Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-06-23
THE POPUlIST CONVENTION
Prohibitionists Think a Mistake
Was Made.
They Believe That +. II. Meredith Would
IIavo Been a Stronger Man Than
Judge Howe May Put Up
u state Ticket.

SIOUX FAILS, ). d., Juno 15.-The
general impression here is that tho
o~opulists made q mistake in turning
down +. Il. Meredith AID nominating
Judge Isaac Howe for governor. Judge
Howe is about 70 years old and though
ne is conceded 10 be popular his nd
ganccd age will prohibit him from max
Ing an active campaign. Mr.. Meredith
Is a vigorous men. an eloquent speaker
and had he been nominated he would
not only have made u vigorous cam
paign but would have carried TO the
populist ticket almost the entire prohi-
milton vote. The prohibitionists hero
now feel that they have been given o
black eye by the Mitchell convention
and it is probable that they will put
NY n state ticket OF their wi
j. L. Kelly, who Is nominated for
congress, is the editor of the Flandreaa
Herald. lie has been working mp his
candidacy for a year, but he was not
thought 70 stand n show until yester-
day. Freeman Knowles, the Black
Hills nominee, is the editor of the Dead
wood Independent. 1t was thought
that Major A. X. Anderson of Hot
Springs would secure this plum, but he
vas taken suddenly sick and was not
able to attend the convention. This
cost him the nomination, as he had
good backing ANA could easily have de-
feated Knowles had he been on tho
ground.
Buchanan's absolute refusal 10 go on
the state ticket has excited much COM
ment. The reason is that Buchanan's
health is such that he dares not make a
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 hat he was confined to his
room and part Of the time while he was
presiding over the temporary organiza-
ton he was unable to put motions.
The result of the convention must be
considered u draw between Loucks and
buchanan. The latter had things all
his own way until the last day when
Loucks came up with n magnificent
burst Of speed and passed under the
wire an easy winner. g
The ticket nominated yesterday is as
fol ows:
Governor--Isaac Howe OF Sphinx county.
Lieutenant Governor--S. Ii. Bronson OF
Miner county.
Secretary of State--J. K. Johnson OF
Dawson county.
Auditor-E. b. Reed OF Pennington
county.
Tyeasurer-H. b. Wynn of Ynnkton
county.
Attorney General-Mr. Null of Beadle
county.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Mr.. Failing OF Hand county.
Commissioner of Public Lands-H. P.
Smith OF Lake county.
The convention Endorsed woman
suffrage and adopted the following
PLATFORM:
We, the Independent 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
talk possession of all coal lands within
rs boundaries, paying the true value for
such lands, and that the mines shall be
operated by the government in tho inter-
ests of the people.
We demand that ouy state educational
institutions be divorced from partisan
politics. and we oppose the further sale OF
~ ohNN
We favor the assessment Of mortgages
to the holders thereof and the exemption
OF a like amount from the assessment OF
the mortgagor.
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 tho
liquor traffic, beginning with state con
troll under our present constitution, with.
out profit to the state.
We demand that the voters of South
Dakota hs given absolute control Of all
legislation by incaus Of the initiative and
referendum.
We believe TINT tho time has arrived
when every honorably discharged soldier
or sailor should receive u pension in ac.
~cordauce with the degree OF his wounds
or disability, and that widows of deceased
pensioners should receive not less than
FL? per month.
We condemn the reckless and eytrava
CANT mismanagement and maladministrar
tion OF the present st lte government.