Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-03
Tho Next Republican Convention.


Hot Springs is not the only candl.
date for the state republican conven-
ton. YanktOn wants 1t, and this as
the claim they make for it in q special
to the Sioux City Journal:
"lt was demonstrated last week that
Yankton can entertain q state conven-
ton in good style, and there r two
facts which would seem to entitle it to
the next republican state convention,
viz: 1t is six years since q republican
convention has been held here, and the
county does not claim q place On the
ticket. The Black Hills are asking for
the convention, but there are two
reasons why it should not 90 there at
this time, viz: that section Of the state
is claiming at least two men on the
state ticket, and with the present rail.
road facilities, the extra travelling ex-
penses Of delegates would amount to
several thousand dollars. Two years
from this time there will probably be
a direct connection from Chamberlain
and Pierre, when there would be- no
argument against the location on ac-
count Of expense. Let Yankton have
the convention now and go to the Hills
next tlme."
The above is almost enough to exas-
perate sensible people in the Black
Hills. Yankton claims the convention
because it is six years since it has been
held there-and the Black Hills has
never had the convention. And then
Yankton county "does not claim q
place on the ticket"-neither does Fall
River county. We are not sure that
the Hills has yet claimed" two men
on the ticket, and we doubt the asser-
ton very much, but If such claim has
been made, Is it unreasonable? The
Hills casts %one-seventh Of the republl-
can vote Of the state and has never
been recognized on the state ticket
The Black Hills casts more than slz
times as many republican votes as
Yankton county, and then the Journal
correspondent has gall enough to com
pare the claims Of his county with
those of the entire Black Hills. If thai
correspondent will be reasonable ant
remember that the Black Hills com
prises more than one county he might
avoid making of himself such a con
%spicuous joke. The Black Hills is on
thing and Fall River county is another
yet the entire Hills are united in ask
ing that the state convention be he'll
at Hot Springs. It would be just a
reasonable for US to urge the argumen
against Yankton that among six Of tn
counties In tie southeastern corner O
the state there are a half dozen candi
dates for a place on the state ticket, a
for them to urge that the Black Hill
sis claiming at least two men on tn
state ticket" and therefore is not er
titled to the convention. As to the g,
ira travelling expenses, since the 10,
rate has been secured that cuts n
figure whatever, for any number q
men can be found who will be glad
|, give an extra $40 for a round tri
ticket to the Hills. And the idea {
attempting to satisfy the Hills by urs
ling that the railroad will probabl
build across the reservation within tw
years, makes one inclined to be wear,
and even after such a road is built WI
could be found who would ask a raj
road company to bring them over he,
and return them FOR anything less tha
the rate now given around throua
Nebraska? No "next time" goes vii
the Hills. We were first. in the feI
but will be found last to Quit the fra