Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-01
ARE INSTRUCTED
THE DELEGATES TO THE Ma
TlO.lAL CONVENTION.
Tho Delegates Arc Instructed to Work
for HarrisOn-It Was q Lively owen
tion-The Committee ON Resolutions in
dorsed the administration.
South Dakota Republicans in 1.-Two.

The candidacy and administration OF
President Harrison have been indorsed
by the South Dakota Republicans in
convention at Chamberlain.
Owing to the illness Of Chairman
ClOugh the convention was called to
order by j. NJ. Greene of Brule County.
l.. b. French of Yankton County was
elected temporary Chairman and s. n.
Cooper and NJ. q. Carlisle were unani-
mously selected as Secretaries.
The election of MIR. French as tenn.
porary Chairman was on u vote of 365
to 32. for S. 7. Winslow of Sanborn,
II by MIR. Winslow's motion his selec-
ton was declared to be unanimous. a
committee escorted MIR. French to the
chair, where he delivered a rattling adj
dress OF acceptance.
The convention then proceeded to eff
feet an organization, and motions were
made and carried that o committee of
five be appointed on credentials II
resolutions, aud five on rules and order
of business.
Pending the appointment by the tenn
porary Chairman of the above commit
tees, the convention called OH various
gentlemen for speeches.
After the appointment of committees
the convention adjourned until =
o'clock.
The afternoon session was called to
order by the temporary Chairman at
2:aO o'clock, and the temporary organ
iZation was made permanent. The re.
port of the Committee on Credentials
was called for and adopted. after adj
hitting II number of delegates from the
unorganiZcd counties and striking out
Sol Starr from the Lawrence County
delegation. lie appearing from both
Butte and Lawrence. regardless of the
earnest plea of Mr.. Moody for Starr.
a motion was then made and seconded
that all the resolutions be referred to
the Committee OH Resolutions. Two
resolutions were introduced, both laud-
ing the administration, but one was for
an instructed delegation to the Minne-
apolis convention and the other for an
uninStructcd delegation. This aroused
the Harrison men and one motion was
made that the resolution favoring the
i%nstructing of the delegates to the ma
tional convention be substituted for the
other. 1t failed to be brought to IL vote
and considerable cross-firing then en-
sued.
A motion was then made that both
resolutions be referred back to the
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tions to merge both into one with the
addition that The delegation to the ma
tional convention shall use all honOra-
BILE cndeavor for the denomination of
President Harrison. 1t was carried by
q good majority. thus disposing of the
principal point for which the two fac
tions were striving. The resolution as
adopted is in part as follows:
Resolved That tho administration of praci.
dent Harrison in everything which advances
the best interest of the American people stands
in the front rank of all administration since the
foundation o. the government. Its patriotism,
its wise st;stesmanship. its conservative policy,
its quick resolve to defend American citizens.
wherever they may be found commends it to
the people OF the entire nation: its history
when written will form one of the brightest
pages in the annals o. the American governs
South Dakota. appreciate with peculiar grltiti-
cation the success of President Harrison,s adj
ministration, and we acknowledge a debt of
gratitude to the President personally. who,
while n Senator of tho United States gave to
lis Il support under conditions never before sur
rounding a community of American people.
vice to the nation. and the debt of gratitude
which the people of our State owe him. we Re
publicars. in State convention assembled. do
emphasize our Endorsement of his administers
ton, and do confidently express the hope that
he may be continued as the chief magistrate
for another term: and that the delegates chosen
by this convention use all honorable endeavor
to secure the denomination of Mr.. Harrison.
with Il view to securing a continuance of his
wise and progressive administration.
Balloting on eight delegates to the
national convention was then COM
mcnccd, resulting in the choice of the
following delegates and altcrnatcs:
Dclegates-E. c. Erickson, Union; N.
z. Phillips. Minnchaha: A. c. Johns
ton. C%odington: j. NJ. Greene. Brule;
c. ID. Afford, Beadle: NJ. I. Lightncr.
Edmunds: James HALEY. Pennington;
G. c. Moody, Lawrence.
Altcrnates-J. l.. Turner. Bon Homme:
G. b. Watson, McCook: ID. w. Diggs,
Grant: Geo. A. Johnston, Dawson: II.
G. Sessions. Brown: A. Sutherland,
Campbell: S. N. Fitch, Fall River; L..
Z. Grimshaw, Lawrence.