The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-16

counted upon FOR tneir loyalty ana
ddelity. In the absence of the Others
the chair announced that the delegates
IN their seats were empowered to cast the
full vote of their county. Mr.. Blacks
speech a as fuel to the excitement.
and for a time pandemonium held full
sway. Senator Thurston's remark in
the st. Louis convention, that there
still remained a sufficient number of
delegates to transact the business of the
convention, was repeated and stirred
nearly everybody to a white heat of en-
thusiasm.
The names Of the boilers, twenty in
all, are Palmer, Bates, Cherry, Morcom,
Gunderson, Bragstad, Arneson, Sund.
back, kull, Love, Jewett, Austin ,Ordahl,
Lien, Lyman, Waits, kreiser, Kings.
bury, Bright and Williams.
Those who remained were McKinnon,
Ravndahl, Hill, Jensen, Caldwell, Sven
son, Olson, Smith, Simmons, Emerson,
Nesbit, Lockwood, Black and Parmley.
1t was announced that o. FL. Smith
had been chosen chairman.
The boiling delegates, it is reliably
learned, repaired to quarters outside the
building and took preliminary steps for
attending or having representation at
the Populist state convention at Huron
next week.
Lieutenant Governor.
ID. T. Hindman Of Britton, Marshall
county, was nominated lieutenant gov
ernor over L. A. Foote of Brule county.
A partial roll call showed Mr.. Hindman
so greatly in the lead tina: be was made
the unanimous choice.
Secretary of State.
W. III. Roddle of BroOkings was nomi-
mated much in the same manner for
secretary of state over Charles Thomson
OF Hand. Thomson's following was
small and lacked enthusiasm, and Rod
die was finally given a unanimous vote.
TomIinson Comes In.
Another sensation was in store for the
convention at this time. 1t was authori-
tatively stated by a Sioux Falls dele
gate that j. Tomlinson, Jr.,
Of the Sioux Falls Argus
Leader, had, in view Of the endorse
ment of a lG to l plank at Chicago and
the endorsement Of the st. Louis plat
form by South Dakota Republicans, given
his adherence and allegiance to the Re-
publican party and sound money, and
would hereafter advocate the cause of
both in his paper, heretofore the lead
ing Democratic daily of this part of the
west. Three cheers were successfully
given for Tomlinson, for Caldwell of the
Sioux Falls Press and for Minnehaha
county. Mr.. Tomlinson subsequently
appeared in the convention and person
ally confirmed the statement of his posi-
ton. The entire incident created a vast
amount of good feeling and precipitated
one OF the most impressive and exciting
periods of the convention.
The Pettigrsw Resolution.
All resolutions and talk aimed at
Senator Pettigrew eliminated in the
adoption of the following; Resolved
That by boiling the st. Louis conven-
ton, Senator Pettigrew has ceased to be
in touch with the Republican party of
this state and has forfeited it's political
respect and esteem.
state Treasurer.
Kirk G. Phillips was renominated by
reclamation.
State Auditor.
John Longstaff of Beadle and II. f.
Mayhem of Sanborn were the candi-
dates and were very evenly matched to
the time of the completion of the roll,
with the former slightly ahead. Several
Of the larger delegations however
changed to Mayhem before the vote
could be announced and ere the rush
was over he was made the unanimous
choice. Brown gave Longstaff IL and
Mayhem Ii.
Attorney General,
S. V. Jones of Turner was nominated
for this Office by a large majority over S.
f. Wilson of Fall River. The roll call
was not completed, the partiality of the
convention for Mr.. Jones being so evi.
dent. Brown cast a solid "a for Jones.
State superintendent.
The present superintendent, Gran no
Codington, was nominated over Mrs.
Heron of Charles Mix by a large major
ity. Codington county was solidly ar
rayed against it's W citizen, but its
protests received little consideration.
School and Land commissioners.
The present commissioner, Hon. j. L.
Lockhart, was renominated by acclama-
ton.
Railroad Commissioner.
Two names from the Hills district
were presented, viz: ID. w. McFadden
of Custer and DR.. VIM. G.. Smith of
Meade. The former received $50 votes
and the later 300.
Geo. A. Johnston of Mitchell was re-
nominated without opposition for the
district east of the river and south of
the second standard parallel.
N. p. Bromley of Sphinx received 361
votes as the candidate from the third
district. His opponent was W. b. Bos-
well of Hamlin.
Presidential Electors.
Candidates for electors were named by
reclamation without contest. They