The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)

The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together



The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to
sing a Grover Cleveland rally song at the 1888 convention, but decide
instead to move to the Dakota territory on the urging of a suitor to
their eldest daughter. There, Grampa Bower causes trouble with
his pro-Cleveland ideas, as Dakota residents are overwhelmingly
Republican, and hope to get the territory admitted as two
states (North and South Dakota) rather than one in order
to send four Republican senators to Washington.
Cleveland opposed this plan, refusing to refer to
Congress the plan to organize the Dakotas this
way. When Cleveland wins the popular vote,
but Harrison the presidency due to the
electoral college votes, the Dakotans
resolve to live together in peace,
and Cleveland grants statehood
to the two Dakotas before he
leaves office
Written by Manus Hand {manus@starship.skyport.net}