The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-03-27
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
A Representative Gathering Of
Grant County Stnlxyarts Endorse
Mckinley. Elect Delegates to
Huron and o Home FILLED
With Political Enlhusi.

With Political Enlhusi.
The picket lines of the great army of
republicans are being thrown out all
over the country, for the campaign Of
1896, and last Saturday the republicans
of Grant county com menced their first
forward movement, which is to result in
wrestling the government from the in
competent democratic party whose
vicious policy has been so fruitful OF
disaster to the prosperity of the country.
The court room where the convention
was held. had been very handsomely
decorated with the national colors, a
large crayon picture of Mckinley in the
center over the judges desk, with the
pictures OF Lincoln and Grant on either
hand, relieved by the red white and blue
OF the stars and stripes. The republi-
cans are this year awake to their duty
and the interest and enthusiasm every
where shown indicates that they are on
the march TO a grand victory. With tn e
exception OF Georgia and Troy every
township in the county was represented
at this convention, which was TO voice the
sentiments Of the republicans of the
county in the selection OF the next presi-
dent OF the United States.
The convention was called to order by
chairman +. d. Ely, who read the cali
and Hon. A. L. Partridge was unani-
mously chosen temporary chairman and
+. w. Meehan, secretary.
Upon motion the chair appointed the
following committees:
CredentiaIs-N. 1. Lowthian, l.. O.
A ldrlch, l.. S. Boyer.
Resolutions-J. W. Bell, f. NJ. Guthrie
! w. +. Raymond, S. X. Gold, Wm
Jennings.
Permanent Organization-A G.. Som
ers, Peter Nelson. q. w. Merry.
The committee on credentials found
the following persons entitled 10 seats as
delegates.
Adams-R. H. Clark, Ole Dahl, Frank
Bork, John Romo, F. Hoxsie, Geo. Nc
Intyre.
Alban-Wm. Graham. A. L. Wander
wort. e. A. Buchanan, G. A. Wood
Ben Moser, Dillman Trap.
Big Stone City, 1st Ward-L. $. Boyer
f. E. Smith.
Second Ward-F w. Thorndlke, S. r.
Gold.
Big Stone rownship-Henry Bartz, NJ
G. Holtquist.
Blooming Valley. D. Smull, Ole
Bronson, VT Pratt, Hans d. Blasler
valdt, d. +. Sanders, Ole Dingsor.
Grant Center-J. N. Neuenberg, A. F.
Tassler, G.. Oehler, H. Lind.
Kilborn-Wm. Jennings, w. w. Reeve
A. K. Crawford, Frank Sayers.
Lura-A. G. Somers, Eugene Stod
dard, Adna Woolsey.
Madison--Peter Nelson, John Swan
son, Ole Peterson.
Mazeppa-C. IL. Stoddard, VIM. BoYce,
Geo. E. Wilson.
Melrose-H. w. Bailey, Geo. VanRay,
VIM. Rice, Frank Meehan, Frank Smith,
N. L Lowthian.
Milbank lst Ward ]. H. Brannan, J :.
A. Mcbride. Alfred Nelson, Ihos. Fitch.
Second Nard-E. D. Ely, IL. J. Bene-
dict, w. w. Downie, DIR. G. E. Daniels.
Third Ward-John Bell, George w.
Merry, A. P. Lindquist, Geo. Rix.
Stockholm--Nels Bergren, who was
elected delegate but was without cre-
dentials. On motion he was allowed to
cast the votes of Stockholm.
Twin Brooks--John N. Stafford, w. E.
Raymond, M. D. Hocum, G. A. Brecken-
ridge.
Velnon-Ole ]. scbeie, A. L. Partridge,
! l.. O. Aldrich, A. M. Webster, G. Ii. !.
Kim ball, G. r. Earl.
Osceola-F. NJ. Guthrie, Edgar East
man, w. S. Nixon.
The report was adopted, as was also
| that Of the committee on permanent
organization, which reported that the
Temporary organization be made per-
manent.
The committee on resolutions present
ed the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted, the name Of Nc.
Kinley being greeted with enthusiastic
applause:
Resolved. by the Republicans of Grant
County, in Convention assembled:
First, That we reaffirm our unfaltering
adherence to the principles and policy
OF the Republican party.
| Second, That we most emphatically
favor sound money in the fullest sense
of the term, and are unalterably opposed
to any action that will tend to dAbase or
depreciate our currency or lower It's
standard at home or abroad.
Third, That We stand now as ever, for
protective tariff. to the end that Ameri-
can Industries may be iostered and en-
couraged, ample revenue raised for the
expenses Of the government without re-
sort to loans, and the prosperity OF all
the people promoted
Fourth, That We recognize in our dis
tinRuished countryman, hereinaf'a-
named, the greatest living exponent; -.
these grand principles, and q candidate