the necessity for ar
ranging constitutional convention
that summer, politics seethed again.
Prominent members of the legislature
included Roger Allin of Grafton, later
governor: Alexander Hughes of the
capital commission; Smith Stimmel,
Fargo, president of the council !:
George H. Walsh of Grand Forks; S.
L. Glaspell Of Jamestown. and AISLE j.
Gronna of Lakota. H. M. Keith was
speaker Of the house.
The. burning question was where
the constitutional convention should
be held. Several different bills per-
hitting the states to organize and
join the union were pending in con-
gress and no one was sure in just
what form the order would be issued.
That it would be forthcoming that
year was assured. The first Dakota
bill provided the convention be held
at Fargo; then Grafton entered the
lists, with Pembina and Bismarck al
so interested. Finally it was decided
that ia delegates would meet al
Grafton March if the enabling ACT
had not been passed before that. But
it went through Feb. %, 1889, provid.
ing for IS delegates chosen from q
districts to meet at Bismarck July 4
The southern section was to convene
at Yankton.
When the convention came to or.
der in Bismarck on Dakota's most
memorable independence day, greet.
ings were exchanged with the south.
erners at Yankton and with the con.
ventions Of Montana and Washing.
ton, all meeting at the same tine fol
the same purpose. There was {
mammoth parade, which included
troops and bands from Fort Lincoln
and Fort Yates, veterans from Bis
marck, Mandan, and Steele; militi:
from Jamestown and Bismarck, TIT
Valley City band, and members O
the Northern Dakota Press associa
ton, just organized: girls on horse
back representing the 80 states ant
the four new ones; delegates to tn
convention, firemen, the governor
guard, and the respondent Siou.
from Standing Rock. Speeches, bal
games, and fireworks made up tn
gala celebration with the convention
getting down to business next morn
ing.
jamestown Men Named
F.. B. Fancher. Jamestown, repre-