Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-09

The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
Announces its Allegiance TO
The Republican Party.

At~ AN-E~
The Republican state convention
assembled in session at Aberdeen
Wednesday at II o'clock noon, and
by holding a night session completed
their labors about 8 O'clock this
morning.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman "A. @. johnson OF the
state central committee, and after a
speech Of welcome by Mayor Nc,
Glachlin, a temporary chairman was
selected in the person Of Edwin Van
Cise of Deadwood, who delivered an
eloquent and inspiring address. r. S.
Person of Miner County and II. G.
Shober of Hyde County were chosen
secretaries.
While the chairman was making
his committee selections, Hon. John
n. Baldwin of Iowa delivered a
ringing address, which, from the
manner it was received, struck a re-
sponsive chord in the delegates
breast. 1t was a model, and Bald
win was the idol of the convention.
After the appointment of commit
tees, an adjournment was taken to
1870.
Day County was honored by re-
ceiving an appointment on the COM
mittee or resolutions and platform,
O. L. Williams of Morton township
being the lucky man. He worked
for and secured a plank in the reso-
lutions calling for remedial legisla-
ton as to grain elevators and ware
houses.
The platform, which will be pub
lished in full in our next issue, stands
squarely with the national party on
the st. Louis platform and contains
a stringent plank calling for railroad
Legislation.
There were two contests before
the committee on credentials, whose
report was finally adopted.
Judge Palmer of Minnehaha led a
fight against the finance plank but
his amendment was voted down by a
vote of 499 to 102. 1t was at this
point that the great Minnehaha bolt
was promised, but Palmer remained
and secured an amendment to the
railroad plank.
When Minnehaha County was
called or the first ballot, "a Of the So
refused TO vote, but the convention
was in no humor to be played with
and after some delay empowered the
II to cast the entire vote. Caldwell.
Black and others of the remaining
delegates severely scored the Others,
claiming that if a convention was
held at Sioux Falls today not a man
of them could secure a position on
the delegation.
A resolution mildly censuring Pet
tigrew vas carried, but the general
disposition was to treat him and his
pretensions with scorn.
Nominations were next in order
and Gamble was named by acclama.
ton. The ballot between Crawford.
Gardner and Glass proved Crawford
the winner. Hale withdrew as a n
didate for governor, and the first
ballot was Ringsrud 232, Herried
III, Greeley 131, and Clifford "A.
On the second ballot, Duell County
broke from Greeley to Ringsrud and
before the ballot was ended a motion
prevailed nominating Ringsrud for
governor. The same course was
pursued in the case of lieut.. Cover
nor. Foote of Brule County giving
it up and ID. L. Hindman of Mar.
shall County was named by accla-
nation.
1t was long past midnight now
and matters proceeded rapidly.
Roddle of Brooking was named for
sect, OF state, Phillips for treasurer,
Lockhart for comm'r of school and
public lands, Crane for superintend-
ent, Mayhem of Sanborn for auditor.
and McFadden, Bromley and John.
ston for railway commissioners.
The presidential electors were
named without opposition-T. ID.
Edwards of Lawrence, j. l.. Turner
of Bon Homme, r.. J.. Woods OF
Minnehaha, and r. NJ. SIocum Of
Campbell.
j. Tomlinson, Jr. Of the Argus
Leader announced that in the cam.
paign his paper would be found in