Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1894-06-15
Americans Must Rule America. European
Financial Influence Must be Hurled
Out of Washington.
Cleveland and Republicanism Responsible
for our Financial Misery.
The State Marching With the Patriotism
of 1861.

splendid musicians. All styles of vehi-
cles were in use from the four-horse band
wagon down to the road cart. Flags
everywhere were flying handsomely in
the blighting hot wind from the south.
At two o'clock a procession of wagons
with delegates over half mile long, with
banners and music, passed the corn pal.
ace. amid rousing cheers from a thousand
people congregated on the sidewalk.
Shortly before the convention was cali.
ed to order view of the auditorium was
one full of interest. In the Douglas
county delegation we noticed a lady dele
gate, and the same is true of Turner
county. The Deuel. county band is
stationed in the west end of the gallery,
and made the structure of corn resound
with music.
At three o'clock Chairman Simmons
called to order and Rev. Bradley of the
Congregational church, opened the de-
liberations with prayer.
Robert Buchanan was elected tempor-
airy chairman. and Messrs Kelly, Jones
and Harden escorted him to the chair.
When Mr.. Buchanan was elected he had
not yet arrived in the convention. While
waiting for him, the Deuel. county band
struck up "Marchlng Through Georgia."
and it was repeated with 81 veterans
standing singing the words to the music.
1t was u scene seldom ever witnessed
anywhere. The convention went wild
and the grand old tune opened up the
patriotism Of fully one thousand dele
gates and alternates, besides two thous-
and spectators. The Palace stage, gallery
and auditorium was packed. "
H. S. Volkmar of Milbank, was elected
temporary secretary, and committee on
credentials was appointed consisting of
Grill, Bethun, Crothers, Kenfield. Rus
vic. Ferris, Mckay and Mcmahon, and
the convention adjourned TOT p. m.
Then the boys in blue had meeting
1t was an old time soldiers picnic. Presi-
dent kellogg, one-armed veteran of
Woonsocket presided, and Arthur Linn
of Canton, was secretary. Preparations
for full enrolment was made, and
Comrade Everts was appointed a COM
mittee to procure badges for the old
soldiers parade. The badges read:
lSGl-lS94. ...
We Vote as We Shot
For the Whole Country.
After some further preliminary Or
the veterans adjourned to s
a. m. Wednesday.
Tuesday evening at 7:3O when the con-
vention reassembled, the Corn Palace
was packed and a vast crowd standing
clear out across the street. The stage
was occupied by reporters, ladies. Gen.
Slsby, rs acting mayor. the splendid
band, the Three Graces from
Madison, and about twenty five ladies
besides the speakers, Messrs Meredith,
Kennedy and Loucks. The gallery was
a solid mass Of people, and packed away
up in the west end sat the splendid Deuel.
county band, while the McCook and
Minnehaha bands We're somewhere else. |
We could hear them but could not see
them. 1t was the grandest political |
ever held in this state. 1t was
a surprise to all, to the Independents
and in the middle of this |
great audience, illuminated by SIN great
arc lights, sat fully 1000 solid independ-
ents, who came there with patriotic mo-
lives and purpose at the ,behest of no
man, corporation or combination. 1t was
the grandest spontaneous uprising of the
western state. 1t was grand in purpose
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