The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23
THE POpUuIST CONVENTION
Prohibitionists Think a Mistake
Was Made.
They Believe That E. II. Meredith Would
HIVE Been IA stronger Man Than
Judge Howa-May Tut Up
q State Ticket.

SIOUX FALLS, s. d., June 15.-The
general impression here Is that the
%aopulists made q mistake in turning
down T.. b. Meredith and nominating
Judge Isaac Howe for governor. Judge
Howeis about 70 years old and though
he is conceded to be popular his adj
vanced age will prohibit him from muk-
Ing IN active campaign. Mr.. Meredith
Is II vigorous man, IN eloquent speaker
and had he been nominated he would
not only have made q vigorous cam
paign but would have carried to the
popaliss ticket almost tho entire proht-
hition vote. The prohibitionists here
now feel that they have been given q
black eye by the Mitchell convention
and it is probable that they will put
ny II state ticket of their own.
]. L. Kelly, who is nominated for
congress, Is the editor of the NandreaA
Herald. Ho has been working up hts
candidacy for a year., but he wns not
thought to stand n show until yester-
day. Freeman Knowles. the Black
Hills nominee. is the editor OF the Dead
wood Independent. 1t was thought
hat Major A. R. Anderson OF Hot
Springs would secure this plum, but he
was taken suddenly sick and was not
able to attend the convention. This
cost him tho nomination, US he had
good backing and could easily have de-
feated Knowles had he been on the
ground.
the state ticket has excited much COM
want rNJa n1,~, T., %lr% -
health is such hat he dares not make q
long and hard campaign. With him
any extra exertion means n severe at
tack and he has promised his family to
steer clear of active campaigns. He
was so i'll during most of the Mitchell
convention that he was confined to his
room and part of the time while he was
presiding owe tho temporary organiza-
ton he was unable to put motions.
The result of the convention must BIZ
considered Il draw between Loucks and
buchanan. Tho latter had things oil
his w way until tho last day when
Loucks came up with n magnificent
burst of speed and passed under the
wire an easy winner. @
The ticket nominated yesterday Is rs
follows:
Governor--Isaac Howe Of Sphinx county.
Lieutenant Governors. II. Bronson Of
Miner county.
Secretary of State-J. X. Johnson Of
Dawson county.
Auditor-E. B. Reed Of Pennington
county.
Treasurcr-H. B.. Wynn OF Yankton
county.
Attorney Goueral-Mr. Null Of Bead,e
county.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Mr.. Failing OF Hand county.
Commissioner of Public Lands-H. p.
Smith of Luke county.
The convention Endorsed woman
suffrage and adopted the following
platform:
We. the Independents party of South
Dakota hereby affirm our allegiance to
the Omaha platform and further resolve
that the government should dispose of no
more coal land of the United States; that
1t should by the right Of eminent domain
tnke possession of all coal lands within
Its boundaries, paying tho true value for
such lands, and that the mines shall be
operated by the government in the inter-
ests of the people.
institutions be divorced from partisan
politics, and we oppose the further sale OF
school lands.
We favor the assessment of mortgages
TO the holders thereof and the exemption
OF d like amount from tho assessment of
the m%ortgagor.
We favor the enactment OF legislation
for the protection of mining, railway and
manufacturing employees and for their in.
Identification for injuries.
We favor the naturalization Of The
liquor traffic, beginning with state con-
troll under our present constitution. with.
out profit to the state.
We demand tha: tho voters OF South
Dakota 10 given absolute control OF all
legislation by means Of the initiative and
referendum.
we believe that the time has arrived
when every honorably discharged soldier
or sailor should receive u pension in &C.
cordance With the degree Of his wounds
or disability, and that widows of deceased
pensioners should receive not loss than
Sl2 per month.
We condemn the reckless md extrava.
CANT mismanagement n maladministra.
ton OF the present Stute rovarnnant