Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1890-10-30
1ndepend.nt Convention.

Pursuant to call convention of
the independents of Turner county met
at Opera hall, Hurley, Tuesday, Oct %.
Called to order by.A. b. Sage. and
on motion l.. N. Alberty elected chair
man and w. II. Sanborn secretary.
On motion, committee of five on
platform and resolutions was appoint
ed as follows: A. Sage, o. ID. Mabe, S.
w. Kellar, Franklin j. d. Vernon.
W. II. Sanborn introduced the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Rnsolved, That in view of the fact that this Is
the first independent convention in Turner
county. and that only known independents may
be placed In nomination for state and county
chairman to present the names OF candidates
for nomination, subject to approval, OF the coll
ventiOn.
Under the above resolution, chair
man appointed the following COM
mittee: G. 1. Wilsie, NJ. w. Kellar, w.
II. Harrison, Z. A. Sage. Hardin.
Adjourned to l:30 p. IN.
After convention reconvened +. A.
Leavitt occupied the first hour in ad-
dressing those assembled, after which
the convention got down to business.
The committeeson resolutions report
ed as follows:
We. the independents of Turner county, be-
lieving that old parties, democrat and repubi-
no help for the needy or justice for the great
mass OF American laborers, whether agricultural
or In the factories. can be obtained from either
of the above, declare our independence and
heartily endorse the platfot III adpoted by the
independents III convention assembled ut Huron
June 6, 1890. viz:
general government, to be full legal tender, to
increase in volume with increase Of business, to
be issued directly to productive industries with
out Intervention of banks OF issue.
Second, we demand railway transportation,
telegraph and telephone service at actual cost;
and that the government shall own and operate
the same.
Third we demand the free and unlimited com
Fourth we demand the adoption of an abso-
.lutely secret voting system, both state and ma
'tiOnal.
sistent with the SAFETY and dignity of our state
and nation, in the administration of every
branch OF our government
Sixth. we demand the passage of laws pro-
| hibiting the alien ownership of land, and that
congress take steps to obtain lands owned by
aliens and foreign syntlicates and that lands
now held by corporations in excess Of such as is
actaay used and needed by them. be reclaimed
| by the government and held for actual settlers
only.
And further, that we. as independents, recon-
| mend rhat In the selecting of candidates, we
| demand that none but men of pronounced inde-
pendent views, and who will pledge themselves
| to work and vote for the principles enuncated
| by the above platform be nominated.
| Further resolved, that we will not nominate or
endorse any person who has accepted Il nominal
| tion from any other political party.
Committee on nominations made a
majority and minority report, the
former containing Il number of the
candidates on the republican ticket,
and the minority report being all new
names. On motion to adopt the former
it was discovered that a clause of the
resolutions prevented the nomination
OF number or names reported, and on
motion the vote by which the resolu-
tions We're passed was reconsidered,
and the convention proceeded to nomi-
nate a ticket with the following result:
Senator, A. L. Peterman; representa-
tives, A Z. Rundell, M. "A. Christian
sen, A. L. Sage: treasurer, j. B. Bccbe;
register, of deeds, j. f. Robinson; audi
tor, j. II. Shurtletf; judge, E. G. Ken
nedy; attorney, c. II. Goddard; clerk of
court, A. A. Powers: sheriff. John
Halsey; superintendent, }. McAthie;
Coroner, II. S. Graves.
The Offices of surveyor, justices of
the peace, and constables were left
vacant.