Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-01
Independents. IN Convention.

s1SsCPesWtsUtH va NOUvGUttOUs
THE Peoples party met in convention
ut Redfield. livery county was repre-
sented except Hutchinson and Stanley.
Nearly live hundred delegates being
present. Ill. re seems little question but
their party Is us strong as yer im the
State. All the belligerent men of the
party are in attendance. n. l.. Loucks
was elected Chairman after y very
bitter fight.
The Committee on Resolutions vas
appointed, consisting of u member from
each county.
In his speech Father Hare used the
following language: "There is a new
power born into the world. They call
1t dynamite, and who shall say that we
shall not use it to break the power of
the p~lutocracy?!"
follows:
We declare our allegiance to the st.
Louis platform, and adopt the demands
therein contained as the platform of
our party. We stand by the record of
the Independent party of the South
upon all minor questions. We favor .
constitutional amendment Incorporate
ing the referendum and initiative in
our State Constitution.
The committee respectfully submitted
the following:
We oppose the further sale of our
school lands. We favor the assessment
of mortgages to the holders thereof and
the exemption of u like mount from
the assessment of the mortgagors: that
We favor the enactment OF legislation
for the protection of mine. railway, ana
manufacturing employees and their in
Identification for injuries received not
resulting from their W carclessness.
We favor the reduction of the MAXI
mum rate OF interest to 5 per cent. We
demand of Congress the total extinction
of the plutocracy's private armed MUIR
derers and thugs. known as the s.Pink-
ertonS,' by whom private citizens and
innocent ONT and children have
been murdered at various places in the
nation. We also demand that the en-
istence OF such private armies be made
reason and felony. We ncart:ly en-
dorsc the action OF Hon. j. ii. Kyle,
our representative in the United States
Senate, and promise him our earnest
support in all his efforts for the eman-
cipation of labor from tho power of
money to oppress. We are unspeaka-
bly, proud of the fact that 100 delegates
w III " AtNCItIOtl hLC lClICSNslIVIUlNc VI
that nd lie host that rislled life and
limb in Tense of their country. aud
we rejoice that sectionalism is to be-
come u thing Of the past among the in.
dustriai forces of u common country.
We arraign both old parties for their
discrimination against old soldiers and
in favor of landholdcrs.
Concerning the death of l.. L. Polk
tho following was adopted:
Whereas. 1t has pleased Almighty God to
remove by death from our midst u. l.. Polk.
President of the National Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union, he 1t
Resolved. That while bowling. in humble
submission to the will OF Him who doeth all
things We'll. We deeply feel orr loss and ten
der enr sympathy to the afflicted family in
their ie,t1 of afiiiction.
Resolved further That a copy of these rcso-
buttons he sent to the afflicted family by the
Secretary of this convention.
Walter Price of Sully. offered a rcso-
luton that the Independent party be
| and is hereby in favor of the resubmis-
sion of the liquor question. n. NJ.
Price of Sanborn, offered IL substitute
that tho independents in convention
assembled are opposed to repeating any
and all criminal laws on our statute
books.
For Governor there were three cam
didates-P. p. Smith of Madison. Isaac
Howe of Redtield, and A. l.. Van Os-
dell of Yankton. The vote was close
between Howe and Van Osdell, result
ing in Van Osdell being named. Van
Osdell has been u member of the Da-
kota Legislature as o Republican for
Eve different terms and was defeated
for Congressman ut Huron by the Pet
tigrew faction by y few votes. He is
ar old soldier and probably the strong
| est candidate that could have bcen
named.
The other nominees are:
Col. NJ. Price OF Letcler. Lieutenant Gov
&C Mogan of deuel.. Secretary of State.
g. w. Evarts of Suily, Auditor.
w. II. CurtisS OF Brute. Acknowledgement.
Mrs. r. h. Hassell OF ISedtield, Superintcnd.
cnt of Public Instruction.
Otto Anderson OF Pennington, Commissioner
VIM. Cook of Marshall Commissioner of
School and Public Lands.
Presidential Electors. II. kinzer. Meade:
H. w. Smith. Minnehaha: j. d. Snyder. Wal
worth: w. c. Waldron. Parker.
National pe:e~gates..Senato James Fl. Kyle.
=. I. Loucks. 7: F. Morgan. Capt. J: Kellogg.
Freeman Knowles. Henry Oaks, I. H. Mill, a.
3. Van Doren. b.. u. OverhulZ. Jerry Gehon. A.
w. Allen. ". S. Logan. j. w. Cook. John II.
King, Rev. j. McCready and James Newlin.
1t is considered an exceptionally
strong ticket, especially the nominal
ton for Governor.
There is great enthusiasm among the
delegates over the result OF the cOnven.
ton. Cen. Weaver addressed the con.
vcntion. DR.. A. L. Peterson of Parker
has been chosen Chairman of the State
Committee.
WOLVES ARE PLENTY.