The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-06-29

| Col. Robert iitsarsoll be asked to make
an address, but the comfilttee an creden
tials being ready to report the fGgulaf
order was proceeded with.
TIFF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
The chairldatt os the credentials com
mittce then advanced to tiie platform and
made his report. The report, aniof.g
other recommendations, favors the admis-
sion of the Wise district delegates from
Virginia and the four Malone delegates
| ;tt-,atss,
Mr.. Russell oil Ecfth Carolina, from
the credentials committee, presented q
r'inority report which dssents from the
majority iGr.'. in favor Of the admission
Of the Wise delegates.
After an extended discussion 3f tte
Virginia cases the convention adjourned
Till ~ G. ci.'ek tomorrow.
Third Gay,
CONVENTION HALL CHICAGO, June 81.
The chairman promptly called the
convention to order at 10;45 a. nj. Rev.
Thomas GFcsre Of 81. Andrews Episco-
pal church, invoked ttis t'isiHc blessing
en the convention. AT the conclusi6r ri
the roll call call was made for the com
mittcc on resolutions The committee
then submitted the platform. The open
ing words If the platform contain glow
ing tribute of remen!hraf'ce and gratitude
to Lincoln and the heroic names Hf the
later leaders, Grant, Garfield, Arthur
Logan and Conkling. May their memo
riea be faithfully cherished. A feeling
reference 10 tlsc made to the present i'll
ness of Gen. Sheridan. 4 rtard Is taken
FOR a free and honest popular Daliot.
The present administration and the Dem
ocratic majority in congress, il is charged,
owe their existence to the suppression of
the ballot by the criminal nullificu,ion of
tile Constitution and laws of the United
States.
The American system Of proteGtlci is
| favSred. aud the Mills bill is denounced
as destructive to the general business, la
| ,6r anb farming interests of the country.
| All needed reduction ls tie national rev
cnue was favored and the propositi5n is
made to repeM taxes on tobacco, except
cigars, cigarettes and cherools, and spir
| is used in the arts and mechanics and
such revision of the tariff LAYS ss will
tend to check the imports of such articles
as are produced by America, and release
from import duties all articles of foreign
production not produced in
the United States except lux
uries, the like of which cannot be
produced mt home The declaration is
made favoring tile entire repeal Of the in
ternal taxes. if larger revenue exist than
is requisite, rather than the surrender of
any part Of our protective system at the
JOINT behests of the whisky trusts and
agents of foreign manufacturers. The
declaration is made against foreign con
tract labor; all combinations OF capital
. organization in trusts or otherwise.
The interstate commerce law is APP
proved The Democratic administration
is accused of failure to execute the laws
securing the title to homesteads. The
platform favors the admission of south
| Dakota as a state, Immediately, as hci
| right, sand The Republican party pledges
+ itself to do all in its power TO facilitate
s the admission of such other territories as
are now qualified rs soon Us possible.
A strong protest is made against polyg
amy.
: The use of both gold and silver a
money is favored
=, a demand is made for the reduction o
= letter postage to l cent per ounce.
The support of free schools by nationa
). aid is favored.
;, Rehabilitation of the American merchan
y " marine is recommended A strong pre-
gress of u free ship bill.
i, Appropriations are demanded for til
' 's early rebuilding of the navy and of coas
- forttication; for payment of just per
sions the improvement of harbor an
channels as well as for the payment {
maturing public debt.
The Democratic party is arraigned ft
: its conduct of foreign affairs and for i
J.. weak and unpatriotic treatment of IL
y fisheries question. The mugwumps al
=, denounced as dcserters, not only from IL
- - cause of honest government, sour
y finances, freedom and purity of the ba
:, lot, but especially from the cause of r
~ ~ form in the civil service as begun by tt
u u Republican administration and MS adv
W W Gated by the Republican party. I'll
y, hostility shown to old soldiers by Prcside
~ n Cleveland in his numerous yetoes of pc
IL sion bills for their relief is denounce
ho The platform was unanimously adopte
nv nv Following the adoption of the platfor
IA IA The roll of states was ordered. CalifC
W MIA was first to respond "For whom
"a "a cried Raymond. He said. ''Califc
'.a ,,a MIA S position is well known, and she as
W to be passed for the present" Connec
, cut nominated Hawley. Mr.. Leona
20 SWEET, for Illinois, nominated GRESHAM
Davis OF Minnesota, seconded GreShan
W nomination. Lynch (colored), of Miss
rs sippi. also seconded Gresham and /
=" marked tina, if the choice of the convc
w ton should happen 10 fall upon &c
Harrison, of Indiana, there would be
Of complaint. This brought out strong a
m ing continued applause. 1t was I
lur greatest applause of the day. Gresh;
ch was also seconded by Mccall of Mas.
chusetts, aud Rector, of Texas. Ex-Gt
his Porter nominated Harrison.
a AT 1880 p. III. a recess was taken uil
aa- B p. IN.
ION THE NOMINATIONS.
'hs The next order of business was the p
~ sentation of candidates.
'ne Mr. Raymond of California, says Ct
:, fornia' choice is well known.
, .e Weaver of Connecticut. presented
'au name of James III. Hawley.
cd THE PLATFORM.
Int. The platform dcnounccs the fish
treaty III round terms.
art DROPPING BLAINE.
re- Raymond, of California, takes