The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-16

nis colieagues were taking. The exc,,o.
nient became intense, mingled shouts ,f
aPprovai and ~disapproval coming fronn
a. SIDES. The speaker was 6eIngad
wltn questions and Intersections and
lre4uently essayed to answer many q hot
saliy' II was the second blood Of tbs
convention, and the delegates were
ANXIOUS to get in to their elbows.
Judge Moody for the Other Side.
Elk Senator Moody followed .Judoe
rainier Tor and in behalf of the first seq.
.ioh OF the platform as presented bv
Tue committee. The silver-haired. sill.
Ver,Voiced citizen of the Black Hills was
cooi ana collected and in his very native
eieHent: Is Judge Palmer, he inquired,
a COCO Republican, willing to leave the
uinerences OF the party to the majority,
or IS ne about to walk out of the con.
Vention and take a fast train for Cbica-
goI Is ne about to join Pitchfork Till
man and that un~regenerated rebel. Sen
ator Daniel, the temporary chairman Of
d Cblcago conventionP Follcwino
personal remarks Of this pertinent order
winch cut like the keen blade of a scim.
ltar, the ex senator made an elaborate
argument on the money question and
painted in vivid speech the fallacies and
errors of judgment of the l6 to | crowd
The temper of the convention was hard.
~ suited perhaps to a discussion of this
KIND, but Judge MOody's points were so
strongly and clearly made and his witt
clsms anC thrusts 8 keen, that his ex-
tended remarks were given the closest
attention and the warmest endorsement.
Laid Upon the Table.
A motion to lay the Palmer amend
ment or substitute Upon the table was
then adopted by 400 ayes to lO7 noes.
and the first section of the platform, as
previously stated, was adopted by an
overwhelming viva voce vote.
The Transportation Plank.
Judge Palmer desired to put a
''stinger" in the transportation plank;
that the party might be placed in line
with the proposition to give the board of
commissioners greater power
and capacity. His suggestions were
endorsed and ratified by the convention
without opposition, and the t~ransporta-
ton portion OF the platform is practi-
caliy his W creation. The full resolu-
tons were then overwhelmingly adopted,
only a few feeble nays being heard in
opposition.
Gamble Renominated.
Wilcox of Iankton, a delegate with
"a gift Of CAB" took the platform after
various motions to adjourn had been
loudly voted down and presented the
name of Congressman Gamble for
denomination. The speaker had
extremely bad shedding, as the conven-
ton was in no mood to listen to a windy
effort of this character; but be finally got
Mr.. CANDLES name squarely before the
convention. The nomination of Mr..
Gamble was then made unanimous by
and in response to repeated
and prolonged calls that gentleman
returned his thanks and made his
acknowledgements in a most happy,
way. The ovation given him
was one of the features of the conven-
Crawford as Running Mate.
For the second congressman Horner
of Hughes presented the name of Attor-
ney- General Crawford in a fiowery
speech, and Buell. of Pennington, also a
good speaker, did as much for Judge
William Gardner. The name of w. S.
Glass of Codington was brought for
ward by r. b. Spicer of the same
the latter taking occasion to
stir the Glass Crane fight to some
Custer, Turner, Lincoln and
Bon Homme seconded the nomination of
Gardner, and various other counties
we're heard from in the same way in the
of Mr.. Crawford. On the roll
call twenty-four of the Minnehaha
delegates declined to vote, and a
proposition to permit the remainder to
EAST the full vote of the delegation was
understood whether or not the dis
the convention. Crawford was nomi-
mated on the first ballot, and the choice
vas made unanimous by reclamation
amid wild cheering. He thereupon paid
ais respects to the convention in a very
and characteristic manner
The Gubernstorisl Struggle.
Sherwood of Clark nominated Greeley,
Ericsson of Union nominated Ringsrud,
Steiner of Lincoln nominated Clifford,
md Boucher of Mcpherson nominated
ierreid. Hale's name was not present
ID. The first ballot vas undecisive, the
candidates lining up exactly as fore
,asted for several weeks past.
Before the second roll call was COM
,leted the friends of Greeley helped to
start the landslide toward Ringsrud,
Codington and Deuel. and other
swinging solidly into line, and
Bon Homme,s Lawrence and other large
coming in strong for the
Union county candidate. Mr.. Rings
ud's nomination was made unanimous
md, like previous nominees, he was
luly presented to the convention. So
apid and decisive were the changes to
singsrud that the final and conclu.
i've ballot was left in an incomplete
The Boilers.