The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-28
Democratic State Convention.

seventh District J. NJ. Wood
EiShth District ". r. Stone
Aberdeen, May go. - The free silver
Democrats of South Dakota were defeated
III the state convention to-day. Resolu.
tons indorsing President Cleveland and
declaring against the free coinage OF silver
were adopted.
Yesterday it seemed a foregone con-
clusion that the silverites would cap
ture the convention.
Col. Sheafe of WATERFOWL, A. D. Tins
ley of Sioux Falls, National Committed
man Woods and other sound money
leaders worked hard all night to stem
the silver tide. This morning the Black
Hills delegates. who had been for sill
Yer. changed to gold.
The convention was called to order
at 2;30 p. m. John A. Bowler, chairman
of the state central committee, present.
ed the name Of S. A. Ramsay, of Woon-
socket, for temporary chairman.
The silver men nominated w. A..
Lynch, of Huron.
After a heated controversy, lasting
over Two hours. Ramsay was chosen
over Lynch by a majority Of one.
After the appointment of committees
q recess was taken until evening.
At the evening session of the demo-
cratic state convention the chairman
appointed the following committees:
Notwithstanding Of Minnehaha,
Malloy of Union, Cosley OF Moody,
Sheafe of Codington, Richards Of
Beadle, Crofoot of Brown, Williams Of
Potter, Woods of Pennington, and Nc
Donald of Lawrence.
Credentials-Tinsley of Minnehaha.
Malloy of Union, Cook Of Roberts, Zoll-
man of Hanson. Harris of Brown.
Healy of Edmunds, Mckinley of Fail
River, n Mcdonald of Lawrence.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and the report of the
credentials committee adopted without
contest.
The report of the committee on order
OF business was amended so as to have
the report of the committee on resolu-
tons read and acted upon before the
election of delegates. This precipita-
ted a hot debate in which Mr Lynch,
of Huron, pronounced a diatribe on the
"~officeholders controlling the conven-
ton"
To give the committee on resolutions
a chance to frame a report the
ton at 9 O'Clock took a recess for half
an hour.
At $3.50 the committee reported as fol-
lows:
The democratic sarty of South Dakota
is in favor of the present standard of
value in our monetary system, and is in
favor of the use of full legal tender silver
on demand in such quantities as can be
maintained without impoverishing the
people or endangering the credit of the
gOrernment or diminishing the. purchas-
ing or debt paying power of the money
III the hands of the people.
Mr.. Lynch, of Beadle, moved the
adoption of the following substitute:
Resolved. That we demand the restora-
ton Of the money of the constitution by
a law providing for the free and unlimited
legal tender at a ratio Of 10 to regardless
of the action of any other government.
The convention by a vote Of 1914 to
224ls rejected the substitute and adopted
the original resolution.
Other resolutions enounce the repub-
lican party and declare unalterable al
legiance to C~leveland's administration;
also oppose any effort to alter the pres
ent lust and conservative tariff, and
pronounce against secret political or
CARNATIONS.
The fight over the financial plank
was exceedingly NdTIIl, Dul lHe Tree
silver delegates did not withdraw from
the convention.
The state committee decided to hold
the convention to nominate a state
ticket at Deadwood, September IL.
The following delegates were selected:
First District-F NJ. Slower, of Cen
terville.
Second District-Judge j. E. Garland,
Of Sioux Falls.
Third District-Edmund Cook, of VIII
mot.
Fourth Districts. A. Ramsay,
Woonsocket.
Fifth District-George Culver, of Brit
ton.
sixth Districts. V. Arnold. OF lps-
witch. -.
Seventh District. Nj. Wood, OF
Rapid City. ~,
Eighth District-W. K. stone VI
Deadwood.
All are known to be sound money men.