The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-05

anccss meet at Cherokee again IL about
one year and that Intervening meet
ing be on call Of the president:
a vote of thanks was tendefGd the
people of Cherokee for their royal
treatment of the convention and the.
district alliaflce adjourned.
THE CONVENTION:
Immediately on adjournment It
was moved and carried almost unant-
mously to reorganize as. a convention
to nominate a candidate for congress
with the same officers, the same rules
OF order, and the same basis of repre-
seitatidh as had prevailed In the dis
trict alliance:
It was then voted to allow the
Knights of Labor a representation Of
five delegates for each local assembly
upon presentation CT credentials to
the secretary. Under this MOtion 80
votes were added, the following as
semblies being present.: Blencoe TO-
022, Sheldon 1O,79e, LINCOLN 1000,
Sanborn $500, Sioux City 3,145,
Gem City 10,029.
ALI. Wooster, as secretary Of the
delegation, presented the credentials
and fead the following resolutions
which had been FIRST passed by L. A.
10,029, of Mapleton, and this day
unanimously Endorsed by the district
conference:
WHEREAS, The demands of the X.
of L. of America are set forth in the
preamble of Constitution, iii para.
graphs XIV to XXI, and
Whereas, 1t is a recognized fact
that the cause Of the present depress-
ed condition of labor ID legislation
fayoring the money dealing class by
granting them privileges denied labor;
and fully believing many of the
wrongs suffered by labor can be right
ed only through legislation and that
it is folly to suppose such relief can
or will come by returning bankers or
men Of other professions whose only
interest in labor is to fleece the labor
er of just earnings, therefore !.
Rcsolued, BY Gem City Assembly,
10000, that we favor the selection OF
members of congress who come from
the ranks of the producer and have
no interest in, or bias to, national
banks and other kindred monOpolies,
and to, this end we earnestly advocate
The cooperation of all labor organiza-
lions and all working people in this
18th congressional district of Iowa,
for the purpose Of selecting a candi.
date for congress who will represent
the people; and we pledge to such q
candidate Il individual and united
strength and ability without regard
to past of present political party af1ili.
ations.
After short recess the meeting
was called to order, and a motion tc
proceed to nominate a candidate fol-
congress was carried. The names OF
Industrial and independent were sug.
gested for the movement, and the
ticket nominated will be headed the
Independent ticket.
On motion of ALI. Wooster the reso
lutions adopted by the alliance and
printed above were adopted as the
platform upon which the Independent
candidate for congress should stand.
An informal ballot for a nominee
for congress was taken. 1t resulted
in a total of 1872, as follows:
G. f. .23!
.. Q. Painter
l.. n. Bishop l
A. Westfall... ...................79
George Capstick
Daniel Campbell. .2s4
9. w. Lceklcy 4
n. ann
G.. M. Wells; of Monona, withdrew
the name Of G. e. Whiting: Danl.
Campbell withdrew his name, stating
that he was not and had not been i
candidate for the nomination. 1t
was moved and unanimously carried,
n amid finn frfnntIct nt} h,,csncc, l,of
Mr.. Westfall be declared the nominee
by acclanlation.
Mr.. Westfall was called on, and
made u brief speech, accepting the
nomination, and promising to give
his best efforts to the campign and te
the work of his constituents, if ele Is
ed.
A. central committc was appointed
T. Mccormack, of O'Brien; A. G
Baxter, Of Ida; Q. A. Wooster, O.
Monona; G. r. Riggs, of Woodbury.
z. X. Martins. of Plymouth; W. r
Reeves. of Lyon, and William Hemp
hill, of Dickinson. The committee
was directed to fill any yacancie:
existing or occurring. G. r. Riggs
"Ao C1CCCcu Sudll mail VI Cuc CULlLllU
tee.
The convention now adjourned tt
meet at o'clock at the town hall.
The evening meeting was a rouser
Several good speeches were made, the
most noteworthy of which was b,
that staunch old farmer reformer
Danl. Campbell, of Monona county
1t became very evident that the first
earnest, independent move in the big
Eleventh had not been made without
strong backing. All over the district
the people meant business and the re.
suit Of the convention was so gener.
ally satisfactory that there will no.
where be any pulling back in the
traces. 1t was a spontaneous move.
in the interest of neither old party
but in the interest of the people.