The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-21
dDGERTON FOR JUDGE.
NEBRASKA INDEPENDENTS IN CON.
vENTIoN At HASTINGS.

NEBRASKA INDEPENDENTS IN CON
vENTioN At HASTINGS.
Edgerton Unanimously Nominated 10,
Supreme Judge and D'Al!emand and
Hadley Named for Regents Of the State
Convention Incidents.
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. ie.-At $50
o'clock Chairman Blake, of the state
committee, called the convention to
order, and quartette of colored sing
ers opened the proceedings.
Secretary Pirtle and o. A. Hull Of
Lancaster county nominated j. ".
Wolfe of Lancaster for temporary chair
man.
Rev. Gearhart of Franklin county
nominated Senator Poynter OF Boone
county.
Poynter was elected and escorted to
chair, and in brief speech accepted
tho honor.
c. 81. Pirtle of wahoo was chosen
secretary and G. N. Mayberry Of Paw
AC0 WY 0uu ~. z. LiGGlolle!u .OL LlQ-
coin assistant secretaries.
The chair appointed committee on
credentials.
When the committee had retired loud
calls were made for Congressman KEN.
Mr.. KEN responded and delivered an
eloqu ent speech. In referring to the
statements made concerning the Inae.
pendent party Mr.. KEN said he desired
to call attention to one particularly
malicious statement. 1t had been al
legged by representatives of the old
parties that at Calamus, Ord county
July 4, the American flag had been in.
suited and the orator of the day, D. Nc
Coll, had denied it and called it fit
emblem of the slavery of the people.
Mr.. KEN said he desired to brand this
as base and infamous slander.
William H. Dech, John H. Powers
and Richard Dobson responded to calls.
The committee on credentials reported
no contests.
The chair appointed as committee
on resolutions: Powers of Hitchcock.
Lowery of Lancaster, Strickler of Doug.
las and Porter Of Merrick.
The temporary organization was then
made permanent and the convention
took recess until s o'clock.
The Evening Session.
At 8 o'clock Chairman Poynter called
the convention to order. A delegate
from Dawes county said: Mr.. Chair.
man? The monopoly press recently said
that the old soldiers who belonged to
the Independent party were set of de-
luded fools. would like to know how
| many deluded fools there are here"
Instantly one hundred old soldiers
etood up and waved their hats.
| J. j. Gasken of Sheridan county of.
fered a resolution providing that all
candidates, before being voted for. ap-
pear before the convention ana explain
how they stand on the Cincinnati plat
form. This was amended 10 read tina
platform adopted at tbs 1ocvc" Gra.
While the cen~euG!v9 awaited Tbs
coming of the platform, loud cries were
given for Van Wyck. The cries were
mingled with cries of ''No!" "No"
Chairman Poynter said: General
Van Wyck is called for" When
silence came the old general pointed tc
the flag.
"Before go upon that platform J
want one thing settled, he SAID. "Dc
you see that flag" asked Van Wyck
"Is that an American fag:" Yes, yes
it is,' cried the Van Wyck men.
"Do you read that motto" said Va,
Wyck, THAT says government of tn
people, by the people and for the peo
pie Do you mean that, Or is it bun
co1nbe:''
eve mean it, cried the delegates.
"You mean lido you?' exclaimed Va,
Wyck. ''Then will take the platform
l am not afraid to stand beneath til
folds of the American flag. In m.
younger days | helped to protect it AM
now, in my old age, am not afraid bu
it will protect NE. But Twill not stant
under mockery. Once more, now, i
that an American flag"
cit is, yelled the great crowd. ''Ihel
I will go up
Governor Van Wyck made an elo
quent speech and was followed by Jay
Burrows, Paul Van der WORT, and |
d. Chamberlain.
The Nominations.
At 1880 o'clock nominations fo
supreme judge were declared in order
0. E. Hull of Lancaster nominatet
Joseph w. Edgerton. Edgerton wa
nominated by acclamstion. Great en-
thusiasm was manifested and Mr.
Edgerton gave his thanks i'll brie
speech.
J. H. Lamaster of johnson, A
D'Allemand of Furnas. w. A. Jones 0
Adams, w. o. Hubbel, Of Clay, E. A
Hadley Of Greeley, j. L. Miller of Wei
Bter and James N. Snyder of Sherman
were placed in nomination for regent
of the university. A. D'Allenand an
E. A. Hadley were elected.
The Platform in Brief.
We demand the government owner
. ship of all means of public communica
ton and transportation, and until sue
ownership can be effected we deman
, that the legislature of this state enact
!: freight rate law for railroad service
;. which shall fix rates no higher tina
those in force in Iowa. We deman
. that corporations enjoying public frar
} chises shall assume public burdens an
be compelled to answer in damage
for injuries sustained by employe
while in the line of duty. We demau
the passage of laws prohibiting allie
ownership of land and discOuragin
speculation IN land, and that congre!
! take prompt action to devise some pla
: to obtain all the lands now owned b
!, alien and foreign syndicates, and thu
! all the lands held by railroads and cthe
corporations in excess of such as are a.
tually used and needed by them be r
! claimed by the government and held f
! actual settlers only.
/. The Virginia Alliance.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. l9.-At II
afternoon session resolution WI
; offered in the discussion of which OF
half of the members took part, and
: was enthusiastically passed under gre;
y excitement and with prolonged a
. plause. The resolution offered atfirms
the declaration Of the Alliance to su
port no candidate for the state legisl
ture who was connected with or alto
ney for any railroad or other transpo
. tation company.
Harrison 10 In 1t.
CHICAGO, Aug. IA special to II
\ Tribune from Cape May, N. j., say
0 President Harrison, through Priva
r Secretary Halford, denies the story tn
l,a 80 Sput tn r Snc!aT nrf,,. his own SiFr7