During a waiting period caused by the inability of the Credential Committee to complete its report, addresses were made by Colonel Plummer, a famous orator from the north; by E. W. Caldwell, territorial auditor; by Hon. Johnson Nickeus, of Jamestown; and by Gen. Harrison Allen, of Fargo. The Committee on Credentials then made its report, as follows:

Mr. Chairman: We find the following named persons entitled to seats in this convention, from the counties named: …Day–W.H. Ware, …”

Reference Data:

History of Dakota Territory, Vol. 2, by George Washington Kingsbury, 1915, pages 1748-9