The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-03-14
Republican county convention.

exhibited by the honorable member from
Union the love feast spread at the opera
house Tuesday afternoon would not have
had one bitter tiste. There was a little
trouble to be sure between two contest
ing delegations from Pnkwana, but
everybody felt so snpremply happy over
the supposed discontinue of the Hon.
Joseph NJ. Greene that small matter
like that did no! in tbs least disturb the
generally too utterly too of the occasion.
But Tipton-well, that's another story.
CD. Maynard was made chairman and
j. N. Hoover secretary. The chair took
occasion to throw bricks at the railroads
and said that men should be sent to
Aberdeen to see that the railroad lobby
lists We're bnrriau out Of sigh.-or words
to that effect members on the floor
examined again the little paper slips in
their inside pockets. Mr.. Foote upon be-
ing called upon made few pleasant re-
marks. too; told couple of stories on
the Democrats and assured the farmers
that they held the balance Oh power in
this county and should not pay any at
tention to the faclionnl fights IL the
towns, but "do what was right They
aftcrxard did "wIiat was right"
All delegations being seated, DIR. Ham
mil arose, pulled slip of paper from his
pocket and nominated G. G. Morrow, r.
IL. S0mers, John Foster, Peter Gunderson,
c. S. Biodgett. Warren Young, John Van
Patter, C. j. Maynard and I. S. Stevens
for delegates to TIE Huron convention.
They went through sailing by acclama
tion. Then W. 7. LaFollette arose from
his char and read off the following: n.
P. Ochsner, j. B. Long, Patrick Henry,
4. A. Hammil, N. W. Egleston, A. S.
Stuver, S. A. Lumbsrd, j. II. Knight, and
Z. c. Lowe, nominating them as dele
gates to the Aberdeen convention. The
nomination was promptly seconded. A
grey-haired gentleman then stepped out
from behind the stove and said:
"Mr. Chairman"
Itwas the Honorable q. w. Upton from
Union. He cleared his throat, SET
chair out OF his way and tced the cen
yeniion. He said in part that lie had
every reason to believe that there was
slate put up.
tell US something new" came from
delegate from the rear Of the hall, but
the speaker didn't hoar the interruption
and went on.
He said that he had tie "insurance"
from twenty men that he siouid have a
place on the Aberdeen delegation and he
made no bones in stating that he wanted
to go. 1t looked like = Nat up job. he
said, and he didn't like it hit. Like
the boy on the neck OF tile lobby harse:
| he thought he would ride easier elf one
of Us wouid get off, just 10 please him
the convention took ba,!.t to ssc who
would get off, and to show the honorable
member that all Republicans We're good
but some were a darned sight better
than others. in the count none of the
original ones fell off the Aberdeen to-
boggaD; on the contrary, the belligerent
from Union lacked something like 26
votes from getting on.
1t took but moment for Judge Nor
row to introduce nicely worded resolu-
tion instructing the Huron delegation
in the interests Of w. I. LaFollette for
delegate to st. Louis, and ]. B. Long was
ready with a similar enc for l.. A. Foote,
lnstructine the Aberdeen delegation to
promote his candidacy for lieutenent
governor.
| MIR Upton bohhed UP serenely and in
lroduced resolution instructing the
delegates for Ringsrud for governor. lie
took it home with him.
! 1t was beautiful.