The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
LaBEE AND SUCCESS.
THE PEOPLES. CHOICE FOR MAYOR
is A LIVE BUSINESS MAN.
POP. HARMONY VS.. REP. D1scoRp

The Proceedings of tho Peoples Conven-
tion Were signalized by Unauimity
and Brotherly Feeling-A
Strong Ticket Named.
Tbs proceedings OF the populist con-
yentlon, held on Saturday evening,
April l1th, at the court house were
slgnalized bv singular unanimity and
harmony. In fact the whole meeting
was an object lesson to our iarring and
discordant republican friends. The hall
was crowded and the delegates brim-
ming over with good hnmor and fun.
The proceedings were occasionally
enlivened by locose and Satire remarks
which fairly scein tlllaten with wit and
humor. Judge Bangs was especially
happy, remarking at the commencement
OF the proceedings, in a fine VEN OF
comic irony that it was a matter OF
astonishment to him that there had
not been an I'M junction served on them
to .elstrain their meeting there that
evening, d remark which eiioited loud
and derlsive laughter. The meeting was
called to order by F. NJ Brown, who
called on the secretary, Joe Buck, to
read the call, which accordingly was
done. The call read as follows:
Notice is hereby given that the regular
city covention OF the peoples party will
be held at the court house in Rapid
City, South Dakota, Saturday evening,
April 11th, 1896, at 1880 o'clck, for the
purpose OF placing in nomina tion a full
ticket OF CITY officers to be voted for at
the next regular city election, held April
21st, 1896, to-wit:
Mayor.
City Treasurer.
One councilman from LIST ward.
One councilman from End ward.
One councilman from 3rd ward.
One chuncilman from 4 tn ward.
One city justice OF the peace.
One citv police Justice.
And said convention is also called for
the purpose Of placing in nomination
the following officers OF the board of
education Of the independent school
district OF Rapid City, to be voted for
at said city election, to-vit:
One member of said board of educa-
tion at large.
One member of said board OF educa-
ton from 1st ward.
One member of said board of educa.
tion from End ward.
One member Of said board OF educa-
tion from 3rd ward.
One member of said board of educa-
ton from 4th ward.
One school treasurer for said scKSel
district,
There will no primaries called to elect
delegates to said convention, and all
members of the Peoples party, as we'll
rs all free silver advocates and those
who are beginning to question the
machine politics OF the two old parties
are cordially requested to be preset
and participate in said convention.
By ORDER OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
F. N. Brown stated that there were
two correctives to be made IN tho call.
as read. Instead of there being only
one alderman to be elected from the
second ward, there were two to be
elected, one for the long term and one
for tho short term for one year, and
there would be no vacancy AS stated
for q member OF the board Of education
at large.
The convention then proceeded to
organize. w. A. Bangs was proposed
bvv r. B. McCarty and seconded by
Judge MCGEE, as temporary chairman,
chairman Joe Buck was proposed as
temporary secretary, carried.
It was then moved by Judge MCGEE
and seconded by P. B. McCarty that
the temporary organization be made
permanent, carried.
F. NJ. Brown waS d the opinion that
If any committee was nominated, it
shGnld be dpnY in open convention
There was no Necessity" he said, "for
committees on crede1tials, as 1T was an
81 mass meeting. In fact, there was
no occasion for committees at ALL" He
therefor moved that the nominations
be proceeded with In thS order men-
toned in the roll call. carried.
Judge MCGEE, presented to the
convention Che nameof William