The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band 1968

  The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together  The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.

The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.

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Sidney Bower leads the Bower Family Band as they seek to influence the 1888 Democratic National Convention by petitioning the committee to allow them to sing a rally song for President Grover Cleveland. The plan shifts when a journalist, Joe Carder, who is also the suitor to Alice Bower, convinces the family to relocate to the Dakota Territory. In this frontier town, Grandpa Bower — a staunch Democrat — clings to pro-Cleveland sentiments, stirring tension with a community that leans heavily Republican.

The locals’ political strategy centers on admitting the territory as two states, North Dakota and South Dakota, a move aimed at sending four Republican senators to Washington and tilting power in their favor. Grandpa’s principled stance fuels strife within the family and nearly jeopardizes Alice’s position as the town’s new schoolteacher, complicating the budding romance between Joe Carder and Alice Bower. The narrative threads together music, family loyalty, and frontier politics as these tensions unfold against a backdrop of shifting allegiances.

As the ballots tilt toward Cleveland, the electoral outcome still favors Republican Benjamin Harrison for the presidency. Yet, before Cleveland leaves office, he grants statehood to both Dakotas, along with Montana and Washington, balancing gains for both parties and shaping the region’s future. In the wake of these changes, the Dakotans—and especially the young couple—resolve to choose peace and build a life together on the evolving frontier.

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