The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1892-09-23
PEOPLES PARTY.

PEOPLES PARTY.
Select a County and Legislative
Ticket.
| The old gag that our independent
friends used TO work on the unsophisti-
J Gated about the office seeking the man
j has had dose Of innocuous disuetude for
from appearances at the convention last
Tuesday the man was right into the
seeking business, while the office didn't
have to do any running around at all. !.
The lightning rods were up in every d.
reclion, and there were aLy number OF
patriots anxious and eager 10 devote their
time and talents to the salvation of the
country. the salvation to be paid tor at
the regular salaries.
Alter the convention was called to
Iorder Editor Volkmar was nominated
for temporary chairman, as was also Mr..
ISarff, of Kilborn. In this movement
there was nice little play on the part OF
those who wished to shelve Vokmar
during the convention and keep him out
OF mischief. The play succeeded, and
although both gentlemen declined the
nomination, Mr.. Volkmar was declared
elecled, as was G.. S. Amsden tor Sec
reiary.
The chair appointed committees as
follows:
| Credentials B. Whitcomb, j. v. r.
Priest, l.. Cunningham, H. S. Roberts
and y. B. Fornell
Resolu,ions-W. Fl. Gaynor, H. G.
Cell, Jacob Sarff.
Permanent organization and order OF
! hYa Inr Sfronf II - Rartl lntf
and Jacob SteilZ:
After recess the committee on creden-
tials reported the following as delegates
10 the convention:
VERNoN-Bert Let's, J. v. r. Priest,
William Cochran, j. Ferguson and e. J.
Clarke, 5.
TWIN BRooKs-Jacob Steitz, F. L.
Cameron. l.. Cunningham and A. l..
Shields, 4.
Bio STONE Cry
First Ward-J. Buhler, P. Roder and
William Mallett, 3.
Second Ward-Phillip DeGraff, J. W.
Oehler and Charles Williams, 3.
BIG STONE TwP.--Henry Jacobs, John
) Heifernan and Charles Parish. B.
MELRosE-W Gaynor, VIM. Good
nough, G. Hart. 9. Hart, H. 7. Rawson
! and VIM. Ferry, 6.
OscEoLA-H. D. Berg, John Larson,
G. u. Berg and Fred Larson, 4.
GRANT CENTER-L. Robie, N. Bower,
T. Thirsk, VIM. Keopky, II. G.. Cell, 5.
: KILBoRN-W. w. Harper, Thos. Nc
, Kinney, j. Crag, Jacob Sarf, 4.
ALBAN-P. M. Trowbridge, A. G. Smith,
Ben Moser, Frank Miller, Z. Sanford
f and IT. S. Roberts, 6.
STOCKHOLM B. Fornell, P. J. Elk
, berg, 2.
GEoRG1E-Henry Nelson, N. Lind
quist and Jonas Dahlgren, 3.
YRoY-Gustaf Lindqnist, Thore John
son and Peter Telberg, 3.
ADAMS. 3. Street, q. Bard, John
Kvenberg, L. Champine. G. w. Doty, s.
MAD1soN-C. S. Amsden, K. j. Twedt
and Louis Shredder, 3.
/ First Ward j. s. Farley, Andrew
! Croal, Il. Schnabel and ID. R. Frey, 4.
Second Ward-J. 3. Whifcomb, H. S.
Volkmar. NJ. B. Baird, John Johnson
Andrew Martin, William Wilcox, 6.
; Third Ward-B. s. Bartlett, Dan Kel.
leher, T.. Kttenbeil, j. E. Hammergren
and John Bohan, 5.
> S1ssEToN RESERVATION DIsTRICT-A,
il. Dickens, II. q. Healy, John Clum, F.
/ B. Wright, Michael Schachteser, 5.
The committee on resolutions recon-.
mend the following resolutions:
Resolved, that we heartily indorse the
platform adopted by the Peoples party
at Omaha on the Fourth OF July. 1892
and the candidates nominated thereon.
Resolved, that we also heartily indOrse
i the platform adopted by the Independ-
: cut state convention held at Kedfield on
June q, 1892, and the candidates nom.
mated thereon.
Resolved, that candidates before this
!: convention shall pledge themselves t.
support the principles laid down by the
: National Peoples Party and the State
Independent Party; and that they shall
devote their best efforts and reasonable
I portion OF their time for the ultimate
. success OF the party and its nominees.
, The committee on permanent organ
! i.atlon reported recommending the
election OF Mr.. Sarff for chairman and
+ Mr.. Amsden tor secretary. The adop-
ltlon of this report would have Knocked
. out the little plan TO have Bro. VOlkmal
shelved during tho exercises and On
!. amendment was offered that Mr.. Sarf1
be made chairman. On q viva vOce vote
the amendment WAS declared lOst-but
this was SO palpably unfair that 1t raised
J storm Of noes and some hisses and the
} chair allowed annther vote. this time
reversing his former decision.
Mr.. Voikmar very gracefully accepted
the ..lonor' which his opponents ihrus
upon him and barring the decislOn OF
, 1.-The vote just referred to nude fair anc