Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-07-17

least an attorney general. However
that may be it certainly weakened the
chances for the Black Hills getting
what this portion of the state desired.
Judge Gardner made a good ace for
the nomination for congress, and but
for the determined opposition of a ma
jority of the Lawrence county delega-
ton he would have probably been
nominated. Somehow the eastern por-
ton of the state continues to harbor
the absurd notion that the Black Hills
counties should always be unanimous
for any one from this portion of the
state that might seek a nomination.
After Judge Gardeners defeat it
looked as though Mr.. Wilson would
surely be nominated for attorney gen.
eral, but Jones of Turner county cap.
tured the persimmon and the Black
Hills was again shut out.
McFadden Of Custer defeated Smith
of Meade by a good majority. Mrs.
McFadden was on the ground aud lost
no opportunity to. do some telling
work for her husband. 1t was a hard
contest between McFadden and Smith
and the formers success may be at
tributed to Thornby's withdrawal from
the race.
The race between Ringsrud and Her.
ried was a pretty one and ended most
satisfactorily.
Longstaf was at one time nominated
for state auditor, but a few changes
nominated his opponent, Mr.. Mayhem.
The other nominations we're made
easily, the contests not being worth
mentioning.
The ticket is a good one from begin
ming to end and will command the sup
port of republicans from every portion
of the state, and if the general assur-
andes given from all over the state are
any criterion it will be elected by a big
majority.
President Hancher made his maiden
speech before a political convention of
this state, in his argument for the seat
ing of the Wilson delegates, and it was
a most able and eloquent effort. He
created a very favorable impression.
Chambers Kellar made a short, sharp
and splendid fifteen minutes speech
before the convention in the interest
of the Gardner delegation. He received
many compliments upon his remarks.
Maj. Anderson closed the argument
on the contest and created consider.
able interest in the case he yery ably
presented.
s. E. Wilson spoke for five minutes
in which he rang the changes on con-
vention "bolters." There was more or
less personal allusion in each speech
upon the contest, but they left no sore
spots that were noticeable.
When the Minnehaha. delegates
walked out, they did it SO silently that
scarcely anyone knew of it until the
delegates made the an.
noucement and asked the privilege of
casting the whole vote of the county.
A young printer from Sioux Falls,
who was a delegate madea neat speech.
full of loyalty and patriotism, declar-
ing that fifteen of their delegation re-
manned and would return to Mime
haha county to labor for the success
of the grand old party. Minnehaha's
faithful fifteen were then cheered lus-
tily.
When the resolution ~censuring SEN
ator Pettigrew came up r. w.
Caldwell of Sioux Falls made an elo-
quent plea against it, purely for friend
ships sake-the resolution denounc.
ing Pettigrew in every way, both as a
man and a republican. "Cal's"
noble talk captured the convention,
and his loyalty to the party as we'll as
to friends appealed to the hearts of his
hearers, and cheer after cheer went up
for "cal," the noble hearted, faithful
friend and staunch, loyal republican.
The resolution that was finally adopted
was approved by "Cal.,.
Judge Palmer is strongly censured
for his course. He first urged the
adoption of a silver plank instead of
the approval of the st. Louis platform.
This was entirely proper for him to do.
He was defeated in it, and if such de-
feat was to drive him from the conven-
ton he should have gone then and
there, but he remained and offered an
amendment to the resolution upon the
control of railroads. He won his point
in this, and it IA thought that he
then intended to stay, but soon there.
after silently Misunderstanding helped
frame a platform for the republican
party to stand upon and not expecting
any of the time to remain and defend
it. The following is the plank con.
corning railroad legislation:
sWe believe the transportation oor.
p0rations of this state are the peonleia