Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-07-01
DAKOTA INDEPENDENTS
CHOOSE CANDIDATES AND MA
TIONAL DELEGATES.
They Make u Platform ut Their Conven-
tion at Retiticld--vau Osdei Nominated
Tor Governor Names o. the Other Nom
inees and the Delegates.
inS apendents IN Convention,


ut Redicld. Every county was repre-
| sented except Hutchison and Stanley.
Nearly Eve hundred delegates being
present, there seems little question but
| their, party IL as strong as ever in the
State. All the belliYerent men of-the
party are in attendance. II. l.. 4 Ducks
was elected Chairman after a very
bitter light. "A q,
IT, Committee. ON. Resolutions was
appointed, consisting ps . memb ber fr,,
in l's speech Fithf HARE .psed the.
over born INTO ffe Wof1d. rhey raii
il dynamite, and who shall say that we
hall not use it to break the power OF
tie plutocracy:'
The Platform Committee reported as
fellows:
We declare our allegiance to the st.
ouis platform, and adopt the demands
therein contained as the platform of
eur party. We stand by the record of
the independent party Of the south
upon all minor questions. We favor q
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 like amount from
the assessment Of the mortgagors; that
We favor the enactment OF legislation
for the protection of mine, railway, IA
manufacturing employees and their id
Identification for injuries received not
gIily linn fcnu lnir .nln
We favor the reduction OF the MAXI
mum rate Of interest to = per cent. We
demand OF Congress the total extinction
of the plutocracy's private armed mur-
derers and thugs, known as the "Pink-
ertons," by whom private citizens and
innocent women and children have
been murdered at various places in the
nation. We also demand tha: the ex-
istcnce OF such private armies be made
treason and felony. We heartily en-
dorse 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 the power Of
money to oppress. We are unspeaka-
bly proud OF the fact that 10 delegates
to this convention are representative Of
that noble host that risked life and
limb In defense of their country, aud
we re. .oice that seetionalism is to be-
come thing Of the past among the in
dustrlal forces Of our common country.
We ar"aign both old parties for their
discrimination against old soldiers and
In favor Of landholders.
Concerning the death of L. l.. Folk
the following was adopted;
Whereas, 1t has pleased sAIinfgh.y God to
tVr1 laf lb,xiIr
asident Of the Nalskai Farmers; Alliance
g. Industrial ipiH be it
WI wpils lie bow sGwng g,n in ess1n snnhs a
thtS SRs wataeHe deeply feel our loss and ten
De- oun1 fnpathy to the afflicted family in
th1rl ~ OF affiiction
lesd further ghat a copy of these reso
d n h usHn1 k6sRficted family by the
lgef Price 81 So offered reso.
IN that the Inde Adopt party be
aSf Is hereby In favor 4 the resubmis-
Ksion of the liquor sstion. n. NJ.
Price of sanborn, oA ID substitute
that the lndepende In convention
asser ed are oppas 70 repeating any
sand u. eriminal ws On our statute
AbtCfs.
44fsn1k9r GokeEl mere were three cam
ds( smith of Madison. Isaac
oNN~tlKedfeId, and A. l.. Van Cs-
uei Oi duh tOil ne NOtc WAS ttpse
between Howe and Van Osdell, result
Ing in Van 0sdell being named Van
Osdell has been a member ~ the Da-
kota Legislature as Republican for
seven different terms and sysis defeated
foEskon0nG ~ - 1Vyl4lon' 'l,T f'vu f'sss'ff.'
lA yOV44ttIon BY few sos lie is
IN old soldier and probab:, the strong
st candidate that couIftr have been
named.
sHhe.sthal aeInInsessre
Co.. NJ ysffFE III T.eicI,sl. Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
C. g. Mogan of Deuel., Secretary OF State
~ y. O. Peterson OF Brookings, Treasurer.
ltsIs. w. Eyarts Of Sully, Auditor.
III. Curtss OF Brule, Attorney General.
MiAsIR, g. Hasse of Redneld, sSuperntend-
ent of f4nhic Instruction.
Otto sYsaerson OF Pennington commissioner
OF Labtn and Statistics.
Wn. - COX OF Marshall Commissioner OF
SrhDol a. Pubic Lands
Iresis taal Electors-J II. kinzer. Meade,
II. w. 9Th, MnnehAha: j. u. Snyder, Wal
wortitSsN. G. Waldron, Parker.
tonal Delegates Senator James II Kyle,
F,rfflan Knowles. Henry Oaks, r. II, Mill, A.
~ Van Doren h. b. Oyerhulz, Jerry Gehon. A.
". Allen, W. s. Logan. J. W. Cook. John Fl.
KING. Rev. j, McCready and James Newln
1t Is considered an exceptionally
strong ticket. especially tae nomina-
ton for Governor.
There Is great enthusiasm among the
delegates over tho result 0! the conven-
ton. Gen. Weaver addressed the con.
venti0n. DR.. A. Il. Peterson of Parker
has been chosen Chairman OF the State
Committee.