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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1888
Page
2
The item reports district Republican convention plans for October 2 and mentions Chicago politics. It cites Messrs Arnold and Lodvar, discusses Blaine as a political touchstone, and notes railroad track progress near Watertown with remarks on private citizenship and local celebration dynamics.
Sioux City Journal remarks on Dakota men shaping a political sweep in Chicago. It notes Minnehaha people may influence Bailey’s congressional matter, with Wheelock's youths stirring pride and interest in the outcome.
A Beadle County convention to delegates at Watertown will be called for July. The circulated paper and a unanimous signing would write that the candidacy of Judge Rpbell is likely to be heartily endorsed.
A clipped political debate notes concerns over a territorial governor and alleged misuse of refunds. It urges immediate respectful attention to the actions of Mr. Owen and reflects the era's tense public scrutiny of state affairs.
Representatives of the Order of Good Templars gathered in the city during the first week for the grand lodge meeting. The article extols the order's pledge of total abstinence, its mission to aid those seeking to quit drinking, and its role in social improvement, noting its enduring value and influence in American life. It also profiles Benjamin Harris, born 1833 in Ohio, lawyer, judge, Civil War officer, and long serving public figure who rose from reporter of the Indiana Supreme Court to U S senator in 1881.
An 1889 note proclaims Benjamix Harrison of Indiana will be inaugurated March 4 1889. It laments the defeat of a favored son and warns of a vindictive machine man planting a bug in brother Cressey’s ear amid local political rhetoric.
The Centerville Chronicle and In dex, led by Frank Hanford, son of an old Iowa friend, has withstood five years of storms and enters its sixth year with strong prospects. The Hozowire adds its congratulations.
The Chicago convention studied the situation and nominated Harrison. Supporters urged backing him in Dakota and shouting for him. If Heave had his way, Dakota would grant him the electoral vote today.
The Maine figure sent word to Chicago allies to oppose his own bid, enabling Harrison’s nomination. Blaine is expected home to campaign for Harrison though not on the ticket, his influence guiding the effort to victory.
The Democratic National Committee will wait on the president Tuesday to inform him of his nomination. They will sail down the Potomac and depart for Columbus Ohio to notify Thurman of his nomination. In less than six days the people will inform them both that they have been defeated by a large majority.
A Grand Man Sioux City Journal column lauds Chauncey M. Depew praising his limpid candor and freedom of expression. It notes his admirable bearing in the preliminary campaign and calls him an American to the core, intellectually the peer of any White House figure.
A tribute highlights a gentlemanly leader with uncommon executive skill, describing him as a man the nation could be proud to have as chief executive and a representative of its best public character.
The platform from Chicago lists twenty five key planks. It endorses liberty chieftains, opposes despotism, supports Brazil's emancipation, Irish home rule and citizen rights for all, strengthens election integrity, retention of the protectionist system, reduces revenue, opposes foreign contract labor, fights trusts, pledges public lands to settlers, supports Dakota statehood, promotes territorial admission, opposes polygamy, supports bimetalism, reduces postage, backs free schools, rehabilitates the merchant marine, funds navy and harbor defense, critiques the current administration, protects citizenship abroad, favors civil service reform, aligns Congress with pledge-based legislation, and seeks working class cooperation against free trade.
The speaker argues that Republican conventions have liberally allotted votes to western territories in past nominations. Citing 1856 Kansas, 1860 Kansas and Nebraska, 1868 Colorado, and 1876 precedence, the talk asserts Dakota’s statehood should be recognized. The Democratic opposition is blamed for blocking advancement, and the party is urged to rebuke this stance and allow Dakota its rightful vote.
The district attorney of Kingsbury County argues the territorial treasurer withholds railroad and telegraph taxes, delaying salary payments for teachers and bills for months. He accuses officials, including the governor and comptroller, of silence and calls for public disclosure of withheld funds.
A fragmentary ad promotes Chamberlain's Coast Remedy as a safe pleasant tonic. It claims quick relief from coughing with no harsh substances and notes Bryant & Co as sellers.
De Smet letters reveal a public call for the Public Examiner to audit the Territorial Treasurer’s books and ensure payment of railroad and telegraph taxes due Kingsbury County. The writer notes an acknowledgement from the governor’s private secretary dated June 5 and awaits the governor’s return for a full response.
Judge Gideon L. Moody of Dakota rises to move that Dakota be allowed to cast ten votes instead of two at the convention. He argues the change aligns with the territory's current record and governance, aiming to adjust the convention's voting balance.
In Watertown the Gourier News notes a brisk movement as the Manitobs race forward, described as adired men haying the track at two or three miles daily. The fragment hints at rapid speed and a lively pace in early competition.
Miss Dr Kate Bushnell of Evanston spoke Sunday night at the M E Church on Social Purity in blunt terms. She condemned double standards and compared vice to a contagion, urging strict laws and public accountability for both sexes while urging virtue as a shared standard.
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