The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-07-03
IAN ENTHUSIASTIC OF
EARNEST WORKERS.
STATE DELEGATES SELECTED.
Resolutions offered Denouncing the Ac
tion of the Court in the Commissioners
Case Were Cheered to Echo
Long Session Held.

AAS ~ CU UlC COuEU house III III
City on last Saturday for the pur-
pose OF selecting thirteen delegates to re-
present this county at the state conven-
ton which meets at Huron on July Nth
1t was much larger than either the re-
publican or democratic conventions
which have been held in this county this
spring and was composed Of a fine BODY
OF representative men who compose the
wealth producers and honest, upright
citizens OF this countrv-those upon
whose shoulders rests the duties, OF not
only producing the wealth, but defend
ing the country in time OF need. when all
those wealth consumers, for whom our
government has in the last few years
labored SO diligently in the enactment
OF laws silently steal away to some
place Of safety until all difficulty has
passed away.
Most Of the precints were well repre-
sented by full delegations.
In the absence OF DR.. Carr the county
committeeman, Levi MCGEE called the
convention to order and read the call.
Edmund Smith placed Judge A. W.
Bangs IN nomination for temporary
chairman and there beng no other
nominations, he was at once
unanimously elected. Walt Smith, OF
keystone, was then placed in nomina-
ton and elected temporary secretary.
A committee consisting OF Levi MCGEE,
Otto Anderson and John Lintz was
then chosen to report upon those en-
a committee on organization was up
on motion chosen consisting Edmund
Smith, Alex Gill, Frank Burch and II. J..
Simpkins. =
permanens organization brought IN it's
report recommending that the tempo
rary organization be made permanent
which was unanimously odopted.
The committee on credentials then
brought in the following report:
''We, your committee on credentials
report the following delegates entitled
to seats in the conventions:
Rapid City, First ward-Joseph Jolly,
+. NJ. Murphy, w. H. Boyd, F. M. Can
non, A. L. Collins. A, W. Bangs.
Second ward-Levi MCGEE, Edmund
Smith, Henry Leedy.
Third ward-W. A. Robinson.
Fourth ward-Charles Ensor, George
w. Ryan.
Hill City, No. ED. shedd, Charles
Hi City, No. &c. VonWorhmann,
Frank Burch, 4. j. Curtis, W. Hayes, 3.
Burbank.
Keystone-Walter II. Smith, Stien
Bangs, Gene Atkins, John Lintz.
Rockeryille-Otto Anderson, Frank
Butterfield, JOS. Lott.
F~orbes-Alex Gill, R. M. Forbes, Sam.
H. Parker.
Har1son-Dell Glidden, JAS. Morrow.
Henry McMicKle.
Rapid Valley-A. b. Whitney, George
Mentch, w. a. Hopkins.
Center-Henry Luke, f. L.. Smith,
Jabez Brandham.
Queen Bee Fl. J. Simpkins.
Box ~Elder-Etnan Allen, Ed Allen
Mike Fall.
Spring Creek-Henry Spethman, S. W.
Castle.
Douglas-Oscar Mccain.
On motion the report OF the commit
tee was adopted.
w. A. Hopkins then moved that
committee OF five on resolutions be ap
pointed, which motion carried and tn
chair appointed as such committee W
A. Hopkins, Otto Anderson, Edmund
Smith. F. M. Murphy, Ethan Allen ane
Levi MCGEE.
The committee on resolutions afte
q recess of fifteen minutes reported tn
following which were adopted by tn
conventions:
s.That we reaffirm our allegience t.
the principles promulgated in the Omahi
platform.
eve recognize that the %inancia
Question over shadows all others am
we believe that the welfare OF humanlt.
demands that all who are opposed to
single gold standard should unite Tor 1T
overthrow.
ssThat we are opposed to thievlng O
fcials and the iailing OF honest ohclal
to compel them to violate their oath
of office and the law OF the state by exc
cutting contracts prohibited by law.
Several precincts reported resolution
denounc,ng the action Of Judge Gardne
in his action committing Mccain an
Tracey members of the board OF count
commissioners, to jail for a suppose
contempt which received trernendou
applause in the convention.
Mr. T. VonWoerman Of Hill Cit