Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
THE poPocRArs NOMINATE.
Candidates. Chosen by the Mongrel Party
in Convention saturday.

Col. hellar, OF Hot Springs, temporar!
chairman and DIR. Boyles, of Hot
Springs, temporary secretary. Th,
temporary officers were formally in
stalled, and after thanking the con.
vention for the honor bestowed Col
Kellar occupied the remainder Of the
forenoon with a speech on the silvel
question. The colonel's address was
frequently applauded but he is not quite
radical enough in his views to suit the
average popocrat He does not brand
those who differ with him as "paid
hirelings OF the hook-nosed Jew" mol
does he consider everyone who, by
intelligence, thrift and energy, has
accumulated little competence, On
"idle holder Of idle capital or an enemy
to society. He and many otherreason.
able, conservative, patriotic men who
we're delegates in the convention were
evidently, in state of perpetual en-
barrassment by reason of the many
unreasonable and rabid statements of
their associates.
The convention adjourned for dinner
at the conclusion of Col Kellar's speech
and reconvened shortly after o'clock.
On motion the chair appointed as q
committee on credentials Judge Boom.
er, VIM. Heubener, Neeley Parsons and
w. G. Thompson; and as a committee
on permanent organization and order
Of business, Capt. Phillips, j. w. Bent
ley. Capt. Sharp, w. c. Thompson and
Arthur Colgan.
Immediately after the appointment
of the committeesJudge Dudley moved
that the temporary organization be
made permanent Capt. Phillips, as
chairman of the committee on perman-
ent organization, protested againstany
such high-handed proceeding, saying
that it was the duty of his committee
to attend to that; the chair declared the
motion out of order and the judge sub
sided.
While the committees were preparing
their reports several of the leading
popocrats were called upon for
speeches. Judge Dudley was the first
to respond. He said the convention
was composed of men from all parties
who had enlisted in great cause and
had organized a new party. He said
this new party was in favor of more
money and asked the delegates if any
of them had too much money. This
sally was greeted with tulnultuous ap-
plause. He then sung a catchy cam
paign song entitled "In the Glorious
West" which brought down the house.
Editor Meredith, of the Edgemont Ad-
vocate, followed Judge Dudley with a
characteristic populist speech. He
said the delegates had assembled to
take action on matter that concerns
the welfare of all mankind. lie talked
about the gigantic conspiracy formed
in 1873 for the purpose of enslaving
the masses and intended to deliver us
over to the money kings of Europe.
He exhorted his hearers to stand to-
gether and not allow themselves to be
deluded into the belief that any good
can come out of the republican party
at least that was the inference to be
drawn from his remarks.
ID. G. Bruce was next called upon
for speech. His remarks were "hot
stuff" as some of the delegates expressed
it. He said it was simply question
of whether we would allow ourselves to
become the slaves of the money kings
Of Europe, or whether we would assert
our rights as free American citizens.
He roasted ''idle holders of idle CAPT.
tal," referred frequently to Slaves
'shackles," !" "infernal schemes" ".money
power" and sundry and divers "crimes''
that had been committed by the other
fellows at various times in the history
of this country.
Judge Cleveland appeared before the
convention after repeated calls for a
speech. He said he had been an ex.
treme partisan all his life but had no
apology to make for appearing before
the convention and declaring in favor
of Bryan and free silver. He believed
that three.fourths of the votes would
be cast for Bryan. He urged his hear
ers to break away from former party
I affiliations as he had done and vote
for that great panacea for all our ills
Bryan and free silver. He then went
into a discussion of the money ques-
ton and closed amid great applause
with few hot shots at those who think
that the interests of the country would
be best subserved by the election OF
Major Mckinley and the return to
power Of the republican party.
Prof. Hoover, of Edgemont, respond.
ed to numerous calls for speech with
neat little address that was we'll re.
ceived. The professor is an orator Of
much ability, has q pleasing presence