The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-09-29
WINNERS NAMED.
Democrats and Popullsts Meet
Fusion Ticket Nominated.
The Action Unanimously I:ndors
ed by Both & OnventtOMs.

The Action Unanilm ously I:nslOrs-
ed by BotA & OnveMttOMs.
Republicans Admit That They
Have a big Job On Hand.
The Democratic and Popnlist conyen-
tiOns were both called for the same day
and place--Saturday at Pukwana. All
roads led to Pulswana that day. aad the
little burg never held quite so many
county statesmen. Long before sun up
the delegates were on their way. and
from S'to 10 a. m. they poured into the
town in steady stream. The Democrat
ic convention was packed with human
ty. Every township and voting precinct
was represented by full delegation
not a delegate was absent. As Repub
lican present expressed 1T .-"beats -
how the Democrats hang together" Tile
Populists haH big convention, too, and
a very enthusiastic one. 1t was not until
dark that the conventions completed
their work and the delegates started for
home.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The great Army of the "unterritied' Of
Brule met in vacant store room on
Main street. Seats were made OF planks
laid across empty beer kegs. Must have
taken car lead Of kegs. and it is pretty
good evidence that the Republican pro-
hibition law in Pnkwana is a h0wling
success. A glass water pitcher half full
of water stood near the secretary's table.
When the convention adjourned nine
hours after the water was still there.
The Pops. had barrel of water provided
for them. The Dems felt insulted. The
room was totally inadequate for the
transaction of the business of the con-
vention, but it was the best the town
could do, and no fault was found.
The convention was called to order at
10:45 by the chairman of the county
central committee, c. r. Tinan. S. il.
Wright. ESD, of Chamberlain. was Sc
lected as temporary chairman and Air
Burkholler and Joe stranska, secreta-
ries. Mr.. Wright in taking the, chair
made short but stirring speech, which
started the ball rolling in nice shape.
The chair appointed the following COM
mitties:
Credentials-C. f. Craft, NJ. R. Covey
and j. B. McInturf.
Rules and order of business-C. N
Drake, Henry Herrlein and August
Tams.
| Resolution-Alf Burkholder, c. r
Tinan, and L. II. Willrodt.
| The convention then adjourned for ]:
minutes to give the committee time tc
report.
! Convention resumed business at 80
Committee on rules and order of business
reported in favor of the temporary organ
ization being made permanent and recon
mendcd that in the nonination of candi
dates the convention should begin at the
bottom of the published list and thence
to the top in the order named. Repor,
adopted. ]. r. Hoover was substituted
in place of ALE BurkhoIder on committed
on resolutions. in order to relieye Mr.
Burkholder of additional work. Tn,
convention then adjourned one hour fol
dinner.
The convention was called to order a
1:10 p. III. On motion, the report of til,
committee Oh credentials was adopted
without being read. there being no con
tests. Every township was represented
by full delegation.
. The committee onresolutions asked fol
another hour.
Louis Richards moved that commit
tee Of five be appointed by the char t
confer with like committee from tn
Populist convention as regards fusion
This brought the Holman OF the Brul
+ county Democracy. Hon. John I. Hoover
to his feet, and the fun commenced. MI
Hoover held that any proposition il
reference to fusion should come from til
Pops; that he was not opposing fusion
a but did not like the idea of the grea
, Democratic party Of Brule county run
! ming after the Populists, He was fol
lowed by the Hon. NJ. r. Covey, who wa
Q opposed to any action Of the convention
whatever looking toward fusion with til
Popnlsts. CIR. Tlnan asked permission
: Of the chair to address the convention
and the request being granted, did $
at some length. lie said that the propd
sitiOn of fusion had already been inform
ally made by the Populists, and whetlle
it had or had not been, it was no time t
bubble over tritles; that it was we'll I'LL
derstood why the two conventions wer
called to meet there the same day-fOr
conference in which every Democrat an,
and every Populist in the county had ;
voice; that the proposed committee o
five were not authorized TO make an,
deal, but simply to report the result o
the conference, and that lie believed tha
nine tentlls of the Democrats in Brul,
county thought that it was for :he best
| AhtSASoSo VI WV pul " W CAtCl III u lCll
poraly arrangement with the Populist.
for the obstruction of their common enc
my the Republican party. Mr. IIoovc
replied that While proposition ma,
have been made 20 the chairman of til,
central|committee (meaning Mr.. Tinan
| it had lspt been made to that convention
On motibn. a vote was taken on thu
0riginaEmotion by townships, resulting
in ,i2 votes for and 10 votes against. Til,
townships voting mo" were Eagle
America, Waldro and Plummer. Mr.
Hcoye,'s motion to make it unanimou
was greeted with loud cheering an,
much enthusiasm. Tie chairman ap
pointed as the conference committee
Louis Richards. AT Burkholder, JUl,,
Smith, Jos. Dudaecl, and j. w. Sanford