The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-07-03
REPUBLICANS MEET.
The Second Convention held this
Year, An Enthusiastic Gather.
in. Of PrOteCtiOnists.

| Year, Am Enthusiastic Gather.
| in. Of PrOtectiOnists.
Last Saturday Afternoon the republi-
can convention called to select fourteen
delegates to the state convention to be
held at Aberdeen July =, to nominate
presidential electors and state officers,
was called to order at the court house by
E. D. Ely, the chairman Of the county
committee, and after the reading of the
call by the secretary of the committee.
S. NJ. Pasco, l.. S. Boyer, Of Big Stone
City, was unanimously elected chairman,
and f. E. Roberts, of Twin Brooks,
secretary. The chairman thanked the
convention for the honor which they had
accorded him and in very happy man
ner presented some Of the reasons for
his faith in republcanism, and the nee
cessty for the triumph OF the party in
the coming election.
Upon motion carried the chairman
appointed the following committees
Credentials-E d. Ely, II. E. Jones,
John Gold, F. W. Mehar, George Stod
dard.
Resolutions-G w. Prevey, H. S.
Woodard, G. C. Nixson, J. d. Smull,
G. A. Lawrence.
Permanent Organization L. II.
Bentley, o. j Scheie, DR.. w. A. Day,
John Hardy, John Neuenberg.
Rules of Order-G S. Rlx, o. N. Nell
son, A. G.. Somers, Wm. Graham, S. S.
Lockhart.
After short recess the committee on
permanent organization reported recon-
mendlng that the temporary officers be
made permanent, and the report was
unanimously adopted.
| The committee on resolutions offered
| the following, which was unanimously
adopted:
The representatives of the republicans OF
Grant county, South Dakota, assembled this day,
IN delegate convention, reassert our faith in thar
| good old party which has given to the American
people protection, sound money and prosperity
We believe the election of VIM. Mckinley ano
Garrett A. Hobart assures to us return to al
administration of national affairs that will be
debt paying instead of debt making: that vii
instill confidence rather than doubt and dlstrnst
| that will employ labor instead of disehargnS it
that will give employment To the American rath
than the foreigner, thus increasing the purchas
ing power Of our own people, thereby giving {
home market for all American products.
| We heartily indoree the platform adopted b!
the st. Louis republican convention, and poin
with pride to the plank which says:
| 1--WE belieye i'll the immediate return to th'
free homestead policy Of the republican party
and urge the passage by congress or the sntsfac
tory free homestead measure which has already
passed the house and is now pending III tht
| senate.
We express our approval of the manner In
which the present republican state admnistra
tion has conducted the affairs Of the state.
We are proud of the record of our fellow
citizen, the Hon. John L. Lockhart, commits
sloner of school and public lands, and we ngail
renew our hearty support to him. and instruc
our delegates to the state convention to nee al
honorable means TO secure for him the nomina
ton.
The committee on rules of the order
recommended that the several portions
OF the county be entitled to nominate
delegates to the Aberdeen convention or
the following apportlonment:
Big Stone City and Big Stone town
ship two delegates; Osceola, Blooming
Valley, Pennington, Troy and Mazeppi
; two delegates; Grant Center and Mad
ison one delegate; Alban one delegate
Milbank three delegates; Melrose ont
delegate; Kilborn and Twin Brooks one
Vernon one; Adams one; Stockholm
Troy and Georgia one.
Alban-E. A. Buchanan.
) Adams-H. E. Jones.
Big Stone City-L. S. Boyer.
: Big Stown Township-Henry Bartz.
Blooming Valley. D. Smull.
Mazeppa-T. L. Kinney.
Milbank-G. S. Rix, N. ]. Bleser ant
G. G. Barney.
Twin Brocks-F. E. Roberts.
Vernon-O. ]. Scheie.
Troy-G. A. Lawrence.
Melrose-J. G. Reeve.
Madison-Peter Nelson.
The delegation is an excellent ON
J composed OF representative men from
the several parts Of the county. ant
the several townships then made th'
following nominations, which were rat
flied by election Of the convention:
The following alternstes were unani