The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-28
DECLARE FOR COIN
The south Dakota Democrat. r.
vention Declares for "a Col, SUI

'aii''i 'o oiu'r Ut Aberdeen by Chair
man Bowler of the state central conn
mittee. y temporary organization NO,
formed by the election Of Mr.. Ramsay
rs temporary chairman.
Al the evening session of the Dowo
cratic state convention the chairman
appointed the following committaa".
On observation-disclosures Of Minno
haha, MallUy of Union. Cogley %
Moody. Shaafe of Codington, RirGor5s
of Beldle, CrnfoOt Of Brown. Williams
Of Peter. Weeds Of Pennington and
Mcdonald of Lawrence.
On Observation-Disclosures OF ,Mnno
haha. Mllioy OF Union. Cook Of RON.
prts. IGilman o; Hanson. Harris ~
Brown. liealey OF EdmundS. Mrkinlev
Of Fall River ami Mcdonald of Law.
renee.
On Rules-Mlrtin of COdington. elf.
ford OF Faux, T~sChetter of McCcok
pp"manCEi organization Slower of
Turner. Smith of Lincoln. Ryther Of
Clark. Wood Of Dawson, Hamilton Of
Marshall. M"hoanr 0f EdmundS. Tai
Eint of Pennington and Northrup Of
Minnchaha.
The temporary orgapiZatiOn was
made permanent and the report Of the
committee on credentials was adcoted
without contest.
Report Il the committee on order Of
luSirp was amended 80 as to have
the report e the COMMITTEE" on reSolu-
| tons read and acted upon before rlec-
! ton Of delegates. This prrripitatpd a
hot dabat" in which Lynch of Huron
p~rrn0Unctd diatribe on the office
holders controlling the c]onvcntion."
To give the committee on resolutions
a Clan"" to fran Il report the COnvcn-
ton at q o'clock took Il recess for half
IN hour.
Upon rpa sSambling The resolutions
| committee reported the financial plank.
being rs follows:
THE Democratic party &C South Da-
kOta il in favor ct the present stand
ard Ct values in our monetary system,
and In" use Of full legal tender silver
Dir y paper convertible into coin
III demand, in Huch quantities rs can
bH maintained without impairing or
nGlrg"ring the credit of this govern.
mort or diminishing the purchasing or
!cbt-payinG power Of the money in the
bands Ct the people"
Lynch cf Readlc moved adoption Of
the following rs n substitute:
":c=olv~l. That W. demand a res
w ~ hii'it y va Nti' -
tion 10y Il law providing for the free
lrd unlimited coinage Gf both gold and
| silver as full legal tender at the ratio
| f ~ to |, regardless Of the action of
any 0th". c0untTy."
, The convention hy Il vote Of lfIN 20
~! rejected the Substitute and adopt
ii The Cr'g,nai resolution.
| Othe" rrS@lutionS arraign the ReDub-
lican party for extra ya"anco and de
| 'iare uWlitcralic ~allagiancp to the
| ticyclard administration also oppose
any ctfCrt 10 materially alter the pres
"nt Just and COnSrrvativ" tariff, and
p~r0nnUn"r against secret political or
rln'ZitiCnS.
TIE fight ~" tn" financial plank
was extremely warm. hut the free sl-
YER delegates did not withdraw from
til" convention. as it was rumorcd they
would do early in the evening.
III" delegates elected to Chicago
| wer" aS fGllC VS.:
First district. +. NJ. Slower Of Center
vile.
Second district. Judge J. Il. Garland
II Sioux Falls.
Third district. Edmund Cook Of VIII
mot.
i'ourth district. $. A. Ramsey of
WOon "OCEct.
Fifth district. George Culver of Brit
ton.
Sixth district. $. V. Arnold Of Ips-
| witch.
Seventh district. James NJ. Woods Of
Rapid City.
Eighth district. William X. Steele of
HCadwGGd.
There was no contest in the First,
Second. Seventh and Eighth districts.
Ia the Third John w. Martin Of Wat
crjCn received Is, votes to 100 for Ed
mund Cock. In the Fourth l.. :. House
Of chamberlain 1IOl2 to 2llH for :. A.
Ramsey. II the Fifth the vote was:
Culver 2O6i2. q. w. Abel of Huron 3,
True W. CltldS of Mcllette 9GIa. In
the sixth Capt. =. Y. Arnold received
III 10 % for Juhn J. Conway Of Orient.
All are known 10 be Sound money
men. y very strong factor in the sue
cess achieved by the gOldites was the
change Ct Il number of silver delegates
from tn" Black Hills. who were flooded
with protests against support of free
coinage.
Tn ~alternatpS are az follows:
FIRST district, Richard Malloy or
Union county.
Second district, DIR. +. Il. Smith OF
Lincoln county.
Third district, DR.. Mickey Of Clear
lake
Fourth district. l.. A. Weeks of Kim
ball.
Sixth district, John McLarren Of
Beadle county.
Sixth district. Andrew Williams Of
Potter county.
Seventh district. Thomas Mckinley
OF Fall River county