Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20
First Days Work.

The chair appointed the following COM
mittee on CREDENTIALS:
-; p Ra bromiette Geo. Radef1 Isaac Landers,
b9 Gn1n =; =; M " J. W Hardin.
3. Free ell b. ]. Glidden, S. b. Van BuslirlS.
z. T. Wickham, C. n Harris John Pussy. VI
ID. Day D. r. Buckley, p. F. Mcclure.
The convention adjourned to meet at
Up. m. $500 ~
The evening session convened Al. E
! o'clock. The committee on credentials
reported that there we're no contests.
The temporary organization was made
perm .nent and dpmmittee of five on
rules and order of business and commit
tee of nine on platform We're appointed by
the chair.
Committee on rulesA A. B. curtis. sH
hau11mann, II. z. WalshAS. T. Brott and james
Walsh.
Committee on platform: Hughes East. of
9Gnkt2n; J: a. Ward, d Minnehaha; Louis
fatnEu, OF BOOKINGS; L. I. Wickhnnl, of Hun
son Clarence Dennis, OF Brown; w. A. Lich-
tenwalner, Of Hughes; y A. Powell of Fail
River; w. A. Brackey, II Lawrence, and a.
Hoynton. of Lincoln.
The committee on rule and order failed
to agree. After somd discussion Cush-
lng's Manual was adopted and nomina-
tions were ordered according to the pub
lished call. o. H. Fleeman, of Union,
moved that no nomination be made unit,
the report Of the commit lee on platform was
adopted. Carried.
there were several official efforts made
to adjourn until o'clock Thursday, but
they failed. The convection then selected
the following central committee, being one
for each representative district in the order
named:
C.. H. Ereemnn Ell, Point n N ynn,on Var
million; c. J. B. Harris, Yankton IS. W. Treash,
Scotland; J. V. Conklin, Canton; E. G. Ken
nedy Parker rksa =: J. Yorker, Freeman; D. Il.
W. =. Stiles, v. ". Goddard, sioux Falls; j..
D. Ryan, saleI4 ?. 7. Mickham, Alexandria :
+. NJ. Hammer Mitchell ~ u. lRartou, Plank
| inton; S. W. Iflncun, Chamberlain; II. f. Cog
| ley. Flandruu ;John Fitzgerald, Madison jesse
Cast. Howard; Connor Cooney, Woonsocket
+. ". Whitley, Washington Springs; II.
ton; a.. T. Bradford, Lake Preston !;
| 2 Il. Huntley, Huron; j. j. Smith, Miller; B.
Cash. Pierre; +. 9. Jeffries, Highmore; r.. B.
G9;oanaingson, bhnt r. j lads Gettysburg; J.
| II. Dorr, Watftown; S. A. Keenan,. CLARK H.
G. Walsh, Red4 field; L. NJ. Grain, Doland II. S.
Holdmar' Millitnk ": Ashton Wilmos D.
Pierson, Aberdeen; j. =: Rourins, Britton; j.
X. Sickler, Fr}nkton; S. v. Arnold Roscoe; s.
r T, HnrdelLbrooF, Leola; Q; X. stablein, Bangor
W. a. MeClarf. Mound City; Ben Beer, Dead-
1
Rapid city; 7. \. Harvey, stursis D. sayre
Alinnesela; Z. d. Rena. bu-al Gap; A. A. How
ell, ps'richs:s
| The democratic parry OF South Dakota, in its
| fr}s stuto convention assembled, pledges its
| loyalty to the tenocl,.tic fnith as expressed II
| tlb national democratic platform OF 1883. and
| i1fdorses tho Views expressed by President
! Cleveland in his las nrnunl message to con
| gress relative to ta:i i" reduction.
I We pledge ourselves to continne the battle
A.. f,~V> ,i,1ct ~
unnecessary war ta: II is reduced and the cause
! OF the people is triu'nphant.
We tender our syl-.. ,athY to the suffering la
| boring men Of the CO ntry, who in the past few
months have been L. wen from employment by
| the merciless eNnctcns OF protected monopo
| lies, unholy trusts and heartless combines.
We congratulate ti.e people of South Dakoti
| that are sure to t"ke our place in the sister
| hood OF states, and upon the opening to settle
ment of nearly l,G0ouO0 acres OF rich agricul
| tural lands, 10th accomplished unde
| democratic adm ;nstration.
We are opposed 20 constitutional prohibition
now demanded by the republican party o
| Sonth Dakota, AMI favor in it's stead q we'll
regulated license law. which is accepted by The
| cd Of controlling the traffic in Intoxicating
| liquors and lessening the evils OF intemperance
We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the va
| rious labor organizations and to the farming
I community in their efforts to improve the
| social and financial condition, and we pledg'
F.! ourselves to assist them by every means with
| in our power to accomplish these ends
We acknowledge the great debt OF gratitud.
the nation owes to the heroes of the late WIZ
| and We declare in favor Of just. liberal ant
| equitable pension laws
| We declare in favor of minority representa-
| ton and urge all nir-minded Taxpayers to sup
| port the article OF our constitution RELATING
thereto as a partial protection against the evil
| Of vicious legislation.
their effort to attain home rule and look to the
| day when they shall be FREQ people:
We heartily extend the right hand OF fellow
| ship to all people OF foreign lands who come tt
| our new state with the intent to become trus
and lOya1 citizens.
We arraign the republican party Of Dakot.
for extravaganza and mismnnagement in con
Quoting the affairs of the territorial govern
ment that party has always had exclusive
| control of the lawmaking power of the terri
tory. Our bonded indebtedness has been in
| creased over 100000 within the past three
years and public institutions established no
actually needed at this time
Our revenue has exceeded half q million dol
lars per annum, which was ample to meet al
| necessary expenses of territorial government
| Notwithstanding this fact, and the further fac
| that property taxed to the full limit allowed
| by low, q deficiency hos been cfeAted within tn
| last six months, and the new state of Soutl
| Dakota will suffer the humiliation of entering
| the union with a deficiency in its treasury o
| nearly 100000 under the present republican
| misr;lle. This deficiency will necessarily b.
| increased over $2O000D per annum IN excess o
! all possible revenue receipts and over the liinl
| of indebtedness allowed % our state constltu
| ton. A swarm OF clerks were employed by TN
| Inst legislature equal in number to the mem
| beers Of both houses and these extravagnnt ana
unnecessary appropriations We're made withoT
u due Investigation as to the actual needs OF tn
| ter. tory ard over the veto OF the democratic
governor.
Minority Report.
The following minority plank was re
iected by a vote of 26l to OF:
That we are for the home against the saloon
For national and state prohibition Of the liquo
| traffic, and that we are i'll favor Of the adoption
| of articles OF our constitution rentlng thereto
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