The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-08-11
MADISON. SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY. AUGUST IL. 1898

garmsnea. Ine democratic party
pledges itself that the rightful claims
of no Union soldier to a pension shall
be denied, and the allowance Of any
worthy pensioner shall not be dis
turbed.
Condemns McKinlcys Administration
We condemn the unbusiness like ad-
ministration of state affairs under Cow
ernor Mckinley, deplore the official
scandals and defalcations under it. and
denouncs the condoning of official
crimes which have brought humiliat tion
upon our people.
We denounce the reckless extrava-
fance Of the large Republican majority
in the 10th general assembly, which APP
propriated for current expenses about
e60O, 900 in excess OF the current rev.
snue. and added almost $50, 100000 to
the local bonded Indebtedness. by laws
in the main unconstitutional. We de-
mand that an end be put to such rob-
berry of the taxpayers.
The Democratic party expresses its
confidence in the ability of Hon. Calvin
3. Brice of the United States senate, to
materially assist the Democratic ma
jority in the congress OF the United
States to extricate the commercial in
terests OF the United States from their
present distressed condition.
The country has abiding faith in the
| integrity, the patriotism and exalted
courage of President Cleveland. True
to the people and watchful of their in
terests, he will enforce honest and econ
omical methods in the conduct of pub
lie affairs, and secure to every portion
OF the country blessing of good gov
eminent.
They Cheered Cleveland.
Close attention was paid to each sue
ceeding paragraph by the convent tion
but there were no manifestations of
approval until tho eulogy of Grover
Cleveland was reached. Then the dele
gates and spectators cheered again and
again. meanwhile shouting and yelling,
until IL seemed that they would never
stop. At the first signs of lull, the
chair put the question on the adoption
of the platform. There was rousing
''aye" and not voice in the negative
Everybody seemed relieved that what
might have been long and heated dis
| cussion on the silver question had been
| adroitly avoided by the diplomacy OF
the committee in making no direct ref
erence to the subject, but hiding 1t be-
hind its endorsement of the Chicago
platform.
/ The Nominations.
The desks were now cleared for the
nominations For the head of the
ticket, Lawrence r. Neal Of Chilli
cothe, Colonel j. A. Taylor of Colnm-
bus, G. w. Baker of Cincinnati. and
John Clark of Youngstown were placed
in nomination.
For a time the voting was neck and
neck race between Neal and Baker. but
the little giant forged ahead on the
home stretch and when the last county
had been called he lacked but a dozen
votes OF the 405 necessary. Then one
county after another changed over to
his standard and finally after much
uproar and confusion motion to sus
pend the rules and make the nomina
tion by acclamation was adopted, al
though fully hundred delegates
shouted mo" at the top of their voices.
| Colonel w. w. Taylor of Columbus,
nominated by acclamation for ieuten.
ant governor; John w. Safer of Darke.
supreme judge; T. s. Blackburn, Gosh.
octon. state treasurer; John p Bailey
Of Putnam county, attorney general
Louis ID. Wilhelm, Akron, member oi
board Of public works; PHI McKeown
Cincinnati, food and dairy commits