The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-15
PETTIGREW CONGp ATr1r rrrr,,
SILVER DECLARED FOR AND
KYLE INDOHsED.
DAY GIVEN UP TO TALK
MIR. PETTIGREw HAS AN OPPoRs
TUNITY TO EXPLAIN HIS PRES
ENT POSITION
1ucKET IS TO BE DIVIDED UP
bolting Republicans Get a. RadIs
road Commissioner and the
Democrats Four Electors
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
HURON, s. D., July 14-The Pop11Ifsf
state convention today was attended b,f
6OO delegates and visitors. Including
many old wheel horses Of the nartvk
and some notable new converts. AmonI
the latter were Senator Pettirrew anT
Judge Palmer, both OF whom CLAIM, ~
De mere Tor no other purpose than i'd
urge the Endorsement Of Bryan,s nom Il
NATION and to secure a plank in the
platform, calling for radical changes III
existing transportation laws. 1t is uns
derstood, however that they will dfck
tate a portion Of the ticket to h6
named by this convention To this end
committee from the silver RepubIi@
cans VINO bolted the Republican COM
VehIlon at Aberdeen, has been named
10 CONFER with similar committee an
polnteo This afternoon by the PopulisE
convention The silverites also named
committee, with Judge Palmer aH
chairman, to confer with the convent
ton platform committee.
chairman Null called the conventioySE
70 order at 2:SO o'clock this afternoon9
Y. q. Kennedy, Of Canton. was mada
temporary chairman and Volkmer ~
Grant; Linn, of Lincoln, and Martin *
MINER, were made secretaries. Can't
Burdahl, Of Minnehaha, was mads
chairman OF the credentials committees
Pending the reports of the connni+taaskk
Kelly, Pettigrew, Palmer, KYLE and
Goodykoontz addressed the conye,+io,,s
hyle roasted Congressman PickIer sAg
veiely. Pett1grew said he felt 1t hig
duty to appear before the conyentior
and QVn1oiY1 h I, y
republican newspapers of the stata
were demanding his resignation be9
cause he refused to stand on platform
made by "a gang of Wall street gan4
blers and thieves at st. Louis" The
d1sapproval Of his course by the Re-
publican party, he said, fills him WITH
pride The Aberdeen convention was
packed against him by ree-transpory
tation issued by the Republican lobby.a
Inc nominees of that convention would
this fall wonder what they were run3j
ming for. He thanked God that he
was out Of touch with the Republican
party OF South Dakota, and now he ad-t
yocated the control of the state by the
Populists. He further said he started
to leave the Republican party one year.
ago last winter, and that he believed
majority or the Republicans would
join the Populists In this campaign. Ha
closed by saying that he wired from
Washington to the state legislature. toi
make good the Republican party's
promises touching railway Iegislation,]
and was told in reply to mind his own
business and the legislature would do
the same thing.
When Judge Palmer came upon the
platform, he said he looked upon e.
Populist convention for the first time
in his life He didn't come for off1ca
but TO give the convention the benefit
of the battles through which he had
passed with railway monopolies 'If
you will give us fair show" said
Judge Palmer I'VE will give you
twelve thousand silver votes In Novem-
Der. What we need to do is to whip
the other fellows and If you work
thoroughly and persistently you can do
it.
DR.. Warne, OF Mitchell, was made
permanent chairman by the request Of
Mr.. Kennedy and T.. o. Kingsbury and
L. j. Martin were elected secretaries
The convention then adjourned until
o'clock
Mrs. Lease was expected to occupy
the evening but she failed to put in an
appearance. Melvin Grigsby and Har-
ry wynn, candidates for governor, ad-
dressed the convention At late hour.
tonight the platform committee agreed
to give one railroad commissioned to
boiling silver Republicans and four
presidential electors to the Democrats
The speakers Of the evening made hap
py reference to Bryans nomination
and his name was cheered to the echo
The platform committee submitted
its report to the convention at eleven
O'Clock. It declares against private
monopolies of public necessities; ad-
vocates government ownership of ratl&
roads; free coinage of silver, postal saw
ings banks, direct legislation and elect
ton of United States senators by
direct vote Of the people; denounces
the state administration, recommends
the Iowa railroad law, endorses
Senator Kyle; extends congratulations
to Senator Pettgrew and his collegues;
irstructs it's electors for free silver,
president and tells it's delegates to the
national convention to unite with the
silverites; recommends that the pro-
hibition question be voted on accord
ing to the dictates of the voter.
A r. Pay.